Cloud computing

Sexy SAP? Surely not!!

July 28, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS

I get a regular stream of people telling me they are looking for a SaaS/cloud upgrade to Sage Line 50. They’re ready to move on and don’t see the remainder of the Sage line of products as particularly appealing. They’ve usually found out something about this ‘cloud stuff’ and are curious to know more. This [...]

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If you do nothing else, watch Simon Wardley

July 24, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS

There are presenters and there are presenters. Simon Wardley, part academic, part strategic thinker, part open source champion delivers a brilliant talk that encapsulates in 30 minutes much of which it’s taken me more than 3,000 blog posts to express. Anyone who knows me will also know I don’t use superlatives without good reason. As [...]

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The case for cloud accounting

July 5, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS

Last week, Jeremy Roche, CEO FinancialForce presented at the Cloud Computing World Forum, making the case for cloud accounting. This 2min 1 sec video neatly encapsulates why this is something you should be considering, especially if you are operating electronic CRM or e-commerce for front of house activities. When talking about cloud computing, the first [...]

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A KashFlow update

July 5, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS

Last Monday I visited KashFlow‘s offices in central London to film an interview with CEO Duane Jasckson. Duane was both generous with his time and prepared to be frank about what the company is doing, where it is heading and the kinds of thing it has in store. Off camera, he showed me the practitioners’ [...]

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A chance meeting with Ed Molyneux, CEO FreeAgent

July 2, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS

While I was attending the Cloud Computing World Forum I unexpectedly bumped into Ed Molyneux, CEO of FreeAgent. I can’t remember the last time we met so it was a pleasant and welcome surprise. As has become usual when I meet CEO’s of the new breed of SaaS accounting solution vendors, we swap notes, exchange [...]

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More cloud accounting benefits

July 1, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS

It is becoming increasingly obvious that clouding computing benefits as they apply to the accounting arena stretch way beyond the ability to save time, effort and cost. As I meet with more customers, I am discovering benefits that only customers can express. In the above video, Gary White, CEO of White Springs, a sales enablement company [...]

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Next stop: Cloud Computing World Forum

June 28, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS

The conference season should be over by now but it isn’t. At least not for me. Next stop is London and the Cloud Computing World Forum being held at Olympia. I arrive Monday afternoon and will be there through Thursday. It’s going to be a pretty hectic time with filming, panel sessions to both chair [...]

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Cloud Industry Forum survey – take it

June 10, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS

I have been pretty sceptical about the CIF proposals around a self certified accreditation system. However, at least I managed to get an email from them asking me to complete a survey about what this initiative should look like and how it should be shaped. the chances are that unless you’ve signed up for this [...]

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Is ICAEW failing?

June 10, 2010 Innovation

A couple of days ago I was pinged on Twitter: @dahowlett you should talk to @cheapaccounting about this worthy campaign – http://bit.ly/ca7Cth The worthy campaign in question is What Is An Accountant? that CheapAccounting (what an awful name?) is running. My response was that this is where IACEW/ACCA/CIMA and others fit in. I don’t want [...]

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Market growth shows stunning results

June 4, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS

I don’t follow every company that’s producing software in the market but most of the names shown above will be familiar. Quoting from Paul Turner who wrote some commentary around this: In a tough economic climate, the contrast couldn’t be more stark between cloud computing and the old way of running software – every other [...]

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