2015 Technology Update Presenters: Arthur Sargeant & Matthew Wilson

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1 2015 Technology Update Presenters: Arthur Sargeant & Matthew Wilson

2 Agenda Current trends in technology Microsoft compatibility update Technical update on MYOB & the cloud Questions Technical impact of SBR (AU) Questions

3 Current trends in technology

4 Leveraging Virtualisation Server design strategies Creation of test environments Business continuity Manage IT investment

5 Server design strategies Designated servers for dedicated functions Isolate resource intensive applications Sandbox sensitive applications/data

6 Create test (UAT) environments Managing large projects & change Managing future upgrades Try before you buy Integrating applications

7 Business continuity Shared workload Offsite backups Replication sites

8 Manage IT investment Break link between hardware & software Deploy technologies faster

9 Leveraging Virtualisation Key takeaways Discuss with IT/client Visit technology lifecycle Assess features/benefits/price

10 Compatibility update

11 Compatibility update Technology timeline Operating Systems Server 2008 R1 SQL Server SQL 2008 R1 Operating Systems SBS 2011 Server 2008 R2 Windows 7 SQL Server SQL 2008 R2 Office 2010 Operating Systems Server 2012 R1 & R2 Windows 8 Windows 10 (TBA) SQL Server SQL 2012 SQL 2014 Office 2013 Office 2016 (TBA)

12 Compatibility update MYOB AO SQL Version SQL 2008 R2 Express MYOBACCT Instance MYOB will update SQL in future upgrade Do not upgrade MYOB AO SQL version

13 Compatibility update Installation hard stops March 2016 Server 2003 Windows XP

14 Compatibility update Windows 10 Initial testing completed 16/10/15 Minor issues detected Interim Compatibility Statement Released Nov/Dec Free Microsoft upgrade until July 2016 Enterprise excluded

15 Compatibility update Microsoft Office 2016 Currently unsupported Testing in November & December Updates in Jan/Feb 2016 Downgrade from 2016 to Microsoft Licensing Team FKC 213

16 Compatibility update Key takeaways Plan for Technology EOL Windows 10 compatibility statement coming Office 2016 Q Involve IT AUS System Requirements NZ System Requirements

17 Update on MYOB & Cloud

18 MYOB & Cloud MYOB AE/AO Live products What data do we store Practice management No data stored online, relay only Portal Online documents Tax online Specific Tax data

19 MYOB & Cloud Common security questions Common security questions How secure is my data? What security measures are there to ensure that the data flow from my practice server to the MYOB AE/AO live server is secure? Could someone hack my server because I am using MYOB AE/AO Live?

20 MYOB & Cloud Browsers & updates Web browser compatibility Latest 2 versions Internet Explorer 10 & 11 Firefox, Chrome and Safari update automatically Microsoft EDGE compatibility coming with Windows 10 Updating cloud products Every second Wednesday night

21 MYOB & Cloud Proxy servers Proxy server configurations (KB 36833) Clientframework.exe.config CloudBurst.Premise.ConsoleHost.exe.config <system.net> <defaultproxy enabled="false" usedefaultcredentials="true"/> </system.net>

22 MYOB & Cloud Key takeaways Mixed approach to data storage Online storage Encrypted communications safe and secure Seamless updates MYOB AE\AO Live FAQ

23 Technical aspects of SBR (AU)

24 Technical aspects of SBR Overview Standard Business Reporting (SBR) Commenced in 2010 Standard approach to online or digital record keeping (sbr.gov.au) Consistent use of standard terms across government agencies Easier to collect, lodge, share and match data

25 Technical aspects of SBR Overview More electronic forms Australian Reporting Dictionary Pull known info into forms Replacing ELS

26 Technical aspects of SBR Supported platforms Operating systems Currently supported by MYOB Including 2012 RDS Tax Platforms - Current MYOB AO & AE Tax products: SQL Tax Databases CFS Tax Databases (AE Classic)

27 Technical aspects of SBR Supported platforms Desktop lodgement mechanism Client side components (think VPN Client but different) No VPN tunnel with SBR Authentication & Encryption via AUSkey Personal or a Device AUSkey

28 Technical aspects of SBR Tax online Beta Lodgment process will occur between our cloud servers and ATO ATO s Cloud Authorisation & Authentication System Cloud-based Tax Beta open Lodging live Activity Statements and 2015 FBT returns successfully with ATO Register for Beta at betasupport.au@myob.com

29 Technical aspects of SBR Historical returns ATO s website states ELS will be turned off in 2016 Prior year returns will be transmitted via SBR We will continue to process these forms for a limited period (ato.gov.au) Scope of SBR may change Prior year returns may be lodged via ELS Don t remove ELS lodgment software

30 Technical aspects of SBR What s next? Big change so MYOB are here to help Development phase of SBR desktop solution Beta for SBR Lots of communication ebulletin - Website - Support my.myob - CM

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