Streamlining ITAR Compliance with Cetec ERP and Microsoft Azure

Data security is of huge concern for many businesses implementing a cloud-based ERP system. This is true for any business, and particularly for manufacturers in the defense sector. Cetec ERP understands your need for ITAR-compliant data security.

While the default cloud hosting option we offer is in Google’s Cloud Compute, which has world-class security measures in place, it is not ITAR-compliant. This is due to Google Cloud’s commitment to georedundancy: storing data in different locations across the globe in order to protect against geographic disasters or network latency. That many companies are forced to subscribe to less secure, but ITAR-approved, local hosting methods is ironic to say the least.

However, we have a few alternative routes for cloud hosting which meet the standards required for ITAR compliance:

• Cetec ERP offers a cloud hosting upgrade on Microsoft Azure’s GovCloud, which is ITAR compliant and certified. Cetec ERP manages this hosting option on your behalf with no setup fee, at $500/month, reducing the burden on your IT department and allowing you to operate on a fully ITAR-compliant cloud-hosted option.
• Cetec ERP can be installed on a resident, in-house server. You can run Cetec ERP on your own server in-house, and have total control over your own security measures.
• You can also choose to install Cetec ERP on a third-party server, such as Amazon AWS’s DOD. This retains the cloud-hosting option, but gives you more control. If a company chooses the third-party server route, we charge a one-time fee of $3,500 to install and configure the Cetec ERP application on your third-party hosting provider, and a flat $99/month fee to maintain a connection to that server and patch in our new releases.

Cetec ERP offers a one-stop solution for any manufacturer, especially for those in regulated industries like aerospace and defense. Whether opting for the ITAR-certified GovCloud or an in-house server setup, Cetec ERP offers flexible and secure options tailored to your specific needs.