Tech & analytics

What makes a good data strategy?

Best practice to limit ransomware damage

• Excel tips: Power Query, LAMBDA function, and why Excel is still relevant today

  Excel trainer Liam Bastick discusses the most common mistake accountants make when using Excel, whether Excel is outdated, and the new LAMBDA function.

• Summing a dynamic range in Excel with XLOOKUP

  Accountants often want to sum data, such as year-to-date costs and rolling budgets, for a period of time. Excel XLOOKUP makes the process simpler.

• CFOs’ work on data analytics reaps exciting results

  Once they have the data strategy, technology, and skills in place, finance leaders are finding they can use analytics to improve almost any aspect of the business.

• What makes a good data strategy?

  Figuring that out is essential in a business world now awash in digital information that must be collected, analysed, and interpreted.

• Best practice to limit ransomware damage

  Companies are reinforcing their prevention and detection efforts amid a surge in cyberattacks.

• Crypto curious? What to know before accepting digital payments

  They can help lower transaction fees, but plenty of due diligence is still required.

• Technology’s ethical challenge

  CIMA President Paul Ash, FCMA, CGMA, says new technology offers ethical challenges to the accounting profession that cannot be sidestepped.

• Ask the expert: Blockchain

  Amy Park is a US Audit & Assurance Blockchain & Digital Assets partner and in Deloitte’s National Office Accounting & Reporting Services.

• The tech dividend

  For digital transformation, workforce investment is a priority, says Andrew Harding, FCMA, CGMA, chief executive– Management Accounting at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants.

• Game on

  Companies are pouring ad money into esports sponsorships and in-game advertisements to reach consumers who prefer gaming over movies and music.

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