Taking back control: when Odoo becomes the manifesto of your digital autonomy.
Did you think that digitizing your business meant freedom and operational efficiency?
The reality? You are constrained and sometimes locked into a maze of SaaS solutions, proprietary solutions, scattered data, and unmeasured dependencies.
This is not inevitable, and solutions exist for each of your business processes and tools to support them.
What if true digital transformation meant taking back control? of your information system?
This is where Odoo positions itself, particularly when it comes to business processes. More than just an ERP, it's a lever for digital autonomy and a concrete way to transform digital dependencies into strategic control.
The paradox of digital technology: more tools, less control
The IT system, at the heart of your business, often resembles a puzzle of disparate solutions: CRM from one publisher, accounting from another, e-commerce elsewhere, sometimes developed by yourself… Each piece has its own rules, its own code, and often its hidden costs.
Result :
- Operational complexity: your teams spend more time adjusting, connecting and synchronizing tools than running their business.
- Loss of control over data
- Dependence on non-European publishers: updates, roadmap and technical limitations dictated by others.
Odoo, a catalyst for digital sovereignty
Faced with this paradox, there is a solution capable of reconciling the constraints of dependencies, data control, and your digital journey: Odoo. Much more than an ERP, it's a set of strategic building blocks for any company wishing to regain control of its digital assets. Its qualities allow you to build an autonomous, scalable, and fully controlled IT system.
Open source: freedom and transparency
Like Smile, whose DNA is deeply rooted in open source, Odoo offers companies the ability to fully control their code and data, without depending on a vendor to customize, audit, or upgrade their system. This freedom fosters transparency, security, and independence—essential pillars for building a sovereign IT system.
Modular: an ERP that adapts to your needs
Odoo offers a modular architecture, meaning you can add or remove modules as needed. CRM, accounting, HR, production, e-commerce… you only pay for the number of users, never the number of applications. This way, you only install what's useful for your business. This flexibility allows you to integrate all the components of your IT system into a single, coherent interface and easily scale with your company's growth. For example, with the “Odoo Sign” application included in the package, you can save money by replacing your current electronic signature solution with the dedicated Odoo module. You benefit in two ways: by simplifying processes (the app is integrated with your existing business tools) and by achieving substantial savings by decommissioning multiple SaaS applications.
Locally hosted: control and resilience
Unlike many SaaS solutions, Odoo can be deployed on-premises or on a sovereign European cloud (public sovereign cloud, OVHcloud, Numspot, etc., or private sovereign cloud, Alter Way). This flexibility provides complete control over the infrastructure and, most importantly, over the data. This ensures impeccable GDPR compliance and optimal resilience against unforeseen events. Your company retains the power to decide where and how to host your strategic information and its backups, guaranteeing complete digital sovereignty.
Comprehensive functional coverage: a single ERP for all functions
Odoo integrates CRM, accounting, HR, production, training platform, customer portal (extranet), and much more into a single, cohesive interface. Odoo is built on the principle of data integrity: the same data is used by all applications. No more re-entering data! This allows you to replace multiple disparate solutions and reduce the complexity of your IT system. Teams work on a single platform, with centralized data and harmonized processes. This integration facilitates strategic and operational alignment within the company.
A credible alternative to the giants: controlling one's addiction
Odoo is a serious alternative to Cegid, Microsoft Dynamics 365, NetSuite, SAP Business One, Sage, Salesforce, and Oracle. Companies that choose Odoo can avoid dependence on a single vendor while retaining features comparable to those of proprietary solutions.
With Odoo, your information system becomes a tool at the service of your strategy, not a succession of technical dependencies.
Hadrien Gormand
Solution Leader Business Applications, Smile
Towards a sovereign and open IT system
Today, digital transformation is a matter of control, consistency and operational efficiency.
Odoo is a key component of a sovereign and coherent IT system. With the support of Smile, an Odoo partner for 18 years, you can integrate the solution into a broader open-source ecosystem (with sovereign hosting and open third-party applications) to build an autonomous, scalable, and fully controlled system capable of sustainably supporting your business strategy.
Take back control today: explore with Smile how Odoo can become the sovereign foundation of your IT system.
To learn more and assess the possibilities for your business, contact our Odoo experts and start your digital autonomy journey now.
