On 01/12/2017 03:28 PM, Evan Leibovitch via talk wrote:
On 12 January 2017 at 14:50, Lennart Sorensen via talk <talk@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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