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    Your business is run on spreadsheets with support from MS Access ® databases. They have become so pervasive that you take them for granted. As regulatory enforcement has shown – from Sarbanes-Oxley in the US to the Financial Services Authority in the UK – few CFOs can claim that their general ledger is untouched by these tools. In practice, they support every process from accounts to treasury, product development to sales and human resources to legal contracts, regardless of industry.  With ClusterSeven transparency, control and efficiency can be brought to all these processes, reducing risk,

saving money and keeping your regulators and auditors happy.
    Under today’s business pressures it is not surprising that errors creep in. Yes, they are usually caught, but only at the expense of many hours of effort. Others will lie hidden, repeating themselves until they are eventually found at the least opportune time such as audits or financial close. Late exposure may carry significant costs in terms of profits or reputation.
    ClusterSeven products and strategies deliver the highest value for each sector. If you don’t see your business sector listed but want to talk about your own spreadsheet control requirements then don’t hesitate to contact us.
The ClusterSeven Conveyor Belt
    The birth of a new business- critical spreadsheet or MS Access ® database is a quiet affair. From being a useful point solution they become embedded as a repeated operational application. As staff change, the spreadsheet moves from owner to owner, sometimes lasting literally for years. But no such user-developed applications should last for ever. ClusterSeven manages the period between their creation and their termination (typically when functionality is replaced by new central systems). We act like a
conveyor belt, supporting the business integrity of your spreadsheets and Access databases for however long you need, depending on your own priorities and the maturity of the business process. What it does mean, however, is that there is no need for you to be pressured into buying a replacement system until you are ready and you are sure the new solution can truly meet your needs. And when that time comes we can also help you migrate. By then we know you will have more for ClusterSeven to manage back at the start of the conveyor.





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