Don't get left behind Credit: Bigwavephoto Today you face a choice. Be a disruptor or be disrupted. Beat or be beaten by the opposition. And while you’re weighing the options, every new digital development is making your margin for error smaller. What you could have dealt with 10 years ago, before the availability of real-time data and digital channels, is now enough to be fatal. Company size, market share and market cap aren’t the only metrics that matter to a company. Digital value and innovation are increasingly important and with good reason. It’s about being able to create digital value and innovate – and that’s no longer just a nice-to-have. If you’re like me, and billions of others, you expect customization and personalization. You’re unique. Your needs are unique. Why should your car or your Nikes be just like all the others? If you don’t meet this demand for customization, a competitor – new or old – will. And as rivals squeeze your margin, your legacy IT system is dead weight on your agility and ability to deal with the massive complexity spawned by this move away from standardization. But forget about your ability – or otherwise – to cope with massive complexity for a moment. Maybe you have confidence in your legacy solution. Maybe it enables automatic invoice matching, fraud-detection and predicts delivery dates to free your people from labor-intensive processes. Even if it does, ask yourself the following: are you confident it has a simple, intuitive interface that users can figure out before they abandon it and go looking for one that meets their expectations? If not, this is a problem because it’s not helping you to become smarter, more agile and ultimately future-proof. Putting Cloud ERP at the core of your digital value creation is the key to overcoming this challenge. Countless businesses and industries across the world are making this shift, allowing for: A record-keeping system from which all of your line of business cloud assets can be driven. A massively intuitive and simple UI. Speed of deployment – measured in weeks not years. Lower cost of ownership which frees up money to invest in innovation. Most importantly you get constant access to the latest innovation. That means the flexibility to respond immediately to the constantly changing requirements of your business. For example, just imagine what your staff will be able to focus on as AI and machine learning take automation to new levels? Perhaps the compelling event that convinced you to choose a Cloud ERP has already happened. Perhaps you’ve seen newer, more agile and responsive rivals steal your customers. Perhaps the complexity of your business has made a suitable response impossible? Or perhaps you can see the risk and want to act before the worst happens, or maybe you don’t even know if it has happened or not. Making the move to Cloud ERP means you can innovate intelligently and instantly. No more waiting for insight or integration. No more solution gaps because third party or custom apps are delayed or impossible to navigate. No more waiting to be disrupted without the ability to get ahead of the game and be the disruptor. Related content opinion State of the corner office: the evolution of the Chief Operating Officer As corporate culture shifts, the need for agile COOs is at all-time high as more companies embrace a technology-driven future. By Dave Spencer May 08, 2018 4 mins IT Leadership opinion Using data to cross the finish line How enterprises can gain data management inspiration from the sports industry. By Greg McStravick Apr 10, 2018 5 mins Analytics Data Management opinion The workforce of the future is already here: are you ready? While there is no crystal ball, staying intellectually curious, confident in your skill set and willing to stay informed on new emerging trends will help ensure that your future stays bright. By Rachel Barger Mar 09, 2018 5 mins Technology Industry Robotics IT Jobs opinion Why (and how) utilities see a future in the cloud Faced with challenges old and new u2013 the regulatory landscape and new players challenging their monopoly status u2013 utilities see a cloud-driven future. Hereu2019s why. By Michael O'Donnell Jan 22, 2018 4 mins Energy Industry Technology Industry Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe