Feeling like there are too many options? Do not let the flexibility of Microsoft Dynamics GP deployment options halt your decision making process. Depending on the size, IT resources available and requirements of your organization, all options could make sense, at different stages of your organization. First, let’s clarify what these different deployment platforms [...]
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Top 5 Myths about Microsoft Dynamics ERP in the Cloud
If your business has researched ERP software options recently, you’ve probably noticed there are many different ways to implement and run the system in your organization. The more traditional on-premise software implementation is now one option among many, with other choices being SaaS and Managed Hosting models. Despite economic shifts toward cloud computing and hosting, [...]
continue reading...NetSuite vs. Microsoft Dynamics GP: Truth, Consequences, and Industry Analysis – Oh My!
NetSuite and Microsoft Dynamics GP have taken aim…at each other. As a result, there has been a lot of chatter in the ERP software marketplace. NetSuite says that Great Plains is “Yesterday”. Microsoft says that “NetSuite was right then…Dynamics is right now”. So how can you find the truth about which product would be best [...]
continue reading...And the winner is…Microsoft Dynamics GP!
With the Critics Choice and Golden Globes awards just behind us and the Academy Awards coming up on March, our mindset is collectivly focused on “the best of”. What if there were an awards ceremony for the best ERP software – what would the “categories” be ? (Maybe Conan O’Brien can host if he is [...]
continue reading...ERP Software Churn—Microsoft Dynamics versus NetSuite
A good analysis of NetSuite churn is offered by Jason Carter in his blog. One must step back from that analysis and ask why the customers are leaving the product so quickly in such high numbers. The comments on the blog post are as informative as the article itself. An independent analysis of the Microsoft Dynamics Product Roadmaps shows the long-term investment being made in the product line, indicating strong support of Dynamics GP all the way out to version 14—a product life stretching from 1993 to 2014.
continue reading...Outsourcing Pros and Cons, Evaluating Your Outsourcing Options for ERP Software
By placing Microsoft Dynamics GP in a hosted environment, you tip its advantages over typical hosted-only solutions like NetSuite. Your software is hosted, stable, managed, and widely-available over the net. Yet you have more flexibility and functionality, more support and training options, easier customization options, and more third-party products. You own your data, with access to move it anytime, anywhere. Integration is long standing between all back-office operations for ERP, CRM, and e-commerce.
continue reading...Have You Heard About SaaS? Is It Right For You?
Let’s start off with a little quiz. SaaS is: A) a discount airline offering direct flights to Finland, B) a turbo charged automobile well suited for the German Autobahn, C) Software as a Service, D) not as good as the hype would have you believe. If you answered “C”, you get points for accuracy. If you answered “D”, you have passed the quiz with honors! (Don’t feel bad if you answered A or B)
Simply put, Software as a Service (SaaS) is a delivery method for software in which the applications are hosted by a third party, rather than reside on your servers. To access the software, you pay monthly subscriptions fees based on the number of users. At first glance, this model seems very attractive – no upfront software costs, fast implementation, no new hardware to purchase and maintain. But there are many critical factors to take into account if you are considering SaaS solution.
continue reading...Stila Cosmetics Selects Dynamics ERP Over Oracle And Sage
Stila Cosmetics, a global beauty brand headquartered in Glendale, Southern California, went live on Dynamics GP. The entire project was implemented in less than 6 weeks by Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle and Presidents club partner Ignify. Stila was previously on a hosted version of Oracle eBusiness ERP. They were paying a very high fee in the range [...]
continue reading...Valor Brands Puts its Trust in OmniVue’s Hosted Microsoft Dynamics Solution
Disposable Diaper Company to Automate 80% of Its Financial Reporting by Running Its Business on a Hosted Microsoft Dynamics Solution from OmniVue
continue reading...Should ERP Software Buyers Have Their Heads in the Clouds?
So here we are barreling ahead with Cloud Computing and SaaS (software as a service) – a pay as you go approach. Microsoft is offering MS Office in the clouds and Google has their cloud answer to the MS Office suite. Take a look at this link that defines exactly what Cloud Computing, both public [...]
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