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Sarah Gardiner

Accountants Confidence Index Still Growing Stronger

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The Accounting Today Accountants Confidence Index ACI 2013 maintained a positive trajectory from May-June, with anticipations of short and mid-term growth. The ACI, created in partnership with outsource payroll giant ADP, is an economic evaluation, adjusted every 30 days, that conflates the insights of CPAs polled into the strength and prospects of businesses in the U.S.…

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Moving Office to Cloud Gradually or Making a Big Leap?

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Doug and Sherrill Sleeter  The Sleeter Group When does one consider moving office to cloud? Business owners and practice managers are all abuzz about moving their office to cloud computing as though one could just wiggle their nose (apologies to Samantha and Jeannie) and instantly switch from software to paperless workflow systems. However the reality for…

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The New Age of Paperless Document Management

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What professional practice managers & business owners need to know about making a move to paperless document management. In the mid-70s, an article at BusinessWeek trumpeted the coming age of a “paperless document management.”  Since then, digital tech and cloud computing have together transformed SMBs by supplanting physical paper with electronic communications and digitized data. The…

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Small Biz Infographic: Many Different Uses of Cloud Computing

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Click for infographic Small businesses have several and varied different uses for Cloud computing. It improves early-stage businesses’ chances for getting off the ground traction with significantly smaller upfront capital while utilizing higher-grade tech historically available only to bigger companies. Services like web hosting, hosted storage, and email Exchange hosting improve the financial picture and decrease the workload of SMBs, allowing…

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IaaS or VPS or Cloud Computing, What's The Difference?

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Infrastructure as a Service, or IaaS, and virtual private server (VPS) services, are resource-provisioned cloud computing variants wherein a business outsources the equipment and IT support otherwise used to maintain its operations, including data storage, computer hardware, server capacity and network components.  The service provider is responsible for housing, running and maintaining all resources 24/7.…

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Cloud Computing Disaster Readiness – Be Prepared!

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Click for survey results Cloud computing disaster readiness is better – safer – faster – cheaper – more reliable The advent of cloud computing disaster readiness has been gaining consistent velocity as businesses across the planet are moving to cloud computing to optimize their revenues, cut IT costs and initiate a more intelligent approach to…

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Small Business Infographic: "Business Got Tougher AND More Rewarding"

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Click for full infographic Small business Infographic: Small Business never had it easy, and with  new business tools, clouds and marketing and engagement platforms and technologies entering the fray at a dizzying rate, it’s certainly not a mystery why nearly 60% of small business owners say it’s more difficult to manage and operate a small…

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Cloud Summit 2013 ROI, Can You Afford NOT to Go?

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Your business and clients are busy, and your competition is growing …. Cloud Summit 2013 won’t just help you keep up, but will give you the tools and training to be more efficient, productive and secure! See also: Here Comes Cloud Summit 2013! In fact, 97% of attendees surveyed said they would recommend attending Cloud Summit 2013…

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Here Comes Cloud Summit 2013!

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4th Annual Cloud Summit in beautiful San Diego Bay  –  THE 2013 cloud computing event not to be missed! Go to: Cloud Summit 2013 Event Info & Registration Site Offering attendees premium Cloud Solutions educational courses with all-star educators and one on one sessions for individual practice needs, this August 14-16 cloud computing retreat to Paradise Point,…

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Is Your Office WiFi Security Vulnerable to Hacking? How?

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A recent article in Ars Technica rekindled a healthy nerve with many professionals and business owners regarding general password and office WiFi security…  Passwords are the keys that secure virtually everything nowadays. Use a weak password and the outcome could be disastrous.  And one of the areas where passwords are the weakest are the standard…

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