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By: Angelique Toorians, 9 August 2023 There are always risks in doing business. If your business data is held in a SaaS (Private) Cloud Platform, it is even more important that you will always be able to access your data, even if your Software Supplier goes bankrupt or can no longer provide the agreed services, or if, for example, you want to switch to another supplier, or take the software in-house. Our advice is: arrange insurance with a reliable IT Escrow Insurance agent. What is Saas Escrow? Saas Escrow is an insurance policy that you enter into with a third party. The Saas Escrow insurer generally stores the source code, programme and data of your cloud software safely in a 'secure vault'. With SaaS Escrow, the continuity of the SaaS service is the main focus. It basically ensures the availability of the SaaS service. The software, hosting and access to the data are insured. There are several levels to choose from. What are the risks if you do not take Escrow Insurance? De

Choose a Software System that supports your planning and more By: Angelique Toorians, 12 August 2023 Identifying the "perfect" software system for planning depends on several factors, including your company's specific needs, the complexity of your projects and your personal preferences. There is no one-size-fits-all answer, but we would like to recommend one Software System: Spire Essentials! But before we tell you more about our Spire Essentials, Sector Packages, Building Blocks and Customisation for your own Spire Private Cloud Platform, allow us to briefly touch on the risks you face when your project planning is not done properly. Risks of poor or unclear planning Delays : inadequate planning almost always causes delays in completing tasks and phases of a project. The result: a domino effect and the delay of the entire project schedule. Budget surplus : if insufficient time and resources are allocated in the planning, costs will increase. Improper budget estimates are

How to become the most future-proof. The outcome will surprise you. By: Angelique Toorians, 12 August 2023 Do you want to have a future-proof business, but are not sure what is the best software solution for your company? Let me give you a brief overview of what old legacy systems, such as MSP (Dynamics), offer and compare that with what Spire Solutions has in store for the growth of your business. What do Microsoft Dynamics and many other standard systems have on offer? Consider the following 5 questions: Is Dynamics 100% cloud based ? -No, Dynamics is a semi-cloud one-size-fits-all VPN software solution running on some very expensive MS Azure servers. Do the financial systems and project accounts operate in 100% real time ? - No, Dynamics is set to a fixed default parameter synchronisation. The system is synchronised every 60 minutes. So no 100% real-time, which is what you really would want. Is working with Excel still of this era ? - No, research has shown that 78% of end users wor

How to provide reliable project calculations quickly? By: Angelique Toorians, 9 August 2023 Do you recognise this: inaccurate project calculations because the parameters change regularly? Or your Sales department constantly has to go to the production floor because there has been a small change in the design of a product and therefore a new calculation has to be made for the customer. Procurement frustrated because suddenly more, fewer or different products have to be ordered. Logistics being faced with insufficient warehouse space or production unable to go ahead because the right parts are not in stock. Surely no one wants that! How do you ensure a smooth workflow from start to finish, from the start of a project to the final invoice? So that you can present a reliable estimate, quotation and contract to your clients? That both your employees, and the customer are satisfied with all project results. Some possible consequences of faulty project calculations Financial risks - If, beca

By: Angelique Toorians, 8 August  2023 Is Agile Management just another new fancy term to replace something that has been going on for a long time? Or is it something new? What exactly is Agile Management? And why should you start working Agile as a company? If so,  how do you implement Agile Management? What is Agile Management? Agile means flexibility, adaptability. Agile Management involves an iterative and collaborative approach to managing projects, teams and organisations. Agile Management focuses on adaptability, collaborations both with the customer and both within and between teams, and the continuous implementation of improvements. How does Agile Management exactly work? In Agile Management, projects are divided into small, manageable incremental parts or segments. A multifunctional team works together at every segment in order to deliver a functional product. The team collaborates intensively, shares responsibilities and makes collective decisions to realise the goals of a p

Generate consistent and high-quality business documents without much effort By: Serge Janssen Daalen, 10 August 2023 The process of converting, translating the requirements and wishes of clients into clear and specific parameters, which must then be incorporated into the quotation or contract, can be tedious and is often a complicated process. In the end, what you want is a quotation or contract that exactly matches the client's expectations and needs. There is a way to accomplish this translation almost fully automated, a way that allows you to create consistent and partly standardised offers, contracts, invoices and other documents. Are you curious about how to implement this into your business? We at Spire Solutions offer this option within our Spire System and our Sector Packages, Building Blocks and Customisation. Below you will find a short roadmap. How do you create your own templates? With the Spire System, you can easily make the automatic translation of client requiremen

By: Serge Janssen Daalen, 26 July 2023 As an IT expert with over 18 years of experience, I understand how important it is for companies to invest in robust ERP Cloud solutions for their business operations. These systems are critical to a company's success and it is vital that the systems are always available. How do we guarantee the continuity of these systems even in the event of unforeseen circumstances? SaaS Escrow My advice to all my clients is to seriously consider an additional guarantee arrangement like SaaS Escrow. Saas Escrow is a guarantee agreement, a form of security, that you enter into with a third party. The Saas Escrow insurer stores, among other things, the source code, the program and the data of the cloud software securely in a 'secure vault'. SaaS Escrow ensures that your system is and always remains available, no matter what happens to your Software provider. With SaaS Escrow, the continuity of the SaaS service is paramount. Avoid continuity issues Wi