and will “the cloud” make them obsolete? there’s a good conversation underway at a posting by david bergstein, “cloud based services or internal technology departments… do we need them?” bergstein, cpa.citp and director of strategic relationships for cch, poses two … continued
the ipad revolution in data and charts. via focus with the rapid adoption of the ipad, a new category of computer has been born — a cross between a handheld mobile device and a laptop pc. focus, an online service … continued
popular cch titles now available on desktop, laptop, ipads, phones. via cch the most popular cch books that tax and accounting professionals rely on for answers, guidance and insight are now easier than ever to access and read with cch’s … continued
new “extensible” enterprise unbound by old notions of bricks and mortar. by rick telberg cloud computing is changing the costs and distribution of technology services and stands to make fundamental changes to the way business is done. whether you call … continued
what you need to know about cloud computing. by eric pulaski smartvault moving applications and data to an online environment is inevitable. it’s simply part of the accounting profession’s evolution. if you look at the continuum of change, it becomes … continued
… in a new world of connectivity.
by rick telberg
as technology reshapes the world, accounting firms and finance executives must aggressively reshape their business strategies and their own corporate hierarchies, according to a new manifesto from leading thinkers at mckinsey & company.
given mckinsey’s “reach and influence in the senior executive community” (as even a competing gartner analyst admits), finance and accounting professionals need to know the firm’s new list of “10 tech-enabled business trends to watch.” pay attention: your boss or your client (or both) could quiz you about any or all of these hot topics.
tech trends: cpas shifting to an electronic world via nysscpa according to bay street group and capstone marketing, 69 percent of cpa firms are planning to spend more on technology in the next six to 18 months.
turning to skype and webex. home-based businesses are increasingly turning to the web for resources and revenues, embracing social media, product-focused forum sites, blogs and voip.
going paperless: “best decision i ever made.”
by mark pricco
mark pricco, cpa, is the owner of x-tax, a lansing, mi, tax preparation businesses, and the founder and president of atom software, a tax office management system.
for many cpas converting to paperless is an exercise in procrastination: “someday.” well, the growing trend to conversion has made many, including myself, face that “someday.” as a matter of fact, the cpa tech savvy survey of 2010 just cited paperless as the leading technology issues cpas are most interested in!
after two years of running three offices through a single paperless management software, i am here to say that the process is less painful than anticipated, and has reaped many rewards: more time to be a cpa and less time acting as an office manager, as well as terrific cost and time saving benefits.
cfo.com quotes bay street group research. “most cpa firms, 69%,” cfo.com reports, “are planning to spend more on technology in the next 6 to 18 months.” the use of cloud technologies is expected to leap. in a similar survey a … continued
monitors, monitors, monitors. by roman kepczyk adding additional monitors is the easiest place to see an immediate return on your it investment. your monitors are your windows into all digitally stored information and are the foundation for improving every aspect … continued
number 1: “everybody wants to be able to work from anywhere, all the time.” we’ve been asking leading experts in the profession: what do you see as the top tech trends for accounting firms? byron patrick, a leading edge cpa.citp, … continued
can no longer be passive.
joel c. font, cisa, author of today’s audit journal, comments on the scary new outlook for internal audit:
my view is that the role of internal audit will evolve away from the passivity that now characterizes it. not because the internal auditors are leading the charge, but because the politicians in washington and the crooks in wall street will force it on those who hire us. the politicians with their simple minded populism, and the crooks with the audacity of their schemes, which can not be hidden anymore in today’s hyper media environment.