1. Flexible Access to Your Tax Data Cloud allows users to work from anywhere and at any time with an Internet-enabled device. This easy accessibility adds great convenience for the users. Multiple users can access and share the same files and data simultaneously with no disruption. With a collaborative platform, the cloud makes it easier for tax preparers or CPAs to coordinate with their clients to make necessary changes in their tax filing process. As there is no restriction of being tied to a local system, productivity increases, irrespective of the location from which you are working. It is easier to work on Drake hosted software as the user-interface is the same as the desktop version. 2. Huge Cost Savings in the Cloud Drake hosting results in cost efficiency as it reduces the cost of IT infrastructure significantly. There is no need for software installation, upgrade, maintenance, or even a dedicated IT staff, as all these things are taken care of by the cloud provider. Moreover, cloud services free you from capital expenditure. You just need to pay for what you use and enjoy the services based on your subscription plan. Moreover, as downtime issues are rare in the cloud, you don’t have to spend money to fix potential downtime issues. It is a misconception that only large companies can afford cloud services, when in fact, they’re extremely affordable to SMBs. 3. Enhanced Security Gone are the days when technical experts doubted security in the cloud. In the past few years, security in the cloud has elevated to much higher levels. With advanced security techniques such as firewalls, anti-virus, multi-factor authentication, automated backups, end-to-end encryption, and Intrusion Detection and Prevention System (IDS & IPS), your tax data is more secure than a locally managed system. Users can even remotely wipe out their data from stolen or lost systems to avoid it getting in the wrong hands. Drake hosting providers are also equipped to prevent data loss from any human error or natural calamity with well-documented disaster recovery procedures. 4. Get 24/7 Support on The Cloud For a smooth tax process, it’s essential that all your issues are resolved on time. Most tax professionals aren’t able to hire a dedicated IT team to handle their tax issues. However, with Drake tax software hosting, you always have a well-trained team of industry experts to ensure that your software runs smoothly and is always accessible by the users. 5. Cloud Ensures Backup and Disaster Recovery Tax data on the local system is always prone to permanent loss due to various reasons like data theft or software damage. Regular data backup or disaster recovery solution is one of the reliable ways to protect your data. However, most tax professionals and CPAs find it a little heavy on their pocket and are usually ignorant to take these steps. With Drake cloud hosting, you will get automated and secure data backup stored in multiple locations on a regular basis. Therefore, even if you make small changes or accidentally delete some files, you can easily recover them. According to research by Aberdeen Group, SMBs are twice as likely to adopt a cloud-based backup and disaster recovery solution. It was also noted that cloud hosting helps businesses save time and huge upfront investments in servers to store data. 6. High Uptime and Always-availability As firms become reliant on business applications to run their key processes, downtime can be disastrous. The competent Drake hosting providers are reliable in offering their cloud services and maintain an uptime of 99.999%. They also offer an SLA (Service Level Agreement) which assures 24/7 availability. As long as you have an Internet connection, you can work from practically anywhere. As the overall cloud system interconnects multiple servers, in case of a server failure, the other server takes over automatically. This ensures a smooth and continuous performance of your tax software. 7. Increased Collaboration in The Cloud If your tax process involves more than two users, then making collaboration easier should be your top priority. After all, there is no point in having a team if they cannot work as a team. Hosting your Drake tax software makes collaboration among team members easier. As teams can work remotely through the cloud, they can access, edit, and share data from anywhere in the world. Cloud also makes it easier to share your records in real-time with your clients. This helps tax professionals reduce time-to-market and improve their services. Learn more: Drake Hosted | Windows 10 Virtual Desktop Regards, Bruce

To realize the productivity and collaboration benefits of SharePoint, Microsoft recommends SharePoint in Microsoft 365. If SharePoint in Microsoft 365 is not the best option for you right now, you can deploy SharePoint Server 2016 on intranet servers, which can be in your on-premises datacenter or hosted in Microsoft Azure infrastructure services. Whether it's for development, testing, staging, production, or disaster recovery purposes, Azure is a perfect home for your SharePoint farms in the cloud. Here are some of the benefits: You can deploy a SharePoint Server 2016 farm rapidly and scale it up or down as needed. You can create the infrastructure for your SharePoint servers very quickly using multiple tools and methods. Set up development or test farms or scale out your production SharePoint deployments by adding more resources. Simplify deployment and configuration with ready-to-deploy images and reduce the time to deploy complex SharePoint farms from days to hours. You can host your SharePoint Server 2016 farm cost-effectively. Pay-as-you-go pricing for server and storage capacity and per-minute billing from Azure helps you save money. When performing application or performance testing, create additional servers as needed for scale and load testing over short periods of time and remove them when you're finished. Using and paying for only the resources that you need—and no more—helps you reduce costs. You can seamlessly move virtual machines between on-premises and Azure. A virtual machine in Azure running Windows or SQL Server is no different than a server running in an on-premises datacenter. You can easily move virtual machines between on-premises physical servers or servers at your hosting provider and Azure to: Quickly and easily replicate your SharePoint Server 2016 dev-test environments or secondary production sites in Azure. Move them back on-premises when the need arises. You can run your Microsoft applications where they run best. More info: SharePoint on Azure | Azure Desktop Regards, Bruce

