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Current systems trends include - the continued growth of:
Web-based solutions such as:
- Cloud services / SaaS, with fully online software solutions
- Hosted or combined online / on-premise software services and systems
- Web deployed applications
- Information portals
- Knowledge management
- Business process improvements
- Increased automation and seamless access with open web-based systems
- Multiple ways to access web-based systems eg PC, laptop, tablet, smart phone
- Real-time processing, to provide immediate information to users
- Mobile computing, supporting remote working - anytime, anywhere
- Using consumer technologies within the business workplace eg social media, open standards
- Systems supporting global business expansion
- Information security management and access controls
- Privacy - the impact of and management of an individual’s information
Systems integration such as:
- Accounting software with e-commerce, e-procurement, or distribution
- Payroll system with HR systems
- CRM with ERP systems
- Adding specialised functionality modules to form industry sector specific or vertical market solutions
Future business impacts include:
- Improving business efficiency from changes in business processes and reduction of manual data handling
- Reducing paper usage and moving towards a paperless office
- Reducing costs of software ownership by externally managing software / systems and resources
- Changing business cash flows resulting from software rental rather than purchase
- Reducing transaction costs
- Faster access to information
- Rapid growth of data volumes, due to additional systems, numbers of users, growth in email, archiving requirements
- Increased data storage requirements combined with attempts to control data growth eg by rationalising the number of servers, email limits
- Increased information sharing within the organisation and across departments
- Increased co-operation between organisations
- Freeing up of managers, enabling them to analyse and provide more relevant information - to manage the business
For more information, visit: Accounting software trends / CRM software trends / HR software trends / Payroll software trends / Cloud computing pros and cons / Cloud computing and security / Software vendor consolidation
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