Cloud EDI 9 Compelling Reasons to Switch

OpenEDI Cloud Managed Services

The main reason businesses switch to cloud-based EDI is to reap the benefits of big business infrastructure, without having to implement and manage EDI directly. Until recently, EDI software and servers almost always resided in the office, where they would be administered by in-house IT staff. This type of deployment is referred to as on premise. In the last several years cloud based EDI has become increasingly popular.

Cloud based EDI (also called cloud EDI) enables companies to access EDI software and servers located in a secure data centre, maintained by the EDI service provider. These subscriber-based services are delivered in real time over the Internet. Visit www.Cloud9EDI.com

1000′s of businesses have found the many attributes of cloud-based OpenEDI very attractive. Here are nine compelling reasons why:

1. Cloud EDI can improve employee productivity. Using Transalis web-based OpenEDI, employees and trading partners can easily access EDI documents in or out of the office. Many businesses have employees working remotely, and need both mobility and flexibility. Cloud EDI is a straightforward and affordable way of addressing those needs, especially when using intuitive, familiar software that employees can easily understand. 

2. Cloud EDI reduces upfront costs. Choosing or migrating to a cloud-based EDI solution reduces the upfront costs associated with implementing EDI. There is no software or servers to buy and maintain. The cloud-based subscription model allows businesses to easily increase or decrease their use of cloud EDI services according to their needs. 

3. Cloud EDI boosts collaboration. Employees and trading partners everywhere can access and work with the same EDI files in real time – no more emails back and forth with attachments to open. Better collaboration improves productivity. 

4. Cloud EDI provides business resiliency.  Studies have shown that more than 50% of businesses will go out of business within a year of a major internal business systems failure, virus or cyber attack and data loss. In a cloud EDI environment, if you lose your laptop – or worse, your whole office – you can get back to business in no time. All your business information and EDI files remain securely in place. 

5. Cloud EDI is easy. The transfer of EDI information into “the cloud” is very straightforward. No need to install new hardware or software; no IT administration. It is seamless to the user. Saving EDI documents to an OpenEDI Cloud9 Drive is the same process as saving it to a hard drive. No training is required. 

6. Cloud EDI is accessible. Offering easy access, file sharing and data integration from any Internet connection, cloud EDI allows employees and trading partners access via any computer, laptop, tablet or smart phone. 

7. Cloud EDI is secure. In fact, cloud EDI can be more secure than traditional EDI infrastructure. Cloud EDI providers like Transalis build multiple levels of security and redundancy into their data centre set ups. 

8. Cloud EDI is global. There’s nothing stopping any organisation rolling out EDI to all their large, small & medium size trading partners for total supply chain EDI enablement.

9. Cloud EDI is EDI Made Easy! Start using or switch to Cloud EDI and you’ll be on “Cloud 9” in no time.

The great thing about cloud EDI is that it’s not an all-or-nothing proposition. Even if you already have servers and an IT staff, you can pick just one application such as EDI that you think would be better served in the cloud. With few exceptions, a mix and match of in-house and cloud-computing software works just great! 

Contact
Adam Swanson, Business Development Manager
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