Top 5 emerging erp software trends to follow Rick Siddiqi

Top 5 Emerging ERP Software trends to follow through 2015

A closer look …

• The ERP Software Trends that made a debut this year are likely to emerge even stronger through 2015.

• Some key ERP solutions are launching newer versions, offering cloud based or SaaS alternatives, improved user experiences and more features to keep with the changes unfolding in the enterprise world.

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In 2014 the number of mobile devices in use crossed the number of PC’s and laptops ushering in a new mobile dawn.

1. Mobile ERP solutions

• Mobile device took a center stage and played a more prominent role even within enterprise business environments; the way professionals access information, reports, input data.

• Due to this, we’ve seen more vendors launch more mobile apps as a component of their ERP solutions, more mobile friendly UI’s as well as more features and functionality driven around the smaller screen sizes.

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UI and UX has evolved to keep up with design supporting the Web2.0 design and architecture. Responsive screens, enabling touch functionality as well as guided navigation are now common features.

2. User Interface and User Experience

• The design language is more in sync with keeping them simple, intuitive and built around the way web users interact with the software.

• Smaller screen sizes, multiple device types, touch screens and other hardware trends have had a significant impact on software design and vendors that have cleaned up and updates their UIs are more likely to see better response through 2015 too.

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Upfront investment and high implementation costs of ERP has been a major factor for most organizations and especially so with smaller businesses and startups.

3. SaaS & Cloud ERP

• The SaaS based models and cloud ERP has made a very strong case for themselves, with a number of prominent ERP leaders now offering, cloud ERP, has made these more accessible and reduced the entry barrier.

• Hybrids of on-site and cloud ERP will emerge and organizations who need to be cost conscious will be able to consider the cloud versions at an earlier stage than they usually would.

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Specialization and integration are slowly gathering momentum. There is an increased demand for software that provides specialized solutions for niche verticals.

4. Specialization & Integration • Although vendors like SAP, Oracle & Microsoft Dynamics

offering a strong complete ERP software suite, we’re likely to continue seeing a strong demand for more specialized solutions within a certain niche.

• Infor with its strengths in accounting and financial management systems or Infor LN which is specialized towards complex manufacturing organizations is likely to move ahead in those spaces.

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Globalisation has also impacted ERP. There is now a demand for customization of software as well as emphasis on security and data theft protection.

5. Globalization & customization

• The year came with a lot of major security breaches of CRM data, customer email ids, financial information and caused a lot of damage to many prominent and trusted companies.

• With this highly connected web based world where a lot of commerce is shifting and increased risks of data theft, loss and risk, we’re expecting to see even more security features and changes to ERP software platforms.

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