firms in the cloud fly higher

it allows you to focus on more important aspects.

…and then, in dreaming,
the clouds methought would open and show riches
ready to drop upon me…

– william shakespeare, the tempest

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

ah, the cloud…whatever it is, wherever it is…apparently those fluffy isles in the foggy blue yonder are where small businesses, including accounting firms, can make a little more moolah.

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small american companies, defined as those with fewer than 50 employees, lead the world in usage of the cloud. for the first time, more than half – 51 percent – employ at least one software package that functions offsite, and another 29 percent use three or more cloud-based programs. that’s more than in france, germany and belgium. the only country coming close is the u.k., where 47 percent of surveyed companies are involved in cloud-based technology.