Cloud Computing
Cloud computing refers to a model of information technology allowing for hardware and software to be remotely accessed on demand through the internet. This model allows for firms to contract out their needs in terms of computing power, digital storage, hosting of software applications, and completion of computing tasks that would otherwise require the purchase and maintenance of in house network and computing technology and personnel. Cloud computing may be offered in the forms of Platform-as-a-Service, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and...More Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
Increasingly, firms are utilizing cloud computing applications to allow secured, ubiquitous access to critical information for employees and to manage fluctuating IT needs without directly purchasing the hardware to run the company’s systems.
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Our interim CFO is recommending we look at Financial Force, Netsuite and Intacct. Right now, we're on QuickBooks. Would like to improve my own knowledge and take the deep dive into reviews and whatever else I can discover. We're definitely agreed on cloud vs hosted...
Does anyone have experience with cloud based accounting packages used for providing accounting services to multiple clients? What packages are most user friendly, cost effective, or flexible. Thanks for your insights.
This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "Financial Consolidations and Reporting: The Alignment of People and Technology" held on May 9, 2013. Join the discussion and add your insights below.
I'm p/t advising a small but growing (apppr $20 million) wholesale distributor on a wide range of issues, one originally small part of which is a cloud erp implementation that pre-dates my engagement. The more we look at vendors and implementation, the less sure we are...
I've been tasked with developing compared options for our CFO and others to consider. I'm interested in some guidance on a considerations, best practices, tips or insights for narrowing this down and properly selecting, comparing and presenting options.
As a part of my ongoing series of articles on cloud accounting programs for small businesses, lets take a look at QuickBooks Online. It’s been around for awhile, it’s from a company that has a big presence in the small business accounting market, it’s...
Ever experience déjà vu? The more I watch the Cloud evolve, the more I think it’s déjà vu all over again. The on-premise to Cloud software revolution is the Internet all over again. I was one of the early birds in Internet services....
I thought I would share a tip to other community members. If you are looking for a way to remotely run a desktop version of Quickbooks, I have been successful for close to a year now with this simple trick: (1) setup a dropbox.com account (free for up...
