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Information management

About this topic

These learning resources are designed to help you - whether working in a business or firm - establish and maintain proficiency in the areas of information and data management and analysis; IT risk and assurance services, including service organization controls (SOC) reporting; and information security and privacy, including the growing issue of cybersecurity.

Data mining your general ledger with Excel

Learn how to use Microsoft Excel to unearth and interpret the wealth of data hidden in the general ledger.

Article Data management & analytics Foundational

How to choose a cloud vendor

This column offers basic information to help you determine your needs, as well as a set of questions you can use to assess potential cloud vendors.

Article Accounting information systems and digital technologies Intermediate

The next frontier in data analytics

​This article discusses why CPAs and organizations need to learn to use advanced technology to predict and achieve outcomes.

Article Practice growth Intermediate

How CPAs can make the most of their tech resources

New technologies provide opportunity, but growing threats pose increased risk. What can CPAs do? In this article, accounting technology experts offer their advice.

Article Information security & privacy Foundational

Why the power of data is in the analysis

This article discusses four ways finance can help improve an organization’s approach to harnessing its data:

Article Data analytics Foundational

Online accounting systems: Accounting for cloud security

This article discusses the benefits and risks of cloud-based accounting.

Article System acquisition, implementation & evaluation Foundational

Embracing the automated audit

Technology is changing the way audits are being performed, with greater access to data but also more data to sort through. Auditors can remain efficient and effective...

Article Data analytics Foundational

Improving decision making in organisations: Unlocking business intelligence

This report provides tools to improve accounting operations and acquire a greater competence in informed decision making.

Report Financial analysis Advanced

How CPAs Can Drive Business Intelligence

This article explains why CPAs are especially suited to drive business intelligence initiatives for their clients, or within their own organization.

Article Data management & analytics Foundational

Safari Books Online

This IMTA member benefit provides access to 400 titles covering various information management and technology assurance topics.

Tool Information management Foundational