To accommodate growing markets and opportunity,, small and medium sized businesses should prepare to expand. Technology and automated systems can help.
Leveraging powerful, integrated and low maintenance systems over legacy softwarethat is time consuming, costly to maintain and share information,is what many companies are investing in to take them to the next level. Cloud based software is trending as the best option for enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) systems. Some smaller and mid-sized companies have hesitated to follow the trends. An article in the online CIO magazine says:
“Many growing businesses end up cobbling together piecemeal systems to handle finance, inventory, purchasing, sales, various databases, payroll, integration with Web stores and online ordering.”
Until recently, ERP software has been perceived as cost prohibitive for small and medium sized businesses. Large enterprises have long been using software solutions, but it wasn’t until recently that software developers started producing versions that were purposefully scaled down for smaller companies. Many businesses still feel that their operations are too small to benefit from what is still a significant investment, however.
The cloud is also breaking down those barriers. The CIO article says:
Businesses don't always have the funds or the technical ability to build their own data center, to have the infrastructure that can support a full-scale ERP solution. But that requirement's going to evaporate with the cloud.
Companies that have embraced the new technology, like FMW Fasteners in Houston, TX, are pleased with the results:
The cloud eliminates the headache of managing on-premises IT, improves business agility and accommodates a high-growth track. It has completely transformed the business and what we were able to do and our sense of the possibilities of what we could get done.
Like FMW Fasteners, your business could benefit from an enterprise resource planning system and cloud capabilities.
To learn more about them and how your business will improve with their implementation, contact Mantralogix for more information. We are happy to receive your inquires for any types of services which you are looking for and will focus on ensuring your requirements are met. Please call us at 1-866-320-8922 or email us at info@mantralogix.com.
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Mantralogix specializes in the implementation, support, and training of world-class ERP solutions from Sage, including Sage ERP MAS 500, Sage 300 ERP (formerly Accpac), and Sage ERP X3, Sage PFW, and Sage BusinessVision Accounting (BV). We also help with CRM, HRMS, custom development, hardware, and IT consulting and outsourcing. Mantralogix has in-house expertise in designing, developing and implementing solutions for financial, manufacturing and distribution verticals. Contact us today at 866-320-8922 or visit www.mantralogix.com
Another version of this article was previously posted on Mantralogix’s Blog on May 14, 2015 http://insights.mantralogix.com/blog/current-trends-favor-the-cloud-crm-and-erp-options