When it comes to running your business processes, having an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is highly advantageous. More and more frequently, ERPs are being used in the cloud, which has even more advantages, including:
When it comes to running your business processes, having an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is highly advantageous. More and more frequently, ERPs are being used in the cloud, which has even more advantages, including:
Topics: cloud, integration, john shepperson, oates co, analytics, security, access, information backup
Modern business practices are moving from traditional hardware and software solutions to the cloud. The cloud is a place where you can host your software and sometimes even hardware on someone else’s system. Hosting your information online has become easier and less expensive with the advances in server technology over the last 15 years. You'll have the same network security as Google, Amazon, or Microsoft but without having to invest the same time, capital, and labor costs.
Topics: ERP, enterprise resource planning, cloud, integration, john shepperson, cloud-based ERP, oates co, customization, scalable, security
According to a recent study by Gartner, cited in the Manufacturing Business Technology magazine, cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are becoming more proficient at offering the services manufacturing companies need. The study found that a significant number of businesses are planning to move their ERP systems to cloud-based hybrid software as a service (SaaS) solutions integrated with business process outsourcing.
Topics: ERP, enterprise resource planning, cloud, john shepperson, cloud-based ERP, oates co, business technology
Chances are that, if you’re in a business that’s conducive to flexibility, you’ve had employees express a desire for work options that include more than coming to the office every day. Employers often worry that not having their staff in the office will decrease productivity, but studies have shown that more job flexibility can actually increase productivity.
Topics: ERP, enterprise resource planning, cloud, mobility, working remotely
Acumatica is a cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) software system for managing distribution businesses. An ERP’s value is often overshadowed by its implementation learning curve, which makes it easy for business owners to overlook their many positive attributes. For distribution businesses considering Acumatica or trying to improve the effectiveness of their current ERP systems, here's how an ERP can help increase efficiency, drive revenue, and cut costs.
Enterprise resource planning systems can:
Topics: ERP, enterprise resource planning, cloud, inventory management, integration, john shepperson, cloud-based ERP, oates co, customization
Choosing the right business management software can be tricky. You want to balance efficiency and ease-of-use while still having comprehensive data and a full set of features. Sage ERP X3 is a time-tested enterprise resource planning (ERP) option designed to keep pace with a dynamic and increasingly global economy, where employees require up-to-the-minute information anywhere they are.
Topics: ERP, Sage, sage erp x3, cloud storage, enterprise resource planning, cloud, X3, john shepperson, oates co
Avalara AvaTax: Sales tax is hard. AvaTax™ makes it easy.
Avalara’s AvaTax is a cloud based service that uses a secure, encrypted internet connection to deliver real time tax decisions. Its database holds more than 100,000 sales tax rules and can automatically apply them across more than 11,000 jurisdictions and nearly 100 countries. Most importantly, the AvaTax database is always up to date, making accurate sales tax calculations all day, every day.
Topics: oates and co, Sage, cloud accounting, intacct, sales tax, Avalara, cloud, integration, john shepperson, avatax, avalara avatax, sales tax rules, ecommerce, retail point of sale
Are you wondering how a cloud-based ERP system can improve mobility? Actually, the answer is in the question: cloud-based ERP software actually ISmobility – mobility on steroids. In this age of devices – desktops, laptops, tablets, smart phones, etc. – the potential for harnessing cloud-based ERP software is limited only by how quickly developers can bring multi-platform business applications to those devices.
Topics: Sage, sage erp x3, cloud technology, oates and company, cloud, Sage X3, cloud-based ERP, modules, on demand
Raleigh, North Carolina is a bustling town full of growing businesses, many with multiple locations in and around the city. That means, of course, that there are multiple things to manage as well – multiple sites, multiple buildings, multiples employees, etc. All of these aspects need to be kept in sync and up to date so that a business can reach its maximum potential.
Emails can work for this purpose, but they don't always reach their intended audience. Employees usually have a long list of unopened emails; the chances of another being lost in the shuffle are very high. Inter-office memos can pose the same issue, and phone calls are highly impractical. What businesses need is a streamlined method of communicating – keeping employees, departments, sites, and buildings in the loop.
Many companies are turning to a cloud based system to achieve this end. A cloud based system allows any employee within a company to input data into a company computer. Then, not only is the data automatically available to every person in the company, it’s also organized and much easier to find than conventional emails or printed memos.
A cloud based system is easy to use but does take time to learn. If you’re a business in Raleigh, NC, however, you have an advantage: Oates & Company. We offer a number of different systems to fit each unique business need around Raleigh – including yours. We will come to you and assess your needs, have a discussion about the possibilities, and together we can find an appropriate communication system and train the appropriate people.
Every business should discover what they've been missing around Raleigh with a cloud based communications system – contact Oates & Company to get started.
Topics: communication, cloud, cloud software, Raleigh, North Carolina, NC, Raleigh NC, Raleigh North Carolina, cloud communication
