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How Online ERP Differs From On-Premise ERP Software

Author: Priya Mehta
by Priya Mehta
Posted: Aug 21, 2015

Custom of using on-premise ERP has gone old. Now, all the companies are speedily transforming their businesses from traditional to online ERP software. Recent solutions have smartly developed with various advanced and exceptional features to provide ease in automating numerous organizational tasks. Most important features of this software are that it is highly affordable and posses easy installation, implementation, comprehensibility and maintenance.

Points to compare online and cloud-based ERP system:

Require no implementation: Interesting fact about the web-based ERP software is that it does not require proper implementation like on-premise ERP's. All you need is only a web browser, internet connection and PDF reader. Whereas in traditional ERP's, users always need proper installation and implementation of business solution.

Sufficient space for database storage: As we all know that everything in this software have been stored over the web, so there is no need to take stress about space shortage. On the other hand, in offline solutions, data storage issues have always been occurred due to the insufficient space of the systems.

Information can be accessed from anywhere, at anytime: For accessing information in traditional systems, one must have proper authentication and workplace. But with cloud hosted ERP, users, employees and any other person associated with the business can easily retrieve information only by going to the responsive web link. Also, from any corner of the world data can be modified and updated in the existing database.

Remote functionality: Remote access is the facility that is not available in the offline ERP software. With the help of this functionality, users can online monitor entire business from the organization. Only it requires is the IP address and remote system login details or other users can also access this solution without any kind of authentication.

No need of training: These systems are very simple to implement, use and understand, thus require little or no training in optimizing its functions unlike other ERP's. Once anyone gets interact with it, automatically, all the steps and software functions gets clear in his/her mind.

Excellent mechanism of communication: Every business needs fast operations and responses that requires effective communication among departments. Through this online ERP software, business gets well organized by placing interconnections between all modules.

Can be maintained easily and efficiently: Offline ERP needs regular maintenance whereas in online systems, all is stored over web, so maintenance does not require. In this way, it saves a lot of time, money and effort of the business owners.

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