Software & Technology

Platforms divide by the job they do: CRM Software and Marketing Automation on the commercial side, ERP Systems and Supply Chain Software on operations, Accounting Software and HR & Payroll Software in the back office. Business Intelligence and Database & Data Warehousing sit underneath all of it, holding the data everything else reports on. GRC & QMS Platforms, Healthcare & MedTech Software and IoT & Embedded Systems are the narrow ones, bought for a compliance regime, a sector or a class of device rather than for general office use.

A licence and a service are not the same purchase. A firm that writes software to order, hosts it or staffs your helpdesk is under IT Services & Support. Accounting Software is a product; the accountant using it is under Accounting & Finance. Cybersecurity Software is a product too; the consultancy that tests your defences is under Security Services.