My perspective on the current Cloud landscape in general and specifically for accounting practices in the UK - the World is changing!

1. The Cloud
Landscape
David Terrar – D2C
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6. http://www.chasminstitute.com/METHODOLOGY/TechnologyAdoptionLifeCycle/tabid/89/Default.aspx
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7. Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous,
convenient, on-demand network access to a shared
pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks,
servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be
rapidly provisioned and released with minimal
management effort or service provider interaction.
This cloud model is composed of five essential
characteristics, three service models, and four deployment
models.
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-145/SP800-145.pdf
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8. do more with less and do it better
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9. http://xkcd.com/927/
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10. Cloud computing initiatives
• Open Grid Forum (OGF) • The Open Group
• Cloud Computing Interoperability Forum (CCIF) • European Network and Information Security
• Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) Agency (ENISA)
• • ISO/IEC JTC1 SC7 System and Software
Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)
Engineering
• ETSI TC Cloud *
• ISO/IEC JTC1 SC27 Security
• Org for Advancement of Structured Information
• ISO/IEC JTC1 SC38 WG3 Cloud *
Standards (OASIS)
• • Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
Object Management Group (OMG)
Standards Assoc (IEEE-SA)
• Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)
• China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI)
• ITU-T Focus Group on Cloud Computing
• Cloud Industry Forum (CIF)
• Cloud Computing Forum (CCF - Korea)
• OSGi Alliance
• Korea Cloud Service Assn (KCSA)
• Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA)
• Japan Cloud Consortium
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11. CIF – Code of Practice
http://www.cloudindustyforum.org
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16. "the fundamental interconnectedness of all things"
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18. Retrofit existing IT
Public Cloud
New business models
New connections
Use the data
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19. Accounts preparation
over 75 cloud accounting solutions in the UK
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20. Cloud based CRM
Plenty of options, time & billing, project
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21. Integrated business solutions
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22. Cloud based Payroll
Options from MyPaye to ADP
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23. Cloud based Document Management
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24. Cloud based Collaboration
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27. What about the rest?
• Final accounts production
• Tax
• iXBRL
• Invoicing
• Time & billing
• Project accounting
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28. Why only bits of solutions?
• Regulatory issues, data security, Patriot Act
• Final accounts are for the tax man and legal eagles – the client’s not
interested
• Management accounts is where the action is
• Few (arguably no) fully integrated solutions available
• The profession is changing - Time vs. Fixed price
• Resourcing a project
• Need to handle Barely Repeatable Processes
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29. do more with less and do it better
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30. David Terrar
D2C & Cloud Advocates
p: +44 (0)1727 866309
m: +44 (0)7715 159423
e: dt@d2c.org.uk
w: www.d2c.org.uk
skype: david_terrar
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blog: http://biztwozero.com WANT TO TWEET? #nad

31. Thank you! Any questions?