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• Mission-critical role it plays in your operations

• Impact in case of its unavailability

• Difficulty and cost faced in replacing it.

Perhaps the first thing you’ll think would be your human resources. And they certainly are right up there. We believe your business application software – software that runs your business – should top your list. Your Business Application Software is an expert system with all the business rules and unique features embedded in it. It is designed and evolved to run your mission-critical operations unavailability of which can perhaps bring business to a stand still.

Existence of these back-end operational systems is vital to any serious e-business initiative. Almost all of the information seen in the web-enabled applications originates from these systems and also end up in the databases creating transactional history.

If your consider the initial price and all the investment that has gone into it for implementation, modifications and enhancements plus user training and the transaction history that has built in it over time, it is certainly the most valuable component of your IT infrastructure.

Even if you find today a state-of-the-art ERP software package billed as the next generation must-have of the new millennium, the fact is that migrating to it is not exactly the same thing as upgrading your desktop to the next windows. 

Effectively managing the business application software so vital to business should be a top priority in a well managed IT department. It means having acceptable procedures for its back up and change management, appropriate programming standards and system documentation. But it is equally important that users have full confidence in its integrity and knowledge to fully exploit it for business. It will not be a stretch to suggest that a well managed application software needs to stay in step with changing business model, rules and processes.                                      

Many organizations have found the hard way how a badly managed application software can become a liability rather than an asset and a competitive advantage. It all starts with what were to be “one time” small changes programmed without proper standards with a heavy dose of hard-coded business logic. Patch work starts soon after that and users starts to find “ways around”. Some over zealous and sometimes frustrated users start creating their own islands of information outside the core business systems. Then there comes a time where nobody knows how the system functions or worse should it function.

The original developers/enhancers of the application software are seldom around for too long. All this creates an exposure for the organization since it always depended on individuals to maintain the software. Not having the knowledge as to how the software functions is an exposure in itself. Couple that with the fact that nobody knows if it can be modified or enhanced without compromising its integrity and damaging its other parts when business comes calling for a new request critically needing the functionality or knowledge to stay competitive in a changing marketplace.                                                                                                                       

All human systems rely on institutions, standards and best practices to preserve and manage what is worthwhile. For something as critical as application software there should be no exception. Continuity of support is best guaranteed when reliance is shifted from an individual to an organization.                                                                                                   

Even in a well managed IT department, day to day production issues take over the attention of resources to the point where new business requests and new technology initiatives are put on the back burner. In times like these, you need a trusted partner that can help you - someone who knows your business, your organization and more importantly your business application software. We essentially become an extension of your IT department making sure that deadlines are met and strategic initiatives are rolled out according to business’s demands.

There will be many who will sell you the next-big-thing technological gadget. Our product is our relationship with you. A close and long-term relationship that means we are there when you need us. Our promise is simple – We will take care of you. And we have references to back it up. We are ready to invest our time and effort to work with you. It takes time to build relationships – contact us at your earliest convenience.