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Compare the Top 14 Cloud ERP Solutions
/in Blog /by Chris HigginsIf you’re considering making the move to cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, you will find IDC research useful in your vendor selection process. Last year, the technology analyst firm published a MarketScape report: “Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Operational ERP Applications 2019 Vendor Assessment.” The report compares the 14 top cloud ERP providers, from IDC’s point of view.
IDC takes the perspective that cloud ERP is essential for digital transformation (DX). As they put it, “Smart DX businesses have turned their focus to SaaS and cloud-enabled software because they need flexible and agile financial applications that are relatively easy to implement, configure, and update.” The firm sees growing demand for cloud ERP for this reason. In particular, IDC felt that cloud ERP was necessary for accessing and analyzing large amounts of data in near real time. This is best accomplished in the cloud.
The report includes assessments of the major cloud ERP platforms: SAP, Oracle, IFS, Oracle-NetSuite, Microsoft (Dynamics), Infor, Plex Systems, Priority, Acumatica, Epicor, Ramco Systems, Syspro and Sage. As with all MarketScapes, IDC divides the vendors into “Leaders,” “Major Players,” “Contenders” and “Participants.” The placement is based on IDC’s evaluation of each vendor’s capabilities and strategies.
Acumatica ranked as a “Major Player” in the report. As an Acumatica partner, we found this to be an exciting and well-deserved development. Acumatica has been innovating and growing since its founding in 2008.
IDC praised Acumatica for being a “modern platform.” They liked Acumatica’s open (RESTful) APIs along with the platforms ability to automate business workflows. They characterized the Acumatica mobile application as “highly functional.” For IDC, the full integration of Customer Resource Management (CRM) into the platform helped position Acumatica as a major player. IDC also highlighted the value of Acumatica’s user interface (UI), dashboards and reporting.
The report lauded Acumatica’s multi-entity transaction capabilities. They said, “Acumatica has enhanced its offering significantly and is now able to support customers with complex global corporate structures, allowing the books to be closed independent of other subsidiaries or business units.”
Acumatica stood out for IDC for what they call Third Platform and innovation investment. The analyst firm expressed the view that Acumatica’s continued investment in Third Platform and relevant innovation accelerators would help with the company’s future growth. These included investments in data-driven functions like machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), business intelligence (BI) and data analytics.
The Third Platform is a concept developed by IDC that refers to blending of traditional IT with mobile, social, cloud and Big data. Third Platform innovators like Acumatica focus on the consumer and end user, rather than on the enterprise alone.
The IDC report is valuable because it allows you to compare the strengths and challenge areas for so many leading cloud ERP providers. The analysis is fair and even-handed. We recommend Acumatica for many of our clients, but there are certainly many good choices on the market today. At the same time, it’s worth paying attention to areas where certain vendors are struggling. Not all cloud ERP solutions are cloud-native, for example, as Acumatica is.
Get the full report here. To learn more about Acumatica, contact us to arrange a demo.
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Multiple Clouds Make Mastering Cloud Management Even Harder
/in Blog, Cloud /by Chris HigginsIf you’ve got cloud—and by now, everyone has got cloud—chances are, you’ve got multicloud. This can result from strategic decisions to obtain specific services from best-in-class providers or the result of not having a cloud strategy and allowing individual departments to make their own cloud picks. Whether multicloud is a deliberate decision or an accident, once you’ve got multiple clouds, you’ve also got additional cloud management challenges.
Multicloud Management Challenges
The multicloud management challenges include:
Whether you have one cloud or many clouds, cloud solutions from CCS Technology Group ensure they’re managed effectively so your business experiences the benefits of cloud. Contact us to talk about your cloud challenges and how CCS Technology Group can help you solve them.
7 Critical Factors to Consider When Developing Your Backup Strategy
/in Blog, Business Continuity /by Chris HigginsBacking up without a strategy, or with an ineffective strategy, is likely to generate backups that don’t protect your business. After all, the point of backups isn’t to create the backup; it’s to create a copy of data that your business can restore from when the primary copy is damaged or unavailable. Creating a backup strategy to meet that goal requires identifying key backup concerns and selecting appropriate backup technologies.
Critical Factors in Developing Backup Strategies
When you start thinking about your backup strategy, keep these considerations in mind. You’ll need to balance these factors to come up with a strategy that truly protects your business.
Backups are part of a comprehensive business continuity solution. Contact CCS Technology Group to learn more about how these critical factors can shape your backup process.