A few years ago, the big issue with Cloud ERP was security. As knowledge of the cloud has spread, security issues have been addressed and socialized. In Aberdeen’s “SaaS ERP: Trends & Observations 2010″ report, the desire to control upgrades overtook security as the biggest factor preventing the consideration of SaaS. Despite the progress,...
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The “NIST (US National Institute of Standards and Technology) published a roadmap in July 2011 that includes the definition of cloud computing published by NIST in January 2011. Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and...
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The Cloud represents a major technological change that impacts ERP software. The change is real in terms of how software is designed and developed. But there are perceptions (both real and false) about using the Cloud to run your business. In this post we look at 3 common perceptions associated with Cloud accounting and...
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ERP Issues The ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system had a bad start in the 1990s but it may now be time to get rid of those preconceived ideas about it as a disaster, as it can now assist businesses as it is hosted in the cloud, or remotely. This means that the server does...
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Post sponsored by Acumatica. Content and ideas in this post provided in part by Acumatica. Learn more about Acumatica Cloud ERP. Acumatica (a Cloud ERP software company) recently announced a partnership with Connect Global One (an EDI vendor with a cloud EDI solution). The press release includes the standard quotes, customer benefits of EDI...
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In a recent Panorama Consulting blog post, Eric Kimberling discusses if SaaS ERP is right for everyone. In the analysis, he says: The fact of the matter is that SaaS ERP systems are still not as flexible as on-premise solutions. While this may change, it is generally more difficult to change SaaS offerings to...
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