{"id":4389,"date":"2018-05-31T09:42:26","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T13:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=4389"},"modified":"2026-02-12T05:22:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:22:53","slug":"buyers-checklist-for-mobile-cloud-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/buyers-checklist-for-mobile-cloud-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Buyer\u2019s checklist: Construction executive&#8217;s guide to purchasing mobile and cloud solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/category\/construction\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Construction<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuyer\u2019s checklist: Construction executive&#8217;s guide to purchasing mobile and cloud solutions\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-8 col-lg-4 entry-header__image\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-header__thumbnail js-hero-section\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1064\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/construction-female-1064x810.jpg\" class=\"entry-header__thumbnail-image\" alt=\"construction and real estate software guide\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/construction-female-1064x810.jpg 1064w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/construction-female-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/construction-female-1536x1169.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/construction-female.jpg 1675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1064px) 100vw, 1064px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \">Published <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2018-05-31T09:42:26-04:00\">May 31, 2018<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Buyer\u2019s checklist: Construction executive&#8217;s guide to purchasing mobile and cloud solutions\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/buyers-checklist-for-mobile-cloud-solutions\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/robarkes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Q2-FY17-Sage-People-Picture-V2-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Q2-FY17-Sage-People-Picture-V2-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Q2-FY17-Sage-People-Picture-V2.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 40px) 100vw, 40px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Rob Arkes<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move to mobile is well underway in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/sage-construction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">construction<\/a> industry. &nbsp;But, before you invest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/sage-construction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mobile and cloud solutions<\/a> for your business, there are some important things to consider. In order to ensure that you invest in solutions that will meet your needs at the job site, in the office, and any other place you need to access business information use this checklist to ensure that your mobile technology:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is designed for the construction industry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has the ability to connect your office systems, such as your job costing and payroll software.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enables your selected construction project team to work together with shared information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provides full administrative control over who sees what project and which details.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintains projects, people, documents, and\/or back-office financial and operations data securely.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Makes it easy to invite new people from various companies to a project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Documents projects from preconstruction through post-construction services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Requires little or no training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about mobile technology by reading \u201cThe Construction Executive\u2019s Guide to Business Visibility \u2013 Mobilization.\u201d The 10-page eBook details how your peers are using mobile technology, the role the cloud is playing in mobilization, tips for securing mobile devices and protecting your company\u2019s data, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner on-scroll-highlight__target\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Construction Executive&#8217;s Guides to Business Visibility<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Are you running your business through a \u201ckeyhole?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our series of 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