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When it comes to ERP software, Orange County provides a home for a large variety of consulting firms and ERP information resources. In the design and development of ERP software, Orange County has also played a strong role, acting as home base to many firms, dealerships and partnerships that contribute to ERP infrastructures, software product suites, and business management tools related to payroll, accounting and HR that can be run from an integrated ERP platform. ERP software, Orange County, and software based business solutions have a long history together that can be traced back to the earliest days of the west coast’s role as our country’s technology hub.
In the early years of ERP software, Orange County software firms bore witness to the first implementations of MRP business solutions in the manufacturing sector. During the approach of the new millennium, when many large businesses were scrambling to replace their legacy systems with new ERP software, Orange County developers stood to reap the benefits. Now that ERP integrated business solutions have more or less saturated the large enterprise market, many Orange County consulting firms, software developers and dealerships who have withstood the cycle of boom and bust are preparing for the next wave—the adoption of ERP systems by smaller and mid-sized businesses.
The future still contains some uncertainties regarding the anticipated widespread small business adoption of ERP software. Orange Country, like many other metropolitan centers who stand to ride the waves of technology trends, is poised for growth if small businesses see vast returns on their ERP systems and other small and mid-sized businesses follow suit. Large ERP vendors and providers are putting considerable development effort into customizing their product suites to fit smaller budgets, and new industry specific ERP start-ups appear on the market every year. In addition, hosting solutions and outsourcing options are increasing small business access to ERP software. Orange County software development and consulting firms stand to experience a strong resurgence if these trends continue.
As far as current growth and hiring are concerned, Orange County may be an excellent destination for software industry employees who are looking for work. Home prices, though still high in some areas, are significantly lower than they were a few years ago. And survey data suggests that Orange County residents experience a higher than average quality of life, even during the current economic downturn.
No study can accurately predict the future for ERP software, Orange County, business and technological trends, or the national economy. But if ERP providers continue to aggressively pursue small business ERP market share and small businesses see ongoing returns on their ERP investments, the outlook for all four of these may be very bright.
Erin Sweeney
ERP Software Orange County
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