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Like many emerging tech businesses - we quite often get asked about the tools that we use at Figured. Given we don’t, and likely will never, own a server, here are the top web applications that we use and can’t do without - along with what makes them great for us.

At Figured, we are a pure play in the cloud software vendor; we love it and we are excited by what it offers us as a company.

We hear a lot about software companies (both in agri and other areas) who are planning on moving their desktop software into the cloud, on the promise that this will launch them into the new world and renew the life of their product.

The industry itself acknowledges that change is coming - CAANZ own report on the risks and opportunities that disruptive technologies present identified that over 17,000 accountants are at high risk of displacement through automation. Like most changes in the 21st Century, technology is the predominant driver of this change. The internet, along with cloud technology, is allowing customers to connect with accountants in new ways, and automation is driving the cost out of repeatable processes and compliance requirements. Whilst I can see some accountants preparing for change, I am less convinced that many are preparing for disruption.

A mini case-study of one person’s response to the second year of low milk prices.