| | May 20218IN MY OPINIONBy Shrikant Navelkar, Director, Clover InfotechSpecialized in business development, geography expansion and technology sales, he has helped the company to grow and establish market in different parts of the world.FOUR QUESTIONS TO ANSWER BEFORE CONSIDERING A CLOUD ERP!The Cloud has ushered a transformational journey for enterprise applications. While the Cloud offers the obvious benefits of "as-a-Service" usage, it can offer much more for enterprise applications. Often termed as modernization, every enterprise application can enhance RoI and augment the value it provides by leveraging the Cloud. An ERP application is no different. It enables the business users and technology teams to leverage the ERP Cloud providers for upgrades and for keeping the application "current". The security of the ERP is taken care of by the Cloud vendors such as Oracle. Hence, the benefits of moving your ERP to the Cloud are immense. However, the decision is not as seamless as it may theoretically appear. Here's a list of questions that you might want to consider before considering a Cloud ERP What Is The Compelling Need To Move On-Premises ERP Such As Oracle EBS To The Cloud?An On-Premises ERP might be working perfectly fine for your business. It might be giving you the desired strategic insights and reports. However, if it is burdening the technology team in your organization with the constant customizations, integrations, report creation and building relevant analytics, and system upgrades, it could be a cause of concern. Moreover, if the bandwidth of the technology team is utilized in the above, it could lead to a delay in adoption of new-age technologies and digital initiatives. In today's digital age, it could impact both revenues and brand building. Depending on the answer to the above, a Cloud ERP could be a good choice as it could ensure that it is the last migration, it can also ensure seamless integration with other modules or enterprise applications on-premises or on the cloud through secure and out-of-the-box integration. The decision to move to the cloud should be taken after gauging if the business is being impacted due to the on-premises ERP and if the bandwidth consumption of technology resources is such that it hinders innovation.
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