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Artificial Intelligence Comes to Excel

8/27/2018

We now get a first look at where Microsoft is going with artificial intelligence in Excel. In my Office 365 version of Excel I should be able to check out the Excel Insights. Can’t wait. My thanks to Mynda Treacy for this excellent analysis.

Your tech friend,
Alan Salmon, FCPB

Excel Insights

Understanding your data and creating Excel charts has never been easier with Excel Insights.

Excel Insights is an AI powered service that automatically identifies patterns in your data and provides you with charts you can insert into your workbook. And because it is powered by machine learning it will provide increasingly advanced analysis as usage grows.

Note: This feature is being made available on a gradual basis over several weeks. It will first be available in English to Office Insider participants, and later to Office 365 subscribers. If you are an Office 365 subscriber, make sure you have the latest version of Office.

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Announcing the 2018 Inspire Recognition Program

8/15/2018

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Alan Salmon & Associates Inc. in association with Intuit Canada are proud to announce the launch of the 2018 Inspire Recognition Program. The program will recognise the key thought leaders whose efforts have left a visible mark on the accounting and bookkeeping profession in Canada.

There will be five awards, one in each of the following groups:

Group 1 - Bookkeepers in public practice
Group 2 - Accountants in public practice
Group 3 - Non-accountants and non-bookkeepers such as industry consultants and companies who provide services to the accountant and bookkeeping communities
Group 4 - Accountants and bookkeepers in public practice under the age of 40 as of August 1, 2018
Group 5 - Accountants and bookkeepers in public practice for less than two years, as of July 31, 2018

Eligibility

For all five groups:

The nominee must be a resident of Canada.
The staff of Alan Salmon & Associates Inc., Intuit Canada and their direct competitors in the Canadian accounting and tax markets are NOT be eligible for any of the five awards
A nominee can nominate themselves

To learn more or to submit a nomination visit www.bookkeepinginfluencers.ca

Your tech friend,
Alan Salmon, FCPB

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Meet and Learn from the Innovators

8/8/2018

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Sometimes, you need to get out of the office to see your practice in a different light... Add insights from thought leaders, peers who have been down the same road and an information-packed day of learning and you have a winning strategy to focus and commit to elevating your business.

For 26 years thousands of professional advisors have gathered to get updated on the latest accounting technology shaping the future for their practices and clients' businesses. I welcome you to experience Canada's National Accounting Technology Seminar and find new perspectives.

Many cities will sell out - reserve today to avoid disappointment.

Your tech friend,
Alan Salmon, FCPB

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Alan's Insights

A regular series of postings that will update you on key technology changes that affect the Canadian accounting and bookkeeping world.

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Alan Salmon, FCPB is recognized as Canada’s leading analyst in the area of accounting technology. He has over 35 years of business, management systems, education and journalism experience. He is the Founder of K2E Canada Inc., which provides professional development technology education for accountants across Canada and the US.

Artificial Intelligence Comes to Excel

Excel Insights

Announcing the 2018 Inspire Recognition Program

Meet and Learn from the Innovators

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