trend watch: the adoption of cloud services is selective. q: does your firm use any service that could be defined as “cloud” computing – i.e. hosted software/server or hosted communications? (select all that apply.) other answers: • appriver … continued
the mindset that led to it? competition from a couple of guys in a garage.
by rick richardson
deloitte just announced the availability of audit technology for smaller accounting firms through a new venture it recently formed.
more tech this week: the uncertain future of tax prep [video] | why voice is so important | the puck that tracks your time | securing the data center on wheels | the three weakest links in your wifi security | new mit drone flies 5 days on 1 tank | will heif kill jpeg?
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deloitte created auvenir as an in-house startup and tasked it with developing its own auditing technology that could be offered to small firms. deloitte is starting with a north american launch of the technology, known as the auvenir audit smarter platform, which leverages artificial intelligence to help auditors with their work.
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trend watch: outsourcing an exchange server is more common. q: does your firm utilize an exchange server internally or is your email hosted outside of the office? more accounting firm operations and technology survey: mergers on … continued
digital workflow use rising, but remote access remains a struggle.
by roman kepczyk
rosenberg map survey
as an outsourced technology partner to cpa firms, i primarily deal with it strategy and applications that improve accounting firm production.
more from the map survey: will staffing challenges change the definition of partner? | be a consultant or be left behind | survey: many firms in transition | technology playing center stage in cpa profession
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the 2016 cpa firm management association it survey* pointed out that a surprising 23 percent of responding firms had transitioned to an outsourced cloud architecture. this trend points to internal it personnel being disintermediated as they have been unable to keep up with today’s required skill set for improving firm processes as well as technical skill needed to optimizing remote access, security and disaster recovery for the firm, which firms seem to struggle with constantly.
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trend watch: firms continue to look at acquiring other firms. q: have you considered expansion via merger or acquisition? source: accounting firm operations and technology survey more accounting firm operations and technology survey: hidden risks in document retention practices … continued
trend watch: more than six in 10 firms failing to follow smart, safe document retention practices. q: does your firm have a document retention policy for purging digital files? more accounting firm operations and technology survey: how savvy cpas use the afot … continued
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by randolph p. johnston and leslie garrett
accounting firm operations and technology survey
that advice you give clients? it’s time to follow it yourself.
by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless
we have all heard the saying that if you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up going nowhere (or … you won’t ever get there).
more on tech spending: firms need monthly it ‘flash’ reports | outsource some security functions | centralize contact administration | why you should process ap digitally | revamp daily t&e entry | how and why to establish firm procedures manuals | is your tax workflow digital yet? | the 4 types of firm knowledge | back up your bandwidth | how to choose which microsoft office version to use | time to replace a server? consider the cloud | monitor real estate: more is better
unfortunately, many accounting firms do not do a good job of integrating their information technology requirements into the firm’s overall strategic vision.
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