In today's market smaller businesses often find themselves challenged by the cost of leading software solutions that are more affordable to larger enterprises. As ICT infrastructures evolve, users have to adapt rapidly if they want to compete.
Annette M"uller, General Manager at Comparex South Africa, a leading software and services provider says, "Often we deal with SME clients that are searching for alternative software brands that offer similar services as larger vendor products but without the cost.
"This is often a fine line because while many alternative software bands suggest a wide variety of functions, business systems need to be operational and fully communicative within the global ICT environment."
Part of Comparex's service offering to clients is to source reliable alternative software brands that are contractually sound with licence renewal options that ensure seamless functionality of the client's environment and business systems.
M"uller says: "The cloud is now actively part of all business environments and continues to embed itself deeper. One of the software brands Comparex has found to ease the complicity of enterprise management systems is Veeam, a product that offers data protection solutions suited to a virtual environment."
According to M"uller, Veeam provides intuitive and affordable solutions that are built for virtual environments and the cloud allowing businesses to actively modernise their data centre whilst bridging the gap between other virtualisation software brands and leading operating systems.
Aside from ensuring that the backend of the ICT environment is functioning efficiently Think-Cell, a leading software product offers executives professionals the ability save time preparing business presentations. Think-Cell uses the flexibility of PowerPoint and Microsoft Office into result-oriented efficiency time-critical, high-quality business presentations.
M"uller adds that SAP has also created business intelligence solutions that assist companies, particularly SMEs. BI Edge helps users leverage the insights provided through strategic reporting and dashboards to provide an in-depth analysis of company data and existing practices. Once critical areas have been identified, processes can be streamlined and productivity increased.
Crystal Reports, also by SAP gives businesses the ability to tailor their reporting to suite their particular company's needs. Target reporting helps identify key focus areas around performance to uncover hidden information or crisis points. This enables your business to make smarter decisions based on secure, easy-to-understand data. Crystal Reports also allows for online sharing and mobile capabilities to make sure your essential data is a touch away.
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