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What to Expect from an Accounting-Focused IT Partner
Technology is no longer a back-office function for CPA firms. It’s the infrastructure that supports client responsiveness, remote access, security and speed under pressure. And yet, many firms are still…
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Cloud vs. On-Prem: Why CPA Firms Are Moving to the Cloud
For many CPA firms, IT infrastructure has historically been an afterthought—something managed in-house with minimal investment beyond basic security and compliance needs. But as firms grow, expand services and adopt…
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Five Insights from Our Experience Using Microsoft 365 Copilot
In its rush to translate GenAI into reality, Microsoft has applied Copilot terminology to practically all its GenAI offering–from Azure to GitHub to Office. This blog focuses squarely on Microsoft…
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Security Principles Leading MSPs Are Following
As Netgain’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), I field ongoing questions regarding our security posture – not surprising given the growing intensity and frequency of cyberattacks. As a security-conscious organization,…
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How Innovation Is Helping to Streamline M&A Activity and What the Future Looks Like
M&A activity has been on the rise in public accounting over the past few years. In particular, large public accounting firms are increasingly acquiring firms that have complementary client niches…
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2021 CPA Firm Trends Key Takeaways from a Summer of Discussions
This summer has been a whirlwind of meetings and conferences, most of them in person as a refreshing change. As the COVID Delta Variant threatens to send us backward in…
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The Changing Role of Internal IT : How Accelerating Cloud Computing Drives Strategic Initiatives
For internal IT teams at the nation’s CPA firms, their role and responsibilities have grown substantially over the past decade. From the expansion of the number of applications they need…
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7 Questions to Ask a Prospective Cloud Partner to Ensure Project Success
Last week, we explored seven questions to ask your prospective cloud providers as you’re doing your due diligence for your leadership team. This week, we’re going to explore seven more questions. Ensuring…
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The Sunsetting of the Private Cloud
At the rate that business changes, technology seems to change three times faster. As quickly as mainframe computers started taking some of the workload decades ago, the personal computer came…
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The CPA Firm Growth Changer – Leveraging Public Cloud for Working at Home
Originally published May 19, 2020 by Bill Sorenson, VP of Strategy FinTech – CISO, Netgain at www.boomer.com. COVID-19 impacts to the industryWhat a tax season! Last Fall we could never…
