remote access: giving workers what they want

young woman eating an apple and working on a laptop at homewith all work done within the firm’s secured network, the risk of losing data is minimized.

by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless

give your people access to the firm application and data resources needed whenever and wherever they are. they will get more work done in less time.

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one of the key components in optimizing firm production is providing the capability for firm personnel to work from any place, at any time, at their own convenience. desktop users in small firms can get by with remote control tools such as gotomypc, logmein, join.me or windows remote desktop, which allows connection to their own desktop computer via an internet-attached workstation. however, for laptop users or personnel working in satellite offices, a more robust solution is needed.
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stay on top of software updates

beetle crawling toward the word "update"for servers, don’t automate the process. that’s right, don’t.

by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless

every firm has concerns about their systems being hacked or getting attacked by a virus or malware. the 2016 cpafma it survey found that 15 percent of firms had been infected with malware that caused significant downtime in the past 12 months.

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the vast majority of issues can be effectively negated with one simple process: keep your software updated.
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are you ready for office 365?

office 365 software logoproceed with caution.

by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless

to be effective in business today, every member of your firm must optimally utilize the microsoft office suite at an intermediate to advanced level for outlook, excel and word.

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because of the lag of accounting vendors providing support to the latest versions of office, today’s recommended standard is office 2013. many firms continue to utilize office 2010 because some accounting applications (engagement binders) did not support office 2013 until this past year. firms should review their listing of accounting applications now that the busy season is over to determine if they can transition to office 2013 and the cost to do so, considering that office 2016 has been out since september 2015 and will most likely be supported by the major accounting vendors in late 2016.
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why use windows 10?

windows software logodid you claim your free upgrade yet?

by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless 

okay, we all know that the windows operating system is preferred to run computers by the primary vendors to the accounting profession. all decisions about operating systems have to be done carefully as they impact software and hardware decisions for at least 3-5 years.

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while we don’t place too much emphasis on the workstation operating system, one significant issue you can’t overlook is increasing computer memory to function optimally with today’s multi-monitor requirements and the multitude of concurrent applications your staff will be running.
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update your backup

woman holding a hard driveincludes specific solutions for firms of every size.

by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless

your firm’s safety net in the event of any disaster is your data backup. it better be consistently performed and securely stored offsite.

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typically, firms have a problem when the process they relied on to make the backups didn’t work or the tapes weren’t complete because all their data no longer fits onto one tape. this is becoming a common problem as more data and more applications add significantly more volume, making the backup application require more storage and a longer running time to complete.
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