Sage Presentation EMCVPA

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As the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts respond to the COVID-19
crisis, the ICT department has decided to activate our long-overdue Business Continuity
Plan for Sage Accounting Application.
Hosting it in the Cloud!

2. 2P a g e
Instant access to real-time customer data, reports, and analysis, via ANY DEVICE
Bonus: Business Continuity
Why Hosting in the
Cloud?

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2014
to
2018
2019 2020 2021
Major Upgrade
Upgrading Sage to
300c 2018 from 2014
ERP
Keep Current
Keeping all of our Systems
and Employees current
Use of Sage
Using Sage to Support
The Finanace and
Accounts Department
Sage Cloud
Moving Sage to The
Cloud
• Implementation of Sage
• Major Upgrade
• Upgrade to Sage Cloud
• Keeping Sage Current
3P a g e

4. 4P a g e
Cloud computing is now a proven, mainstream alternative for colleges like us, especially in these times. Moving to the
cloud should be designed in such a way that it ensures Business Continuity.
#3 Security
How can you guarantee security with
any selected implementation?
#6 And the Big
Question: Costing.
What is the estimated dollar value for
a project like this.
#2 Additional Modules
We need to understand what/if any
other modules are required to
support our plan
#5 Based on Design:
Time Factor
At this point time is crucial
#1 Syncing Vs. Complete Migration
On-premise is critical to us; Again, our
Data Protections Act might soon prevent
us from hosting our data outside
Jamaica. We want to be fluid enough to
support Sage on-site..
#4 Backup and Redundancy Plan
Building our in-house server with the
hassle of maintaining the backup of
massive data is a significant concern
for us.
6 Main Concerns of ICT
We have several custom modules that were
currently a part of our Sage Installation on Campus;
it is therefore very critical that these applications
work in whatever solution we design. All users
should be able to access the same features,
functionalities as a Sage 300 ERP deployed on-
premise solution.
Additional Modules includes: Asset Management
and Purchasing Workflow
We strongly believe in uninterrupted services
to all features of the Sage Application.

5. 5P a g e
Now we should be able to decide on the way
forward and set some timelines.
Question and
Answer Session

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Q&A