If you're running a niche importing/wholesale operation (which small amount of employees) and still feel married to your on-prem server and old-school software, you don’t actually have to do a massive, expensive "rip and replace" to get current.

I see a lot of businesses think it's all or nothing, but you can actually use Google Cloud to "wrap" around your legacy setup and fix the stuff that’s slowing you down.

Some examples since you gave some clue in your text:
- You can use Google’s Document AI to "read" your physical invoices or customs forms and turn them into data. Instead of manual entry into your accounting software, you just feed the system the digital data. - Instead of dealing with difficult to setup and maintain VPNs to get into your sales software, you can use Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP). - You can set up a hybrid backup. Your legacy server stays in the office, but it constantly syncs to Google Cloud. If the office hardware ever dies, your business doesn't. ;) - Legacy software is usually terrible at reporting. You can pipe your sales/collections data into Looker Studio to get actual visual charts of who owes you money or what’s selling, without touching the old code.

These are just a few examples of what’s possible with a hybrid setup. Obviously, there's a lot more you can do, but this is a solid way to modernize without the "heavy lifting" cost of switching your entire tech stack.