the cloud 2.0

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Cloud 2.0

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it’s getting CLOUDY


CLOUD COMPUTING HAS BECOME UBIQUITOUS

BOTTOMLINE

All companies will eventually need a cloud strategy

In a recent study, conducted by the Cloud Accounting Institute:

73% of survey respondents indicate their company currently uses SaaS or Cloud Solutions


multiple paths to

the CLOUD


WHETHER YOU IMPLEMENT BIG…

You WILL need a strategy

…or implement small


tailor made SOLUTIONS


PICK AND CHOOSE SOLUTIONS…

Implementations can be tailored to align with YOUR priorities!

…THAT FIT YOUR BUSINESS and implement on your schedule


key CONSIDERATIONS

best practices

processalignment

security

business processes

universaluser access

user management

data integration


best practices

save MONEY


IT’S MORE THAN JUST IMPLEMENTING SOFTWARE

All business processes should be reviewed and compared to industry best practices when planning an implementation road map

Companies NEED to implement best practice business processes


Security

Functions

Features

Technology Infrastructure

Business Logic

SYSTEM 1

SYSTEM 2

business process

ALIGNMENT


By utilizing a roadmap, key data such as users, roles, department IDs and organizational hierarchies will operate seamlessly across all your systems


data

INTEGRATION


CLOUD SOLUTIONS ARE BUILT FOR EASY INTEGRATIONS…

Armanino’s prepackaged integration solutions and years of cloud financial integration experience provide out of the box best business practice support for your financial solutions

…but they need to incorporate all aspects of your business processes


Internal

CONTROLS


ALL CLOUD SOLUTIONS MUST BE SARBANES OXLEY (SOX) COMPLIANT

Armanino tackles SOX with a risk-based approach utilizing a judgmental, not mandated, set of key controls, both sufficient and consistent with the original intent of SOX.

If SOX compliance is kept in mind during a cloud application implementation, you can save yourself tremendous time and money by not repeating or re-doing overlapping activities


universal user

ACCESS


BUSINESS SOLUTIONS SHOULD BE EASY TO USE

As easy as everyday consumer products. Mobile access and ease of use allow for democratization of using critical applications.

Cloud solutions have a unique advantage in supporting universal data access - users can get information that they need when and where they want it.


userMANAGEMENT


CRITICAL BUSINESS NEEDS INCLUDE…

The user experience is only as good as the underlying infrastructure

…unified single sign on and access

…a coherent and unified way of managing your users, their roles, rights and permissions across multiple systems

…processes that support best practice compliance and governance


CFOs inCONTROL


CFOs ARE NOW TAKING CONTROL OF BEST-IN-CLASS IMPLEMENTATIONS…

…and need a partner in this new world to help them navigate through the new opportunities

400+Armanino has over 400 successful cloud implementations to-date partnering with thought leading CFOs to help them lead their journey to the cloud.

the cloud 2.0

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