Cloud computing and the accountant

http://www.accountingweb.com/article/how-use-right-tools-rise-online-accountant/224189 The tradeoffs of convenience and security issues. Join the stampede?

Cloud disruption or outage

according to 40% of IT managers  http://accounting.smartpros.com/x74687.xml

Cloud computing and complexities

are discussed in this article.   More difficult to implement than previously thought.   A report from KPMG is located and discussed here.  http://www.afr.com/p/technology/businesses_caught_off_guard_by_cloud_tRoIq1RIXfq5lOwxTgLlSL

Risks of cloud computing

are detailed here.   the risks along with the rewards need to be addressed by CPAS  http://www.thesavvycpa.com/camico/2012/08/camico-risk-management-articles/cloud-computing-for-cpas-beware-the-risks/

CPAs discussing cloud implications for the profession http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2012/Feb/20114580.htm

Two IT disasters – at Amazon and Sony – beg the question: Is cloud computing ready for primetime business?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13451990

Cloud computing set to grow in the next few years.  This blog posting from Wall Street Journal discusses some of the reasons  http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/04/21/more-predictions-on-the-huge-growth-of-cloud-computing/?blog_id=100&post_id=22380

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/06/business_agility_how_cloud_com.html?cm_mmc=npv-_-DAILY_ALERT-_-AWEBER-_-DATE    Harvard Business School blog posting about the cloud

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22605/?a=f
Just Another Online Fad--or the Biggest Revolution Since the Internet? By Stephen Cass
According to its advocates, cloud computing is poised to succeed where so many other attempts to deliver on-demand computing to anyone with a network connection have failed. Some skepticism is warranted.