CLOUD VS. ON-PREMISES: ANALYSIS OF THE BENEFITS AND COSTS (PART FOUR)
CLOUD VS. ON-PREMISES: ANALYSIS OF THE BENEFITS AND COSTS (PART FOUR)
CLOUD VS. ON-PREMISES: COST COMPARISON (PART THREE)
In Part One of this blog, we talked about your general approach to a cloud vs. on-premises evaluation, based on your business environment. In Part Two, we listed some of the software costs that play a part in such an evaluation. In Part Three, we continue listing those factors, beginning with…
CLOUD VS. ON-PREMISES: COST COMPARISON (PART TWO)
In Part One of this blog, we talked about your general approach to a cloud vs. on-premises evaluation, based on your business environment. In Part Two, we’ll discuss many of the factors that play a part in such an evaluation. Those factors are listed below but don’t stop there. Try…
CLOUD VS. ON-PREMISES: COST COMPARISON (PART ONE)
Comparing the financial benefits of a cloud application to an on-premises application is not a straightforward process, particularly if you are considering migrating to the cloud from an existing on-premises system. If you already own a server, a server room, sophisticated network hardware and software, and backup and service continuity…
THE FOUR MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT GREAT SALESPEOPLE
1. Whether you like it or not, you don’t pay salespeople to sell your products. You pay them to paint your company and your products in the best possible light. When they do that, great salespeople will usually win. But sometimes they lose deals for reasons that are completely out…
BE A TERRIBLE PLACE TO WORK (FOR MOST PEOPLE)
Do you have a Statement of Values (SOV), or some other similar document that describes all of the qualities that you want each of your staff to possess? Does it describe how you want them to communicate with each other and with the world? If not, stop reading this, and…
WHAT MAKES A COMPANY EXCELLENT?
That’s a tough question to answer. Of course, it’s a lot of things. It’s how you treat your customers, how you treat your staff, whether you make your community a better place to live, whether you’re profitable, etc. But, is there one quality, more than any other, that best defines…
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOUR CRM SOFTWARE AND YOUR ERP SYSTEM
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software is customer-centric, and allows you to communicate effectively and consistently with your customers and prospects. An ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system allows you to handle your financial affairs, your inventory and billings, and even to manage and track your manufacturing processes. So, should these systems…
Rebuttal to InformationWeek: VP Rob Preston’s “SORRY, BUT OUTSOURCING ISN’T EVIL”
Rob Preston, VP and Editor in Chief of InformationWeek, recently posted the commentary “Sorry, But Outsourcing Isn’t Evil”. To read the full article CLICK HERE. I have objections to his commentary, some based on the content and some based on the style. First, my style objections. Mr. Preston said that…