COURSE #: 2020082021
INSTRUCTOR: Tim Christ, M.B.A., Sr. Exec. Account Manager, Express Information Systems
1 CE hours

Nonmembers CPAs pay an additional $21.25 per credit hour for CE classes; nonmember CPAs will be held responsible for paying this additional amount.

In light of recent events regarding COVID-19, working from home, and logging into business applications remotely, this particular topic is quite timely.  When reviewing Accounting Today, there is no shortage of articles about “moving to the cloud.” Overall functionality can be a limiting factor in a cloud strategy, while the benefits can include, lower overall IT cost, end user customization, and a consistently supported environment.

This workshop will

• detail the differences between public clouds, private clouds, and blended environments
• examine in detail various client functionality challenges & the current state of cloud accounting solutions
• help you be better formed so that you can have those strategic and tactical conversations with your client

Several recent client case studies will be shared in order to help attendees understand the various nuances of how this technology works for the end user accountants.

Learning Objective(s): Participants will gain greater understanding of cloud accounting solutions to better assist their clients.

Prerequisites: The method of presentation is online instruction and the program level is basic to intermediate.  There are no prerequisites for this course nor is there any advanced preparation required