Often times, new technologies that are flagged as disruptive soon become mainstream. The speed at which that happens is usually a good indicator (of course) that that technology is addressing a gap in the market or it solves a problem in a different or unique way.

The move to deploying solutions in the Cloud has been one of those technologies but there have been some notable hold backs – Enterprise Resource Planning being one notable example.

From my experience I can certainly understand the hesitance that many owners and managers of SME’s have had around this based on perceptions that they have had that are influenced by what they hear is happening in day to day business.

Cloud ERP has reached a tipping point and become mainstream

But the market has reached a tipping point where the majority of companies reviewing their business applications are now flagging their intention to choose applications that are cloud- centric…and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is the main one.

Why has that tipping point been reached?

Based on my experience in this market and being a participant in driving these technologies with early adopters I think it comes down to 5 key reasons…

1. The discussion has moved from “should not!” to “why not?”

2. The technology foundation has become mainstream

3. IT has moved from blocker to enabler

4. Cost models and standards have been established and proven

5. Buyer behavior has become more user centric

So it’s clear that Cloud ERP and Cloud Accounting Software‘s time has come and the range of choices is growing for you as a small or midsize business – and choice is a great thing when it comes to technology.

Even better, the technology has become mainstream and the hype cycle is now over and the reality of what does and doesn’t work is now  in play – to the naysayers dismay, cloud computing and ERP in the cloud is here to stay.

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