Installing and configuring Sage 500 ERP on a remote server based on cloud computing is called Sage 500 ERP hosting. Based on the concept of cloud computing techniques, the hosted Sage 500 ERP platform brings to you different options for server resource customization to give your business the required performance, reliability, security and agility to survive and thrive in today's competitive times.
Hosting Sage 500 ERP on the cloud means you are free from all sorts of burdens like: setup, management, and updates & upgrades. It is so customizable that you can tune it to your unique requirements with exact server resources and avoid paying for unutilised resources. The cloud hosted Sage 500 ERP is remotely accessible from any device allowing you to access and work in sync with your team for improved productivity.
Setting up your cloud for Sage 500 application is an easy-to-follow process that involves below steps:
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There are many benefits of Sage 500 cloud hosting to empower your business to get more growth and serve your customers with more accuracy and efficiency. Below are the major benefits that a business can expect from hosting Sage 500:
Sage 500 hosting can save your operational cost in many ways. It does not only let you purchase expensive server resources and security arrangements, it also frees you from hiring costly IT manpower to oversee your operations. With hosted Sage 500 ERP, you only pay for the resources you actually use. You can immediately remove the resources that you don't find to be utilised.
With cloud hosting for Sage 500 ERP, the cloud service providers have adequate security arrangements to counter any possible online threats. With enterprise-grade antivirus, competent hardware and software-based firewalls, and real-time monitoring of system activities goes a long way in ensuring data security. For a small business, it's almost impossible to buy and set up security resources.
The centralised workspace of Sage 500 ERP cloud grants instant access to the entire platform to every authorized user. Be it desktop, laptop or any mobile device, you get the same desktop feature. This gives you and your employees ample freedom to work from anywhere. An excellent team collaboration takes place to make the practice more efficient and timely.
A competent data center provides uncompromised physical and electronic security to your hosted app and data. And for that, the data center must be certified with SSAE-18 (SOC 2), HIPAA, HITECH and other mandatory industry standards and compliances.
Live monitoring for suspicious system activities will help us to track the threats and avoid them before anything bad happens. Check with your hosting vendor for Sage 500 if they have this security arrangement to help you escape unhurt from ransomware attacks.
Proper distribution of system rights should be practiced with reserved administrative rights. You need to assess the list of users and their expected activities on the cloud platform, and then create their cloud account with only essential permissions to avoid complications.
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Be it your local setup or cloud hosted Sage 500 ERP, data integrity is an essential factor that demands utmost attention. It doesn't only save you from day to day data discrepancy issues, it also helps to recover from ransomware kind of threats. Below are the the few considerations that you should think about your data integrity:
It's absolutely legal to host Sage 500 ERP applications. Sage software encourages its users to use cloud hosting for their business so that Sage 500 applications become more productive and serve their clients better. Sage 500 ERP hosting providers are obliged by US data protection laws, that further enhances its authenticity of legal compliances.
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