Back Office Embraces The Cloud

Most mid-market firms surveyed – 57 percent – have successfully migrated their financials and accounting functions to the cloud, while about a third have migrated ERP (33.6 percent) and customer relationship management (33 percent).

But as more functions move to the cloud, integrating it becomes a challenge, according to Karl Rupilius, a principal at Deloitte Consulting. "Integration is becoming more important to manage, both in the cloud and on premise as well," he said in the report.

"That’s the market’s next iteration: tying it all together and managing cloud integration more cohesively.”

And that provides an opportunity for solution providers, especially with mid-market customers that don't have the on-staff expertise.