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QuickBooks and Dropbox? Yeah… no. Having your data available from anywhere is awesome.  Storing files in the cloud and being able to sync them with files on the computer is a great way to make sure the files are centrally available regardless of which machine you use to access them with.  Dropbox i Read More

Just Getting Started: Application Hosting for Small Business

Accessing software applications and data from a remote system isn’t new stuff.  Starting with telephone modems, acoustic couplers (those things you’d put the phone handset into so that the modem could “hear” the data), green screen AS Read More

Go Ahead and Shoot the Server:  End of Microsoft Small Business Server Inspires Cloud Adoption with Small Businesses Microsoft has made a decision to include more “cloud” capability in its offerings for small business, ending the life of the successful Small Business Server line and replacing it wi Read More

Keeping Up with Expectations: Buyer Satisfaction and the Customer Experience There used to be saying in business that the customer is always right and anything or everything should be done to make the customer happy, even if it includes throwing someone under a bus.  On the other hand, some profess Read More

Small NonProfits, Crummy Computers and the Cloud There are many benefits included in the “value proposition” for cloud computing models, but there are some hidden gems in terms of how these outsourced IT models can specifically and directly address one of the biggest problems facing many smaller no Read More

The Business Cloud: Hype versus Reality. There is no doubt that cloud and mobile computing models are driving technology adoption as well as changing the landscape of how consumers and businesses purchase and use IT.  Accompanying any great shift – which in this case is fueled not simply by cloud t Read More

Migrating Business Data to the Cloud When businesses elect to have their desktop applications hosted in the cloud with a hosting service provider, they are also electing to have their data hosted with the provider.  This point is not always obvious to non-technical users and those unfamiliar with t Read More

A Higher Level of Customer Relationship Management: Building Closer Customer Relationships Most businesses recognize the importance of creating a quality experience for customers doing business with them.  The thing that many business owners overlook is how their internal workflows and information Read More

Client Experience and Perceived Value: It’s Looking Cloudy for Accountants Working with Small Business Every day it seems there is another professional accounting or bookkeeping firm asking questions about now to get new clients for their new “online accounting” business.  Most of these professiona Read More

Why Accounting in the Cloud? Business owners and managers need to keep close control of their financial data.  They need to know where they stand at all times, and having information available to make business decisions is essential.  When the financial information is in the office but the owner is Read More