Introduction to Sage 100: Tailored for Mid-Sized Businesses

Sage 100 is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution that is affordable and customizable. Priced at about $1,300 per year for a single user, it caters to a range of business needs, including auditing, financial reporting, inventory management, and various customizable modules. Primarily targeting mid-sized businesses, Sage 100 offers more than basic accounting capabilities. It’s particularly well-suited for companies in need of in-depth financial management, reporting, and insights, as well as comprehensive payroll and time tracking. Manufacturing and distribution companies find Sage 100cloud particularly beneficial, thanks to features like inventory requirements planning.

Now, let’s revisit the deployment options for Sage 100:

On-Premises: For the Control Enthusiasts

When to Choose:

Ideal for businesses prioritizing full control over software and data.
Best for companies with strong IT infrastructure and resources.
Suitable for compliance-driven data storage in-house.
Good choice for areas with unreliable internet connectivity.

Sage Partner Cloud: A Modern, Flexible Solution

When to Choose:

For businesses without significant third-party integrations and primarily seeking cloud-based accounting.
Generally deployed and managed by your Sage partner for an additional fee.
Offers Sage 100, Sage 300, or Sage X3 in the cloud using platforms like Microsoft Azure, AWS, or other Sage-accredited platforms.
Designed for post-pandemic flexibility and cost-effectiveness.
Offers scalability, business continuity, and secure, reliable hosting with minimal downtime.
With easy migration from on-premises to the cloud, this option ensures seamless migration without retraining.
For more information, visit Sage Partner Cloud.

Third-Party Cloud Host: Customizable and Innovative

When to Choose:

Best for companies looking to move accounting AND other computer systems to the cloud
One option – Summit Hosting – offers a highly customizable and secure cloud environment, ideal for maintaining control over infrastructure and data.
Desktop as a Service (DaaS) allows secure access to virtual desktops and applications from anywhere.
Empowers remote workforces with managed Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions.
Managed Platform as a Service (PaaS) for the development of flexible, customized virtual platform applications.
Offers application hosting, hybrid cloud, and managed public cloud solutions.
Emphasizes collaboration with clients to create unique cloud solutions.
For more information, visit Summit Hosting Cloud Services.

Conclusion

Choosing between on-premises, Sage Partner Cloud, and third-party hosts like Summit Hosting depends on your control needs, compliance requirements, IT infrastructure, and physical resource investments. Each option offers distinct advantages, from on-premises control to Sage Partner Cloud’s balanced cloud solution, and the flexibility and customization of third-party hosts. Consider your business needs carefully to make the best decision.

According to an agenda for upcoming Sage Partner Kickoff meetings being held on October 27-28, 2020 Sage is readying a partner-hosted Azure offering for Sage 100 and Sage 300.

Customers need more than one path to the cloud. That’s why we’re introducing our new partner-hosted cloud offering to give Sage 100 & Sage 300 customers the ability to move to the cloud without having to change systems. We’ll dive into the details of how our new Azure-hosted partner solution works including what you need to do in order to sell it.

We’ve been hearing rumors of some type of offering which creates another option for Sage 100cloud users who are unsure of how to move their accounting system to the cloud.

Cloud hosting for Sage 100 has been available for quite some time so Sage’s offering is likely more of a marketing campaign to make existing customers aware of the capability to run Sage 100cloud on hosted platforms.

Sage is also emailing customers about free Azure Active Directory Premium licenses. These licenses appear to offer a way for Sage 100cloud users to connect to the Sage Contact offering which connects Office 365 contacts to Sage 100cloud. The licenses may also provide a way to utilize an upcoming Sage 100cloud Open API Builder recently demonstrated on YouTube.

We will have more information about Sage 100cloud Azure hosting options once Sage formally unveils this program. There will likely be an additional fee for this hosting although it’s unknown whether this might be billed along with the Sage 100cloud subscription or separately by the hosting partner.

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Sage Readies Partner-Hosted Sage 100cloud on Azure

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