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Learn how to Build a Barcode Scanner Android App with CameraX

Raju Shahi — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 16:42:55 +0000

Barcodes are everywhere. Barcode technology is used in almost every industry these days. Barcode technology forms an integral part of retail, healthcare, logistics, agriculture, or finance. The evolution of technology has made mobile barcoding possible, and it is widely used in almost every field. And if you want to build an Android barcode scanner application, then you have reached the right place! This blog will take you through the process of building a barcode scanner Android with CameraX.

Barcode Scanner Android with CameraX

Barcode reading and camera control are two critical parts of a barcode scanner. Today, we will use the Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK to make a barcode scanner Android app with CameraX. Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK provides an easy-to-use Android library. Hence, the implementation of barcode reading functionality becomes straightforward. While Dynamsoft Barcode Scanner SDK simplifies adding barcode reading capability into an application, creating a good camera app is not easy.

Android offers three sets of camera APIs: Camera, Camera2, and CameraX. Camera is good at recording videos and taking photos, but it does not provide good camera control. Camera2 comes with in-depth camera control, but its usage is complex. CameraX is a newer API. It is specially designed to make the development of camera apps easier. Preview, image analysis, and capture are the three primary use cases of CameraX. Now that you are acquainted with CameraX, let's discuss the step-by-step procedure to build a barcode scanner Android app.

Things You Should Have

Since we are going to use Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK to build this barcode scanner Android app, you'll do the following.

Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK Offline SDK: Click here to download the free version of the Dynamsoft Barcode SDK trial.
30-Day Free Trial License: Download the free trial license by clicking here.

How to Create a New Project?

The following steps will help with creating a new project.

Step 1: Create a new project by opening Android Studio. Now choose Empty Activity. Select Java as the language and set the minimum SDK to 21 as CameraX needs at least Android 5.0.
Step 2: Follow this to add Dynamsoft Barcode Reader
Step 3: This guide will help you to add CameraX.

Layout Design

Below is the content of activity_main.xml that defines the layout of the Main Activity. A Button will be used to open the camera activity.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">
    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical">
        <TextView
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:id="@+id/container"
            android:textSize="20sp"
            android:text="This is a CameraX test app!"
            android:gravity="center">
        </TextView>
        <Button
            android:id="@+id/enableCamera"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:text="Open Camera" />
    </LinearLayout>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

To show barcode reading results and camera preview, you will have to create a new activity named CameraActivity. Below is the layout for the same>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".CameraActivity">

    <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent">

        <androidx.camera.view.PreviewView
            android:id="@+id/previewView"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">

        </androidx.camera.view.PreviewView>
    </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

    <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
        android:id="@+id/resultContainer"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/resultView"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="150dp"
            android:layout_gravity="bottom"
            android:background="#80000000"
            android:gravity="center_horizontal|top"
            android:textColor="#9999ff"
            android:textSize="12sp"
            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />
    </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

How to use CameraX to Preview and Analyse Images?

The following steps will help you to preview and analyze images using CameraX.

Set event listener for the open camera button.

Button enableCamera = findViewById(R.id.enableCamera);
     Context ctx=this;
     enableCamera.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
         @Override
         public void onClick(View v) {
             if (hasCameraPermission()) {
                 Intent intent = new Intent(ctx, CameraActivity.class);
                 startActivity(intent);
             } else {
                 requestPermission();
                 Toast.makeText(ctx, "Please grant camera permission" , Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
             }
         }
     });

You will require camera permission. The user will be asked for permission when the camera is required. The code is shown below.

 //properties
 private static final String[] CAMERA_PERMISSION = new String[]{Manifest.permission.CAMERA};
 private static final int CAMERA_REQUEST_CODE = 10;

 //methods
 private boolean hasCameraPermission() {
     return ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(
             this,
             Manifest.permission.CAMERA
     ) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED;
 }

 private void requestPermission() {
     ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(
             this,
             CAMERA_PERMISSION,
             CAMERA_REQUEST_CODE
     );
 }

You will have to add the following code to AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />

Init and enable preview and image analysis use cases

The Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK will read barcodes from the image buffer.

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_camera);
    previewView = findViewById(R.id.previewView);
    resultView = findViewById(R.id.resultView);
    exec = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
    try {
        dbr = new BarcodeReader();
    } catch (BarcodeReaderException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    DMLTSConnectionParameters parameters = new DMLTSConnectionParameters();
    parameters.organizationID = "******";
    dbr.initLicenseFromLTS(parameters, new DBRLTSLicenseVerificationListener() {
        @Override
        public void LTSLicenseVerificationCallback(boolean isSuccess, Exception error) {
            if (!isSuccess) {
                error.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    });
    cameraProviderFuture = ProcessCameraProvider.getInstance(this);
    cameraProviderFuture.addListener(new Runnable() {
        @Override
        public void run() {
            try {
                ProcessCameraProvider cameraProvider = cameraProviderFuture.get();
                bindPreviewAndImageAnalysis(cameraProvider);
            } catch (ExecutionException | InterruptedException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }, ContextCompat.getMainExecutor(this));
}

@SuppressLint("UnsafeExperimentalUsageError")
private void bindPreviewAndImageAnalysis(@NonNull ProcessCameraProvider cameraProvider) {
    Size resolution = new Size(720, 1280);
    Display d = getDisplay();
    if (d.getRotation() != Surface.ROTATION_0) {
        resolution = new Size(1280, 720);
    }

    Preview.Builder previewBuilder = new Preview.Builder();
    previewBuilder.setTargetResolution(resolution);
    Preview preview = previewBuilder.build();

