There were no mobile phones with data plans just a few years ago. Now mobile phones have more computing power than the technology that sent the first rocket into space. Wi-Fi hotspots, unlimited data plans, and phone networks with increasingly large areas of coverage make data not only easy to access, but easy to use. Some of the old mobile phones allowed you to view certain online pages, like Yahoo! Sports, but there was no way to interact with the internet like we see now. Employees can receive and send emails. Salespeople can place orders. Warehouse workers can control inventory. Purchasers can track stock levels. Managers can track employees. Customers can track their packages.
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Topics:
ERP,
oates,
customer relationship management,
technology,
data,
enterprise resource planning,
software,
cloud services,
crm,
john shepperson,
customize,
forecasting,
dashboards
Sage’s latest version of its 500 ERP software is full of new features and has been designed to improve your productivity and simplify your business processes even more.
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Topics:
oates,
Sage,
Sage 500,
inventory management,
cloud services,
john shepperson,
sage inventory advisor,
reverse applications,
expanded fields,
payment solutions,
sage 500 erp,
2014 version,
electronic funds transfer,
ach network
What a company must remember in the event of a catastrophe is that more than just the physical location of the business will be lost. Customer information, sales data, and employee expertise are also at risk in the event of a disaster, and a smart business will have kept this in mind when assessing and planning for risks. They must have insurance, yes, to replace the building(s) and their physical inventory, but they should also have a plan as to how to recover their data as well.
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Topics:
oates and co,
cloud services,
john shepperson,
data backup,
catastrophe,
data recovery,
disaster,
weather
A legacy, in the computing/business world, refers to something old – an old method, old technology, an old computer system, and/or old application programs. When these types of legacies are being used in the business world, the term “outdated” also typically applies.
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ERP,
oates and co,
software,
cloud services,
software upgrade,
crm,
legacy systems,
upgrade,
upgrading,
consultation
