One of the first deployment models for cloud computing was Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Currently, there is a price war between the major IaaS providers like AWS and Rackspace to provide the cheapest infrastructure. However, enterprise customers looking to move their ERP solutions to the cloud should focus more on Integration as a Service (IaaS). Integration, not infrastructure, will have a greater impact to TCO and ERP success.
Tag Archives: ERP algemeen
ERP Cloud: Finding the Right Provider
I recently attended Oracle’s OpenWorld Conference in San Francisco this October. There was a huge volume of information on the Cloud. As I walked through the Exhibitor’s halls at the Moscone Center, I observed that every SI partner had ERP in the Cloud or could get customers to the Cloud seamlessly
Risks & Rewards of Rapid ERP/CRM Implementation
I’ve recently been involved in a variety of ERP/CRM opportunities and I have noticed that there seems to be a common trend of clients/prospects asking for “Rapid” implementations in order to reduce the time it takes to implement and the initial capital project costs.
Fact or Fiction: Hybrid ERP Deployments
With cloud computing and cloud ERP gaining additional attention in the marketplace, ERP vendors, resellers, and solution providers are quickly positioning their products and services as “cloud-enabled”. However, in my humble opinion, to simply put ERP software on a hosted server and provide subscription-based pricing does not a cloud solution make.
Do You Know the History of ERP?
Until the early 1990’s most business systems were designed around data or business process ‘silos’ or purpose-built systems for a specific business function. While silo data systems were a huge advancement over previous paper or punch card systems, they frequently didn’t integrate (talk) well with other data systems.
What is an ERP System Part 2: The Origins of ERP Systems
What are the key elements of an ERP System?
The explosion in the use of ERP systems across the world has been a major factor in the improvement of business operations, services and the overall quality of products for the past 20 years
What is an ERP System?
Synopsis: Our high level explanation of an ERP system Answers two key questions:
1.What is an ERP system?
2.How do ERP systems work?