    ImageAnalysis.Builder imageAnalysisBuilder = new ImageAnalysis.Builder();

    imageAnalysisBuilder.setTargetResolution(resolution)
            .setBackpressureStrategy(ImageAnalysis.STRATEGY_KEEP_ONLY_LATEST);

    ImageAnalysis imageAnalysis = imageAnalysisBuilder.build();

    imageAnalysis.setAnalyzer(exec, new ImageAnalysis.Analyzer() {
        @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
        @Override
        public void analyze(@NonNull ImageProxy image) {
            int rotationDegrees = image.getImageInfo().getRotationDegrees();
            TextResult[] results = null;
            ByteBuffer buffer = image.getPlanes()[0].getBuffer();
            int nRowStride = image.getPlanes()[0].getRowStride();
            int nPixelStride = image.getPlanes()[0].getPixelStride();
            int length = buffer.remaining();
            byte[] bytes = new byte[length];
            buffer.get(bytes);
            ImageData imageData = new ImageData(bytes, image.getWidth(), image.getHeight(), nRowStride * nPixelStride);
            try {
                results = dbr.decodeBuffer(imageData.mBytes, imageData.mWidth, imageData.mHeight, imageData.mStride, EnumImagePixelFormat.IPF_NV21, "");
            } catch (BarcodeReaderException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            sb.append("Found ").append(results.length).append(" barcode(s):\n");
            for (int i = 0; i < results.length; i++) {
                sb.append(results[i].barcodeText);
                sb.append("\n");
            }
            Log.d("DBR", sb.toString());
            resultView.setText(sb.toString());
            image.close();
        }
    });

    CameraSelector cameraSelector = new CameraSelector.Builder()
            .requireLensFacing(CameraSelector.LENS_FACING_BACK).build();
    preview.setSurfaceProvider(previewView.createSurfaceProvider());

    UseCaseGroup useCaseGroup = new UseCaseGroup.Builder()
            .addUseCase(preview)
            .addUseCase(imageAnalysis)
            .build();
    camera = cameraProvider.bindToLifecycle((LifecycleOwner) this, cameraSelector, useCaseGroup);
}

private class ImageData {
    private int mWidth, mHeight, mStride;
    byte[] mBytes;

    ImageData(byte[] bytes, int nWidth, int nHeight, int nStride) {
        mBytes = bytes;
        mWidth = nWidth;
        mHeight = nHeight;
        mStride = nStride;
    }
}

How to make the Barcode Scanner Android App with CameraX more Usable?

If you want to add more features and functionalities to this app, you will have to add more CameraControl APIs. This blog will take you through all the steps. Click here to get started.

Features of Tableau to Add Advances to your Data Analyzing Skills

Raju Shahi — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:51:20 +0000

Tableau today is one of the most popular business intelligence tools in the market. From the executives to c-suite, people are relying heavily on data and data analytics to make decisions. This gives a clear understanding of what’s working for the business and what’s not. It empowers businesses to try out new strategies to attract customers, make new marketing plans and of course switch digital ways of running a business.

Apart from all these, tableau has got a number of features too that make it the top most Business Intelligence software in the Industry today. Let’s take a look at them:

Drag and Drop Functionality

Even before the start of the analysis, transferring data that needs to be analyzed in the BI software is the big-time pain for analysts. But, not with tableau, as here the user can simply drag and drop the complex humongous data and leave it up to the software for analyzing and creating meaningful stats out of it. Also, the friendly UI will help you ease the process even more.

Tableau Dashboard

Dashboards are important to data analyzing as they provide a broader look at the format, layout and structure in which the data is presented, and with tableau, this is even simpler as it automatically suggests new and creative dashboards for better understanding and analyzing the data.

Data Sharing

This is one of the critical aspects for any BI software, as sharing of data may involve a couple of security concerns as well. But, with Tableau, this is just not the case as the data is shared with tableau in an end-to-end encrypted format. The data is visible and readable only when it reaches the defined person.

Highly Advanced Visualizations

The reason why people switch to BI software rather than manual analysis is simply to get rid of the long data charts and excel reports that convey nothing but confusions and are too complex to read and analyze. Tableau converts this complicated data into meaningful insights in the form of creative visualization. And this is just not it. Tableau has a unique feature creating short animations too out of the data. So, you get not just the visualization but animation of the data to understand the business situation even better.

Mobile-friendly

Tableau understands the importance of smart phones today. Nothing more than critical data or information related to your business reaching you straight in your hands on mobile is better than anything. Tableau is a mobile-friendly tool and can render the entire features on mobile that you get on the desktop.

So, how do you find Tableau? I believe Tableau is the modern-age tool capable of rendering the essential digital uplift to your business with its smart analytics and data visualization features. If the same amazes you, you must check out for the tableau license as per you need and the business intelligence software companies near for making this strategic transformation in your organization.

Tips to Hire Right Freelancer for Your Work

Raju Shahi — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:50:32 +0000

We are all aware about the recognition the swiftly developing enterprise of freelancing has won over years. The facts show that out of each five operating people 2 are freelancers and through the give up of this year, a complete of 60% operating way of life can be approved freelancers. People are too taking part in this shift from dull 9-five operating hours to operating at their tempo and for that reason making plans their routine. The organization additionally prefers freelancers over everyday personnel due to many advantages they provide. Now, the query arises, “How to rent the proper freelancer on your work?”

Check out a few excellent freelancer platforms in India:

Rozgaar India

Rozgaar India, one of the excellent website where global customers meet their ability freelancers whom they may hire to get their work accomplished, providing you with an arduous mission to pick out one that excellent fits your necessities.

Upwork

Upwork is one of the famous freelance web sites where agencies can connect to freelancers to get their task accomplished with hiring any worker with inside the organization.

