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    Epicor Eclipse

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AEpicor Eclipse is an end-to-end business system for wholesale distributors, as well as electrical, HVAC, plumbing and PVF businesses. Eclipse simplifies complex distribution processes found in today’s dynamic supply chains.N/A

    Google Compute Engine

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Compute Engine is an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) product from Google Cloud. It provides virtual machines with carbon-neutral infrastructure which run on the same data centers that Google itself uses.

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    Epicor EclipseGoogle Compute Engine
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Preemptible Price - Predefined Memory
    0.000892 / GB
    Hour
    Three-year commitment price - Predefined Memory
    $0.001907 / GB
    Hour
    One-year commitment price - Predefined Memory
    $0.002669 / GB
    Hour
    On-demand price - Predefined Memory
    $0.004237 / GB
    Hour
    Preemptible Price - Predefined vCPUs
    0.006655 / vCPU
    Hour
    Three-year commitment price - Predefined vCPUS
    $0.014225 / CPU
    Hour
    One-year commitment price - Predefined vCPUS
    $0.019915 / vCPU
    Hour
    On-demand price - Predefined vCPUS
    $0.031611 / vCPU
    Hour
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Epicor EclipseGoogle Compute Engine
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Prices vary according to region (i.e US central, east, & west time zones). Google Compute Engine also offers a discounted rate for a 1 & 3 year commitment.
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    Community Pulse
    Epicor EclipseGoogle Compute Engine
    Considered Both Products
    Epicor Software
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    54%
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    56%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
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    Happy with the feature set
    69%
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    96%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
    Features
    Epicor EclipseGoogle Compute Engine
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    7.8
    7 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Google Compute Engine
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    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    6.5
    15 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Google Compute Engine
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration6.113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins6.815 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    6.1
    21 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Google Compute Engine
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    Single sign-on capability5.614 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions6.721 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    5.2
    24 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Google Compute Engine
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    Dashboards5.418 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports5.524 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports4.824 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    7.2
    28 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Google Compute Engine
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    Ratings
    Accounts payable7.328 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable7.423 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support7.313 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations7.119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes7.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    6.6
    25 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Google Compute Engine
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    Inventory tracking6.825 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering6.320 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management6.524 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    7.2
    25 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Google Compute Engine
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    Ratings
    Pricing7.125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry8.425 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing6.921 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold6.824 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.421 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    7.0
    21 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Google Compute Engine
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management7.319 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management7.216 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management5.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting5.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close7.219 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    5.7
    9 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Google Compute Engine
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    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting6.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing7.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture6.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    6.7
    10 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Google Compute Engine
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling6.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers7.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality7.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    7.5
    7 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Google Compute Engine
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    6.3
    15 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Google Compute Engine
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    Bids Analyzed and Compared7.412 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring7.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository6.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management7.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    5.9
    8 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Google Compute Engine
    -
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    Risk Repository6.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management7.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments6.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection7.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification6.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    5.3
    16 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Google Compute Engine
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    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization5.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management6.211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management6.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management6.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management6.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    6.3
    8 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Google Compute Engine
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    Ratings
    Production Process Design7.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management7.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    6.2
    19 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Google Compute Engine
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    Ratings
    Forecasting7.116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning7.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring6.214 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    6.7
    11 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Google Compute Engine
    -
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    Proposal Management7.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management7.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Epicor Eclipse and Google Compute Engine
    Feature
    Epicor Eclipse
    -
    Ratings
    Google Compute Engine
    8.0
    65 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings8.125 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling00 Ratings7.860 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing00 Ratings9.353 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates00 Ratings9.562 Ratings
    Monitoring tools00 Ratings3.026 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings9.464 Ratings
    Operating system support00 Ratings8.365 Ratings
    Security controls00 Ratings9.163 Ratings
    Automation00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Epicor EclipseGoogle Compute Engine
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (30 ratings)
    8.9
    (65 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.3
    (3 ratings)
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    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    6.7
    (14 ratings)
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    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (28 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (28 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Online Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
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    Configurability
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
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    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
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    Product Scalability
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Epicor EclipseGoogle Compute Engine
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Epicor Software
    The capabilities, when combined with some of the integration offerings, make for a really nice platform. Coming from another company where we had several systems for processing inbound, outbound, e-commerce, sales, etc., it is nice to have everything contained in one system. makes communication within the company easier and teaching easier.
