Think back a couple of decades. If you were a facsimile machine salesman, and had the chance to evaluate enterprise email as it begun to take off, would you have leapt at the opportunity? Or would you have stuck to what was comfortable, and risk getting relegated to the sidelines in the wake of...
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Nobody likes a forcing function. But sometimes, it takes one of those to compel action. In today’s blog, I wanted to touch on how a made-to-order manufacturer finally decided to commit to moving their ERP to the cloud after a black swan event that has shaken up the organization. This was a tip-off that...
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You should never be locked into one vendor, and should ALWAYS be able to walk away from a service provider that is providing service levels that are below par. But how realistic is that when it comes to cloud service providers? If you’re not happy with the service that you receive, take your business...
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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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Recently we spotted the diagram to the right on the Juha Harkonen’s Growth Strategies blog. Click the image to see a larger version on his blog. Web Based and Cloud Connnected The diagram shows key trends in the evolution of computing. What is not illustrated are the benefits of combining technologies. Just like inventors...
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The Cloud is everywhere. Almost every ERP vendor has announced some affiliation with or use of the cloud. In this article we describe how the cloud and web-based software work together to provide optimal ERP software solutions. Cloud ERP software deployments Deploying a software package to “the Cloud’ can have several benefits. The two...
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Background and Definitions Cloud technologies are currently being hyped and advocated by all software vendors. Almost every ERP, virtualization, infrastructure, and application vendor says that their software takes advantage of the cloud. The cloud has become synonymous with successful, modern, well developed software. As companies promote the cloud, the differences between a SaaS offering,...
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