Points to be kept in Mind While Looking for Cloud ERP Software

Having a cloud enterprise resource planning software may help boost your company's efficiency, productivity, data security, and customer service, while enabling you reduce the upfront costs in maintaining, supporting, upgrading, and updating hardware and software. You can get your own cloud ERP software from a vendor of your choice, but you must remember that not every vendor will provide the same type and quality of enterprise resource planning solution. Hence, you must be careful when weighing your options and be sure to keep these things in mind while looking for a cloud ERP software:

• Make sure it comes from a reputable company that specializes in customized ERP solutions.

Enterprise resource planning is a specialty that only experienced and knowledgeable specialists can understand and customize for your needs. Be sure to choose an ERP vendor that has worked with other businesses and verify how the solution has helped improve their cash flow, increase productivity, and control their inventory.

• Choose a cost-effective and flexible solution for small and medium-sized businesses.

Cloud ERP is most beneficial to SMEs that may not have the budget or resources to constantly maintain and upgrade a lot of hardware, software, and application licenses. But for it to be highly cost-effective, it must be carefully tailored to the needs of a business. Make sure that it provides the main functions of a cloud and gives you the choice to add optional features that may be required by your business. Moreover, it must provide the data storage size and computing power appropriate for your business, and these factors must be able to change with your needs as your business grows.

• Explore deployment options.

A high-quality cloud ERP software can be hosted on-premise or in a private cloud, or deployed through SaaS. The vendor must offer the option to switch the way the solution is deployed as your needs change.

• Look for data access at any time.

Some cloud ERP solutions lack the ability to let users move or copy data any time they please, making them inconvenient in certain situations. Hence, be sure you are getting a truly reliable software that lets you access and use your data anytime and anywhere.

• Device mobility

A flexible cloud ERP software should let you switch between your mobile devices and desktop computer, while making sure that all your data is secure and safe. Consider a vendor who offers hosting providers like Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services.

Ray Rebello, the Director of Product Marketing, Acumatica shares his valuable inputs on the effective use of cloud accounting software and enterprise resource planning.