Next era of enterprise resource planning system review on traditional on-premise ERP versus cloud-based ERP: Factors influence decision on migration to cloud-based ERP for Malaysian SMEs/SMIs

The trend of new era for ERP has been evolved from On-Premise to Cloud-Based. This move is inevitable as traditional ERP platforms facing intense pressure of migration move to cloud computing which may result in obsolete support for the on-premise version. Therefore, there is an urgent market needs for this migration switch. Companies need to be well-prepared for this change in order to stay competitive amongst the competitors. This paper aims to study main differences between two types of ERP system - Traditional On-Premise ERP and Cloud Based ERP; as well as critical factors influencing organization's decision towards cloud-based ERP migration. This paper first reveals basic concepts of ERP, followed by comprehensive reviews on three most popular and most adopted ERP platforms in current market. In addition, this paper discussed the benefits and issues of cloud-based ERP versus traditional on-premise ERP through various aspects coverage. A comparison chart and table between traditional against cloud-based is produced to aid of better understanding and decision making prior the migration.