Not every business that uses computers is automated.
Not every business that has databases is automated.
Business automation is a function of your business processes. Good processes with a logical order, clear lines of authority, and non-redundancy lend themselves to automation.
A good database system can help to automate your business https://vaigeneri..gra/. But it is also true that a bad database system can just perpetuate the same old redundant and unnecessary processes.
The key is not to just move your processes from paper to digital. The real need is to first evaluate your processes before you lock them into a custom database solution. If you simply capture systems which do not work, your business will not gain the advantage it could have with an automated system.
Example: a magazine publishing company uses the following systems to publish their magazine: the secretary tracks all customer data in Outlook; the salesman uses on on-line system like SalesForce.com or something else in the cloud so they can access customer information on the road; the accounting department uses Quickbooks; the production department uses Google Docs and DropBox to store their work. And everybody sends email to everybody.
The problem here is that this is not a business automation system. This is just a conglomeration of digital services. An automated business system would track progress of each stage along the way, would share data, share resources, and would automatically push the updates, memo’s, and messages on to the next person in the process who needs to take action. It would track the work, and be able to let management know at any point in time how many projects exist, and at what stage. It would also be able to tell total income and expected income for each month.
That is real business automation and that is what excites us here at HighPower Data Solutions. We love to see businesses succeed through business data automation systems. That’s what we do. That’s what we can build for you.
~ William Miller, President
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