Top Cloud ERP Myths…BUSTED!

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 • All customers on the most current version • Maintenance and support included
• No upgrades ever • No up-front hardware or software costs
• Software scales as you do • 100% cloud, not cloud as an “option”

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 Myth 1: FACT:
The Cloud Isn’t Secure.
FALSE According to Information Age, you’ve
only to look at the number of
penetration attacks on on-premise
environments to see that statistically
it’s been proven that people cannot
manage security well under this
deployment model.

Plex performs security and access

controls to the highest industry
standards and completes SOC 1 and
SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 audits
annually.

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 Myth 2: FACT:
Every ERP Vendor has a Cloud Option.
When software, data and related
FALSE
infrastructure are often hosted remotely and
accessed via the Internet, it’s known as cloud
computing.

Then there’s Native Cloud ERP: capabilities

and functions developed exclusively for cloud
delivery.

Native cloud vendors exhibit unique features

that take full advantage of the cloud
environment:
• Superior manufacturing system
connectivity
• Integration capabilities
• Built-in industrial strength security and
more

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 Myth 3: FACT:
In the Cloud, I Don’t Own My Own Data.
FALSE

Cloud providers generally provide

transparent access to their customer
data. For example, Plex provides
100% access with better uptime than
in-house systems. Your data is
backed up frequently and copies are
stored off-site. The data is yours and
available for transfer to another
supplier (or to bring back in-house).

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 Myth 4: FACT:
The Cloud is More Expensive in the Long Run.
FALSE

Research by Computer Economics

found that cloud users spend an
average of 16.3% less as a
percentage of revenue on IT
operations and 18.5% less per user,
compared to traditional on-site IT
operations which often have to factor
costly upgrades into their equation.

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 Myth 5: FACT:
Outages Occur More Frequently in the Cloud.
FALSE

Plex delivers 99.985% uptime. That

translates to about 1.5 minutes per
week, on average, that the system is
unavailable.

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 Myth 6: FACT:
Cloud is One-Size-Fits-All. We’re Unique.
FALSE

“While many cloud solutions exist,

very few of them are truly unique.”
Native cloud is more than just a
deployment option – it offers
unparalleled flexibility that gives
companies the freedom and agility
needed for their business.

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Plex Advantage
Plex offers a 100% native cloud ERP solution, fully
security certified with annual SOC1/SOC2 audits.

Plex provides total data access to customers and

Our customers’
99.985% system uptime, while offering better long-
term value over on-premise and hosted cloud
solutions by eliminating intrusive and costly
upgrades. success is the
Highly configurable, fully integrated, and with
superior system connectivity, the Plex foundation of our
Manufacturing Cloud is today’s premier
representative of optimized, true cloud ERP. business.

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