Architecture
Understand how Sharpnr Suite is structured and how its applications work together.
Overview
Think of Sharpnr Suite as a collection of building blocks that help businesses run their daily operations.
A business can be anything:
- A restaurant taking orders and managing tables
- A hotel handling reservations and guests
- A retail store managing inventory and sales
- A clinic managing patients and appointments
Each type of business needs specialized software for its day-to-day operations. Sharpnr provides these industry-specific applications while also offering shared services that every business needs, such as accounting, human resources, storage, and identity management.
A Simple Example
Imagine you own a restaurant.
You use Sharp-Hospitality to:
- Take customer orders
- Manage tables
- Handle reservations
- Track kitchen operations
However, running a restaurant involves more than just serving food.
You also need to:
- Pay employees
- Manage staff records
- Track revenue and expenses
- Store documents and data
- Manage user accounts and permissions
Instead of building all of these features separately inside the restaurant application, Sharp-Hospitality connects to other Sharpnr services:
- Sharp-Accounting manages finances.
- Sharp-HRMS manages employees and payroll.
- Sharp-Silo stores files and business data.
- Sharp-IAM manages users, roles, and permissions.
This allows every application in the Sharpnr ecosystem to focus on its own job while still working together when needed.
How Sharpnr Suite Is Organized
The Three Layers
1. Business Operations
This is where users spend most of their time.
These applications are designed for specific industries and workflows.
Examples:
- Sharp-Hospitality for restaurants, hotels, cafés, bars, and resorts.
- Sharp-Retail for stores, warehouses, and point-of-sale systems.
- Sharp-Healthcare for clinics, hospitals, and healthcare providers.
Each application solves problems unique to that industry.
2. Business / Organization
This represents the company itself.
Whether you run a restaurant, hotel, retail chain, or clinic, your organization has:
- Employees
- Customers
- Financial records
- Documents
- Permissions and access rules
All operational applications ultimately serve the needs of the organization.
3. Shared Sharpnr Services
These are the core services that support every application across the platform.
| Service | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Sharp-Accounting | Financial management, bookkeeping, and reporting |
| Sharp-HRMS | Employee management, payroll, and attendance |
| Sharp-IAM | Authentication, roles, and permissions |
| Sharp-Silo | Data and file storage |
| Sharp-Cable | Communication and integrations |
| Orchestrator | Coordinates services and workflows |
Independence with Integration
A key design principle of Sharpnr Suite is:
Every application can work independently, but can also integrate with other Sharpnr services when needed.
For example:
- Sharp-Hospitality can create invoices in Sharp-Accounting.
- Sharp-Hospitality can synchronize employees with Sharp-HRMS.
- Sharp-Retail can store product images in Sharp-Silo.
- Sharp-Healthcare can use Sharp-IAM for secure staff access.
Because each service is independent, businesses can use only the components they need. As their requirements grow, additional services can be connected without replacing existing systems.
In One Sentence
Sharpnr Suite provides industry-specific applications for business operations, supported by a shared platform of accounting, HR, storage, identity, and integration services that work together seamlessly.