survey: 60% of firms employ remote access tools
accountants’ favorite app: gotomeeting.
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capture firm knowledge on an intranet
dashboards may speed up the search process.
by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless
firm knowledge and information is usually stored in one of four “buckets.”
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the most obvious is within the accounting applications themselves where tax, audit and accounting programs store client files in a format that can only be accessed with that program. files are usually indexed and accessed in designated directories so there is not much the firm can do about moving these files.
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survey: firms split on mobile device management
has your firm implemented a mobile device management application to secure your mobile devices and access to the firm’s network?
collaboration should tie in messaging
keep an eye on teams and yammer.
by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless
firms should strive to capture all data in a digital format at its “root” source. this goes for services such as the firm’s fax and voice mail systems as well.
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traditional inbound faxes are usually printed from a fax machine and then hand delivered to the recipient’s desk. in some cases, this fax image is actually rescanned and emailed to the recipient.
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survey: how many firms back up data to the internet?
does your firm back up all firm data to the internet (web-based storage/archival) on at least a monthly basis? read more →
need internet? grab your phone
you have a couple of options.
by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless
one of the revolutions in remote connectivity is happening within your cell phone as digital cellular providers have beefed up and expanded their networks to provide reliable internet access to remote devices.
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today, the vast majority of the united states and canada has access to the internet through the 4g digital cellular network at speeds of 1mpbs or more, which is adequate for remote access to most applications, particularly those hosted by cloud providers.
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survey: nearly half of firms use videoconferencing
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the new risks in cloud efficiencies
you need a whole new set of backup and recovery strategies.
by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless
the internet has undoubtedly had a profound impact on firm communications.
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it has become the primary driver toward the next generation of accounting applications that run entirely on the web through “cloud” computing.
we have two main recommendations to avoid disruptions, or worse, a major disaster.