Hosting

There has been a rapid growth in hosting, moving away from conventional in-house data centres.

This shift has been led by the use of ISP companies to host websites. There has also been an increasing acceptance of ‘Software as a Service’ as a cost-effective working model for areas such as CRM systems.

In addition, over the last ten years, there has been a move towards the use of outsourcing for systems support, which applies right across industry verticals.

So is it now possible to combine and apply these models to full-blown Tier 1 ERP systems such as PeopleSoft? 

Crocus has been working in this way for several years. Our hosting partner provides the infrastructure and we provide the specialist PeopleSoft implementation and services.

Using this simple model, we have been able to demonstrate higher levels of system availability and support, which we can provide for you on an affordable basis.

Hosting can bring many benefits:

• Faster deployment, using accelerated methodologies
• Increased flexibility and scalability
• Guaranteed security through modern technology
• Greater care for the environment
• Improved quality of support
• Overcoming the hidden costs of supporting in-house systems

As a result, sophisticated ERP systems such as PeopleSoft are now within the budgetary reach of mid-market companies for the first time.