With all that has been happening around with ERP Solution's in terms of Cloud computing, SaaS, SOA and WOA, it only natural that the markets that these new models would best suit be researched and analysed in detail, to be broken up into its minute forms to identify the absolute potential in it.
My good friend at "Software Advice" has done this research and a complete analysis of the SAP SME Solutions. The article is now available at the below link.
"SAP’s SME Solutions – A Guide to the Product Portfolio"
Hope you find this informative, as well.
Have a nice day !!
ssurenlk@msn.com
Apr 5, 2010
Is the cloud getting bigger?!!
By Suren
As you are probably aware everybody out there is talking about cloud computing and how it could and is already revolutionizing the way businesses operate. Cloud computing has already proved its worth on the internet with social networking sites like facebook , MySpace etc and now it’s just getting bigger with business beginning to realize its true potential.
SAP is all set to move with SaaS solutions into new regions with a more aggressive approach, this time it’s India and SAP is moving in with their BusinessObjects Business Intelligence OnDemand solutions to meet a growing demand from companies of all sizes for software-as-a-service (SaaS) business intelligence (BI) tools in the region.
On the other hand we see ERP Vendors working with web Services' cloud computing infrastructure services provided by companies like Amazon. Lawson ERP is launching a "test drive" service that will enable customers to try out its software on Amazon for up to two weeks, using "their own business processes and data." Lawson being among the top 5 largest ERPs in the world, its only about time before we see other ERP Vendors also following a similar type of business hosting options and this in turn could create new opportunities for companies specializing in providing these cloud services.
The other development has been SAP’s Streamwork real-time collaboration platform which is very much similar to the Google Wave that was introduced by Google sometime back. SAP have introduced this collaboration tool as a meeting solutions for project members to discuss on their tasks etc, and as an analytical tool to analysis data on enterprise applications and/or perform certain functions in an ERP itself. Though many could argue if this is of a cloud computing architecture, since most of the options are hosting and enable people to share and store information in the clouds (so to speak), I believe we would classify this as an advancement in cloud computing solutions.
That’s all for now, I shall keep updating as and when new developments happen in the ERP Arena.
Hope you found this post informative. Your comments, suggestions and feedback can be sent to ssurenlk@msn.com.
As you are probably aware everybody out there is talking about cloud computing and how it could and is already revolutionizing the way businesses operate. Cloud computing has already proved its worth on the internet with social networking sites like facebook , MySpace etc and now it’s just getting bigger with business beginning to realize its true potential.
SAP is all set to move with SaaS solutions into new regions with a more aggressive approach, this time it’s India and SAP is moving in with their BusinessObjects Business Intelligence OnDemand solutions to meet a growing demand from companies of all sizes for software-as-a-service (SaaS) business intelligence (BI) tools in the region.
On the other hand we see ERP Vendors working with web Services' cloud computing infrastructure services provided by companies like Amazon. Lawson ERP is launching a "test drive" service that will enable customers to try out its software on Amazon for up to two weeks, using "their own business processes and data." Lawson being among the top 5 largest ERPs in the world, its only about time before we see other ERP Vendors also following a similar type of business hosting options and this in turn could create new opportunities for companies specializing in providing these cloud services.
The other development has been SAP’s Streamwork real-time collaboration platform which is very much similar to the Google Wave that was introduced by Google sometime back. SAP have introduced this collaboration tool as a meeting solutions for project members to discuss on their tasks etc, and as an analytical tool to analysis data on enterprise applications and/or perform certain functions in an ERP itself. Though many could argue if this is of a cloud computing architecture, since most of the options are hosting and enable people to share and store information in the clouds (so to speak), I believe we would classify this as an advancement in cloud computing solutions.
That’s all for now, I shall keep updating as and when new developments happen in the ERP Arena.
Hope you found this post informative. Your comments, suggestions and feedback can be sent to ssurenlk@msn.com.
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