ERP Sirius is a Tier 2 / 1 Enterprise Class Application (EAS)

 

Tier 1

The ERP Tier 1 solutions are basically SAP and Oracle. They are designed to service the needs of Fortune 1000 companies, which for the most part are complex, large businesses that have many departments and global locations. Revenues are typically is measured in billions.  A Tier 1 ERP solution is built with the complexity of processes in mind. For example, an ERP Tier 1 allows for several people to be working on a single function.

ERP Sirius is designed to scale up to a Tier 1 ERP.

 

Tier 2

Tier 2 products are on offer from several vendors.  Epicor ERP, Infor, Microsoft, Sage and many vertical players fall into this group.  Tier 1 players have consistently tried to “dumb down” their offerings to find acceptance in this market space and Tier 3 players have tried to move upmarket for the same reason.

ERP Sirius is a Tier 2, designed to scale up to a Tier 1 ERP when a client asks.

 

Tier 3

Examples of Tier 3 are QuickBooks and Sage 50, formerly known as Peachtree. These products do not offer the functionality of Tier 1 and 2 solutions, and may not even qualify as ERP systems. You’re getting basic accounting abilities with these small business tools.

Small businesses or businesses running a vertical line of business (LOB) application with weak accounting benefit from using a Tier 3 solution.  They have a low TCO and are easy to implement.  There is the risk that a growing company will quickly outgrow this type of solution, ERP Sirius has data migration capabilities from these systems.

 

What does Enterprise-Class Application (EAS) mean?

Enterprise-class is a buzzword that refers to applications that are designed to be robust and scalable across a large organization. There are no firm standards for what makes an application or platform enterprise-class, but enterprise-class applications are generally:

  • Open and compatible with existing databases and tools.
  • Customizable for the needs of specific departments.
  • Powerful enough to scale up along with the needs of the business using it.
  • Secure from outside threats and data leaks.