Cloud solutions to help your business save costs and drive-up revenue.
Your business is a complicated institution that requires management and planning. These activities are time-consuming and need focus, so it’s always an advantage when you can handle them smarter, faster, and with better results.
Computer software has helped with those improvements for decades. The first commercial computers did logistical planning and forecasting. The first application that made Apple’s computers popular in the 1980s was a spreadsheet. Blackberry, the brand that launched the smartphone market in the 1990s, attracted millions of business users because it made email and other communications much more convenient.
Today, the advantage comes from cloud software. You don’t have to buy expensive software licenses. With an affordable subscription, you get access to powerful business software that you can access securely from your laptop, tablet, or phone, and enjoy cutting-edge features such as artificial intelligence.
There are many ways such software can help you manage your business more effectively. Here are several examples for major business areas such as resource management, finances, marketing, human resources, and IT.
Vodacom BusinessOne+
Enterprise resource management (ERP) systems are powerful and multi-faceted business suites that can cover everything from accounting to inventory to customer relationships. Once only affordable to large companies, cloud-based ERPs such as Vodacom BusinessOne+, powered by ERP leader SAP, gives those same features to small and medium businesses.
Deel Local Payroll
Managing payroll is one of the most crucial yet time-consuming tasks in every business. A cloud-based payroll platform makes things easier in several ways. They can automate pay, leave, and tax calculations; they provide self-service access for employees to payslips and leave applications; and they automatically update any new labour or tax laws. Deel Local Payroll (formerly PaySpace) is a world-class South African-made payroll service with all those features and more.
Fiskl
If you want to get paid, you must send out invoices. These can become very complicated, especially when juggling different hours, rates, and currencies. Fiskl is an excellent invoice-management service that runs seamlessly on your phone, so you can create and issue quotes, statements, and invoices from anywhere. It integrates with your accounting software, has useful features such as payment reminders, and lets you custom brand your invoices to look extra professional.
Buffer
Looking towards marketing, many businesses create more leads and income through their social media presence. But managing those accounts can be a full-time job – unless you use a service like Buffer. This platform provides a central space where you can connect to different social media accounts, plan and schedule updates, and see detailed analytics of their performance.
Canva
Your business image matters a lot, so don’t neglect how it looks to others. Whether it’s an online ad, a brochure, your website, or even the signature banner in your email, you want professional visuals. Canva is the premier site for affordable design assets and tools, and it makes collaboration with multiple people easy. It also has good generative AI services and many thousands of useful templates.
Vodacom Employee Engagement Platform
Your employees are your biggest asset. But it’s easy to lose touch with many of your workers. They might lose morale and do worse at their jobs, or they might leave, incurring the cost of hiring and acclimatising a new employee. Get rid of the disconnect with the Vodacom Employee Engagement Platform. It’s a mobile-first service that creates communication channels and access to announcements, learning materials, and employee services through one secure portal.
Workforce Management Timecard
Keep on top of workforce movements and activities with this automated and feature-rich service. Workforce Management Timecard uses phone apps to track times, locations, and tasks, and provides more than a dozen types of reports to get detailed analytics on what your employees are doing. It can also integrate with payroll software to automate salary calculations.
Vodacom Secure Device Management
Today’s companies rely on smart devices such as phones and tablets. But these also pose a risk if they are lost or if cybercriminals hack them. Keep control over business devices with the robust Vodacom Secure Device Management service. Agents on each device provided access and feedback to a centralised web-based portal where IT staff monitor all the devices. Easily add employee devices so they can keep working without harming your security.
Vodacom Managed Security Services
Digital security is crucial. Cybercriminals love to target small and medium businesses. Don’t find out the hard way that criminals are targeting you. A managed security service provides affordable access to top-tier cybersecurity services and professionals. Vodacom Managed Security Services helps assess your risks, protect your people and data, detect attempted attacks, and respond to defeat online criminals.
Research shows that cloud software has multiple benefits for your business. Get a digital overview of your business operations, save time, increase your flexibility and data security.
