Cloud Business Provider Aplicor Identifies 10 Key Competitive Advantages

September 28, 2011 Off By David
Grazed from TMCNet.  Author: Susan J. Campbell.

Cloud computing and subsequently, cloud business, are garnering much attention as the hype surrounding this alternative to on-premise deployments is mounting. Beyond the hype, however, are proven solutions that can enable your organization to measure powerful improvements.

One company making waves in the cloud business space is Aplicor and the company offers 10 aspects that ensure its competitive advantage…


1.      As a cloud business provider, Aplicor guarantees system availability. This should not be a gamble and Aplicor has effectively achieved 100 percent data center uptime since 2003. To understand the power of this performance, Salesforce.com (News Alert) had to respond to system outages by implementing a new site: trust.salesforce.com. As important as CRM is to the overall performance of the organization, you can’t afford to ignore reliability.

2.      Aplicor is also set apart in its Service Level Agreements (SLAs). The company is the only in the industry to provide each client with an SLA that is backed with a financial guarantee. Aplicor’s SLAs also deliver support without including downtime in its description of system maintenance.

3.      Ease of use is another area where Aplicor is set apart in the cloud business space. The company offers a user interface that provides many-to-one account viewing, as well as one-click-to-anywhere access. As a result, you can easily leap from one account to the next or go anywhere in the system without backing out of multiple screens.

4.      The software scope also must be examined according to breadth and depth. The purpose of this cloud business software is to help your sales reps sell more. Aplicor helps you to apply best practices and use competitive intelligence to drive increased revenue and greater profitability.

5.      Aplicor also offers single vendor accountability and enterprise-wide business systems in its cloud business solution. The integrated front-to-back office SaaS (News Alert) business software solution eliminates the complexity of multiple vendor solutions with differing user interfaces, technologies and support sources.

6.      Business intelligence is a key element within any cloud business solution and Aplicor offers the BI suite that enables data warehousing, online analytical processing (OLAP) and predictive reporting.

7.      Empowering analytics to drive productivity is a key focus in Aplicor’s tools for non-technical resources. The graphical tools enable drag-and-drop functionality, as well as logical assembly constructs.

8.      Aplicor also enables a hosting model with individual client control. Using an isolated hosing model within this cloud business solution, the client enjoys autonomy as if the client were offered on the local desktop instead of through a hosted solution.

9.      Customer support and inclusive pricing are a key focus for Aplicor. All CRM software and customer support within this cloud business solution. The pricing is promised to be simple and free of surprises.

10. Aplicor maintains a company focused on the market and does not strive to be all things to all people. The focus is not to change the cloud business solution to meet the needs of a client outside of the target market. Aplicor is focused on its strengths and pushes its offering out to the appropriate client set.