[GTALUG] Question

[Alvin Starr]

On 01/12/2017 03:28 PM, Evan Leibovitch via talk wrote:
> On 12 January 2017 at 14:50, Lennart Sorensen via talk 
> <talk at gtalug.org <mailto:talk at gtalug.org>>wrote:
>
>     On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 02:30:06PM -0500, Dhaval Giani via talk wrote:
>     > I feel obligated to point out here that it is more often the
>     case that
>     > a cloud provider is more secure than a standalone solution. If only
>     > because they can afford to spend more on hiring people to work on
>     > security full time.
>
>     And you have to take their word for it that they did that.
>
>
>
> ​I think it's reasonable to ​suggest that not all cloud solutions are 
> inherently less secure than all standalone systems.
>
> One size does not fit all. Knowing the whole landscape is better than 
> not knowing it. All solutions will have strengths and weaknesses, the 
> priorities those in need will differ, and we're not here to judge.
>
> One thing Freshbooks appears to do well is manage receivables, which 
> is a sore point among consultants I know -- quick invoicing, 
> followups, and facilitation of getting paid. This seems relevant to 
> one of the points brought up by one person at Tuesday's meeting (ie, 
> getting paid).
>
> - Evan
>

The thing with most things like accounting packages is that the setup is 
a lot of work and they often take some significant care and feeding as 
time goes by.
I spent  a LOT of time fixing the invoice generation code to get 
something that I liked and felt looked professional and months importing 
data from our previous system.
And then I would spend hours a month tracking 
overpayments/underpayments, deadbeat customers.....


The thing to be said for "cloud" providers is that they often provide an 
easy to use quick start service.
For someone generating a few invoices a month and a small customer base 
it can make a lot of sense over building a system capable of managing 
thousands of customers and generating thousands of invoices monthly.

The problem is finding the right scale for your enterprise.


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