{"id":3215,"date":"2016-02-11T23:57:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T04:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/cloud-erp-choice-is-the-new-cloud\/"},"modified":"2016-02-11T23:57:41","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T04:57:41","slug":"cloud-erp-choice-is-the-new-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/cloud-erp-choice-is-the-new-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"When it comes to cloud ERP &#8211; &#8220;Choice&#8221; is the new cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/17\/Cloud-Options_2-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1707\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1707 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/17\/Cloud-Options_2-1-300x164.png\" alt=\"Cloud-Options_2\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a>Cloud ERP, Hosted ERP, SaaS ERP&#8230;.What are the differences and which is best for your manufacturing company? \u00a0The truth is\u00a0no single ERP deployment method is right for every manufacturer. Your business\u00a0may have strategies and needs that are not well matched to a traditional on-premises\u00a0deployment or a strictly defined software-as-a-service (SaaS) deployment. The right\u00a0answer often lies between these two options. The best answer is having a broad choice\u00a0of deployment options and being able to pick the solution that is best for your business.<\/p>\n<p>For context, here are high-level definitions of the major deployment options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On-premises: Perpetually licensed, traditional software, deployed on the native\u00a0hardware and network of the business.<\/li>\n<li>Hosted: Perpetually licensed, traditional software, deployed in a third-party\u00a0datacenter<\/li>\n<li>Managed Cloud: Traditional software licensed on a subscription basis, deployed in a\u00a0virtual environment in a datacenter, with managed services<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0SaaS: Software, which is licensed to multiple tenants on a subscription basis and is\u00a0centrally hosted and managed by the SaaS provider.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>ERP Hosting Consideration Options<\/h2>\n<p>There many more differences\u00a0that fully define an ERP hosting\u00a0model and\u00a0should be taken into consideration before deciding what deployment\u00a0option is best for your business. Your company needs to be empowered to choose from a menu of options\u00a0in order to optimize your deployment and support your company\u2019s growth and business objectives. Your comparison should take an in-depth look at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Software fit and functionality \u2013 above all else!<\/li>\n<li>Purchase agreement (perpetual or subscription licensing)<\/li>\n<li>Implementation and training<\/li>\n<li>Backup &amp; redundancy<\/li>\n<li>Customization<\/li>\n<li>You philosophy on IT and internal IT footprint<\/li>\n<li>Software update control<\/li>\n<li>Data access and ownership<\/li>\n<li>Total cost of ownership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Defining Myths and Realities of Cloud ERP<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to these factors you will need to sift through the mis-truths associated with each of the hosting options. \u00a0There are many myths floating around that taut one hosting solution over another. Cost is widely mentioned as a key differentiating factor for cloud ERP. \u00a0The truth is for companies that do not want to expand their IT footprint a hosted or cloud ERP solution may work well for them. \u00a0However be aware that the most common cloud and SaaS pricing model is to recoup\u00a0a typical five-year cost of an on-premises deployment in 36 months and then to keep\u00a0charging that monthly fee for as long as you are using the software. Direct, out-of-pocket\u00a0cloud subscription and support expenses could cost nearly twice as much a perpetual license model.<\/p>\n<p>That difference may very well be worth it if your indirect or soft cost savings offset the\u00a0increased direct costs of a cloud-based solution. (Soft costs include system administration\u00a0personnel, hardware, networking, and redundant utilities.) The thing to be aware of here\u00a0is your other internally based information technologies. You still will have a network,\u00a0printers, email, desktops, and probably other on-premises software. And you will still need someone to support those technologies.\u00a0The predicted cost savings may not add up if your business continues to\u00a0retain a significant IT footprint for other reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Cost is just one of several key differentiating factors that can be murky depending upon who you talk to. \u00a0When it comes to evaluation ERP vendors it&#8217;s best\u00a0to select vendors that provide a choice of hosting options who won&#8217;t try and sway you by playing one hosting option against another. \u00a0You will be in the driver\u2019s seat. You just need to be sure you have a good understanding of the true\u00a0differences that fully define a deployment model so you can determine what attributes\u00a0are important to your business and how they support your long term goals.\u00a0For a more in-depth understanding of the key considerations and the truths associated\u00a0with the primary differentiating factors with ERP hosting\u00a0options download the whitepaper: ERP Deployment Options &#8211; Choice is the New Cloud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloud ERP, Hosted ERP, SaaS ERP&#8230;.What are the differences and which is best for your manufacturing company? \u00a0The truth is\u00a0no single ERP deployment method is right for every manufacturer. Your business\u00a0may have strategies and needs that are not well matched<\/p>\n... <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/cloud-erp-choice-is-the-new-cloud\/\">Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":571,"featured_media":3216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,27,1],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-3215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-posts","category-manufacturing-trends-and-news","category-uncategorized","tag-cloud-erp"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/571"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}