Most companies in the SME sector already optimize business processes and resources with ERP solutions.
Many of them have reached the limits of their existing systems and are looking for alternatives. Some companies are still fundamentally evaluating whether to implement an ERP system. In both cases, the question ultimately arises as to what is suitable for their own situation: a combination of several components from different providers, possibly modified, or a solution specifically tailored to the needs of SMEs that contains everything that makes SMEs tick.
When choosing an ERP system, you are faced with an initially confusing selection of providers and systems. You will gain clarity as soon as you compare the solutions on the market with your individual requirements.
SMEs have special requirements in terms of scope of services, functions and ERP processes that a suitable enterprise resource planning system must map. Your ERP system should match the size, organization and structure of your company and meet your requirements in terms of functions and processes. It is true that almost all ERP systems can be adapted to any task via modifications. However, such adaptations are complex and often entail risks - in terms of additional time, costs or updates, for example.
In contrast, with an ERP system that has been specially developed for SMEs, you can rely directly on tried-and-tested solutions that can be quickly implemented in your company. This is all the more true if the solution is tailored specifically to your industry.
There are many good reasons for installing an ERP system as on-premises software in your own data center. And just as many for using an ERP from the cloud.
We therefore offer both. ERP from the cloud is interesting, for example, if you want to quickly connect an additional location or reduce your internal costs for implementation, maintenance and operation. For maximum security, our cloud ERP runs on high-performance hardware in redundantly secured high-security data centers in Germany. A constellation that IT security specialists recommend, also with regard to data protection and GDPR.
Since the GDPR has confronted companies with numerous requirements, awareness of data protection has risen sharply. In principle, an ERP system offers advantages here, as uncoordinated data collection in various places is countered by a single secure database.
Important: The provider of the ERP system should be able to prove that all data protection requirements under German law are met. This applies regardless of whether the ERP solution is installed in the company's own data center or whether the ERP manufacturer provides its solution from the cloud.
proALPHA develops in Germany, the country in which the provisions of the GDPR and data protection are implemented most rigidly worldwide. You can therefore rest assured that we will also implement future regulations on time.
