We are excited to announce our latest educational video, "Is Cloud ERP Easy to Implement?", now available. Designed for IT personnel and executives, this video tackles the common claim that Cloud ERP is inherently easier to implement than on-premise single-instance ERP.

Drawing on our extensive experience with over 1,000 ERP projects since 1996, the video examines the origins of this perception, often fueled by Cloud ERP vendors’ marketing and the broader narrative of cloud solutions being “easier” due to managed hardware and software. However, it clarifies that implementation effort hinges on factors unrelated to hosting or payment models, including:

Complexity of the buyer’s business processes
Functionality and configurability of the ERP solution
The buyer’s ability to effectively manage the implementation process

The video underscores that while Cloud ERP may simplify infrastructure management, true implementation success depends on these critical factors listed above, not the deployment model.

We invite you to watch this insightful video to better understand the realities of ERP implementation. Explore additional ERP resources in the video description, and stay updated by liking and subscribing to our channel for future content.

Thanks for your interest, and certainly call us with questions you may have.

At Engleman Associates, Inc. (EAI) we are committed to providing IT professionals and business executives with clear, experience-based insights into enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. In our latest educational video, “What if the Cloud ERP Vendor Fails,” Mark Engleman addresses a critical yet often overlooked risk of cloud-based ERP systems: the potential failure of the vendor. This article and video are based on expertise gained in over 25 years and 1,000 ERP projects at EAI.

Cloud ERP is frequently marketed as a seamless, service-oriented solution. However, its accessibility hinges entirely on the vendor’s operational stability. No company is immune to failure, and cloud ERP vendors are no exception. When internal mismanagement or external pressures overwhelm a vendor, the result can be sudden insolvency—often with minimal warning. This leaves users without access to a mission-critical system that can take a year or more to replace, potentially disrupting operations and supply chains on a broad scale.

In this concise video, we explore the mechanics of such failures, the absence of advance notice, and the severe implications for businesses left without a failover plan. We also highlight why relying solely on a vendor-controlled system without a robust recovery strategy is a risky proposition.

Watch the video to gain a deeper understanding of this critical issue.
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Why Cloud ERP Without Local Failover Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen