Cloud computing is the development direction of ERP

When it comes to the relationship between cloud computing ERP and open source ERP, Youtao explains that for users, cloud computing ERP software must be open source, can be used at any time, extended at any time, only pay the service payment without the need to pay the copyright license fee. These fully comply with the definition of open source software, using the SaaS model of cloud computing software, users do not need to pay the software license fees, users only pay the server, the network and other rental costs, for users, through the cloud computing ERP has further promoted the use of freedom, Let open source ERP in the Internet era has a more practical significance.

From a technical point of view, cloud computing ERP is not the general meaning of online leasing or online hosting, cloud computing ERP can solve large-scale concurrent applications, cluster management, mass storage, complex functions and other issues, such as ERP complex software only to support the cloud computing architecture to make online leasing ERP software is possible. Cloud computing ERP is the equivalent of allowing each customer to use the super computer to run ERP software services on the supercomputer, so it can be said that cloud computing ERP is the best application model of open source ERP in the Internet era.

Although cloud computing software is a great opportunity, in the context of the financial crisis, cloud computing will once again become a luxurious feast for foreign software giants, and as a weak foundation of domestic open source software companies can seize this opportunity?

Faced with such a question Youtao pointed out that in the face of reality China's software environment can be likened to the white Terror, because the operating system, database, middleware, platform software, tools and software are basically monopolized by foreign companies, even as ERP such as the application software international giants will never let go, Playing with these powers is equivalent to Dancing with wolves, it is a very difficult task for native software companies to survive in such a white terror environment and to become internationally competitive companies, and if they follow the established rules of the monopolies, the natives will have no chance, and the latter must innovate, Of course, the open source model is to break the best innovation model of these monopolies, just stay in the general meaning of open Source model innovation is not enough, as open source software manufacturers We should seize the opportunity of cloud computing, endure loneliness, bearing in mind the open source spirit of courage until success.

If it is to attract the attention of the audience hype concept and create nouns, it is not the test of time, may soon be forgotten, because so that the customer can not see the concept of value is no vitality. And the first proposed by US technology cloud computing ERP concept has been in the eyes of customers to sprout even warmly sought after, Youtao that the reason cloud computing ERP quickly received customer recognition is the cloud computing ERP for customers to create great value, This huge value reflects precisely because the cloud computing ERP integrates all the most critical business applications of the enterprise, letting the enterprise bid farewell to the information island, ending all the subsequent risks and hidden costs.

What is the biggest problem that China's enterprise informatization has faced for a long time? Youtao that the enterprise can not get a functional integration of enterprise management software. For a long time, such as OA, CRM, HR, SCM, PDM, ERP, eshop the concept of these software terminology so that customers are confused, customers do not know which of these nouns is an integrated program, which is a local program, enterprises since the inclusion of customers, manpower, products, funds, information and other resources, Then enterprise resource Planning (ERP) should be the basis of enterprise Information application, those OA, CRM, HR, SCM, PDM, eshop should be the subsystem of ERP, this is the parent-child relationship should not bait positioning for the Brotherhood, resulting in the customer's understanding of the enterprise information confusion. Now internationally, ERP has been positioned as a synonym for comprehensive enterprise information management solutions.

So why is it rare to see integrated Enterprise information management software in China? Youtao that there are two main reasons, on the one hand, users often in order to solve a local problem to find a panacea for the mentality of the choice of software; On the other hand, some software companies are eager to make money to develop software in short-term fast project mode. These two reasons for interaction, resulting in the Chinese software industry today embarrassing situation, isolated to see as if there are many software companies in the market, but to provide a complete, systematic software developers are rare. Different levels of software products are homogeneous and can not be used in isolation. Therefore, these manufacturers can only use the concept to encourage users to apply software in isolation, regardless of the long-term development of enterprises to create value. Even the more reputable management software companies in the market today, also exist in the company's internal product line confusion, can not integrate the application of the problem, the reasons for the formation of the main causes of technological change and capital mergers and acquisitions, technology reform has made 20 30 years ago the development of software can not adapt to customer network, cloud computing application needs, Can not meet the E-commerce, network marketing, logistics and other rapid development of business needs. These companies are forced to buy other companies ' products in order to cope with changes in the market, which is the key reason for creating islands of information. Due to the characteristics of software products, different vendors of software products can not be integrated work, this is the Chinese 30 years has been circulating "on the ERP to find death." Not on the ERP die "another angle of interpretation.

Youtao pointed out that although there are also companies trying to use similar SOA technology to integrate different vendors of software products to work together to solve the integration of application problems, the practice has proved that such a solution cost is very large, the market is also difficult to identify several SOA success stories. Because enterprise management software is a kind of management thought embodiment, but different software development enterprise basically is according to different enterprise's management demand uses different technology to develop the software product in different time, when these different software products need to integrate the application, is an impossible task. Perfect enterprise management software is like a thought complete novel, it cannot be done by a few irrelevant authors, it must be sustained by a writer. Although there are large companies regardless of costs to transform the integration of information islands may be able to achieve some results, but for the majority of the market for small and medium-sized enterprises can not afford due to the failure of the integration of the consequences. Non-integration, isolated applications can lead to serious information errors and potentially huge hidden costs.

Youtao that the best solution to the enterprise to bid farewell to the information island is to use cloud computing ERP, enterprise customers through the Internet application run on the server cluster of cloud computing ERP software to achieve all business integration, data sharing, process control, as the enterprise resource planning concept of the true carrier of ERP can be justified to the CRM, HR, PDM, MRP, SCM subsystem completely covered. Cloud computing ERP is the use of this concept in accordance with all the resources of the Enterprise Orthogonal division of Customer relations, human resources, product design, production management, procurement management, outsourcing management, inventory management, logistics and distribution, E-commerce, collaborative office, capital Control, financial accounting and other software main modules, These modules are integrated on the same running platform to completely overcome the disunity, conceptual confusion of the not integrated way.

Liu Yin Cloud Computing ERP As an example, this paper points out that the integration of cloud computing ERP is characterized by: finance and business integration, e-commerce and business integration, network communication and business integration. On financial and business integration, Youtao asked reporters, what is the highest level of ERP application? In other words, where does the ERP application start and where does it end? Cloud computing ERP support Order driver start, automatically generate standard financial statement end. After the completion of orders, production, procurement, inventory, logistics, capital, human resources performance and other links, the system will generate balance sheet, cash flow statement, the entire flow of income statement; This is true financial and business integration.

E-commerce is highly integrated with the whole ERP system, the system integrates the website template by the electronic Commerce control, may realize to the product information and so on various kinds of information real-time release, the integration member management, the on-line shopping mall, the on-line payment and so on powerful function, lets the enterprise customer easily enjoy browsing the webpage, inquires the commodity, the shopping, the payment, the receipt After-sales support, such as the perfect one-stop service, to attract customers eyeball, sell hot products, find high-quality consumer groups, get a variety of detailed sales data reports, etc.

(Responsible editor: Liu Fen)