Why Cloud is the Present & Future

If COVID-19 and 2020 combined taught us anything, it was that server-based software is obsolete. It has been for a long time. yet now it is truly clear how much so.

Come March 2020, for those with cloud technology in place, the disruption to the workplace was minimal (apart from of course balancing it with homeschooling and stressing about not having enough staples). But the impact of the lockdowns on our workplace processes was insignificant. We had the systems in place. We had the technology and know-how.

Our office was one of the lucky ones as we jumped on the cloud train years ago. We had the digital infrastructure in place to continue on as normal (just now in our pajamas).

Unfortunately, this was not the case for many agencies.

We heard stories of Property Managers venturing into their workplace to grab their desktops to take home.
If you are still not yet set up with cloud-technology systems in place, now is the time. It is now a matter of necessity.

6 Reasons to migrate before July 1, 2021

  1. Time vs money

    Sure it may take some time, investment and training to set the new systems up. But the time it will save you to reconcile each day and enter payments is worth it.

  2. Flexibility

    COVID-19 lockdowns. Need we say more. Cloud technology offers workplace flexibility that you cannot achieve with server-based systems.

  3. Communication

    Communicate with clients on the run for things such as emergency repairs as they occur.

  4. Cost

    Say farewell to the big costs to maintain a server. Replace it with a monthly fee where everything is taken care of and maintained for you. Heaven.

  5. Outsourcing

    It gives you the ability to outsource your trust accounting functions without needing to be sitting in your office.

  6. Integration

    Seamless integration with general accounts for productive workflows.

Should you wait till 1 July, 2021?

The new financial year is everyone’s optimal time for migrating. It enables consistency for audit purposes and Landlords EOFY statements. In saying that, the 1st of any quarter is fine. As long as it’s the 1st of the month and not the middle. No auditor wants to look at two sets of audit reports for the same month.


If you are ready to make the switch and migrate to cloud technology for your Trust Accounting, get in touch with our friendly Training & Software Migration Angels and book it in.

Jane Morgan is the Director of End of Month Angels, a consultancy firm specialising in Trust Accounting. Jane knows the legislative requirements of running a successful Real Estate office through her 23 years’ industry experience. Don’t trust just anyone with your trust accounting. Book an appointment with an End of Month Angel today.