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 Federal government has recently established FEDRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) in order to provide a standard approach for government agencies to assess and authorize the use of Cloud computing within the various agencies of the Federal government. Since the various agencies have varying security requirements and multiple agencies are not compatible...
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Thomas Wailgum of CIO magazine ponders the Oracle/SAP rivalry and wonders whether or not either has what it takes to successfully deliver Cloud ERP. In other words: Have SAP and Oracle become too big to compete in this new decade of constant change, next-generation app pipelines, pricing upheavals and innovation-first business strategies? Read the...
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There are reporters, analysts, vendors, journalists, and bloggers talking about SaaS and the impact it has on ERP software. So, it is good to hear from somebody in the field who is selling, implementing, and deploying ERP solutions. Read an account of ERP trends from a field representative.
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In a recent conversation, we discussed the pro’s and con’s of moving ERP applications to the Cloud with Phil Wainewright from Procullux Ventures. During the discussion, Phil mentioned “Businesses want to embrace the cloud in a controlled way.” Our opinion … well said! When we speak with value added resellers and business, they are...
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Today, Bruce Richardson from AMR Research commented in the AMR newsletter: “Given my fixation on cloud applications, I did close our meeting by asking the team whether they had plans to offer a software-as-as-service (SaaS) version. The executives said that while the company has a version available now, it’s had very little demand because...
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In a previous post we proposed criteria to define criteria for easy to customize ERP systems. We innocuously declared that 0% of multi-tenant SaaS solutions would meet these criteria. After hearing from several folks, we decided that more clarification is required. Savings with SaaS The fact that multi-tenant SaaS solutions are not 100% customizable...
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Selecting a licensing and deployment model for your ERP or accounting software does not have to be stressful. Pick a vendor which allows you the freedom to switch as your needs change. If you are just getting started, the table below provides some guidance as to which model will work best for you. Cost Criteria...
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