{"id":674,"date":"2017-02-21T16:14:25","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T16:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/?p=674"},"modified":"2020-12-10T14:45:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T14:45:18","slug":"cloud-saas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/cloud-saas\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud (SaaS) Solution: 7 Big Benefits for Small and Midsize Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/on-premises-versus-cloud.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/on-premises-versus-cloud.jpeg 687w, https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/on-premises-versus-cloud-300x193.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #343333;color:#343333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #343333;color:#343333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/cloud-saas\/#SaaS_as_the_Outcome_of_the_Fourth_Industrial_Revolution\" >SaaS as the Outcome of the Fourth Industrial Revolution<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/cloud-saas\/#Customer_Relationships\" >Customer Relationships<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/cloud-saas\/#Security_is_Not_Your_Concern\" >Security is Not Your Concern<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/cloud-saas\/#Affordable_Pricing\" >Affordable Pricing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/cloud-saas\/#Performance_Cost_Tracking\" >Performance &amp; Cost Tracking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/cloud-saas\/#Real_Time_Integrations_API\" >Real Time Integrations (API)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/cloud-saas\/#Remote_Access\" >Remote Access<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/cloud-saas\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SaaS_as_the_Outcome_of_the_Fourth_Industrial_Revolution\"><\/span>SaaS as the Outcome of the Fourth Industrial Revolution<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to professor Schwab Klaus we are witnessing the fourth industrial revolution, a period when \u201cnew technologies are fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, and impacting all disciplines, economies and industries\u201d [1].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cloud-based solutions, also known as SaaS (Software-as-a-Service), are a good example of the benefits that SME\u2019s get from this \u201cdigital revolution\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only a decade ago no small or medium-sized company could think about having a piece of corporate-level software that would make various business related processes much more effective and, as a result, cheaper. Today you have countless of cloud-based solutions that help to run business smarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following is a list of different ways modern SaaS technologies makes SME\u2019s businesses better off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Customer_Relationships\"><\/span>Customer Relationships<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CRM (Customer Relationship Management) allows easy access and information management regarding current customers, interactions, first-contact sources, potential customers, lead \u201ctemperature\u201d and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/manufacturing-crm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Manufacturing CRM<\/a> is a great tool for sales teams where each potential customer can be lead through the sales pipeline and nurtured in the future which results in better customer satisfaction on one side and more closed clients on the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most popular SaaS CRM is Salesforce while there are also more specific solutions that are better serving particular industries like MRPeasy which, among other tools, offers a great CRM for manufacturing SME\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Security_is_Not_Your_Concern\"><\/span>Security is Not Your Concern<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not having to host and maintain the software and the whole infrastructure on your own means better security due to two simple facts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You and your company\u2019s personnel don\u2019t have access to the actual core files of software, including the databases &#8211; and none of your competitors do either.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides, it\u2019s software vendor\u2019s main priority to make sure that the service is 100% secured &#8211; not yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Always up-to-date. No more paid upgrades of the software or servers like it used to be when dealing with on-premises solutions. You no longer have to worry about timely security updates or patches \u2013 with SaaS solutions, this has been taken care of, at no extra cost.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So unless you operate outside of an internet penetration area, security-wise it is always better to rely on proven SaaS vendors than self-hosted on-premises solutions. Still, keep in mind that human factor remains the weakest link of the whole infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Affordable_Pricing\"><\/span>Affordable Pricing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the main features of the fourth industrial revolution is that it makes the newest technology much more accessible to the mass market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Various SaaS platforms for SME\u2019s are no exception. While the price tag of complex legacy solutions can easily be in the $100,000\u2019s, then more simple SaaS solutions are easily available even to smaller companies with the price tags starting from $9-49 per user\/month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to the \u201cdigital age\u201d the expensive technology that used to be a commodity that only big corporations could afford, is now a common practice of modern small and medium businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Performance_Cost_Tracking\"><\/span>Performance &amp; Cost Tracking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It doesn\u2019t matter if your are a purely services company where your available man hours is the main resource or if you are a manufacturer producing tangible goods, where you have to allocate materials and machinery \u2013 accurate performance tracking is one of the main areas where SaaS solutions can bring a great impact on your business in terms of decreased costs, as well as not missed opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you know exactly how many available resources you have on hand and how many is required to perform a certain job, then you can easily estimate costs and timeframes \u2013 this not only gives you a strong competitive advantage when you need to provide a quote to a client faster than your competitors, but can also optimize all the processes to their maximum efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, smart and real-time performance tracking allows you to identify and manage weak spots in your workflow, &#8211; be it unproductive people, bottlenecks in the production process, or resources is not being used at full potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Real_Time_Integrations_API\"><\/span>Real Time Integrations (API)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most cloud-based services offer an API (Application Programming Interface) which makes it possible to integrate various solutions without having to input and process the data separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, you can integrate a manufacturing <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/production-planning-software\/\" target=\"_blank\">production planning software<\/a>, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">MRPeasy<\/a>, with one of the best accounting SaaS, like QuickBooks Online and get the best solutions from both worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fact is that all-in-one solutions cannot be the best in all areas, like CRM and finances or manufacturing &#8211; this is the reason why businesses often prefer to select the best ones in each class and API\u2019s make simultaneous use possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remote_Access\"><\/span>Remote Access<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main idea behind having everything in the \u201ccloud\u201d is that all can be easily accessed on any device &#8211; anywhere where you have a stable-enough internet connection. Not only does this allows full mobility, but it also results in other benefits, like drastically lower costs, better security and, of course, much more efficient business management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fact that you can access and manage the most important business data anytime means that you have much better control over the processes as well as the ability to react quicker to various obstacles which results in more opportunities and less chances for critical problems when timely reaction is essentially important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For sure we are living in an interesting time where information and technology provides us with great new possibilities. Cloud-based services are just one example of how smaller companies can gain access to the same technology as big corporations, which has never been possible before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">MRPeasy<\/a> are doing our best to leave our own footprint in this revolution by trying to bring affordable top-of-the-class SaaS solutions to the manufacturing industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[1] <\/strong>Schwab, Klaus (January 11, 2016). The Fourth Industrial Revolution. 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