Top Five Problems Facing Cloud Computing

• Bandwidth
• Reliability
• Security
• Breadth of Choice
• Regulation Compliance such as HIPPA, 7216, etc.
• Integration
• Speed
• Historical Access to Data
• Recurring/Increasing Cost

 Cloud Computing Solutions

SaaS- Software as a service.  These solutions were designed from the ground up to run accross the Internet instead of a local network.

Hosted - These products are the same as you would have installed on your local network and are now shared via the Internet.

National Hosting Options for QuickBooks

Cloud9 Real Time
InsynQ
Realtime Data Services
Right Networks
Qutera
SwizZnet
Uni-Data
Xcentric
List of Intuit-Authorized Commercial Hosting companies

Paperless SaaS Applications

• Bill.com - SmartVault - SaaS
• CyberCabinet - AccountantsWorld - SaaS
• GoFileRoom - Google - SaaS
• ShareFile - Citrix - Saas
• SmartVault - Zoho - SaaS
• XCM - XCM - Saas

Office Applications

• MS Office 365 - Microsoft - SaaS
• Google Apps - Google - SaaS
• Zoho Office - Zoho - SaaS

Accounting

Entry Level

• Accounting Relief - AccountantsWorld.com - SaaS
• Accounting CS - Thomson Reuters - Hosted
  
Aplos - Aplos Software - SaaS
• BillingBoss - Sage - SaaS
  Bill.com - Bill.com - SaaS
• FreshBooks - FreshBooks - SaaS
• Less Accounting - Less Accounting - SaaS
  SageOne - Sage - SaaS
• QuickBooks Online - Intuit - SaaS
  

Mid-Market

• Business by Design - SAP - SaaS
FinancialForce - Coda Financials - SaaS
• Financial Management & Accounting - Intacct - SaaS
  
NetSuite - NetSuite, Inc. - SaaS

Payroll Solutions

• ADP Payroll - ADP - SaaS
  myPay - Thomson Reuters - SaaS
• Paychex Payroll - Paychex - SaaS
• Intuit Online Payroll·- Intuit - SaaS
  Paycom - Paycom - SaaS
• Paycor - Paycor, Inc. - SaaS
• Payroll CS - Thomson Reuters - Hosted
• Payroll Relief - AccountantsWorld.com - SaaS
• Sage HRMS - Sage - Hosted
  

Sales Tax Compliance

• Avatax - Avalara - SaaS
• Speedtax - CCH - SaaS
  ValueAppeal - ValueAppeal - SaaS