Oracle Hosting Services: Why Hosted ERP Scares Some Companies

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Oracle Hosting Services

• Why Hosted ERP Scares Some Companies

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Oracle Hosting Services

• Some IT professionals find moving ERP
  applications to third-party scary or dont trust
  Oracle hosting services model
• Many companies have been outsourcing CRM, file
  sharing, email and more to hosting providers for
  years

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Oracle Hosting Services

• ERP applications are mission-critical. Other
  applications can crash and business would be
  inconvenienced, but wouldnt shut down. Companies
  rely on ERP functionality and data to run their
  operations
• Companies rely on provider to keep application
  available 24/7. Some IT professionals have hard
  time with perceived risk of downtime, even when
  not warranted

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Oracle Hosting Services

• Another risk concerns with IT managers are on
  security. Sensitive nature of ERP applications,
  including accounting, general ledger and
  manufacturing can cause companies to have second
  thoughts
• In actuality, proven Oracle hosting providers
  have certified experts on staff around-the-clock
• Good candidates have data centers with SSAE16
  Type II audited and have technology and processes
  time-tested under stringent controls

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• Few companies would have similar investments in
  people, equipment and facility resources
• High cost of maintaining ERP infrastructures
  in-house have made the migration to Oracle
  hosting services. This is evident especially in
  mid-market sized companies

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Oracle Hosting Services

• The Major Upside of Oracle Hosting Services
• Once companies understand benefits of hosting
  services, companies become open-minded about
  risks
• Plus, IT resources are freed-up to work on more
  strategic and profit-driven projects within the
  business
• The real driver of Oracle hosting services is
  lower costs

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• The Major Upside of Oracle Hosting Services
• For small and mid-sized companies, the cost of
  annual licensing and maintenance for an
  on-premises ERP solution can add up to several
  hundred thousand dollars
• By moving to ERP hosted solution, you would save
  on annual licensing, maintenance, staff and
  equipment

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Oracle Hosting Services

• The Major Upside of Oracle Hosting Services
• Level of potential cost savings can save
  companies tons of money each and every year
• Hosted model isnt scary, in fact it is a welcome
  oppurtunity

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About the Author

• Chuck Vermillion is CEO and founder of OneNeck IT
  Services, a leading provider of hosted
  application management and managed services since
  1997. For more information about Oracle Hosting
  Services, visit http//www.oneneck.com/Solutions.a
  spx today.