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    Google
    You can use Google Cloud Compute Engine as an option to configure your Gitlab, GitHub, and Azure DevOps self-hosted runners. This allows full control and management of your runners rather than using the default runners, which you cannot manage. Additionally, they can be used as a workspace, which you can provide to the employees, where they can test their workloads or use them as a local host and then deploy to the actual production-grade instance.
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    Pros
    Epicor Software
    • The order entry process is very smooth, allowing users to see availability and immediately source unavailable items from vendors or other branches with single keystrokes or clicks. You can choose what columns of information display in order entry to help order writers make decisions.
    • A set of built-in and unlimited user-defined "queues" allow users to be pro-active - always knowing what needs to be taken care of in real time. A "Trouble" queue, for example, shows a user their orders where the available date is further out than the requested date so they can take action.
    • The RF warehouse system directs one or more pickers through the entire process of picking a customer's order and eliminates mistakes through scanning barcodes for both the shelf location and the product. The Carton Packing add-on can be used to verify quantities and products during packing, and product labels that indicate the order shipping information along with the package contents and quantities.
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    Google
    • Scaling - whether it's traffic spikes or just steady growth, Google Compute Engine's auto-scaling makes sure we've got the compute power we need without any manual juggling acts
    • Load balancing - Keeping things smooth with that load balancing across multiple VMs, so our users don't have to deal with slow load times or downtime even when things get crazy busy
    • Customizability - Mix and match configs for CPU, RAM, storage and whatnot to suit our specific app needs
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    Cons
    Epicor Software
    • In my opinion, Epicor seems to want to sell add-on products constantly. They don't provide pricing at the beginning, but then rely on sticker shock and hidden costs (e.g. APIs)
    • There are times when we cannot figure out where numbers are coming from, especially costs. It would be nice if there was a way to see, in plain English, where a cost is coming from.
    • It seems unconscionable that we are unable to print financial statements to a pdf file.
    • In our experience, Support, which had been going well for a while, has become much less reliable and not very timely.
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    Google
    • Built-in monitoring via Stackdriver is quite expensive for what it provides.
    • Initially provided quotas (ie. max compute units one can use) are very low and it took several requests to get an appropriate amount.
    • Support on GCE is limited to their knowledge base and forums. For more hands-on support provided by Google, you must pay for their Premium services.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Epicor Software
    For several reasons. First, they have used this system for 20 years and to change would be costly, not only for a new system but also to try and train everyone on said new system. Second, the system is ideal for our industry and very easy to learn for any new employees that come into the organization. Third, I'm fairly certain the powers that be wouldn't want to try and learn something new and deal with the usual bugs that go with implementing a new system (the special nuances that each company has that can get overlooked when they are in the process of implementing software).
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    Google
    Its pretty good, easy and good performance. Also, interface is very good for starters compared to competitors. Infra as Code (IaC) using Terraform even added easiness for creation, management and deletion of compute Virtual Machines (VM). Overall, very good and very easy cloud based compute platform which simplified infrastructure, very much recommend.
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    Usability
    Epicor Software
    Epicor Eclipse has saved our organization from financial mismanagement, which could lead to operational inefficiencies. It has streamlined purchase orders and invoice processing, reducing instances of underpayment and overpayment. It has enhanced the segmentation of financial statements by store and by day, making it easier to track profitability.
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    Google
    Having interacted with several cloud services, GCE stands out to me as more usable than most. The naming and locating of features is a little more intuitive than most I've interacted with, and hinting is also quite helpful. Getting staff up to speed has proven to be overall less painful than others.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Epicor Software
    I haven't experienced any outages in the two years I have been using the system. It is always available as long as the computer is up. The only time I have seen it not be available was on occasions where we lost internet, or power and then we lost access to everything, not just Epicor Eclipse.