Truelancer

Truelancer is a freelancer portal from India which allows corporations to rent the proper character to their task like content material writing and search engine optimization offerings.

Fiverr

Fiverr is some other freelance internet site from Israel wherein customers can publish their necessities and freelancers connect to them to their work.

If you don’t rent freelancers already on your enterprise then, you need to in reality begin considering it. A primary knowledge and perception approximately the freelancers are vital earlier than you rent each person on your work. Here are a few features of a freelancer which you need to make sure earlier than hiring one, so you rent the proper freelancer on your work:

Reasonable prices

Though it's far real that a freelancer prices greater than an everyday worker as they work on an hourly foundation however this price need to be affordable enough. It shouldn’t be unnecessarily too high. The prices of freelancers depend upon their degree of knowledge in addition to the timeline on your initiatives. Of course, it makes sense, in case you need to get work accomplished on a quick word length it might in reality rate you greater or in case you rent a fantastically skilled and professional expert the prices are probable to spike. So, earlier than hiring a freelancer, a chunk of studies approximately marketplace developments are essential to get the proper employees on your work.

Broad experience

The freelancers who're on this enterprise from a long term have attained a much wider information and enjoy of the identical. When you rent the proper freelancer on your work, their wider enjoy provides benefit for your enterprise success. Freelancers have laboured with many corporations through the years and submitted diverse some hit initiatives to their customers. So, while you rent a freelancer with wider enjoy it advantages your enterprise. three.

Flexible technique

Freelancers in contrast to complete time personnel work across the clock. Freelancers are operating at nights, weekends, or even holidays. They need to agree for your phrases and situations for assembly time limits, etc. They need to own a bendy technique closer to you. The 3 primary pillars are reliability, their knowledge and exceeding the customer’s expectancies. These elements encourage freelancers to work wholeheartedly, because it ends in getting employed through the identical customers with inside the destiny as well. four.

Innovative technique

A freelancer is operating with a brand new customer now after which makes them aware about the brand new technology and developments which might be gaining significance with inside the marketplace on international structures. So, while you rent the proper freelancer, they need to provide modern answers for your work. They are regularly professional and skilled in 2-four niches that can show beneficial on your enterprise. The work accomplished need to be according with the ultra-modern developments of the market with a few innovation as a hint of novelty.

Expertise and Exposure

The enjoy won over a length is great of glad customers, and thus, accomplishing knowledge with inside the place of operating. When hiring a freelancer search for their correctly finished initiatives, their knowledge and glad customers and opinions through them. A little study is needed as a skilled and professional freelancer can provide you custom designed work submissions that can gain each of you with inside the destiny. You can rent the identical candidate, thus, saving maximum of your valuable time as there may be pretty a long, unending listing of freelancers to be had, even on Rozgaar India

Expert offerings

When you're hiring a freelancer with wider enjoy, knowledge, and 2-three professional niches, you're hiring a professional on your enterprise. They have laboured with unique corporations at unique times, hence, they're aware about the ultra-modern developments and do’s and don’ts of the aggressive marketplace. They provide custom designed offerings to you upon hiring and in the event that they meet your set expectancies they're probable to get employed once more through you, they too are aware about this fact. Therefore, they work truly hard, smart, and well timed to make sure they don’t lose a customer

On-Time Delivery

There is some work which has to satisfy time limits in any other case it's far of no use. This identical perception and knowledge need to be there to your employed freelancer as well. In spite of all knowledge, skills, and experiences, if the employed freelancer couldn't supply initiatives on time, it is mere wastage of time and money. Therefore, rules, regulations, guidelines, and time limits need to be made very clean to freelancers earlier than hiring one and make certain to pick out the only which concurs to all of the phrases, and situations to keep away from any destiny conflicts among the 2 parties.

High Quality Work

There are many freelancers simply to be had to provide you their offerings agreeing to all of your desires and necessities however make certain that they supply you the first-class work now no longer simply work with a variety of quantity. There need to be a completely unique contact to the work accomplished through the identical freelancer, custom designed and tailor made simply as you desired or maybe exceeding your expectancies. It will in the long run gain your enterprise.

Hope, you purchased the solution for your query, “How to rent the proper freelancer on your work?” Rozgaar India allows you in deciding on the proper freelancer on your work. This virtual platform allows the customers to satisfy their appropriate freelancer carrier carriers and now could be the proper time to rent the proper freelancer on your work.

Now, you could store expenses on personnel, which expenses you a bundle, through hiring a freelancer and getting your work accomplished with inside the term with that specific and custom designed contact to satisfy all of the enterprise desires for success.

Satisfy All your company Needs with Appropriate ERP Software

Raju Shahi — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:42:42 +0000

Every time we think of digitizing and automating our business processes to make a step closer towards success, we often find ourselves trapped in the bunch of ERP software solutions available in the market. Every ERP software company markets their solutions as the best ERP software solution in the industry and little do we know which one is the real best.

Like no two companies are the same, and have a different set of needs and requirements related to the ERP software solution; No two ERP solutions are the same too. Although, there are some common ERP modules that nearly all the ERP software solutions possess, but other than that, all ERP software solutions have their unique features and functionalities related to their industry times, cost criteria, business type, etc.

We have been seeing business leaders pondering the same query related to the best ERP software in the industry and thus, thought of jotting down some of the important factors that determine which ERP software type would be a best-fit for them.

Let’s have a look at the same and understand in detail:

How to Find Your Best-Fit ERP Solution

Searching for the perfect ERP software solution could be a task if you have little or no knowledge about the various ERP software solutions available in the market. However, if you have a clear understanding related to your company needs and expectations related to the ERP software, this complexity could be mitigated to a much greater extent.

