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How Enterprise Software has Simplified, Mobilized and Webified in Recent Years

‘Enterprise software’ has been traditionally used to conduct line-of-business operations such as accounting, business intelligence (BI), communication and collaboration, customer relationship management (CRM) and human resources (HR).

Other than the ready-made solutions, many organizations have also opted for custom enterprise software development to meet their vertical, industry-specific solutions. Once developed, IT departments had integrated those with commodity enterprise applications or suites.

However, although enterprise software has given a much-needed relief to enterprises – it has also suffered from the following main disadvantages:

1. User Hostility: Many cases have been reported where the end users have complained about the unfriendliness user interface of the enterprise software. As a result – low productivity and job un-satisfaction has come out as the two end results.

Note: User Hostility has been rare in custom enterprise software development where users have held complete control over the functionalities. The software has been designed by engineers considering the workflows carried out by the end users.

2. Lack of flexibility and agility: Traditional enterprise software model has been inherently inflexible and sluggish. Although they’ve claimed of easy customization- most commodity applications and suites have only been able to be customized up to a point.

Overall, enterprise applications have come across as costly and complex process that does little to benefit companies.

So does that mean that enterprise software is towards the fall?

The answer is NO.

Surprisingly, the present Enterprise Software Market shows a promising picture. Here’s a look –

Global Enterprise Software Trends

Global enterprise software trends

Gartner’s Report on worldwide IT spending (March 2013)

  • At $297 billion, enterprise software accounts for 7.89 percent of the total worldwide IT spend.
  • In 2017, Business Applications will show the biggest CAGR (6.6%), resulting in an increased spend of $383.8bn.

What has led to the growth of Enterprise Software Market?

Consumerization, Connectivity and Cloud Computing together have introduced flexible working patterns across the globe. Today the demand is such where both the business entrepreneurs and employees require enterprise software that can be accessed wherever and whenever the need arises.

Overall, they want to select and integrate best-of-breed enterprise applications rather than becoming locked into inflexible and expensive suites.

New Age Custom Software Development

Understanding the situation, custom software developers have blended mobile and SaaS technologies to create the new age enterprise software applications. Independent of any device or operating system – these enterprise software applications have created a strong, independent workspace designed for today’s on-the-go business professionals.

Benefits of using these newly-built applications include:

  • Low Costs
    New Applications involve lower infrastructure and maintenance costs. The percentage of the business unit’s budget that’s devoted to IT spending gets invested in other crucial areas.
  • Increased Collaboration
    Built on the model of Cloud Computing, New Applications introduce new ways to collaborate and share information, both within and across the business ecosystem.
  • Fast & Regular Upgrades
    Using New Applications, businesses regularly receive updates, upgrades and new functionalities to start right away and make better informed decisions.
  • Empowerment of the Mobile Workforce
    New Applications enable businesses to input and access information on-the-go. Unlike the earlier office-bound apps, they are accessible 24X7 that facilitates faster and more strategic responses to time-sensitive business challenges.

As a Result

Today, what we see in the Gartner Report is much due to the dominance of these New Age Enterprise Software Applications. Considering the multiple crucial benefits that these applications bring, majority of large and small businesses are opting for them – thereby increasing the overall enterprise software market.

Written By

Charles Smith is associated with the IT industry for over a decade now. He is a senior consultant with top cloud computing companies. Charles has vast experience in implementing cloud computing projects and offering consultation to companies in mapping their ways in cloud environment. He has worked long in designing cloud based software development.

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