I am proud to be a Cincinnati local. I love our city, I love the sights, and most importantly, the fine dining in the area. Having lived here for most of my life, I can comfortably say I know what makes this city tick. I also have seen my fair share of IT challenges in Cincinnati based businesses and I'd like to share them. Here are a few ways to help your business reach its IT & business goals for 2016 and beyond.
First, let’s start with defining what business solutions are exactly. A business solution is a combination of ideas used to help a company achieve its objectives. They are solutions that resolve the lack of specific needs or pain points within an organization. Some relevant solutions include technology evaluation, strategic planning and the synthesis of complex business information.
In industries today, business solutions are synonymous with IT solutions. It refers to IT outsourcing, (where you "outsource" your IT development to another company or contractor). And no, outsourcing does not always mean offshoring. You can outsource to a company just down the street, two states away, or even on the other side of the country as well! It doesn't have to be abroad to be outsourced.
IT solutions are beneficial for small and large companies alike, especially those that don't have their own fleshed out IT department, or lack the experience or time to invest in new projects.
Speaking of projects, it brings us into our first common "problem" that pains local business: the upgrading or modifying of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software.
Many of the IT challenges I've experienced with Cincinnati area companies are when they have a large IT project that they can’t handle in-house. The most common ones, for example, are when the company decides to upgrade their ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems, or when they want to better customize their existing one. Invariably the question arises at some point:
Would it be wiser to hire more IT people, or is bringing in a team of IT outsourced experts be a better idea?”
Either of these options are viable. Really, it’s all based on what their corporate business objectives are. Many companies decide to look for outside IT consultants to get those projects implemented to lead them with knowledge of this project so they’re able to maintain and utilize them internally in the future. Others will choose to better staff their IT department and have them practice and train up on their new or modified systems.
If you are looking into upgrading or modifying your ERP system any time soon, be sure to follow these tips:
Many companies are looking to leverage the power of mobile business apps to accomplish corporate objectives including:
The success of a mobile app for your business is just a part in the actual app itself. The ability of an app development firm to connect cloud and legacy systems giving real-time data is critical to your mobile app's success.
The best way to find your perfect match is by doing your research and looking through a company’s portfolio. Are they just a mobile app development company, or do they understand and posses the expertise of complex cloud computing and premise-based systems?