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Cloud based ERP systems

• SMB reaps rewards of migrating QAD ERP system to the cloud

  Moog's medical devices group moved its on-premises ERP system to the cloud, resulting in more reliable operation and a redirected IT focus on adding business value to the entire group. Continue Reading

• Cloud ERP systems complicate deployment options

  The cloud has increased the options for running ERP systems, but also the complications. Companies should consider their business needs before selecting a deployment option. Continue Reading

• Dalsin Industries returns to on premises with Epicor ERP system

  Dalsin Industries implemented a Plex cloud ERP system to replace an old Epicor system but moved back to on-premises Epicor when the cloud proved to be inadequate for its needs. Continue Reading

• Estimating cost of ERP as SaaS requires ditching old methods

  Experts suggest the true value of ERP as SaaS derives not from the early savings but from being able to use a more modern, adaptive and secure platform in the long run. Continue Reading

• Cloud accounting software an option for scalable financials

  Organizations that outgrow their on-premises software have more choices in SaaS apps that cover most accounting and financial management needs -- without the overkill of ERP. Continue Reading

• AWS ERP migration required staff buy-in and curiosity

  East Tennessee State University is moving its ERP systems from its data center to Amazon Web Services. It's a big project, and essential to its success was getting the IT staff on board.Continue Reading

• Is Microsoft Dynamics ERP in it for the long haul?

  Microsoft may be squandering a great enterprise product set with Dynamics ERP, says one analyst, but others believe that the platform is just undergoing a shift to cloud.Continue Reading

• Cloud ERP software eases growing pains for emergency dispatch provider

  Priority Dispatch likes Salesforce SaaS platform for ERP and CRM, but says integration was harder than advertised, and that simultaneous deployment was a mistake, in retrospect.Continue Reading

• Take it slow when planning a move to cloud-based ERP software

  Cloud ERP can be running in a fraction of the time of on-premises ERP, which makes it tempting to skip the careful early planning that can make business processes more efficient.Continue Reading

• No one-size-fits-all strategy for cloud ERP software migration

  Experts say a cloud ERP transition plan will vary according to a variety of factors, from company size to an organization's predisposition for risk.Continue Reading

• Big Oracle cloud migration just one more challenge for IT-trained CFO

  With PeopleSoft, SAP and Workday deployments in his background, Chad Eckes has the IT and business chops to move Wake Forest Medical Center to Oracle cloud financials and HCM.Continue Reading

• Q&A: VAI's Kevin Beasley discusses cloud ERP adoption

  In this Q&A, Kevin Beasley of ERP provider VAI Inc. discusses why cloud ERP adoption is increasing for the midmarket and what companies should consider when going to the cloud.Continue Reading

• CFOs see maturity of ERP in the cloud as grounds for migration

  The cloud has engulfed many a business application over the past few years. Companies are developing more confidence in vacating the premises and migrating to a place where they believe their processes can be managed with greater flexibility, less ...Continue Reading

• SaaS-based ERP upgrades not an automatic no-brainer

  Software as a service can ease the pain of ERP upgrades, but that doesn't mean users never have a choice to make. Still, some users like leaving it up to the vendor.Continue Reading

• Ryco replaces on-premises system with Infor cloud ERP implementation

  A market downturn and cost pressures led Ryco Hydraulics to consider moving its aging Infor M3 system to the Infor cloud. Here's why and how they did it.Continue Reading