Let’s take a look at the factors that mean a lot while you choose the ERP software for your company.

1.Know the Loopholes in the Processes

There must be for sure some scope of improvement in the business processes that you decide to adopt a smart and robust automation solution. Thus, before you start to search for the solution, it is important for you to understand the loop holes in your company that are hindering the growth and success of the organization. This will in turn, help you find the ERP software solution that you need.

2.Understand What your Employees Demand

Employees that run the basic business processes know better what needs to be improved and what needs to be simplified. Thus, it is important to understand employees’ expectations in the alignment of the business processes; they will even help in the customization of the solution to give the most personalized experience in the company.

3.Know Your Budget

ERP software solution is a big investment, especially for the small to midsize businesses. If you are planning to adopt the ERP solution, it is important that you define your budget and carry out your search based on the same. There are many ERP solutions available based on different cost criteria, but not all the ERP software of the same cost category has the suite of applications like SAP Business One does. One such clear comparison is SAP v/s Oracle, Both the software are equally potential in managing the end-to-end business processes, however, SAP Business One is cost effective and Oracle ERP is way too expensive.

SO, there you have the important factors that you must consider before searching the best-fit ERP software for your organization.

Create Insights-rich Innovative Reports with Tableau BI Software

Raju Shahi — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:20:08 +0000

Tableau, a leading Business Intelligent Software manufacturing company has understood the future needs and pains of the leaders in the industry; this is the reason why tableau range of intelligent products adds smartness in any organizations. Tableau products possess in-built artificial intelligence that is responsible for dealing with the toughest queries of users or adding suggestions to improve the final analysis.

As per the recent studies on business analytics tools, Tableau has secured the top most position for its user-friendly interface and capability to develop insightful reports. Where there are multiple reporting software available in the market today, tableau stands out for its unique capabilities in making insights-driven reports anytime and anywhere.

Tableau reporting has got a number of functionalities that are easy to implement and understand, but not many users know completely about this robust Business analytics software. Let’s dive deep and find out all the qualities that are related to tableau reporting.

Tableau Reporting Capabilities

Business leaders and decision makers rest their decisions on the reports created by the analysts, thus, the reports created should be accurate and must possess efficient information that is easy to understand for the decision makers. Tableau understands the need and significance of accurate reporting and thus, makers of tableau poised the software with the requisite functionalities. Let’s have a look at the same:

Innovative Designs and Templates: With in-built reporting templates, tableau makes it easier for the users to quickly generate reports within the matter of minutes. The designs are highly customizable and can be altered and modified to fit into your specific requirements.

Fast Data Integration: To create the reports, the system requires the raw data that is obtained from various sources. Where it is quite difficult to fetch the data from multiple sources, tableau makes it easier for the user by empowering them to simply drag and drop the data from sources while tableau does its part of aligning the same as per the defined dimensions and measures.

Cool Data Visualization: Tableau possesses endless sophisticated and unique visualizing options that make the reports interesting and attractive to read and simpler to understand. With unique animation features, tableau is considered as the next-generation software in terms of business intelligence.

Ad hoc Reporting: Tableau is so simple to operate that even users from the non-technical background can make reports efficiently. Tableau doesn’t involve any complex coding for generating reports and this is the reason why most of the users love tableau. Not all the companies can afford to hire analysts and thus, tableau makes their business analysis easier by rendering them the efficient platform for making coding-free reports.

Easy and Secure Sharing: The reports created are highly sensitive data that require a secure environment for transferring data from one user to another. Tableau makes it easier for users to share the reports as the data transferred end-to-end encrypted. This ensures the security of the data while sharing of the sensitive information.

So, now that you know the brilliance of the tableau business intelligence tool and its unique reporting capabilities, you must check out tableau pricing and tableau license cost and adopt it in your organization; the sooner, the better.

Cloud v/s On-premise ERP Software – Which One’s the Best?

Raju Shahi — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:32:26 +0000

Enterprise Resource planning software has been helping the emerging businesses with the streamlined and managed business processes since a while. However, according to some recent stats, it seems like the ERP vendors and ERP service providers have doubled the return on investments in Cloud-based solutions and SaaS (software as a service) solutions over the last decade. The reason accounting for the same is the increasing trend for Cloud solutions for the benefits that it renders.

With increasing demand for accelerated processes in order to decrease the time to market and gain greater agility and efficiency in managing and analyzing business data, there has been a drastic shift from traditional ERP systems to the Cloud-based ERP systems.

Yet, there exists the never ending debate on on-premise v/s on-Cloud solution. Both the solutions have their unique set of advantages and both possess the equivalent efficiencies. However, to get you a clear understanding on the same, we’ll compare the two ERP software based on definite criteria and post that will learn how to make the most of the software by implementing it right.

Let’s get going…

Cloud ERP Solution v/s On-premise ERP

Ease of Installment: On-premise ERP systems as we know, require a significant capital investment in-terms of infrastructure, hardware maintenance and IT support to look after the smooth functioning of the system.
Cloud ERP however offers greater ease of installment as there is no additional infrastructure and hardware related issues involved. The software is deployed on Cloud in close monitoring of the support team of the Cloud hosting service provider. Cloud ERP is indeed a relief to the companies that lack skilled IT teams in the premises.

Ease of Accessibility: Cloud ERP system is operated via the internet, thus, it enables users to access business information anytime and anywhere they wish to, simply by browsing. This however is not possible with the on-premise system.
The best part about on-premise ERP is that though it restricts the remote access to information, but, in case of internet/connectivity issues, on-premise systems continue to function smoothly as no internet is required to operate the same (within the office).