Method 1: EDB to PST Conversion using PowerShell Cmdlets For Microsoft Exchange 2007 to PST: Use Export-Mailbox For Microsoft Exchange 2010 to PST: Use ExportMailboxRequests For Microsoft Exchange 2013 to PST: Use New-MailboxExportRequest command Before converting Convert Exchange Server EDB to PST format using PowerShell, Create a separate folder to save the converted PST files from EDB and give any name to the folder. After that right click on the folder which will show you the Properties -> select the Share Folder. Then assign the Read/Write permission and click Share button. The Shared path example: \\MSServer\new-pst-folder For Exchange Server 2007 Use below given Powershell commands to Convert Exchange 2007 EDB to PST format. 1: Simply Run the Powerhsell command given below:Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.E2007 Then Extract PST file from Exchange Server EDB by using the command given below:Export-Mailbox -Identity abc@expert.xyz -PSTFolderPath \\MSServer\new-pst-folder\Expert-Advice.pst For Exchange Server 2010 and Exchange Server 2013 Use below given Powershell commands to Export Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2013 EDB to PST format Run the below given Command:For Exchange Server 2010 – Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.E2010For Exchange Server 2013 – Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.E2013 Convert EBD to PST by using below-given command:New-MailboxExportRequest –Mailbox Expert-Advice –FilePath \\MSServer\new-pst-folder\\Expert-Advice.pstWhere Expert-Advice is the name of users mailbox that we want to convert in PST file format. Method 2: Export Exchange 2013 mailbox to PST using Exchange Admin Center (EAC) Simply use the steps mentioned below to perform the EDB to PST Conversion: First, you need to create a Shared Folder where you want to export the mailbox. Then Set the Shared and Security level, by clicking on the Permission tab. Now Assign Mailbox Import Export permissions to the user, follow the below steps to assign the permission. First you need to open EAC (Exchange Admin Center) then click Permission. After that double click on Recipient Management and click on Add in the top of Role. Now in the page of Select a Role, you need to click on Mailbox Import Export option -> Add (bottom left hand side) -> OK. Then click Add in the Roles section and select Mailbox Import Export in a new page. Click Add -> OK. Once the above process completed Export Mailbox data into PST, to do this follow the below steps: Open EAC, choose Mailboxes and a list of mailboxes will display. Simply select the mailboxes which you want to export into PST. Then right click on the mailbox and select Export to a PST file. Click on Browse to select the mailbox and click. You can find the path of exported mailboxes using syntax: \\MSServer\new-pst-folder\Expert-Advice.pst After that Click Finish, once the process completed. More info: Exchange Mailbox Migration | Office 365 to Office 365 Migration Regards, Bruce

Step 1: Download the QuickBooks Tool Hub The QuickBooks Tool Hub helps fix common errors. For the best experience, we recommend using Tool Hub on Windows 10, 64-bit. Close QuickBooks. We recommend you download the most recent version (1.4.0.0) of the QuickBooks Tool Hub. Save the file somewhere you can easily find it (like your Downloads folder or your Windows desktop). Note: If you've already installed Tool Hub before, you can find out which version you have. Select the Home tab. The version will be displayed on the bottom right or you can select About to view the version. Open the file you downloaded (QuickBooksToolHub.exe). Follow the on-screen steps to install and agree to the terms and conditions. When the install finishes, double-click the icon on your Windows desktop to open the tool hub. Step 2: Use the QuickBooks Install Diagnostic Tool Open the QuickBooks Tool Hub. In the tool hub, select Installation Issues. Select QuickBooks Install Diagnostic Tool. Let the tool run. It can take up to 20 minutes. When the tool finishes, restart your computer. Step 3: Update Windows Window updates prevent and often fix install errors. Check out Windows Update: FAQ on how to update your version of Windows from Microsoft, Once the update finishes, restart your computer. If you could open QuickBooks before you saw the error, Open QuickBooks and your company file. If you weren't able to install QuickBooks, install QuickBooks Desktop again. More info: Quickbooks Online VS Cloud | QuickBooks Remote access Regards, Bruce