In the past few weeks, we’ve talked about some of the ways Acumatica does things differently. From the company’s unique 100 percent channel sales model to their role as one of the few vendors to offer customer friendly deployment flexibility, Acumatica has spent nearly two decades going against the grain.
Doing Things Differently—In Business Model and Software Delivery
Built in the cloud during the mid-2000s, company leadership saw the market and thought, “we can do better.” Rather than following in the footsteps of its competitors, Acumatica rethought the ERP space, doing things that cloud vendors wouldn’t—and on-premises companies couldn’t:
- Instead of hiring a sales team at the expense of its channel partners, the company skips the internal sales staff to focus on R&D.
- Instead of offering one deployment method, the born-in-the-cloud Acumatica Solution is ready to deploy on-premises, in the public cloud or on a private cloud hosting environment.
- Instead of relying on per-user pricing or a confusing mix of user and resource pricing, Acumatica’s resource-based pricing offers users greater flexibility.
- Instead of forcing users to update on the vendor’s schedule, Acumatica gives customers a bit more time to test and optimize before installing new functionality.
- Instead of cornering customers with a single pricing structure, Acumatica customers can choose an upfront cost structure or leverage a pay as you go subscription.
But it’s not just their different approach to business—their commitment to delivering a better approach to ERP is present throughout the software itself. But to deliver this, the company needs a strong, flexible, and versatile infrastructure.
How do they deliver this and why does it help customers to grow? That’s the question we’re looking to answer today.
Future-Proof Infrastructure: How Acumatica Helps Facilitate Growth
With companies continuing to explore digital transformation, many leaders are finding out that the business model that works today may not be the one that works tomorrow. Add this to the constant need for change in an organization, and the promise of a future-proof solution is more important than ever.
Whether you’re entering a new industry, see yourself exposed to a new regulatory environment, or simply looking to grow your business in coming years, you need everything to contribute to improvement—not hinder it.
This is what makes infrastructure so important. Much like the concept of a physical infrastructure, software infrastructure works best when you’re not thinking about it. In turn, Acumatica wanted to ensure that they made a product ready for anything, creating a future-proof product using future-proof infrastructure. Here are some of the ways they make this happen:
System Functions Provide Access
Today’s business needs the right information at the right time, delivered to the right people. Acumatica delivers. Ready to be tailored to your unique needs, the Acumatica system is constantly improving in many different ways:
- Localization and International Support: Connect your business across time zones and operate confidently around the world. With localization, everyone can feel comfortably operating the Acumatica solution.
- Security: Keep sensitive company data secure. Built to provide granular control over access, Acumatica enables you to limit users and enact policies that make it easy to add people without worrying about mistakes or fraud.
- Flexibility: Acumatica is ready to deliver today and change with you. In this, the product supports multiple configuration options to match the way you do business, including single or multitenancy, numerous business entities, and cloud or on-premises deployments.
Connection and Configuration
Built on industry editions, Acumatica software is built to change. For example, say you’re a distributor ready to jump into the ecommerce space, or a company looking to deploy in a specific microvertical. By focusing their efforts on these industry editions, you can add, modify, or remove functionality with minimal effort. Integrations remain consistent, workflows aren’t disrupted, and you continue to operate on your terms.
Application Delivery: Making Life Easier
In addition to the strong and secure backbone, the product has to stand up to the hype and make life easier as well. This is where application functions come in. Application functions control common access to application resources, such as reporting, document management, user interfaces, and notifications.
From personalized dashboards and displays to custom reporting, workflow enablement, and automation, Acumatica’s infrastructure connects users to the information they need and empowers people to work smarter, not harder.
Unlimited User Licensing
A unique feature of the Acumatica platform is the unlimited user license model. Add as many users as you need with no additional license fees. Rather than forcing a customer to pay for each user, Acumatica can securely connect customers, vendors, and external business partners for connected collaboration.
Getting the Most from Acumatica: Turn to Advanced Solutions and Consulting
No matter how your business will change in coming years, you need a solution that’s able to work at 100 percent even in the face of massive change. This is Acumatica’s strength. No matter how you deploy, no matter how you use the software, the product’s elegance is displayed in its delivery. Rather than standing in your way, Acumatica changes and evolves with your business.
But without the right help, even the best product might fail to deliver. That’s where we come in.
Advanced Solutions & Consulting Co. is an MVP VAR and an MVP Developer with offices in Southern California, San Francisco, and Chicago. Our team of ERP experts implements Acumatica and Acumatica ISV solutions designed to optimize business processes and give you the most from modern technologies. And this is why we are among the best of the best—we help customers realize the benefits of the “Digital Transformation” Acumatica offers.
Whether it’s implementation or development, when you work with ASC, you’re leveraging the collective experience of a team who brings 23 years of results and more then 350 implementation projects. Don’t wait any longer. To learn more about how Acumatica can help your business, schedule a free consultation or give us a call at (858) 755-9200.