Cost of Purchasing: Cloud ERP software doesn’t require infrastructure and hardware maintenance cost, however, it does involve data transfer and migration cost. But, the ease of switching the licenses in Cloud ERP software is comparatively easier than the on-premise systems. On-premise systems work on a fixed license package with defined number of users, however, scalability may be possible in some cases but the ease to scale is more in Cloud-based ERP software.

Ease of Customization: While it is a fact that you own the on-premise system and thus, it is fairly possible to customize the software as per your requirements, Cloud based ERP software can be customized too. Although the level of personalization may differ, you may also avail the add-ons provided by the vendors to add more functionality to the software.

Having learnt the difference between the two ERP systems, it is quite clear that though on-premise systems are no less, yet Cloud ERP software offers some unconventional benefits to the users that are otherwise not possible with the on-premise ERP systems.

Now, to leverage the benefits offered by Cloud ERP software, it is important to get it installed correctly. To help you with the same, here are some of the important tips that you must consider while carrying out your Cloud ERP implementation.

Tips to Remember for ERP Implementation

Develop a Concrete Implementation Strategy

Each implementation is unique to the company type and is based on their specific requirements. Thus, there’s a need to prepare a roadmap to the implementation process addressing the common issues that might arrive during the process. Important things like data migration, integration with the other platforms and add-ons must be considered beforehand.

Unite your Resources and Cloud Hosting Service Provider

No one can relate to the challenges as much as the users themselves. These users are the best resources to be approached while working on the customization of the solution. The solution then developed would then be able to live up to the expectations of the users and be capable of managing the daily challenges.

Be Open to Implement the Change in the Organization

Cloud ERP software is implemented to mitigate the challenges related to business management, but it does create some changes in the business processes as well. Thus, you need to be open to adapt the changes and train users to learn the new modes of working. The new change will certainly help you grow your business and embrace the journey towards success.

That’s all for the important tips to remember apart from the regular ones on selecting the right Cloud ERP software. Hope this information on Cloud-based ERP software was useful for you and will help choose the right ERP deployment method.

SAP Business One Cloud and Cloud Hosting Solution

Raju Shahi — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 10:34:44 +0000

SAP Business One is a renowned ERP platform that is accepted worldwide for its robust features rendering efficient automation and streamlined workflow. It is much popular among small to midsize businesses for its cost-effectiveness and affordable pricing model. It manages the entire business end-to-end from finance and accounting, to inventory and purchasing to sales and CRM. SAP Business One has been recognized as the best ERP software for SMEs for navigating their journey towards digitalization.

Having known so much about the SAP Business One ERP software, it is time now to know about its deployment methods as well so as to get a fair idea of which method to go with. The ERP can be deployed either on-premise or on-cloud. Both the methods are efficient and render equal potency to the software. However, it is worthy to note that Cloud-based SAP Business One has added advantage of no IT, hardware maintenance cost as compared to on-premise systems. You need not to have a large infrastructure to install the software, everything is managed from IT related issues to installations to license upgrades over the cloud system.

Let’s quickly understand the benefits of Cloud-based ERP systems first.

Benefits of Cloud-based SAP Business One

No Capital Investment: You get to leverage all the features of SAP Business One without having deployed it at your premise.
Reduced IT Infrastructure: Software installation and maintenance requires high-level IT support and expert resources to look after the software. Cloud ERP eliminates this expense by lending you space on Cloud.
Flexibility to Use: Cloud ERP software has an added advantage of letting users to access information from anywhere and from any device.
Safe and Secure: Information stored in the cloud has an added advantage of being safe as well as backup enabled. That is you don’t lose information any which ways.
Easy Subscription Upgrades: Cloud-ERP software has an easy upgrade model that can be brought to operations without hampering the workflow.

And the list goes on… these are just some of the featured benefits of cloud ERP software. But, now that you have learnt the endless opportunities that cloud-based SAP Business One brings to you, it is time now to find out the ways to install the same. That is SAP Business One cloud hosting.

SAP Business One cloud Hosting Solutions

SAP Business One ERP platform can be hosted on cloud by either of the two ways:

Private Cloud: Avail this cloud hosting solution when you want more security to your business data and require more customizations and add-ons to the SAP B1 product.

Public Cloud: Avail this cloud hosting solution when your business doesn’t require any specific requirements or customizations in the product and the nature of business allows the hosting of the software on a public cloud that is shared by other businesses as well.

SAP Business One Cloud Cost

Purchasing SAP Business One Cloud subscription is easy because of its flexible pricing model. The licenses are billed as per the number of users monthly or annually. Also, the solution is scalable and the no. of licenses and the SAP version can be upgraded as per the needs and requirements of the business.

Fight the Business Challenges Post Lockdown with Intelligent Tools

Raju Shahi — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:22:41 +0000

Lockdown has ended and the new normal ‘living with COVID-19’ is the end of the new beginning. Things are just not the same as they used to be – neither at home, shops, offices, or any other marketplace. Amid all the confusions, what should be the go-to strategy to combat the effects of the Pandemic?

Think of the industries where client dealing and direct communication with customers is of utmost importance. Now that we are avoiding the direct contacts, would it be still possible to run these kinds of businesses and adapt the new normal, normally?

So, what’s the solution? How could all such things be realized efficiently? Can dealing with clients/knowing the consumers be any easier in these trying times?

Let’s find out the same in detail and learn what we can do now to ease ourselves and get comfortable with the new strategies.

