In recent years’ Irish firms have been leading the way in cloud computing. Cloud is not only for large organisations anymore. Increasingly smaller businesses are making the move to store their data in the cloud. Why the Cloud? The main reasons Irish businesses are moving their data to cloud storage are around the concerns… Read more »
Posts Tagged: paperless
Will a scanned copy do for Revenue?
For many years the typical business would do their tax return and then haul large boxes of receipts and invoices to a storage room where they would sit and collect dust. Occasionally an auditor would arrive and the boxes would be hauled down to the office to be inspected. Those days are rapidly disappearing and… Read more »
Paper is a cost you could do without
A paperless office, often referred to as a paper-free office, is a work environment in which the use of paper is eliminated or greatly reduced. Ever since the 1970’s the concept of life in a modern office would have never had included paper. The belief was that there would be such advances in technology that… Read more »
Paper – From the Silk Road to the Cloud
Something we use every day, in such a simple manner can often be taken for granted but the wonderful white paper we write on has an interesting history. Although parchment or papyrus can be traced back to the Egyptians, actual paper was invented in China, around 100 BC, by a gentleman called Ts’aiLun. It’s noted… Read more »
Automating Accounts Payable
In any medium sized business there will be a variety of departments. Most companies will have a marketing department that like to spend money building the company brand. The Sales department will often offer special deals that erode the gross margin. HR departments will look for money to spend on training courses. It seems like… Read more »
Valuable Real Estate for Consultants
According to a recent report from Daft, property prices were on average 9% more expensive at the end of 2017 compared to the previous year. When it comes to properties in certain areas of our capital city that figure would be even higher. With residential property prices so high it also has a knock on… Read more »
Free Up Space in Your Office
Is clutter getting in the way of your success? First impressions really do count and when you visit a potential new supplier or client you will automatically take in the surroundings of their office and make a judgement. It is human nature to see a pile of files and boxes and think ‘chaos’ and ‘unprofessional’…. Read more »
Why Medical Record Scanning is Important
As a GP the cases patients bring to you might surprise and challenge you but usually your office environment will remain the calm constant it has always been. However, what happens when a big change occurs? How will you cope and are your systems there to support you? Challenging Situations We have been working… Read more »
Top 5 Reasons to go Paperless
The other day a delivery guy called to the door with a parcel, I signed the screen of his tablet with a virtual pen. The following day an installer arrived at my home and tapped away on a screen as he went about his work. All transactions paperless – not one piece of paper in… Read more »
Maybe the North Pole Should go Paperless
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there……….. At Datascan we are all getting pretty excited about Christmas. The big day is near, our office… Read more »