On-premises ERP may feel familiar and controlled, but it often ties up resources and slows down growth. Servers, patches, backups, and security updates require constant attention. That leaves IT teams with less time for innovation and makes it harder for the business to adapt.
Hosting Inform ERP through Advantive creates new opportunities. By shifting infrastructure management to a trusted partner, distributors gain efficiency, resilience, and the freedom to focus on customers and growth.
Here are 11 opportunities that open up when you host Inform ERP with Advantive.
IT Efficiency
1. More Time for Growth Projects
When IT no longer needs to spend hours monitoring servers or troubleshooting backups, the team can focus on initiatives that help the business grow. From data analysis to customer-facing improvements, hosting frees IT to work on what truly moves the needle.
2. Simplified Maintenance
Updates and patches are planned and coordinated with Advantive, which removes the burden of managing them alone. This structured approach makes upgrades smoother and more predictable, giving you confidence in your system’s stability.
3. Lower Infrastructure Costs
Owning and maintaining hardware is expensive. Hosting eliminates the need to buy and maintain physical servers, which reduces both capital expenditure and ongoing maintenance costs. Those savings can be redirected to more strategic investments.
Business Resilience
4. Faster Recovery
Disruptions are inevitable, whether from technical issues, power outages, or human error. With Advantive as your partner, recovery is guided and efficient so you can resume operations quickly and keep customers served.
5. Less Downtime
Hosting reduces interruptions by removing the complexity of on-premises infrastructure. With Advantive monitoring and managing the environment, you can operate with greater consistency and fewer unexpected delays.
6. Stronger Compliance Alignment
Compliance requirements continue to evolve, and keeping up can be difficult for IT teams juggling multiple priorities. With hosting, you have a partner who understands these demands and helps keep your ERP environment aligned with industry standards.
Growth and Agility
7. Easier Scalability
When business grows, you should not have to worry about whether your servers can keep up. Hosting makes it simple to expand capacity without investing in new hardware or waiting for installations. Your ERP grows with you.
8. Access to the Latest Features
New functionality in Inform ERP is easier to adopt with Advantive hosting. Our team coordinates updates with you, so you can take advantage of improvements while minimizing disruption.
9. Broader Use of Connected ERP
A hosted ERP environment makes it easier to integrate with other systems and expand functionality. This creates opportunities to connect sales, operations, finance, and customer service, unlocking more value across the organization.
Customer and Supplier Confidence
10. Reliable Operations Build Trust
Consistency matters. Hosting helps you deliver on customer and supplier expectations by ensuring your systems are available and reliable. This reliability strengthens relationships and reinforces your reputation in the market.
11. A Stronger Competitive Position
Distributors that modernize with cloud-hosted ERP gain an advantage over those relying on older infrastructure. The ability to scale, stay current, and operate with confidence sets your business apart in a competitive landscape.
A Dedicated Partner So You Can Focus on Growth
Hosting Inform ERP is about creating opportunity. With Advantive as your partner, you gain IT efficiency, business resilience, agility for growth, and stronger relationships with customers and suppliers. These opportunities help you focus on what matters most: running and growing your business.
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