Cloud Accounting

by Aiton, William; Russell, David

• ISBN13: 9780977165988
• ISBN10: 0977165981
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-11-28
• Publisher: Smyth Barnabas Pub

Summary

Would you like to leverage software to increase your profits? This modern-day business parable helps you understand the process of qualifying a solution to meet your needs, and whether you should subscribe to an enterprise resource planning cloud product or purchase an on-premises solution. This quick read is written in the style of The One Minute Manager. It tells the fictitious story, based on facts, of Esther, a driven software company founder, and James, an analytical owner of a government contracting firm, who have outgrown their accounting software as they search for a way out of their QuickBooks and spreadsheet hell. Written in simple layman's language, this is not a story for a technical person. It is for the executive or manager who wants to better understand the cloud computing vs. on-premises computing debate. Is cloud computing secure? Is it reliable? How about performance -- how quickly can you access your data? Learn this and more by reading this enjoyable story.

Table of Contents

Analysis Paralysis	p. 1
Fails with Details	p. 4
No Driving	p. 6
Distracted	p. 8
Not Alone	p. 9
Misgivings	p. 12
What Cloud?	p. 18
Research	p. 24
Preparation	p. 29
New to the Game	p. 34
A Gilded Conscience	p. 37
Knowledgeable Know-how	p. 39
Showing Promise	p. 42
Misconduct	p. 45
On Cloud Nine	p. 47
Specialists Needed	p. 51
Rookie At Bat	p. 53
On Cloud Nine... Again	p. 55
Knowledgeable Know-How	p. 58
Cloudy Eyes	p. 61
Last Minute Dancing	p. 63
Face-Off	p. 66
Good Cop Bad Cop	p. 72
New Best Friends	p. 76
Storm Clouds	p. 79
Surprise	p. 89
Second Wave	p. 99
Love Fest	p. 106
Combined Forces	p. 115
Whats Changed	p. 128
Indicators You Need ER	p. 131
Questions To Ask About An ERP Solution	p. 135
Questions To Ask Your Technology Partner	p. 143
Acknowledgments	p. 150
About the Authors	p. 152
About SSi Consulting	p. 154
About Success With People	p. 156
References	p. 159
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