I use techsoup, (i'm NY) but NONE of the finance management apps are there (not the big ones at least , Great Plains, SAGE etc) and you are 100% correct , they purchase when the budget is there
Jean-Paul Natola > Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:59:57 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] I'm sure you've heard already... > > Check out Techsoup.org (usa) not sure about overseas versions) > > In the not for profits I work with cash flow is the key. They work on > an annual budget basis so it's 'can we afford it, did we get a grant for > it' concept. > > They may not have the cash next month or next year. So you buy things > when you have the grant money for it. > > Susan Bradley > Meet up with me, Amy, Philip and Jeremy at the Brain Explosion in Florida > this September. I'll be talking about protecting your network > http://www.thirdtier.net/brain-explosion/ > > On 7/22/2014 5:54 PM, J- P wrote: > > at one of the sites we already have servers in place, so to spin up a > > new VM, install the accounting app, lock it down, literally took > > minutes (an hour tops) > > no additional licensing was required as it is a datacenter server. > > > > I'm no finance guru, but if the director runs the numbers and says > > it's better on-premise (who am I to argue Emoji ) > > > > > > > > Jean-Paul Natola > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] I'm sure you've heard already... > > > Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 00:45:56 +0000 > > > > > > I wasn't aware that buying your own hardware and hosting in-house > > was free either. If you buy hardware, then you need to incur a > > depreciation charge every month - same monthly cost. > > > > > > Cheers > > > Ken > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley > > > Sent: Wednesday, 23 July 2014 10:06 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] I'm sure you've heard already... > > > > > > And pay every month for the virtual machine. > > > > > > Remember not for profits get dirt cheap software. I'm not aware that > > they get dirt cheap Azure virtual machines. > > > > > > Susan Bradley > > > Meet up with me, Amy, Philip and Jeremy at the Brain Explosion in > > Florida this September. I'll be talking about protecting your network > > http://www.thirdtier.net/brain-explosion/ > > > > > > On 7/22/2014 4:57 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > That's becoming less of an issue. You can now create your own local > > > > server and app images and upload them to Azure to run in a VM of your > > > > creation. Eliminates the compatibility issues. > > > > > > > > Sent from my Surface Pro 3 > > > > > > > > *From:* J- P <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 22, 2014 6:49 PM > > > > *To:* '[email protected]' > > > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > > > > At one non-profit I work for , when upgrading/updating to latest > > > > accounting application version , the salesperson himself said > > > > > > > > "based on the amount of modules you use, you would be wise to host in > > > > on premise" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jean-Paul Natola > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:23:53 -0700 > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] I'm sure you've heard already... > > > > > > > > > > I still have a fair bit of line of business apps that aren't in the > > > > > cloud (granted that's a yet) and if that vendor moves to the cloud > > > > > it's highly unlikely to be in Microsoft's cloud. > > > > > > > > > > Meanwhile back at the cloud we pick really sucky passwords and we > > > > > are not solving the access problems of divergent cloud vendors. > > > > > > > > > > Small businesses that are just starting out may be more Google apps > > > > > ready than Microsoft cloud ready. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Susan Bradley > > > > > Meet up with me, Amy, Philip and Jeremy at the Brain Explosion in > > > > Florida this September. I'll be talking about protecting your network > > > > > http://www.thirdtier.net/brain-explosion/ > > > > > > > > > > On 7/22/2014 2:16 PM, Rod Trent wrote: > > > > > > The Cloud is all about small business - at least from Microsoft's > > > > perspective. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 5:07 PM > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] I'm sure you've heard already... > > > > > > > > > > > > Any word on Convergence (Dynamics/CRM conference)? > > > > > > > > > > > > (and as a small business, and I know that Teched never focused on > > > > small business, but the total "for enterprise" focus makes me want to > > > > remind Microsoft that they too were a small business at one time) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Susan Bradley > > > > > > Meet up with me, Amy, Philip and Jeremy at the Brain Explosion in > > > > Florida this September. I'll be talking about protecting your network > > > > http://www.thirdtier.net/brain-explosion/ > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7/22/2014 1:57 PM, Michael B. Smith wrote: > > > > > >> It’s been yelled about, cursed, discussed, and hammered to death > > > > > >> in various private forums, before it was ever announced publicly. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> The MVPs (Lync, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, I can’t speak for > > > > any of > > > > > >> the rest) hate it. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Rod can tell us for certain, but I’m pretty sure the System > > > > > >> Center folks hate it too (they had MMS). > > > > > >> > > > > > >> *From:*[email protected] > > > > > >> [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *William > > > > Robbins > > > > > >> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 22, 2014 4:50 PM > > > > > >> *To:* [email protected] > > > > > >> *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] I'm sure you've heard already... > > > > > >> > > > > > >> I'm kind of surprised this topic has laid here quietly this long. > > > > > >> I've never been able to go to any of the (now cancelled) > > > > > >> conferences for one reason or the other, but I always had the > > > > > >> impression they > > > > were > > > > > >> considered a rather big deal by IT folk that attended. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> - WJR > > > > > >> See-no-evil monkeyHear-no-evil monkeySpeak-no-evil monkey > > > > > >> > > > > > >> On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Rod Trent > > > > > >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > >> > > > > > >> …but, TechEd, MEC, and all other events are being replaced. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> http://windowsitpro.com/cloud/teched-dead-long-live > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
