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Cloud Accounting for the 21st Century

The 21st century cloud accounting firm isn’t your father’s CPA practice – and in a few years, won’t even look like the firms you see today.  Cloud computing is altering the way businesses conduct business. Now you can reach virtually all data, and complete virtually any sort of financial transaction from literally anywhere. With an emerging panoply…

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Webinar: Private Accounting Cloud For Your Firm

What is a ‘Virtual Server for Accountants?’ Do you need a server or are tired of having to maintain a server in your office? Are you an Accountant, Bookkeeper, Tax Preparer, CPA or other accounting professional? Do you have multiple applications that you need access to and don’t want multiple ways of accessing? Do you have…

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Cloud9 Nabs Top Accounting Cloud Hosting Award!

Cloud9 Real Time has been honored with the 2012 Reader’s Choice Award by CPA Practice Advisor for favorite accounting ASP/Hosted Solution Provider. [editor’s note: Cloud9 won again for 2013!] The new category of ASP/Hosted Solution Provider saw Cloud9 Real Time garner nearly 33% of the vote and trump the 2nd and 3rd place providers by…

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A Brief History of Cloud Computing*

In 1900, Mercedes Benz forecasted that the total demand for cars worldwide would never exceed 500,000. Why? – because there were “not enough chauffeurs” available. That same year a panel of British experts concluded that “The telephone may be appropriate for our American cousins, but not here, because we have a sufficient number of messenger…

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The Ascent of Cloud Accounting

As “Cloud-based” systems for software applications and programs are becoming mainstream… …financial accounting programs like QuickBooks are rapidly embracing this shift thanks to specialized third-party office and accounting-hosting providers (like Cloud9 Real Time) . According to John McMahon, a developer of spreadsheet tools, typically these are Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a…

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Speaking of the Cloud …

. Discussing “the cloud” is a very common thing these days, especially in technology and increasingly in accounting and financial circles. If history past be our guide, ultimately the concept of the cloud as being something separate from the web will cease as more people get used to the idea — although when that day…

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Webinar: Introducing Simply Cloud9!

Introducing Simply Cloud9: QuickBooks hosting and beyond: Faster and safer and seamless, oh my! Simply Cloud9 is built on the foundation of all Microsoft 2008 R2 technology and offers clients increased security with 256-bit Encryption thru portal login. Additionally, the new technology allows for clients to embed a login page directly on their website for accountants…

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Free Webinar: Moving to the Cloud

  Most small and mid-market businesses, let alone accounting firms, are still reluctant to moving their business processes to the cloud. This is in part  because companies and their IT departments are hesitant to leave the “legacy paradigm” of their current infrastructure. Moving your firm and your clients to the Cloud can be a little…

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Simply Cloud9: Faster, Seamless

QuickBooks hosting and beyond: Faster and safer and seamless, oh my!     We are readying for the general release of Simply Cloud9. The new infrastructure is set to change hosting as it is known today and will be released forgeneral purchase beginning December 1st. President and CEO, Robert Chandler notes, “Our new technology will deliver seamless…

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Office Server Security Still Under the Mattress?

I get asked daily about office server security and the Cloud and I welcome these questions as it is not only important for users to understand but also opens the discussion about moving to the Cloud, meaning progress for the acceptance of our technologies. Office Server Security: Truly Secure in the Cloud?   Recently I was speaking…

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