by Richard Messik | Jan 9, 2011 | Accountants, Cloud computing
Happy New Year. I trust the struggle back to work has not been too painful and that you feel invigorated after the long break to face new challenges in the year ahead. I wrote in one of my last posts of 2010 that this year would be the year that the Cloud really gains...
by Richard Messik | Dec 11, 2010 | Accountants, Cloud computing, Technology
As the year draws to a close ( I am certain that someone has nicked a few days from it, it has gone so quickly), I started to think what 2011 would bring as far as the Cloud was concerned and how accountancy practices in the second decade of the new millenium should...
by Richard Messik | Nov 14, 2010 | Cloud computing
As many of you will be aware, I have just returned from a trip to Kuala Lumpur where I had been exhibiting at the World Congress of Accountants with E-conomic in my capacity as Advisory Board Chairman. Travelling to the other side of the world was an interesting...
by Richard Messik | Oct 29, 2010 | Accountants, Cloud computing
Little did I think when I started my consultancy with E-conomic that I would find myself involved in international travel, but life continues to be full of little surprises. Having spent a few days in Copenhagen recently visiting the E-conomic team I now find myself...
by Richard Messik | Oct 24, 2010 | Cloud computing
I had an interesting meeting on Friday with Richard Anning of the ICAEW IT faculty. I had asked for the meeting to clarify some of the points I had raised following the recent ICAEW Cloud Computing Conference. We had a frank and full discussion on our relative views...
by Richard Messik | Oct 17, 2010 | Accountants, Cloud computing
I spent Thursday and Friday last week in Birmingham where I attended the 2020 Group annual conference. I was assisting E-conomic on their exhibition stand but did have the opportunity to sit in on a few of the sessions. The theme of the conference was “The...
by Richard Messik | Oct 3, 2010 | Accountants, Cloud computing
I have just attended the ICAEW XBRL roadshow at Moorgate Place (I seem to be spending a lot of time there lately). The roadshow was attended by 150 delegates from both profession and industry and was an enlightening overview of what must be the biggest change in...
by Richard Messik | Sep 29, 2010 | Accountants, Cloud computing
It is interesting – and indeed, positive – that my recent blog on the ICAEW Cloud Conference held on Friday 24th September caused such debate. Debate is good – especially when it is of a positive nature. I don’t wish to prolong the debate...
by Richard Messik | Sep 25, 2010 | Accountants, Cloud computing
As I mentioned in my recent post, I attended the ICAEW’s Cloud Conference on Friday 24th September. I had mentioned that I did not have high hopes for this and sadly my concerns were justified – but not, interestingly, for the reasons I had feared. Firstly...
by Richard Messik | Sep 20, 2010 | Cloud computing, Technology
Last week, I was asked at short notice to speak at one of the sessions at the Finance Directors Summit held at Hook in Hampshire. I was asked to speak and chair a discussion on the future of mobile computing and the cloud and in a room of about 30 FD’s from...
