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Ever wish that your Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 application looked and functioned more like your favorite social media outlets – Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter?  These popular social media applications allow you to keep your finger on the pulse of your network of friends, colleagues, family and more by pushing information and updates out to you. 

We’re all, unfortunately, familiar with it.  We’ve all, in some way, shape or form, been affected by it.  What am I referring to?  One of the greatest financial meltdowns and recessions in history.  And while all industries suffered greatly during this tumultuous time, it has been even more of a roller coaster ride for those in the professional services sector, having faced rapid growth in 2007, a significant drop in 2009 and a rebound in 2011 when double-digit annual growth reappeared. 

So you’ve heard all the buzz about NetSuite, the complete and scalable online business management suite that covers your entire business – from customer relationship management to accounting, to supply chain and eCommerce. From the perspective of a NetSuite Consultant, there is one place to go to get a 360-degree view of NetSuite  and learn the ins and outs.

Are you currently in the process of budgeting for an upgrade or replacement to your current enterprise resource planning (ERP) system?  Or perhaps you’re just looking for the right tools to help you take control of your company finances and generate the best business results. 

When you hear users of Microsoft Dynamics GP speak about the application, what are the common themes that seem to always rise to the surface?  You likely hear about how it can:

Just when you thought you were getting a firm grasp on cloud computing lingo such as Infrastructure-as-a-Service  (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), NetSuite – the world’s leading provider of cloud-based business management software – goes and throws a wrench into your firm footing with their introduction of a whole new set of terminology directly tied to their scalable online business management suite. 

As technology continues to grow and develop, the options for your business when it comes to enterprise resource planning (ERP) and financial management software continue to multiply, having a trusted NetSuite Consultant is more important now than it has ever been.  Now,  you not only have to consider which solution is the right fit for your business and its unique needs, but also which deployment method would be most beneficial. 

Maybe you have wanted to ask a NetSuite Consultant the same thing, why automate your sales force in the cloud? Making your sales force more efficient is a key factor to growing a business in today’s market.  Providing your sales representatives with tools to automate their sales process allows them to focus more on selling and less on administration, ultimately leading to more dollars directly to the company’s bottom line.  

Historically, ERP software systems were only available as on-premise software.  With on-premise solutions, the software applications are purchased by businesses at the onset and the enterprise systems are installed and deployed on site on the company’s internal servers.  However, over the last five years or so, cloud-based ERP solutions have emerged, offering new innovative software solutions and alternatives for the ERP software market.  With cloud-based alternatives, the ERP vendor provides their customers access to the software via an alternative delivery system – the Internet. 

Are you currently in the process of budgeting for an upgrade or replacement to your current enterprise resource planning (ERP) system?  Or perhaps you’re just looking for the right tools to help you take control of your company finances and generate the best business results.