{"id":4617,"date":"2013-09-05T08:16:48","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T08:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=4617"},"modified":"2024-03-12T15:54:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T15:54:24","slug":"cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Hosting: What A CPA Needs To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is no denying the fact that \u2018cloud hosting\u2019 is an indispensable part of business today and is extending its reach to benefit all sectors of business management. To back the statement, Gartner report revealed the statistics of cloud usage over a period of intensive research.<\/p>\n

In 2009, the cloud revenue was estimated to be $58.6 billion while in 2010; the same was recorded to be $68.3 billion thereby indicating a hike of 16.6%. In the later years, the hike has been increasing in terms of fiscal numbers.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The Changing Perception\u2026<\/h2>\n

Cloud is not a new road but was of course, the true colors of computing in the sky were not revealed until a few years back. The perception of this technology has taken the shape of web-based work. The need to purchase and set up servers, install the applications and make the necessary configuration to meet system compatibility requirements, run the software, maintain the physical and virtual running state of the systems and perform the necessary upgrades to go hand-in-hand with the latest technology has been eliminated. The structure of this virtual workspace is designed to be delivered as a service to the users where the server space, establishment, processing power, maintenance and upgrade is taken up by the service provider.<\/p>\n

The Present Scenario of QuickBooks Hosting by Organizations<\/h3>\n

A recent research has revealed the following statistics of QB hosting adopting by accountants and individual clients.<\/p>\n

Is the Switch to Cloud Worth the Effort?<\/h3>\n

This question might appear in the minds of almost all accountants planning to move their business applications and data to the cloud. Accounting, taxing, preparation of financial statements and various other<\/p>\n

Easy and Quick Implementation of Applications<\/h3>\n

Most of the hosting providers have various versions of applications or different versions of the same application hosted on their servers. When clients ask for services, they simply have to create the credentials, implement the server security settings and pass on these credentials to the clients so that they can start work without having to wait for long hours. Clients also feel benefitted from these systems since they can collaborate with their team no matter where they are. Besides, all users can work on the same server file from various locations and the file can thus remain updated all the time.<\/p>\n

Round-The-Clock Web-Enabled Access from Anywhere<\/h3>\n

Anytime, anywhere access to business operations and data is an added advantage for organizations. The employees can function remotely with full functionality of the hosted QuickBooks version.<\/p>\n

Reduced Upfront Costs<\/h3>\n

For the practical implementation of a massive system, investment in servers, storage space, IT professionals, office space and various other things is required. Hosted solutions acquired by the end users do not require any hardware investment to be made at the users\u2019 end. The system is installed, configured to run and maintained at the provider\u2019s end. The users simply need to have a web-enabled device which they can use to access their data and business-specific applications.<\/p>\n

Reduced Technical Support Expenses<\/h3>\n

QuickBooks Hosting has made it easy for accountants to continue with their in-hand financial tasks while keeping the worries regarding IT management astray. Since most of the hardware is maintained at the service provider\u2019s end, the technical issues are usually resolved from there.<\/p>\n

Aditi Tyagi<\/a>, Editor-in-chief of MyRealData<\/a>, devotes an immoderate amount of time on the keys of her keyboard and it is only rational that specific part of her precious time is consumed in writing. When she is not working out with her fingers ranting about technological stuff, she loves to read books, especially the ones carrying romantic stories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is no denying the fact that \u2018cloud hosting\u2019 is an indispensable part of business today and is extending its<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1822],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nCloud Hosting: What A CPA Needs To Know<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CPAs and individual accounting clients spend hours in dealing with the IT issues concerned with their accounting software. How can they experience a change?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cloud Hosting: What A CPA Needs To Know\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CPAs and individual accounting clients spend hours in dealing with the IT issues concerned with their accounting software. How can they experience a change?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SellCell.com Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-09-05T08:16:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-12T15:54:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cloud-Storage.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John Merchant\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"John Merchant\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"John Merchant\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/841b208b82b7e58948b00f3cf6a9add3\"},\"headline\":\"Cloud Hosting: What A CPA Needs To Know\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-09-05T08:16:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-12T15:54:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/\"},\"wordCount\":546,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Tech\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/\",\"name\":\"Cloud Hosting: What A CPA Needs To Know\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2013-09-05T08:16:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-12T15:54:24+00:00\",\"description\":\"CPAs and individual accounting clients spend hours in dealing with the IT issues concerned with their accounting software. How can they experience a change?\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cloud Hosting: What A CPA Needs To Know\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SellCell.com Blog\",\"description\":\"Cell Phone News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SellCell\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sellcell-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sellcell-logo.png\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"SellCell\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/841b208b82b7e58948b00f3cf6a9add3\",\"name\":\"John Merchant\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cfe70f1738cd4377d28a4f1fdca42d08?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cfe70f1738cd4377d28a4f1fdca42d08?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"John Merchant\"},\"description\":\"John Merchant has spent over a decade with SellCell, where he has written in-house news stories, provided expert commentary on industry statistics, and delivered company updates that keep readers informed and engaged. With a sharp eye for trends and a passion for clear, accessible communication. Outside of work, John is a lifelong gamer and an avid Android enthusiast, always eager to explore the latest devices, apps, and innovations. His mix of professional insight and personal passion allows him to bring both authority and personality to his writing, making complex topics relatable and enjoyable for readers.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/author\/john-merchant\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cloud Hosting: What A CPA Needs To Know","description":"CPAs and individual accounting clients spend hours in dealing with the IT issues concerned with their accounting software. How can they experience a change?","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cloud Hosting: What A CPA Needs To Know","og_description":"CPAs and individual accounting clients spend hours in dealing with the IT issues concerned with their accounting software. How can they experience a change?","og_url":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/","og_site_name":"SellCell.com Blog","article_published_time":"2013-09-05T08:16:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-03-12T15:54:24+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cloud-Storage.jpg"}],"author":"John Merchant","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"John Merchant","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/"},"author":{"name":"John Merchant","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/841b208b82b7e58948b00f3cf6a9add3"},"headline":"Cloud Hosting: What A CPA Needs To Know","datePublished":"2013-09-05T08:16:48+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-12T15:54:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/"},"wordCount":546,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Tech"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/","url":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/","name":"Cloud Hosting: What A CPA Needs To Know","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2013-09-05T08:16:48+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-12T15:54:24+00:00","description":"CPAs and individual accounting clients spend hours in dealing with the IT issues concerned with their accounting software. How can they experience a change?","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-what-a-cpa-needs-to-know\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cloud Hosting: What A CPA Needs To Know"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/","name":"SellCell.com Blog","description":"Cell Phone News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"SellCell","url":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sellcell-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sellcell-logo.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"SellCell"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/841b208b82b7e58948b00f3cf6a9add3","name":"John Merchant","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cfe70f1738cd4377d28a4f1fdca42d08?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cfe70f1738cd4377d28a4f1fdca42d08?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"John Merchant"},"description":"John Merchant has spent over a decade with SellCell, where he has written in-house news stories, provided expert commentary on industry statistics, and delivered company updates that keep readers informed and engaged. With a sharp eye for trends and a passion for clear, accessible communication. Outside of work, John is a lifelong gamer and an avid Android enthusiast, always eager to explore the latest devices, apps, and innovations. His mix of professional insight and personal passion allows him to bring both authority and personality to his writing, making complex topics relatable and enjoyable for readers.","url":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/author\/john-merchant\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4617"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16982,"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4617\/revisions\/16982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}