survey results: windows 7 and windows server 2012

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key findings

thirty-two percent use windows server 2012, and 24 percent use windows server 2008, which is an 8 percent decrease in the use of windows server 2008 over prior year results.

sixty percent are using windows 7 (64-bit) as their primary desktop operating system, 17 percent are using windows 8 and 12 percent are using windows 10, which is used most commonly among solo practitioners (27 percent).

by randolph p. johnston, leslie garrett and brian f. tankersley
the accounting firm operations and technology survey

choosing an operating system for your firm’s computers has a number of implications; it is not as obvious as one might think.

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there are issues surrounding your choice of an operating system that may be surprising to those who have not been following the it trade press, including the following:

posted on november 8, 2016

accounting firm operations and technology survey

about the author

randy johnston, chairman and ceo, network management group inc., brian tankersley, principal of tankersley consulting, and leslie garrett, phd, ceo of insight research group, are the principal authors of the annual accounting firm operations and technology survey report.

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accounting firm operations and technology survey

the report provides easy to understand bar charts and tables featuring three consecutive years of data which highlights trends in the profession. the survey results book also provides tables where survey respondents are segmented by size of firm, making it easy for accounting and tax professionals to benchmark their firm against others of the same size.

randy johnston has been an entrepreneur, technologist, and teacher for most of his career. he has helped start and run many businesses and currently owns both network management group inc. and part of k2 enterprises. randy is not afraid to tackle a business management problem or to get his hands dirty answering a low-level technical question. he is best known for his early and on-going expertise in networks, accounting software, paperless, and cpa firm technology. his expertise has grown to touch virtually every technology in the marketplace. he is particularly well known for his technology update overview presentation. he helps businesses with strategic technology planning, accounting software selection, document management selection and planning, and business continuity planning.

brian tankersley, cpa, citp, cgma is a consultant, author, and speaker who specializes in accounting technology issues. tankersley has spoken in 47 us states, and three canadian provinces, and writes for major accounting press outlets including cpa practice advisor and accountingweb. he is also a faculty member for yaeger cpa review.

leslie garrett, phd, is the ceo and founder of insight research group, a company dedicated to delivering powerful industry-precise surveys and research data analysis. leslie serves edge marketing, inc. as a marketing executive and industry analyst with expertise in marketing, public relations, search engine optimization, lead generation, and management. she is instrumental in leading edge’s corporate consulting and search engine optimization website analytics services, and has experience serving in the accounting and legal industries. prior to joining edge, leslie served as an executive in marketing and management positions in industry and taught marketing and management at the university of saint thomas in saint paul, minnesota and at saint cloud state university in saint cloud, minnesota.

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