When businesses adopt cloud ERP, they incur no upfront costs – no licensing, registration, or maintenance fees. They simply pay a monthly fee and can cancel any time. This model eliminates the high-stress, all-or-nothing commitment organizations once had to make with ERP. ERP costs are reduced in the cloud, as there’s no need to purchase and maintain the supporting computers and network infrastructure.
Businesses need a cloud-delivered solution that provides access at the application layer and reduces the security attack surface, providing the best performance without hindering employee privacy.
Businesses need a cloud-delivered solution that provides access at the application layer and reduces the security attack surface, providing the best performance without hindering employee privacy.
Cloud ERP: an inevitable part of your digital transformation
Digital transformation is a requirement for survival.
Consider these companies that rejected digital transformation and where they are today:
- Kodak
- Polaroid
- Blockbuster
- Blackberry
- RadioShack
- Borders
- Palm
- Sears, K-Mart, JC Penny
These companies, however, embraced digital transformation:
- Amazon
- Uber
- Netflix
- Nest
- Carvana
Your customers have gone digital. They consume content, engage with brands, and complete transactions via the web, mobile, and social media. Your B2B customers want to consume goods the same way they consume them in their personal lives. Consider these statistics:
69% of Americans say they've purchased an item online. (NPR/Marist, 2018)
78% percent of online shoppers value the availability of product reviews by other shoppers.(NPR/Marist, 2018)
74% of consumers say there has been a direct link between watching a video on social media and purchasing something. (Adweek, 2018)
92% of America's online shoppers say they've bought something on Amazon(NPR/Marist, 2018)
87% of e-commerce shoppers believe social media plays a vital role in their shopping decisions.
In 2018, Forbes projected that 20 percent of grocery sales would occur online by 2020 and reach $100 billion. In reality, that number is far higher due to the rapid move to working from home and the permanent changes brought about by worldwide lockdowns. Citrix data shows that 89 percent of workers access business applications from locations other than corporate offices.
The pace of change driven by digital transformation compels SMBs in all industries to get on board with their own digital transformations. It makes sense because cloud ERP easily connects with other SaaS applications, including analytics, mobile apps, databases, websites, enterprise apps, and cloud-based workspaces.
Eighty-six percent of companies believe cloud technology is critical to digital . It’s the only way to connect physical and digital worlds, leverage powerful analytics, and avoid becoming irrelevant.