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As more and more professionals are asked to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses could face an increase in attacks that could result in data breaches. Remote workers are susceptible to both physical and cyber thefts. The stakes are even higher when you are handling sensitive data, proprietary information, and client contracts at home.

Studies show that productivity spikes when employers allow their workforces to work from home more. Many of us certainly enjoy its benefits, but working from home is not as simple as it sounds; it can be distracting.

Cloud-first is a cloud adoption strategy where enterprises always consider cloud-based solutions first when implementing a new IT system or replacing an existing one.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the globe like wildfires, showing no sign of slowing down, businesses are increasingly grappling with the question of how to stay operational during this crisis without compromising the well-being of their employees, customers, and the public. Many are sending staff to work from home, yours should be as well.

We are living in the era where data is growing exponentially in volume, velocity, and variety, well beyond the capability of on-premises systems. The question raised among the small to medium-sized businesses is: What is a suitable, budget-friendly IT solution for this problem? Cloud Computing can be the solution to this predicament.

As planning, budgeting and forecasting become indispensable strategic contributors, finance executives begin to realise the need to transform their rigid yearly financial planning by adopting more advanced (both on-premise and cloud-based) analytical tools. 71 per cent of organisations surveyed by FSN in 2017 has been able to reforecast more than twice a year, up from 56 per cent in the previous year, although the forecasting accuracy is still fairly low. 

If you are reading this article, chances are, you are looking to upgrade your current accounting software due to: 

In a study conducted on 3000 accountants worldwide by Sage People in 2018, 67 per cent of the participants stated that they "have their heads in the cloud"; and more than half of them have already adopted cloud-based solutions. As cloud computing is becoming more mainstream, early adopters are now reaping its benefits. It is time for your accounting function to be transformed digitally with cloud accounting software.

Somewhere along the line, a disease known as cloud-washing was initiated by a number of unconscientious cloud providers who share an appeal for shortcuts and, as a consequence, it is now spreading like wildfire. This practice, without question, can play havoc with your business’ digital transformation. In this midst of chaos, how could enterprises spot these deceptive, substandard services that are disguised as “cloud”? 

Companies that are either planning to purchase an IT software or in the process of implementing one cannot overlook the due diligence process. Many organisations either underestimate the importance of conducting due diligence or fail to gather all the relevant information to support their decision making.