Managing Credit Cards - Topic for June 28, 2011

If you long for a more convenient way to manage company credit cards, then make plans to join us at our final meeting before summer break, on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. At this meeting, Bank of America will present highlights of their credit card purchasing program, which includes online changes to credit limits, cardholders, and restrictions on use. They also will present best practices for entering credit card charges into accounting software systems so that the vendor from whom the purchase was made gets recorded.

Cloud Computing - Public or Private

On Tuesday, May 24, Patrick Murphy of ApexIT, presented the basics of cloud computing. Cloud computing reduces the need for dedicated servers because its architecture allows for flexible space sharing. While most cloud computing services are offered online (public cloud), the security concerns and bandwidth requirements of public cloud computing have resulted in many companies purchasing cloud-capable servers to use in-house (private cloud). The benefits of the private cloud, in addition to security control and less bandwidth needs, are less hardware to replace on a rotating basis.