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    Google
    Google Compute Engine works well for cloud project with lesser geographical audience. It sometimes gives error while everything is set up perfectly. We also keep on check any updates available because that's one reason of site getting down. Google Compute Engine is ultimately a top solution to build an app and publish it online within a few minutes
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    Performance
    Epicor Software
    Everything in this system moves fairly quickly, that may be in part because we are a small company with only 21 users on the system at a time, or it may just be a the way the Epicor Eclipse works for any size company with any number of users. I can only speak for what I know and say that it is fast for our purposes.
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    Google
    It works great all the time except for occasional issues, but overall, I am very happy with the performance. It delivers on the promise it makes and as per the SLAs provided. Networking is great with a premium network, and AZs are also widespread across geographies. Overall, it is a great infra item to have, which you can scale as you want.
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    Support Rating
    Epicor Software
    The tier 1 support is trying, and sometimes they are successful. Sometimes they aren't. This topic isn't as black and white as the questions might suggest. Currently their Tier 1 support team is over seas, all items automatically go to Tier 1 and then when they can't help they either escalate it or tell me they need to check with someone else and they will get back to me. If they escalate me to Tier 2, then the issue comes back to the States and the support is usually at a higher knowledge/experience level and it can get resolved fairly quickly. If they don't escalate, then it might take weeks and multiple follow ups on my part before I either get a satisfactory resolution or finally get escalated.
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    Google
    • The documentation needs to be better for intermediate users - There are first steps that one can easily follow, but after that, the documentation is often spotty or not in a form where one can follow the steps and accomplish the task. Also, the documentation and the product often go out of sync, where the commands from the documentation do not work with the current version of the product.
    • Google support was great and their presence on site was very helpful in dealing with various issues.
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    In-Person Training
    Epicor Software
    The training classes that I have attended have been top notch. The presenters are extremely knowledgeable on their subject matter, including real-world application of the system. They aren't just software techs training end users, they seem to be end users that have become experts in the over functionality and capabilities of the system.
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Epicor Software
    The on-line training is very good, and it is taught by the same people that do the live in-person training sessions. The difficult part of it is, asking questions about your specific company's nuances or special circumstances. I don't remember if you can access the on-line training sessions after you have taken them for reminders purposes, but if so that is a great asset.
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Epicor Software
    I don't really know about the implementation, it was back in 1998 and I didn't start here until 2016. By the time I started here they had been running it for a number of years and most of the people that were here when it was implemented are no longer here, and the ones that are don't really have much to say about how the implementation went either bad or good.
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Epicor Software
    Most of my experience has been with Epicor's Prophet 21. For most distribution verticals, Prophet 21 is the only way to go. The comparison I've drawn is this: Prophet 21 is like a ferrari. Epicor Eclipse is like a reliable donkey. Both get you from point A to point B but Prophet 21 is going to get you there much quicker and with the kind of insight into your business that will help you thrive.
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    Google
    Google Compute Engine provides a one stop solution for all the complex features and the UI is better than Amazon's EC2 and Azure Machine Learning for ease of usability. It's always good to have an eco-system of products from Google as it's one of the most used search engine and IoT services provider, which helps with ease of integration and updates in the future.
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    Scalability
    Epicor Software
    I don't really know about the scalability. It's the same as it was when I started, I do know that you can buy more user licenses, but I think they come in packs of 5, which can be a problem if you only need 1 and will never use the other 4. But, again I'm not sure on that.
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    Google
    It works really well with other Google Cloud services, making it easy to build scalable solutions across different teams and locations.
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    Return on Investment
    Epicor Software
    • Reporting features allow tracking items trending downward which can glut inventory space and dollars if not adjusted
    • GMROI reports help analyze turn ratios and adjusted dollar values and margins of product lines.
    • Suggested Purchase Order features allowed controlled inventory purchases which avoid lost sales while managing overall dollars invested in an acquired product with the lowest freight costs possible.
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    Google
    • With Google Compute we don't have the overhead of managing our own data centers reducing costs and reducing the staff needed to manage systems.
    • As I said earlier, Google's costs are ~1/2 of AWS, so we are able to see a ROI much faster.
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