Maximising the potential of your financial/business management software while keeping costs in check is crucial.
If you’re an Infor SunSystems user (whether that be cloud/on-premise/hybrid) looking for powerful enhancements without breaking the bank, the UniFi Platform offers an array of features and use cases that will elevate your SunSystems experience. UniFi is a next-generation accounting, finance and business process automation platform that empowers staff to build business apps to streamline processes, improve reporting and eliminate integration issues.
It’s enterprise-grade software without the price tag. Unlike other platforms, there are no paywalls or modularised costs, you also get the option of free implementation. From £11 per user per month, there’s no other platform on the market that provides all the features and use cases that UniFi does.
Here’s a comprehensive guide on how to enhance SunSystems on a budget with UniFi:
Unified Data Integration
How: UniFi connects and consolidates data from various sources, whether they are on-premise systems or cloud-based applications, directly into SunSystems. It can act as a central hub, streamlining data flow and ensuring consistent information across your organisation. Not only can you push or pull data from different systems, but you can also use the middleware to convert data into a different format. For example converting XML2 to JSON.
Benefit: Seamlessly integrate various data sources, both on-premise and in the cloud, into SunSystems. This reduces organisational costs, but also saves IT time due to easy to use middleware. It also saves your accounting team time, due to eliminating the need to manually input data.
Cost-saving: Consolidate data from multiple systems into a single source of truth, reducing the need for multiple expensive integrations and additional tools.- Simplified Integrations
How: UniFi’s customisable data connectors enable your IT team to easily link your existing business systems with SunSystems. The platform simplifies integration processes, making it easier to connect different tools and systems without the hassle of managing complex configurations.
Benefit: Utilise UniFi’s flexible and customisable data connectors to simplify integrations between your existing business systems and SunSystems. This saves time and empowers your IT team.
Cost-saving: Eliminate the need to manage multiple systems, licenses, renewal dates, and configurations, reducing overall operational costs. You’ll also reduce your reliance and associated costs with consultants, as you’ll no longer need complex middleware. - Advanced Reporting and Business Intelligence
How: UniFi offers advanced analytics and reporting tools that go beyond SunSystems’s standard module offerings. It integrates with your data sources to provide deep insights through intuitive dashboards and reports, all at a fraction of the cost of traditional BI tools.
Benefit: Access powerful business intelligence and reporting tools, offering a cost-effective and user-friendly alternative to SunSystems’ standard analytics. Your staff can spend more time on strategic tasks, rather than manual report building.
Cost-saving: Gain deep insights into your business data without the need for expensive add-ons or third-party analytics tools. - Cost Savings on User Licenses
How: UniFi enables your team members to perform tasks without requiring full SunSystems licences. It acts as an intermediary platform, providing necessary functionalities while reducing the number of full licences required.
Benefit: Enable team members to perform specific tasks through Unifi without requiring full SunSystems licenses.
Cost-saving: Reduce the number of full SunSystems licenses needed, significantly lowering software licensing costs. - Automated Workflow and Data Entry
How: UniFi automates routine tasks and data entry processes by connecting directly to SunSystems and pulling in the necessary data from other systems automatically. This reduces the need for manual data entry, minimising errors and saving valuable time.
Benefit: Automate routine tasks and data entry into SunSystems, reducing manual work and minimising errors. This frees up time for higher value tasks, that will have an impact on your bottom line.
Cost-saving: Save time and resources by automating processes that would otherwise require costly manual labour. - Enhanced Accounts Payable with Autonomous Data Capture
How: UniFi integrates Autonomous Data Capture (you might know the outdated software called: Optical Character Recognition/OCR) and AI-powered tools for processing purchase invoices and expenses at scale. These tools automatically scan, capture, and input data into SunSystems, streamlining your accounts payable processes.
Benefit: Improve invoice processing and expense management with Autonomous Data Capture and AI-powered apps not natively available in standard SunSystems.
Cost-saving: Automate and streamline accounts payable processes, reducing manual processing costs and improving accuracy. - Powerful Middleware for High-Volume Data Processing
How: UniFi’s middleware solution handles the transfer and processing of large data volumes with ease. It efficiently manages large-scale data migrations, ensuring that your data moves smoothly into SunSystems, even in high-volume scenarios. In one example, a user of UniFi automated 250,000 invoices a month in just a few hours.
Benefit: Handle large-scale data migrations and processing with Unifi’s robust middleware solution.
Cost-saving: Efficiently manage and process high volumes of data without the need for expensive, specialised data migration tools. - Scalable Data Management and Compliance
How: UniFi provides tools for maintaining data quality and ensuring compliance with industry regulations, helping you avoid compliance issues and maintain accurate records.
Benefit: Ensure data quality and compliance with industry regulations through UniFi’s robust features.
Cost-saving: Avoid costly compliance breaches and ensure accurate, up-to-date data without additional governance tools.
Conclusion
By leveraging the UniFi Platform, you can enhance SunSystems’ functionality while keeping costs under control. From £11 per user per month, UniFi is the most cost-effective platform available that provides the breadth and depth of features and use cases to enhance SunSystems (and other financial management solutions, such as NetSuite).
From advanced reporting and workflow automation to cost-effective licensing solutions and simplified integrations, these eight strategies can help you get the most out of SunSystems without overspending.
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N.B. This repurposed blog post originated on the UniFi website.
