The real benefits of cloud are being squelched by ERP SaaS providers who offer services with per-user fees. The cloud is supposed to provide for limitless users, but most vendors are pocketing the benefits of the cloud and passing costs to customers though per user fees.
Three Common Limitations of User-Based Fees
Limit 1: Manual Processes
The...
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For the last several years we have seen the adoption of Software as a Service (SaaS) as a viable, and sometimes preferred, delivery and acquisition model for enterprise software. Examples like salesforce.com, Google Apps, Taleo, and Workday show how SaaS can be an advantageous model for some software categories while other categories such as...
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Panorama Consulting recently published 2 statistics about ERP implementations that were worth repeating. The entire Panorama article, How Much Can You Afford to Lose With Your ERP Implementation is worth a read.
ERP Statistics from Panorama Consulting
Average annual cost for on-premise ERP: $6.2 million
- software licenses, hardware, services, and annual maintenance
Average benefits realization: 37.2%
- percent...
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At Microsoft Convergence last week, there was a lot of talk about ERP and the Cloud. Just See the report provided by Rick Whiting in Channel Web or the report done by Brian Sommer on ZDnet. At this point, if you don’t believe that the cloud is a force to be reckoned with, it’s...
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The recent outage at NetSuite reported by CRN includes a quote from Steve Jones, CEO of Explore Consulting (a NetSuite advocate), “occasional minor outages are just part of the reality of cloud computing today.”
This comment got us thinking, “What are the SLAs offered by some cloud providers?”
Keeping your ERP Application Running
Make sure you...
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The New Directive for Nonprofits and Government Contractors
“Starting October 1, 2010, government agencies will start enforcing a new President’s directive signed this month on April 9th, requiring sub-award reporting pursuant to P.L. 109-282 the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. This is a direct result of continuing efforts to achieve higher levels of accountability,...
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SaaS has gained significant traction in the area of CRM, but customers have been hesitant to deploy ERP applications on the cloud. ERP Cloud News has discussed several possibilities for this including lack of customization capabilities and fear of exposing financial data.
Recently, we spotted a discussion on Dennis Howlett’s blog where he reports...
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The New Directive for Nonprofits and Government Contractors
“Starting October 1, 2010, government agencies will start enforcing a new President’s directive signed this month on April 9th, requiring sub-award reporting pursuant to P.L. 109-282 the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. This is a direct result of continuing efforts to achieve higher levels of accountability,...
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A recent article in the Financial Times, Private cloud reporting for duty, by Aydin Kurt-Elli makes several interesting points regarding cloud computing.
(A) Scalability and costs favor public clouds – or at least application outsourcing
(B) Compliance laws mean that companies are hesitant to adopt public clouds
(C) Private clouds address issues of A while providing the...
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ERP software vendors have taken the battle to the clouds. As analysts talk about the cloud and businesses embrace the cloud, vendors have deployed their armies and marketing dollars to the cloud. This article will document some past battles and document some new ones.
NetSuite versus Microsoft
The battle of words between NetSuite and Microsoft Dynamics...
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