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Everyone keeps pushing the "cloud" but many proponents just skip past security, insurance, and managed change. Aren't those major cloud adoption issues? (Webinar Attendee Question)
This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "The Evolving Role of Finance Leaders: Owning Technology" held on November 14, 2012. A video of the webinar can be viewed here: https://www.proformative.com/resources/webinar-video-evolving-role-finance-leaders-owning-technolog…
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Why should we think smaller cloud/SaaS companies will survive, financially? (Webinar Attendee Question)
This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "The Evolving Role of Finance Leaders: Owning Technology" held on November 14, 2012. A video of the webinar can be viewed here: https://www.proformative.com/resources/webinar-video-evolving-role-finance-leaders-owning-technolog…
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Is there an independent organization out there that insures (aka guarantees) that your "cloud" provider won't fold? (Webinar Attendee Question)
When I outsource my healthcare, driving (taxi), banking (FDIC) etc. there is an independent regulator to provide some comfort. What about the Cloud for the enterprise? This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "How New Technologies are Changing the Role of Finance" hel…
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What applications did the Blue Shield of California Foundation start with in your ERP migration, and how did you phase the new ERP in? (Webinar Attendee Question)
This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "A CFO Story: When It's Time to Upgrade Financial Systems & Do it Right - Hello Cloud Accounting" held on November 1, 2012. A video of this webinar can be viewed here: https://www.proformative.com/resources/webinar-video-…
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How have you partered with IT who might be opposed to the Cloud move for major systems? How did you avoid "stepping on their toes"? (Webinar Attendee Question)
This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "A CFO Story: When It's Time to Upgrade Financial Systems & Do it Right - Hello Cloud Accounting" held on November 1, 2012. A video of this webinar can be viewed here: https://www.proformative.com/resources/webinar-video-…
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How do you deal with switching among cloud vendors if you want to make a change down the road (or if you are forced to change for some reason)? (Webinar Attendee Question)
This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "A CFO Story: When It's Time to Upgrade Financial Systems & Do it Right - Hello Cloud Accounting" held on November 1, 2012. A video of this webinar can be viewed here: https://www.proformative.com/resources/webinar-video-…
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This may be a strange question, but once on the cloud, how easy is it to move off the cloud to a more traditional ERP system, i.e., say the company is acquired and the acquiring company doesn't want t
This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "A CFO Story: When It's Time to Upgrade Financial Systems & Do it Right - Hello Cloud Accounting" held on November 1, 2012. A video of this webinar can be viewed here: https://www.proformative.com/resources/webinar-video-…
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Is your business continuity plan ready for a hurricane?
The reality is that a majority of small businesses do not have a plan. As part of the Wells Fargo Small Business Index, Topline, 3rd Qtr 2011 survey, a sample of small businesses were asked if they “have an emergency plan in place in the event your local area experiences a major disaster, such a…
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Job Cost Software System For Construction Projects
What is the best job cost software/system for contruction projects?
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My company is looking into the cloud. Is there a standard basic path to go from physical to virtual? (Webinar Attendee Question)
This questions was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "Owning Technology as a Finance Leader: Cloud, Mobile, Social Media & Analytics" held on October 2, 2012. You can view a video of the webinar here: https://www.proformative.com/resources/webinar-video-owning-technology-fin…
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Preferred Laptops for CFOs
What is the laptop most used and liked by CFO's? What are the reliability factors?
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Telephone Systems?
My company, in Minneapolis, is moving headquarters and it is a good time to think about replacing our ten year old analog phone system. We have multiple locations and people (70) around he country. Any specific ideas or comments?
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OFAC Scanning
We are currently in the process of changing core processors. They process our OFAC scanning for us, but it's not exactly user-friendly and their search parameters feel very outdated. Their file formats are very restrictive and they cannot automate the scanning of ACH files. Can anyone recommend som…
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Newspaper Publishing ERP Recommendation
Does anyone have a good recommendation for a publishing ERP - specifically for newspapers (yes newspapers). And does anyone have a cost estimate for MS Great Plains - is it per seat license - do they offer a cloud version? What is your migration experience? Thanks, Rick
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How is data security handled on the cloud? (Webinar Attendee Question)
This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "Driving Productivity in Finance: Aligning People, Process and Technology in the Cloud" held on August 28, 2012. A video of the webinar can be viewed here: https://www.proformative.com/resources/webinar-video-driving-productivi…
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ERP's are "real time", like these cloud apps, even when they don't go through the cloud. The cloud simply provides accessability. That can be accomplished through direct cabling, phone lines, etc. c
This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "Driving Productivity in Finance: Aligning People, Process and Technology in the Cloud" held on August 28, 2012. A video of the webinar can be viewed here: https://www.proformative.com/resources/webinar-video-driving-productivi…
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When you refer to cloud I assume you refer to the public cloud. What role do you see for Private clouds especially for Financials and HR data of an enterprise? (Webinar Attendee Question)
This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "Driving Productivity in Finance: Aligning People, Process and Technology in the Cloud" held on August 28, 2012. A video of the webinar can be viewed here: https://www.proformative.com/resources/webinar-video-driving-productivi…
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With ever-faster technology changes in the future, will the cost of the cloud be forever rising for companies? (Webinar Attendee Question)
This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "Driving Productivity in Finance: Aligning People, Process and Technology in the Cloud" held on August 28, 2012. A video of the webinar can be viewed here: https://www.proformative.com/resources/webinar-video-driving-productivi…
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Do you know of a good accounting software for a software company?
I am looking for a good software for my company. We are currently on Quickbooks and have grown beyond it. I need a good accounting package (that can handle complex deferred revenue) with project managment and project accounting for my professionl services department. We are in the software indus…
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When considering Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, does a company have to identify what the total system solution is before taking small initial steps? (Webinar Attendee Question)
This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "Expanding Finance's Strategic Role" held on August 16, 2012. A video of the webinar can be viewed here: https://www.proformative.com/resources/webinar-video-expanding-finances-strategic-role
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