ERP on Cloud – the best option when it comes to Disaster Recovery

• Julius Rassou
• 24-Sep-2018 09:47:04

ERP on Cloud – the best option when it comes to Disaster Recovery

Data and Applications are the forte of any digitally driven business. Most businesses dread losing its data to threats like cyber-attack, and acts of nature like flood, earthquake, fire, etc. The aftermath of such a disaster could be quite drastic to the tune of losing revenue, clients, and time, while also obligating the business to shell out a major investment to fix the entire IT infrastructure. A report by Aveco, determines that, “1 in 5 companies will eventually suffer from an IT disaster” and that, “93% of businesses that lose a significant amount of data will shut down in less than 5 years - 80% will close their doors within a year – and 43% will shut down immediately and never reopen”.

So, the companies that rely heavily on IT infrastructure and data to accomplish its core objectives are strongly recommended to have a thoroughly planned, remotely located, and immediately accessible disaster recovery system that would boost the resilience of the business by minimizing downtime and have it up and running at the shortest of notice.

ERP & Disaster Recovery:

ERP software is built to enhance the productivity of the business that it is incorporated with and to empower the business stakeholders to make data-driven, precise and profitable decisions by digitally integrating, strategically automating, and streamlining its entire workflow. ERP ensures that all business functions rely on a single source of information that contains accurate real-time data. ERP deployed either On-Premise or On-Cloud, provides a centralized data storage facility that eliminates all communication gaps and ensures the provision of the same information through the entire hierarchical rung of the business.

 

On-Premise ERP solution is installed on the company’s premises in the company's hardware and servers and then managed by the company's IT staff. In the event of a disaster, data recovery becomes absolutely impossible with the on-premise option as the system including the data storage facility is installed in the very location of the disaster.

 

In the On-Cloud ERP implementation scenario; all related hardware, software, and data repository are installed and operated from Cloud services. This facility, by default, stipulates the hosting of data on remote servers and, thereby, ensures the physical safety of the hardware and applications that contain the database. By virtue of the guaranteed safety of the hardware holding the vital business information, organizations that have opted for On-Cloud ERP solution will just have to download the business data again and resume operations with the least of hassles. Even in case of natural disasters, the expenses tendered towards the purchase and restoration of hardware will be the only cost implication that would apply for the recovery, while the digital business set-up shall remain unaltered and readily available whenever required.

 

Roadmap ERP’s On-Cloud option is perfectly crafted to provide any type of industry with this robust IT backbone along with guaranteed savings to the extent of 63% on consulting and implementation fees; 55% on personnel and maintenance cost of IT framework and infrastructure; and 91% of expenses over energy; when compared to operating on-premise solutions.