Software as a Service

What's the best way to gain user adoption on cloud enterprise software projects?

Dortch

Peter Coffee

Private Cloud

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Oct. 26, 2011

Crystal Bedell and 1 other person answered this question

I'm going to take a slightly different approach to this, because I think Michael is looking for ways to get users to actually use cloud-based software once it has already been adopted. Making the transition from on-premise software to cloud-based software can be challenging when ... more

Human Resources

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Oct. 12, 2011

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Aug. 20, 2011

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Infrastructure as a Service

Platform as a Service

Aug. 10, 2011

john mobley and 4 other people answered this question

NetSuite vs. Sage: is ERP in the cloud for real now?

I have experience with SAP, Peoplesoft, Netsuite, Sage (starting with MAS 90) and Great Plains .... as both a CIO and CFO.
From an implementation standpoint, cloud software is easier to implement since there is no software to load, no servers to set up, no ... more

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July 27, 2011

Michael Dortch published a post

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June 30, 2011

Manuel Jaffrin commented on this post

Definitely one of the key reason why an SMB is not migrating yet to a SaaS / Cloud solutions is because the discovery and recommendation process is still quite immature. Every day new apps are launched and the multitude of choice in every segment makes ... more

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June 29, 2011

Michael Krigsman asked a question

Enterprise Resource Planning

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May 31, 2011

Michael Dortch published a post

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Do you think the era of in-house systems is over for good?

March 1, 2011

Jacob Little and 2 other people answered this question

For the most part, I answer yes. Unless installed software prices plummet, and you can avoid the monthly maintenance fees, hosted software will remain the goto.
Another reason someone may turn to in-house would be because they are a large enough org. to have their ... more

Feb. 23, 2011

Simon Griffiths and 2 other people answered this question

Does on-premise ERP for small business have a future?

Kelly Craft makes a good comment. There are also other issues, such as control, and for the thousands of small companies not in the developed countries - whether you can rely on the telco infrastructure to deliver a reliable, consistent Internet service. more

Enterprise Resource Planning

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Oct. 11, 2010

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Oct. 5, 2010

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Application Development

Business Software

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July 17, 2010

Chad Sutton answered this question

We're considering SaaS on a case-by-case basis - fitting the technological solution to the business need, not the other way around. In some cases it makes more sense to host an application internally (e.g., platforms that are homogeneous with what we run already so there's ... more