AI, Cloud Computing and Other Trending Technology

Technology is changing at an incredible pace and new apps, services, and tools constantly emerge. These tools can have an incredible impact on our business and personal lives. This course identifies the latest and best tools, apps, and services out there and why you should consider utilizing them. It’s a great hits list of the best tools which can help improve your efficiency and effectiveness. It will discuss desktop applications, mobile apps, cloud services, and more. It will give the attendee a good understanding of the best technology currently available.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more commonplace in our world, and harnessing its power can help you become more effective and efficient. There are a number of new apps and services for accountants, bookkeepers, and financial professionals that can help you harness the power of Artificial Intelligence in your organization. The tools are designed to seamlessly integrate with the technology you already use to cut down on some of the tasks that take you the longest. There are AI-driven tools for Bookkeeping, Accounts Payable, Reconciliation, expense reporting, scheduling, business processes, and more. AI can increase security, reduce clerical errors and streamline your workflow. In this course, we will identify the areas that you can use AI to save you time and increase your efficiency.

Users and organizations are generating new data at an unprecedented level. Many organizations are utilizing a dozen or more different and non-integrated systems across their enterprise. They are using a mixture of both on-premise and cloud platforms. They are storing data in a variety of formats, from a standard spreadsheet to databases to even physical paper. As the amount of data increases exponentially, the amount of meaningful information is not following at the same rate. Data is not useful if it cannot be organized and understood by the target audience. Without processing and standardization, data is just random numbers on a page, sales data without context, and reports without dimensions. Many organizations can greatly benefit from centralizing their data into a data warehouse. This process includes real-time replication of structured data from the various applications to a centralized database for reports.

PDFs (Portable Document Format) are the de facto standard for digital paper. They are used worldwide by virtually all platforms and systems as a method of conveying information. They can be used to transmit an invoice to a client, sign an agreement with a partner, or save a permanent copy of a financial statement. While being widespread, most financial professionals don’t know to leverage this format effectively. They lack the knowledge of how to create their documents, edit existing documents, or secure them for transmittal. Additionally, there are many new PDF capabilities such as forms, e-signature, cloud storage, and more which are underutilized by financial professionals.

Technology continues to expand at an exponential rate, creating many opportunities for you to improve your company’s efficiencies and lower your operating costs. Firms across the nation are quickly realizing the need to adopt these new technologies or risk being left behind. This presentation introduces the Cloud, one of the fastest-growing trends in Internet technology. It takes a deep dive into the major components, deployment methods, service providers, and applications. It aims to help attendees have a good working knowledge of how the Cloud and Internet work so they can better implement these technologies in their organizations.