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Small and Medium Enterprises Adopt Software as a Service

SaaS is a perfect fit for the SME because it so cost effective. NetSuite provides a complete suite of applications that can run most businesses for a fraction of the costs of on-premise systems. Of the over 80 companies for whom we have implemented NetSuite, none have ever spent over 1% of revenues on IT costs. This is remarkable when you consider how much large companies pay for far less.

Opportunity Costs of On-premise Software.

Will their expensive on-premise systems end up costing large companies market share and profitability?

Large companies, in the panic of Y2K, spent billions putting in systems by SAP and Oracle. They have never stopped paying. The average large company spends between 2% and 3% of revenue on IT and the bulk of this is the 22% maintenance they pay on their multi-million dollar on-premise software.

The other big part of their IT costs is the personnel required to keep the systems running. As the years go by, more and more of these companies decide not to upgrade: They cannot afford the time, energy, cash and disruption of system upgrades. So they fall behind and then are issued an ultimatum by BIGSOFTWARE: Upgrade or lose support. Are they customers or prisoners?

As these companies and the marketplace change, they have also tried to add other types of software to the their data centers. The result is just more problems. On-premise systems are proprietary and very difficult to integrate. Each time they patch a system the integration breaks, requiring more resources to maintain integrations.

The most important downside of on-premise apps is the opportunity costs: As companies pour cash into data centers, maintenance and personnel, they have nothing left for innovation, for new and exciting technologies that can improve their top and bottom lines together. Instead they spend their huge IT budgets on status quo. They have lost any competitive advantage they once thought these systems provided.

NetSuite Answers The SME Challenge: Information Visibility

Consider how much functionality you receive with NetSuite at such a low cost.

The greatest challenge to a Small / Medium Enterprise is several old client server systems that don't communicate. This leads to a jungle of data from which you are able to extract little vital information. The result is no visibility into your business. You spend your IT budget on support and maintenance. But No Visibility = No ROI on your system investments.

The NetSuite Solution: An integrated business system, with CRM, ERP and Web Presence / E-commerce, all in a Single, Integrated Suite.

~ A Customer signs in online, sees their preferred pricing and places an order

~ Your sales staff sees line and order Gross Profit as they work

~ The Project Manager measures Profitability by project and resource

~ The Warehouse orders product based on historical pipeline win rates

~ Your Channel Manager measures product and order volume and profitability by partner

Yes, NetSuite can run your whole business, but make sure that it runs your business the way you want.

SightLines Consulting helps companies from 5 to 1000 employees in the Wholesale Distribution/E-Commerce, Professional Services, Software Development and Brand Owners markets implement and achieve full business visibility with NetSuite.

Not only does NetSuite provide a completely integrated system without the need for technical personnel, but NetSuite can also be easily integrated with other systems that your business model might necessitate. These integrations can also operate in a software as a service mode. 

Why SightLines Consulting for NetSuite Implementation, Customization and Training?

SightLines sells NetSuite Solutions that are part of a long term client relationship. We spec your NetSuite project, whether it's a full implementation or a short customization, and sell you exactly what you need, because we implement and service your system long term. Then we deliver to plan and budget. We have spent 5 years building our reputation as honest, knowledgable NetSuite consultants who look after the client's interests.

Tired of managing the 'information hairball' instead of your business? Let SightLines Consulting help. We understand your need for a system that enables interaction with the customers, vendors, partners and employees who make your business tick, and we know how to make it work. We have over 90 clients live and delighted on NetSuite.

Question: What could your business achieve if it didn't spend so much time working nuisance system issues, installing upgrades and patches, doing backups, worrying about security? Are you ready to find out?