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we have 30 clients on QB
so i reckon i will be able to make my own mind up without its competitors dissing it!
i have been waiting for the SaaS version rather than jumping ship early to something else
i will be critical if necessary but my suspicionis that it will do what i want it to
the pricing i have seen and signed upto does not bear relation to that staed by Duane
Transfer between online and desktop
I like QuickBooks and have recommended it to clients for years however the following comment on the sign up page does worry me:
"If you already have QuickBooks on your computer, it's not possible to transfer your data to QuickBooks Online. It's best to stick with your current version of QuickBooks for now."
This appears to say that the product will be aimed at new users only - are they really the best people to beta test a product? If the product does get a full UK launch will it be possible to transfer data from online to desktop - the advantage mentioned in the article - or are they going to be incompatible?
the problem initially is the number of different versions that a
and of course the clouders are correct it couldnt possibly happen the other way round - my feeling is that they will get to a time whne upload will be possible tho i note that it may be possible to download to the desk top - actually i dont really have a problem aboput starting a new data file for most of my clients - i would like to import. iif if possible tho but am not sure of the constraints there yet
There is another way for happy users to take full advantage of C
Happy users can put ALL their software online and take the benefits of past investment forward to improve and extend what is already proven. It's called Total Cloud Computing and is delivered using a Virtual Desktop. Everything works fine and requires little end user re-training and disruption to normal information flow.
Quickbook users wishing to go online need not wait for anything new, and they don't need to invest in setting things up. Same goes for any existing in-house single user or networked solution, and the benefits are proven.
Vitual Desktops simplify life, they can accommodate SaaS solutions. Best part is that it comes as a solution that works on any device, anywhere and the performance, even on OLD PC's is extremely fast.
The future is Cloud but not as a part of software re-development.
what the hell was all that about
total whatever
maybe but in defence of the clouders SaaS this is nonsense
Cloud computing- to try it out
Recommend followers of this thread to try
"Glidefree" it is a USA provider- Free (absolutely) edition 30g.. provides Email facility and spreadsheet..
you can arrange meetings /share files.... your can email me at [email protected]... magic stuff
QB online or off its still...
QB is a great program, i've been using it since 1997 (or whatever is what called then). Since beginning in practice I have used it for all my book-keeping/payroll and reporting, its a great bit of software.
But I have recently moved my clients to Xero, a slow process but gaining adoption. Why? Simple really, QB became expensive, the upgrade path from 2006-2008 mean't you lost functionality but paid more for it. The database was completely rebuilt so even the transfer of data from 2006 -2008 was hard. It still cannot work out automatically the various permutations of VAT accounting allowed - honestly??
I have found QB support to be lacking and as a reseller the margins are reduced to almost nothing.
Their online version is more expensive than other providers such as kashflow or Xero, has less usable add-ons and quite frankly is at least 5 years behind in development.
If QB had kept development high and brought out upgrades as often as Xero and the likes then perhaps I'd still be with them, but unfortunatley it's adios to desktop for me and hello iPad and a real-world solution.
Intuit's Web sites hit by major outage
Head to the cloud and foot on the ground. I love cloud computing becuase it offers enterprise grade software / infrastructure with a very reasonable monthly premium; however, it does not mean we can forget all the IT policies we have for on premise systems, e.g. security, busienss continuity plan... etc.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20007912-93.html
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