The 8 Ways Outdated ERP Damages Your Business: How Cloud ERP Creates Competitive Advantage

Technology has transformed the broader world of business software and consumer applications. Workers now interact through mobile devices and social media, and applications are increasingly connected together over the web. But many ERP deployments have remained oblivious to these tectonic changes—it’s as if the iPhone was never invented, social media was a futuristic concept and connecting ERP to web channels was a kooky concept for the dabbling few.

On-premise ERP systems like Sage, Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains), SAP and Oracle Financials have locked businesses onto a treadmill with annual maintenance fees of more than 20% for the right to make a support call and download the latest software—but what good is it if you can’t upgrade your ERP deployment to take advantage of change and keep your business running efficiently?