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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 — 1672 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 — 1308 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 — 1504 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 — 1382 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 — 930 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 — 1844 views ERP Excel HR Software

10 great new features in Odoo 12
There is always room for improvement. So, when the (already pretty great) Odoo released version 12 in October last year, we knew there would be some...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— March 2019 — 1481 views Feature rich ERP Odoo ERP Odoo V12

How to choose an Odoo ERP partner
You’re looking for an ERP system and you’ve settled on Odoo. Great choice. Odoo might be relatively new to the ERP scene, but it’s been making big w...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— March 2019 — 1495 views ERP ERP Partner Odoo ERP

The business case for adopting Odoo
In our previous match-up between Odoo Enterprise and SAP Business One, we compared the two leading ERP systems to find out who came out on top for t...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— January 2019 — 1821 views ERP Odoo ERP

Odoo vs SAP Business One: what’s best for SMEs?
If your business wants to improve its performance, an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system can be a solid investment. However, it isn’t as simp...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— January 2019 — 3252 views ERP Odoo ERP SAP Business One

Odoo project costs: how to plan
So, you’ve decided to deploy Odoo HR, the open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Unsurprising, really – the suite of apps within the s...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— November 2018 — 2483 views ERP ERP project costs Odoo ERP

10 ways ERP systems can save you money
Every business wants to save money, which is why Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have become so popular in the last few years. One of the...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— October 2018 — 1924 views ERP Odoo ERP

How biometrics help HR Managers sleep at night
Biometric technology has gained significant traction in recent years, moving from the realms of James Bond films to something the vast majority of c...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— September 2018 — 1438 views Attendance software Biometrics HR Software Time and Attendance

What is attendance software and why does every business need it?
Time is money’, the old adage goes. Whilst organisations certainly vary in terms of how tightly they need to track it, there is no doubt that all ne...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— September 2018 — 1342 views Attendance software Biometrics HR Software Time and Attendance

Why we speak Energy Broker language
At Smart IT when we first started working  with Energy Brokers, we realised that we got to the bottom of things (such as system enhancements or prob...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Angela Lawson
— August 2018 — 1272 views

Seven signs your company is ready for ERP
You've got your head around what an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is. You understand the benefits it could offer your small business. Bu...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— August 2018 — 1499 views

What is ERP and why should small businesses care?
If you run a start-up or SME and have anything to do with IT procurement, the chances are you will hear about ERP sooner or later. But what is it? A...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Angela Lawson
— August 2018 — 1238 views