Know Customers Better Via Meaningful Analysis

Yes, we understand you cannot go to your clients and meet them in person. But, remember, neither did we do the same while analyzing the same for the masses and general crowd. What used to be our strategy at that time? Online marketing/surveying! Can’t we do the same now for the rest of our processes as well? Of course we can. A general survey or a questionnaire can help us understand better the needs and demands of the customer now. Why now, because the priorities have changed. Those who were earlier manufacturing spare parts for automobiles are now manufacturing ventilators. It is just the matter of fact that what used to be considered as necessity is now luxury and being replaced with the more essential things right now.

But, How to analyze what’s working and what not?

The answer is as simple as it is done, via business analytics tools. BI tools can do what human efforts can take hours in just a few simple clicks within minutes. Microsoft Power BI tool is one such business analytics software, capable of converting all the unmanaged and raw data into meaningful insights in no time. For example, the voluminous data from the survey can be analyzed and sorted within minutes to give you a fair idea of what’s trending and what users want in these trying times.

Power BI converts the data silos in creative visuals and statistics. These managed and organized statistics eases the process for decision makers and can even give more opportunities for leaders to grow.

Conclusion

Business Analytics tools are no more a wonder today, they have been there since a while but used as an essential today. It’s high time now we should switch to digital means to know our customers and bring to the market the things that are more in demand and requirement.

So why wait? Lockdown and COVID-19 together have already done a great loss to our businesses and overall economy of our nation, render the requisite intelligence to your business today and embark on the journey of success with speed and accuracy. Talk to a trusted partner and experienced BI consultants today and experience the improved new normal.

Top 5 Software Development Companies In New York

Raju Shahi — Thu, 28 May 2020 12:59:44 +0000

Are you looking for the best software development company in New York? If yes, then we have created a list of best software development companies in New York that can provide you with excellent software solutions.

New York is a city that holds the highest number of software developers in the United States. From venture-funded start-ups to mid-level companies to large enterprises, various software solution companies in New York offer services like IT Consulting, eCommerce development, supply chain management, etc.

Furthermore, the development companies with professional software developers in New York are well-versed with the latest tools, technologies, and programming languages to design and develop attractive and powerful software applications for you. So, let’s check out the list of the best software development companies in New York.

Fingent Corp

Fingent Corp is a custom software development company headquartered in White Plains, New York. It specializes in providing mobile and web app development services to clients all around the world, with additional offices in India, UAE, and Australia.

Fingent Corp built an application that helped in measuring the skills of college athletic recruits. The primary purpose of the app was to help athletes get admission to college by assisting recruiters in identifying their skills efficiently. Fingent received the Top App Creators award in 2017.

Fingent is popular among the clients because it aligns new technology trends with business strategy, delivering innovation, and easy to use custom applications with improved customer experience.

Eleks

Eleks is a custom application development company headquartered in Ukraine, United States. It allows companies to alter their business digitally by offering expert software engineering and consultancy services. The company is equipped with a wide number of professionals located at different delivery centers across Eastern Europe. They are established with global offices including London, Las Vegas, Chicago, and Toronto.

Eleks received the Best of The Global Outsourcing 100 awards by IAOP for developing highly efficient web and mobile apps. It was also awarded as the Winner of the Ukrainian Design in 2016 for creating the best web designs.

Eleks is known for delivering high tech innovations to Fortune 500 companies and large enterprises so that they can improve the way they work and boost their value in the market. They even help businesses in automating their processes, so that they can focus on delivering better client services.

Infoxen Technologies

Infoxen Technologies has turned out to be one of the leading IT Consulting and Digital Transformation service providers in a shorter time span. It caters to deliver innovative IT solutions to startups and mid-sized to large-sized organizations so that they can make their IT operations more flexible and fulfill the demands of their customers and end-users.

The team at Infoxen is highly experienced and has a firm grasp over the emerging technologies like AI algorithms, Machine learning capabilities, the Internet of Things, SaaS Cloud, trending programming domains, and mobility solutions. Embracing the standard coding expertise while applying unit testing throughout the project development cycle, Infoxen renders the quality deals to their esteemed clients worldwide.

Within its initial working span, Infoxen has gained many achievements in the IT industry. For example, recently, it is featured as one of the top software development companies in New York by a leading IT company review website. Apart from that, the leading IT company review website – Clutch, also listed Infoxen as one of the top-rated software development companies in 2020.

iTechArt

iTechArt is another excellent software solutions company situated in New York that helps start-ups and fast-growing tech companies fill their talent gap by building tech and business savvy engineering teams. It has a staff of industry experts and proficient software engineers that are experienced in using all the latest technologies.

iTechArt works for some of the best clients in New York. It received the best American Business Awards in 2019 for excellence in providing brilliant software solutions.

iTechArt goes the extra mile to create a project team that meets your business requirements. They focus on getting to the very core of your business to unlock the real power behind your software. Their development team specializes in following technologies like Web, Mobile, Big Data, Testing, and DevOps.

Hidden Brains InfoTech

Hidden Brains InfoTech is a global provider of IT Consulting and Enterprise Solutions in New York with its global presence in the UK, Europe, India, and Australia. They cater to numerous technology platforms across varied industry domains like eLearning, retail, travel, healthcare, energy & utilities, transport, etc.

The experts of Hidden Brains InfoTech helped the company earn a good reputation in the market by winning certain awards and accolades, such as ICTIS Global Industry & Academic Excellence Award, Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India, and many more.

Hidden Brains has delivered multiple arrays of web and mobile applications in the last 14 years across 12 countries. They aim to improve your overall business operations by providing enterprise mobility, Internet of Things, Big Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, and Artificial Intelligence solutions.

