Prepaid Visa Provider, UniRush, Eases Financial Management, Cuts IT Costs with Hosted ERP

In looking for a new financial management package, UniRush considered both Sage PeachTree and Microsoft Dynamics GP. Brand’s success with Microsoft Dynamics GP in a former job hastened the decision. “Having previously worked with Microsoft Dynamics GP, I knew it would be a good fit for a company of our size in our industry,” he says. “I also understood that, as we grew, Microsoft Dynamics GP would easily scale and integrate with additional data sources, should we need that in the future.” At the same time, UniRush wanted the advantages of a hosted accounting solution, a service offered by a local Microsoft Dynamics GP partner. “Based on the size of our company and our relatively low number of users, we knew a cloud solution was right for our business model,” says Brand. “We need only limited visibility, and we don’t require integration between the accounting system and our other systems. Plus, the cloud-based solution carries the low investment that our IT department was looking for.” Brand notes that Microsoft’s reputation for high quality software and support also factored into the decision. “We felt that the Microsoft name brought with it a lot of credibility and reliability. We felt very comfortable deploying an accounting system that was backed by Microsoft.” Working closely with its Microsoft partner, Velosio, UniRush undertook an accelerated cloud deployment of Microsoft Dynamics GP. Because UniRush did not need to purchase or configure hardware, system setup primarily took place remotely with its partner, and UniRush was live on Microsoft Dynamics GP within three months of choosing the system.