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Why now is the prime time to invest in ERP
There is no doubt that these are uncertain times. The dark clouds of recession are swirling on the horizon. Governments and businesses alike are cau...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— June 2020 — 26 views Cloud ERP Odoo ERP

Why choose Odoo ecommerce?
The array of ecommerce platforms and solutions for online retailers to choose from can be dizzying. Major names like Magento have carved out substan...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— June 2020 — 129 views Cloud ERP Ecommerce Odoo ERP

Odoo vs Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Not so long ago we  blogged [1]  a compare and contrast between Odoo and SAP Business One, going through the pros and cons of these contrasting En...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— June 2020 — 242 views Cloud ERP Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Odoo Odoo ERP

5 tips for ecommerce ERP integration
Ready to deploy a new ERP system in your ecommerce business? You have a complicated journey to navigate. How can you ensure your deployment goes as ...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— May 2020 — 141 views Cloud ERP Ecommerce

ERP vs MRP: understanding the key differences
Sometimes it can feel like the world of enterprise IT is rife with acronyms. ERP? MRP? What’s the difference? Does your business need one, both or n...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— May 2020 — 102 views Cloud ERP MRP Odoo Odoo ERP

Keeping your company operational and your employees productive
We are all experiencing exponential challenges to keep our businesses operational and enabling our employees to work safely from home whilst maintai...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— March 2020 — 742 views covid-19 home working managed services

Tips for seamless POS and ERP integration
Does your business process sales directly from customers? Perhaps you are a retailer, a hospitality or leisure business, a visitor attraction? Soone...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— March 2020 — 365 views Cloud ERP Odoo ERP Point of Sale System integration

How ERP integrated with CRM enhances customer experience
‘The customer is always right.’ It’s a cliché for a reason. Foreground your customers in everything you do – try to think in terms of their goals, n...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— February 2020 — 258 views Cloud ERP Customer Experience Odoo Odoo ERP

What’s new in Odoo 13?
The latest iteration of Odoo, version 13, was released at the end of 2019 – and we think there is plenty to get excited about. In this blog, we’re t...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— January 2020 — 591 views Odoo 13 Odoo ERP

Six reasons to choose Odoo
Readers familiar with Smart IT will know that we are evangelical about using Odoo for your enterprise resource planning (ERP) needs. It is one of th...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— January 2020 — 456 views ERP Odoo

How to ensure a successful rollout of your HR system
So, you’ve decided the time is right to deploy an HR system within your organisation. You’ve gone through the process of defining your needs, review...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— November 2019 — 583 views Cloud ERP HR HR Software Odoo

Five reasons an HR system will keep your MD happy
Has your organisation invested in a digital HR system yet? Business analysts, heads of finance, IT directors – plenty of organisational stakeholders...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— September 2019 — 513 views Cloud ERP HR HR Software

How an HR system will help you attract and retain talent
People are your organisation’s greatest asset. It’s an old mantra. Attracting and encouraging the very best talent to join your organisation, and nu...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— August 2019 — 468 views Cloud ERP HR HR Software Odoo

How to choose the best HR software for your business
So you’ve decided the time is right to invest in HR software. But with a bewildering array of choices out there, how do you know what is right for y...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— August 2019 — 596 views Cloud ERP HR HR Software

Cloud ERP vs traditional on-premise: why you should consider Odoo
In 2016,  Forrester reported [1] that the market for enterprise resource planning (ERP) software was moving clearly towards the cloud, with 43% of o...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— July 2019 — 896 views Cloud ERP Odoo On-premise

Why your growing business needs CRM
One of the challenges for any new and growing business is the timings and nature of decisions regarding the deployment of enterprise technology. Man...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Sara Brian
— July 2019 — 717 views Cloud ERP CRM Opportunity management Sales software

How cloud ERP is transforming the manufacturing industry
We blogged recently about some of the massive array of benefits that manufacturing businesses can achieve by deploying enterprise resource...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— July 2019 — 714 views Cloud ERP ERP Manufacturing Odoo

The benefits of ERP for UK manufacturers
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is sector-neutral. Its capabilities in automating and unifying organisations’ back-office processes, cre...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— May 2019 — 837 views ERP Manufacturing Odoo

The importance of digital taxation
Making Tax Digital (MTD) is, in the  None [1] government’s own words , part of ‘HMRC’s ambition to become one of the most digitally advanced tax ad...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— May 2019 — 596 views digital taxat

Excel overload: 5 reasons your company needs HR software
Every business has to start somewhere. But there is only so far a spreadsheet will get you. Which is why all successful businesses eventually opt t...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— April 2019 — 963 views ERP Excel HR Software