Conclusion

The demand for innovative and flexible IT solutions is increasing rapidly in the market. Every corporation is looking for a software service provider that can provide the latest technological solutions and ideas. Keeping the requirement of businesses in mind, we enlisted the top five software development companies in New York that are well-versed with the latest technologies and capable of providing you with the desired solutions.

Top Mobile App Development Trends To Dominate The Market in 2020-21

Raju Shahi — Mon, 11 May 2020 07:53:53 +0000

In recent years, mobile apps have transformed the market scenario and empowered businesses to ensure greater customer engagement, drive maximized sales, and impact the revenue model.
Year by year, industries are anticipating leveraging tactics in terms of mobile app development.

With over 5 billion mobile app users across the global market, the android app market demonstrates its share as 2.6 million users and 2.2 market share is reserved by the app store and this ratio is taking a lope and uplifting the mobile app market in a continuous manner.

Considering the steadily evolving strategy of mobile app development, we are enlisting the mobile app development trends dominating the market in the year session 2020-21:

AI & Machine Learning Is A Rising Deal

Artificial intelligence and machine learning have become the necessity of today’s competitive and rapidly evolving market. As most of the AI efforts are delivered in the form of chatbots and rest are utilized while deploying app solutions combined with machine learning. ‘Siri’ can be considered a smart example of collaborative implementation.

Now, with the rising adoption of ERP solutions, AI is strengthening its implementation to expand the working capabilities in today’s modern and competitive work infrastructure. Obviously, data analysis and reporting capabilities have raised the requisition for Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning equipped solutions.

Augmented & Virtual Reality - A Next-Generation Solution

Although Augmented Reality is not a newbie technology, emerging as a prevailing and pervasive solution throughout the globe. AR is reserving unprecedented levels year after year. For instance, a mobile game like ‘Pokemon Go’ brought the revolution in virtual reality objects that do not exist in a reality but are displayed over the screen all because of artificial intelligence.

Hence, considering this rising technology trend, recently, Apple has launched the ARkit to stimulate augmented reality experience in custom apps that are based on both the front and rear camera possibilities. Hence, addressing the enlarging gaming & entertainment need, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) will demonstrate a dominating factor in 2020.

Chatbot Is Driving a Significant Change

Chatbots brought a significant change in the way of interacting with the customers and resolving their issues without human intervention. Today, most of the e-commerce owners are taking recourse of chatbots and driving success in terms of customer loyalty and their gratification.

For instance, we can see live examples of food-delivery apps. Apart from, chatbots are implemented by modern e-commerce owners who are willing to serve better by perceiving their customers’ evolving needs, solving their issues, and upgrading their services based on their feedback.

Cloud Storage Is A Futuristic Need

In today’s fast-driven world, the cloud has become the initial need to store, retrieve, and process the data to attain efficient results. Various growing organizations are getting incumbent on cloud-empowered apps to store their large data on the cloud and access the same with no time & space limitations to support better decisions-making-process.

The coming year 2020 will seem more dependent on cloud storage hence, the organizations will be in the rivalry of cloud-based apps whereby they can enjoy the real-time access to their data and define their strategies accordingly supporting their business pillars for better productivity ahead.

Wearable Devices Are Getting Attention

Adhering to trending technologies, people are getting maniac for wearable devices. In 2019, brands like Apple, Huawei, Samsung gained success in reaching their potential revenue. Be it smartwatch or fitness band, wearable devices are gaining prevalence among the all-age group of people and the development of apps for wearable devices will take a robust place in 2020.

As per the research performed by IDC - the annual growth rate may reach around 20.3% by the year 2020. So, you can see how wearable devices are going to capture the global market in the upcoming year and reserving a space in the list of mobile app development trends.

M-Commerce Is The Emerging Deal

With the evergrowing adaption of smartphones, the shopping behavior of customers is getting transformed hence, mobile customers are evolving swiftly. Contemplating this need, enterprises are in enmity to develop m-commerce apps equipped with modernized functionality and simplified navigation.

So, we cannot deny the rising consumer behavior with the evolution of smartphones and the addition of shopping apps using mobile devices. By 2020, we can see quite effective rise in m-commerce app development.

Internet Of Things (IoT) Is A Rising Factor

With the expeditious adoption of cloud-based applications, the Internet of things is also in the race of reserving a sturdy hold in the global market. IoT has transformed the diversified industry and continued to evolve further. Whether e-commerce, healthcare, construction or transportation, IoT is ready to improve the ecosystem with its market penetration in sectors like retail, real estate and more.

Even, people are in the antagonism to adopt IoT installation and development to boost their work infrastructure and even improve their personal technology use by automating their processes and enhancing their device utilization. So, IoT will emerge as an effective trend in the year 2020.

Thus, this was all about the mobile app development trends that will take place in 2020. In this blog, I demonstrated how mobile app development has reached so far and how it will perform in the upcoming year and transform the industry and gratify the customer needs.

Easily scale up and down with cloud-based ERP

Raju Shahi — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:11:36 +0000

Have you ever heard of easily scaling up or down with a cloud-based ERP? The cloud-based ERP enables all business users to scale up or down easily without any hiccups. It also accommodates immediate and future business needs. For instance, if you own a retail chain outlet and are thinking of moving beyond geography then you may find yourself locked in a traditional ERP or homegrown software. This is where a cloud-based ERP comes into rescue. It is not only the best ERP you may need but has all the conventional features that you may need to manage your business globally.

Imagine, you are using excel sheets and drive to store data. Can you retrieve information faster from heaps of data in minutes? You may but that might be because you may already know the path. But, what if one asks you randomly to dive deep and state the top 50 customers across a particular state or know the product pricing and specifications for the previous year? You may not have the hands-on data plus you will be confused as to where to begin to search and how to go about it.

