VPS for CRM: main advantages and implementation

CRM system (Customer Relationship Management) is a modern solution that allows you to automate interactions between a company and its customers. A properly implemented CRM system allows you to significantly increase the level of sales, optimize marketing, and establish customer service by storing information about them in a database and using it as needed. Also, CRM allows you to optimize business processes, analyze results of work and make necessary adjustments.

 

Those companies that have already implemented CRM systems know how complex, long, and expensive this process is. To implement everything so that each of the process participants is satisfied so that the system works like a clock and does not require constant attention to itself, integration with existing software, training of personnel to work in the new system, transfer of all processes into CRM – these are just some of the tasks that need to be solved to implement CRM in an enterprise.

 

Therefore, those who have already gone through this procedure do not want to think about changing their system, even if a situation requires it. The reason is the necessity of significant financial, time, and organizational resources. However, there is an elegant solution to ensure the mobility of access, operation stability, and security of information – the transfer of the existing CRM system to a dedicated server (VPS). This will allow you to maintain the working state of software, significantly expanding its capabilities.

 

The main advantages of using VPS for CRM

 

Even if it seems to you that the transfer of the existing CRM system to VPS rails will not give the desired effect, this is not quite true. There are several benefits that you will be able to experience very quickly. Everyone knows that sales managers, distributors, and other "salespeople" should be as mobile as possible – this is the only way to achieve acceptable performance. Dedicated server and cloud technologies provide the required mobility – access to CRM can be obtained from anywhere, with a minimal set of tools – Internet access and any device with remote access support: computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone. This allows managers to be in touch with clients whenever they need to, even if they are physically far from the office at the moment.

Using VPS to host CRM is a significant saving, both in terms of time and finance. Since the server on which a virtual machine works (VPS) is maintained by a cloud solution provider, the time of a full-time administrator who was responsible for maintaining the infrastructure is freed up for other priority tasks. Also, the cost of transferring the existing CRM to the cloud is minimal – it is enough to deploy the necessary software on the server, transfer the database – and the system is immediately ready to work.

Another important advantage of keeping the existing CRM system on VPS is that there is no need to re-train the staff. All members of the sales chain already have experience in the system and continue to work in the familiar environment, although its infrastructure has completely changed. And if for a small company training of several employees, will be a completely solvable task, then for large companies retraining of personnel is much more complex and more expensive than all the technical nuances of implementing new software.

 

Why VPS?

 

Often, managers and responsible persons ask the same question: why should I use VPS, but not other solutions? The answer is quite simple and lies in the advantages of using a dedicated server:

• data security and safety – no need to worry about power outages and equipment breakdowns. The staff of a cloud provider will take care of the stable operation. In case of an emergency, you can restore the necessary data as soon as possible, which will save you from long downtime. However, this is only true for qualified, professional companies that provide cloud services, otherwise, your data may be at risk;
• speed of implementation – the server is provided very quickly, and it is immediately ready to work. Installing the necessary software, connecting the databases will not take much time, after which the CRM system will immediately be ready for the usual work;
• scalability – you manage the server configuration, so you can change the necessary parameters of the CRM system on the go. All functions are available to an administrator without restrictions – distribution of access for individual employees and groups, expansion if necessary, tweak of parameters;
• ease of migration – since all the data is available to the client and access to it does not require approval from the provider, this allows, if necessary, to quickly deploy the software on the local server instead of the cloud.

As you can see, the transfer of CRM systems to VPS is not a revolution that will require significant effort, nerves, finances, and man-hours to start the software functioning again. This is the evolutionary development – you just make your CRM more flexible, mobile, and scalable, leaving its usual functionality, interface, and working environment. Thus, at minimal cost, you will be able to bring the company's work to a completely new level, which is surely soon affecting sales, customer loyalty, and finally profit. VPS is a smart choice for your organization, regardless of its size and sales volume.

 

It is only necessary to remember that all the advantages of VPS for CRM, first of all, reliability, and data security, uninterrupted 24×7 access, as well as high-quality technical support are possible only if you choose a reliable and proven provider. In this case, the effect of the transition to the cloud will be noticeable in the shortest possible time. Interested? Read the reviews of those who have already decided to work in the cloud and ask for competent advice. We are always in touch and ready to help.