Technology
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Do you Know Where Your Company Data Resides?
I was just reading an article "Two-Thirds of Management Don’t Know Where Their Data Is" (http://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/21725-Two-Thirds-of-Management-Dont-Know-Where-Their-Data-Is.html). The article raises some significant points, such as what systems do you have in place to account for …
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Experience with which types of corporate finance technologies key to career advancement these days?
I'm beginning to think about a transition and am considering how what I am familiar with may or may not match employer demand in the marketplace.
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What mobile business apps do you find useful?
WordLens has been helpful when traveling abroad to translate printed words to English with a camera. I just started using SpeakToIt, which is a handy voice-activated virtual assistant for calendars and such. Not sure if it is more fun than helpful. Now, if I could get all of our internal/real-time …
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IT Solution
We are looking for a solution for IT. We don't currently have an internal IT department and it wasn't a big deal before now. We have close to 100 computers spread out across several counties. We had a company install a diagnostic tool and sent us a performance report with a quote to provide monthly…
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Any recommendations on migrating to a SaaS ERP platform when my current IT function has issues and gaps within delivery of information?
This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar “The Strategic CFO - Changing the Game for Finance”; held on April 23, 2013 featuring a presentation from Marc Linden, CFO, Intacct. Join the discussion and add your insights below.
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What is the typical implementation time and resources (Internal & External) required to migrate to a SaaS ERP platform?
This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar “The Strategic CFO - Changing the Game for Finance”; held on April 23, 2013 featuring a presentation from Marc Linden, CFO, Intacct. Join the discussion and add your insights below.
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Form 1099-MISC software solution
Can anyone recommend a US tax Form 1099-MISC software solution? We need to prepare and file up to 150 forms in terms of volumes so are looking for a system which enables Excel / csv data imports, email distribution to the tax payer, and online submission to the IRS.
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What are best practices in cloud storage contingency planning?
How secure are cloud provider servers in regards to data security, disaster planning, recovery, etc? This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar “Best in Class Finance: How to Improve Controls, Achieve Compliance Efficiency and Streamline Reporting in the Cloud” which too…
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Is cloud computing feasible in unreliable internet connection countries?
If I have business units located in "poor connectivity" locations will the cloud still be an effective tool to utilize? This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar “Best in Class Finance: How to Improve Controls, Achieve Compliance Efficiency and Streamline Reporting in…
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Any tips on cloud ERP latency issues & solutions?
Working with a cloud ERP platform, does one experience slowness or latency issues? If so, how often and what can be done about it? This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar “Best in Class Finance: How to Improve Controls, Achieve Compliance Efficiency and Streamline Rep…
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Any examples of cloud ERP implementation cost/benefits analysis?
Any examples on a financial business case to help justify the transition of on-premise to cloud ERP platforms? This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar “Best in Class Finance: How to Improve Controls, Achieve Compliance Efficiency and Streamline Reporting in the Clou…
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What is the typical "up-time" percentage that should be included in the service level agreement?
Do you have specific availability / response time metrics in your agreements? How to you quantify the cost or "penalty" for lack of a better term? This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar “Best in Class Finance: How to Improve Controls, Achieve Compliance Efficiency…
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Switching cloud providers & data portability tips?
What happens to my company's data if we decided to move from one cloud provider to another? This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar “Best in Class Finance: How to Improve Controls, Achieve Compliance Efficiency and Streamline Reporting in the Cloud” which took place o…
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Has anyone used Unified Communications; what are the pros / cons of your particular vendor?
For example, 8x8, Jive, Aptela, PanTerra, Shoretel; Experiences? TCO? Pitfalls? Thanks for the input!