In this case, cloud-based ERP Software helps as your business users can scout data faster plus there is no constraint of storage. You can easily increase or manage the storage by asking your ERP service provider. They will help you manage the big data seamlessly without any downside.

What else? Are you concerned about the security aspect in cloud ERP? Leave aside any worry of migrating to an ERP on the cloud. As there are experts in the market who will provide you all the security protocols and keep your enterprise data safe and secure. Plus, they will detail you about disaster recovery plans and higher availability which means your data is safe even when any contingency occurs, And, in any event of data theft or the breach, your data will still be safe as it is continuously backed up leaving no chance of any risk.

So, it sums up to the conclusion that cloud ERP is the future of all businesses. Whether you are in pharma, retail, logistics, trading, construction, mall management, city gas or so, you can reap the great benefits from this cloud ERP. An on-premise ERP can also be the best but it may limit you from the scalability plus accessing real-time data on the move could also be a difficult battle.

You could ask with so many benefits why business users are still hesitating to embark on a cloud ERP. The fear or dilemma of putting your data on the cloud could put a few business users to contemplate. But, now with the advent of technology and all leading partners such as erp companies in Mumbai, it is to rest assured that cloud ERP is safe and your enterprise data in safe hands. Plus, there is no worry about storage capacity. You can comfortably scale up or down as required. Alongside, disaster recovery and high availability make the cloud option even a viable option.

So, are you contemplating a move to cloud ERP? You may contact one of the erp companies in Mumbai for your strategic endeavor.

What is Enterprise Business Solutions?

Raju Shahi — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:19:29 +0000

Enterprise Business Solutions are the IT consulted solutions that help in delivering the superior quality solution to enable the competitive advancement in the enterprise business flow. There are various EBS solutions implied in the organization that has helped them to gain pace in the Digital revolution. The solutions provided by EBS consultants are basically software that are business oriented tools such as online payment, healthcare connectivity, manufacturing, business intelligence, HR automation, enterprise content management and other that help in leveraging the workflow.

Types of Enterprise Business Solutions

A broad category of Enterprise Business Solutions includes:

-Customer Relationship Management(CRM)

CRM is a prominent business solution for the present era. It leverages the database technology by tracking customer relationships more accurately, enhancing the total customer experience, and delivering more targeted marketing campaigns. CRM software is the perfect organization solution for getting a complete view of each customer and providing customer centric role to the organization.

-Supply Chain Management(SCM)

Supply chain management is one of the business development tools that involve the interaction of the members of a supply chain to deliver the best solution to the end customer. A software application, it builds a close collaboration between manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. SCM software is used to monitor the supply chain and automate the inventory management.

-Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP)

Enterprise resource planning basically involves integrating department and functions across the company. ERP system integrated software modules and allow sharing of data and information, it allows all functional areas in the company module in resource sharing and building a single repository. ERP Software integration nullify the traditional approach of managing separate resource budgets and processes, helping in reducing waste and resource inefficiencies.

-Business Intelligence(BI)

Business Intelligence is the latest 21st-century term that involves the use of analyzed data and software solution for making a perfect business decision. BI tools and technologies help in handling large unstructured data to identify and develop new strategic business strategies. The BI application uses the data gathered from data house and transforms it into more effective, strategic, and tactical data used for apt decision making.

EBS application in Varying Industries

-EBS in Finance

The finance industry comprising insurance, banking, capital markets and other have been more aggressive in information technology for driving their business needs. They are dependent on EBS for reducing cost, building customer loyalty and identify new revenue generation opportunities. The well-versed consultants are biding them to mobile computing solution to transform their fundamental business models and get the desired result.

-EBS in Healthcare

The healthcare and life science are the strategic industry segments that require consulted enterprise business solutions. The EBS service will reduce errors, improve quality of care, reduce the market time and enhance operational efficiencies, improve business agility across all Healthcare and life sciences business processes. The prominent EBS applied are smart wearable devices, AI enabled connectivity and

-EBS in Retail

Due to immense competition, the retail industry is inclining towards the EBS, the implied solutions are helping enterprises to broaden their focus from just survival to more profitable organization. The investment in technology is widening the scope and customer reachability of the retail industry thus giving them more profit and competitive advancement.

The various solutions in the retail industry to increase customer reach and improve revenue are eCommerce, Supply Chain Management, Demand Management, Merchandise and Logistics Management.

-EBS in Telecom

Enterprise Business Solution is driving change in the basic structure of the telecom industry, that was gaining low revenue if were struck to the core service. Enterprise Business Solutions has widened the scope of the telecom industry in varying ways, example; business tariffs, remote working, business broadband, and multi-site connectivity solutions, Trunk, Internet solution and Macro, Nano, Data sims that satisfy the connectivity need of ever increasing electronic devices.

-EBS in Travel and Airlines

The competitive market for travel and airlines has an immense utilization of EBS to increase its revenue and customer reach. The solution includes web-check-in, airline service desk, an app for cabin crew for serving customers, social marketing for reaching more customer base, and various web and app service for easy travel booking.

Why we need Enterprise Business Solution?

The immense competition in every sector of enterprise has required introducing the EBS in every domain. It is the smart business solution for building the company revenue and give impressive customer experience. The enterprise business solution is required to empower field person through smart devices, increase productivity and efficiency by enhanced business model, increasing customer engagement and sales with great customer friendly apps.

It is analyzed that enterprises relying on the EBS are more prominent and are at the competitive advancement providing great user experience and eventually more revenue generation. The main focus of any organization is a customer and the solutions make the business smart and help in attaining the focus on the relevant customer base.