I’m at the Xero Partner Conference in Melbourne this weekend to hear how the cloud accounting service is travelling.
Talking to the other attendees it’s interesting just how many accountants and bookkeepers are moving clients over because of the cloud benefits.
Encouraging for Xero, there’s a big turnout of developers as well, one of the reasons for the successes of Microsoft Windows and Apple iOS is the size and diversity of their partners, particularly those writing software.
The opening session of the conference itself will be interesting as Xero CEO Rod Drury gives his overview of the industry. With competitor MYOB in trouble with its customer base, this should be an entertaining speech.
While Xero aren’t the only game in town, they are one of the leaders in getting other businesses to adopt cloud services. The conference should be interesting in hearing how the sector is developing and how organisations can use cloud technologies.