{"id":4404,"date":"2014-01-24T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=4404"},"modified":"2013-12-29T21:28:37","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T05:28:37","slug":"erp-cloud-and-mobile-features-entice-businesses-into-migrating-to-newer-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/erp-cloud-and-mobile-features-entice-businesses-into-migrating-to-newer-system\/","title":{"rendered":"ERP: Cloud and Mobile Features Entice Businesses into Migrating to Newer Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many companies turn to ERP software to gain competitive advantage. “Competitive pressure is driving ERP adoption, as companies have to stay at the forefront of their peer group. If they fall too far behind, the ability to remain competitive becomes strained and the bottom line gets negatively impacted… \u00a0Dramatic business benefits from ERP, which traditionally could have taken years to reflect, are more tangible much sooner and, therefore, are more easily justifiable,” said\u00a0Kamal Ramsingh<\/a>, Technology Leader at Deloitte.<\/p>\n

A majority of businesses <\/a>now\u00a0say that ERP software is absolutely vital to their operations. \u00a0But new technologies like mobile and cloud technologies are dramatically changing the way ERP systems are implemented and used.<\/p>\n

Brian Sommer<\/a>,\u00a0CEO of\u00a0TechVentive<\/a>,\u00a0said that<\/a>\u00a0“many major ERP buyers will start to move their old ERP vendors off the \u2018strategic IT vendor\u2019 list and replace them with the Workday, salesforce.com, Marketo, etc. vendors of the new era of cloud ERP solutions. These software buyers are tired of bad behavior, vendor indifference and old products. Given a choice, customers will look for true love elsewhere.”<\/p>\n

A\u00a0study sponsored by Netsuite<\/a>\u00a0found that the top reasons why businesses look towards moving their existing ERP software are as follows:<\/p>\n