SuiteCloud is NetSuite's community of
software solutions that are developed by independent third party software
vendors. It is the place to go if you wish to enhance NetSuite and distribute
your app to customers. The community allows existing or prospective NetSuite
customers to find software that is ready to work with a NetSuite subscription.
These solutions either enhance NetSuite directly; or they act as an integration
bridge between a software vendor's existing service and NetSuite. A bridge
enhances the use of both the NetSuite system and the non-NetSuite software
service for customer's that use both systems.
For example , Prolecto
Resources developed a SuiteCloud application for the M5Connect for NetSuite
solution. It is a high quality VoIP integration for a business phone system that
is hooked up to the NetSuite system, and it essentially helps business customers
get their phone calls and communications tracked within NetSuite. With this
solution, NetSuite customers can measure the amount of time that a phone call is
on hold. The solution is a great example of how a bridge between both systems
adds more data to NetSuite and makes the use of each product more
valuable.
The benefit of the SuiteCloud environment is that there is a
central environment to create and package NetSuite software so that it can be
acquired by NetSuite customers. For the software vendor, SuiteCloud provides a
way to package and bundle custom software for distribution. For the customer,
SuiteCloud provides a way to acquire and enhance their existing NetSuite
account. This is different from the traditional way of distributing software --
the software vendor no longer creates a bundle that can get out of their
control. It can be managed in a way that promotes smooth upgrades, as needed.
For the customer, the traditional way of getting software goes away -- this
typically entails buying the software, downloading the software, running an
install program and configuring changes. SuiteCloud eliminates the need to
download software. Instead, you are authorized to use the software through a
purchase or other acquisition means, and you, as the customer, can go through an
install bundle for data, software, and scripts.
All of these NetSuite
install bundles modify a customer's NetSuite account to enhance it through new
functionality. As a customer, you will have full visibility into the bundle
during the install process so you can determine the action that will be taken to
the account. This will help you, as a customer, assess any risks while you can
learn about the opportunities the integration brings.
Suiteapp. com is
the go to place to find NetSuite SuiteCloud apps. It is similar to the way
Google functions as a search engine for everything on the web. Suiteapp. com is
a NetSuite provided searchable database that is offered to the public, and acts
as a repository for all the NetSuite approved applications. I encourage NetSuite
users to browse through the various apps to see what is available that can
enhance your NetSuite operations.
Go to the Netsuite Consultant for further detail about Netsuite.