What Is Drake Cloud Hosting?
Drake cloud hosting places the Drake Tax desktop application, tax data, and supporting Windows resources in a managed cloud environment instead of relying on an office server or individual workstation. Authorized team members can securely access the same configured environment from approved locations.
InnerPC builds the environment on Microsoft Azure and manages infrastructure, migration, security, backups, application access, Microsoft 365, and user support. Your firm keeps its Drake Tax licensing relationship with Drake Software while InnerPC manages the technology environment around it.
Drake Cloud Hosting and Your Accounting Applications in One Cloud
InnerPC can host Drake Tax alongside Accounting CS, Practice CS, Fixed Assets CS, FileCabinet CS, QuickBooks Desktop, Microsoft 365, document-management tools, and other accounting applications, subject to each vendor’s licensing and technical requirements. Before migration, we confirm versions, integrations, printers, scanners, storage, user access, and performance needs. Review the official Drake Software terminal-server guidance, then explore InnerPC’s cloud hosting for accounting firms, cybersecurity, and data migration services. Drake Tax is a trademark of Drake Software; InnerPC is not affiliated with or endorsed by Drake Software.
Why CPA Firms Host Drake Tax in the Cloud
CPA firms choose Drake Tax cloud hosting to give staff consistent access, reduce dependence on office servers, support seasonal growth, strengthen security, simplify backup and recovery, and place responsibility for the environment with one accountable IT team. InnerPC combines Microsoft Azure expertise with practical experience supporting CPA workflows.
Drake Tax Workflow Expertise
Work with a team familiar with Drake Tax environments and the connected applications CPA firms rely on.
- Multiuser Tax Workflows
- Application Coordination
- Printer & Scanner Planning
Busy-Season Performance
Azure resources are designed around user counts, applications, storage, and seasonal demand.
- Workload-Based Sizing
- Seasonal Scalability
- Ongoing Monitoring
Layered Cybersecurity
Protect identities, endpoints, email, cloud workloads, and firm data with coordinated security controls.
- MFA & Identity Protection
- EDR & Security Monitoring
- Encrypted Connections
Backup & Recovery
Plan for accidental deletion, outages, and other disruptions with managed backup and recovery.
- Automated Backups
- Recovery Planning
- Business Continuity
Secure Work From Anywhere
Give authorized employees a consistent cloud desktop without moving firm files among personal devices.
- Office & Remote Access
- Centralized Applications
- Controlled User Access
One Support Team
Avoid being caught between a hosting company, software vendor, and local IT provider.
- Direct User Support
- Microsoft 365 Management
- Application Coordination
A Drake Tax Environment Designed Around Your Firm
Drake Tax performance depends on more than placing an application on a remote server. InnerPC reviews user counts, tax-season concurrency, data size, connected applications, printing, scanning, Microsoft 365, and remote-work requirements before recommending the Azure architecture.
We build and test representative workflows before cutover, document responsibilities and licensing dependencies, schedule migration around your firm, and support users after launch.
FAQs — Drake Cloud Hosting
Clear answers to common questions CPA firms ask when evaluating Drake cloud hosting and planning a migration.
Drake Tax can operate in a properly designed Windows cloud environment when current system, licensing, integration, and vendor requirements are satisfied. InnerPC reviews those requirements with your firm before proposing or migrating an environment.
Yes. Authorized staff can securely reach the hosted Windows desktop and Drake Tax from approved locations and supported devices. Access controls, multifactor authentication, and user permissions help protect the environment.
Yes. InnerPC inventories Drake Tax data, application versions, integrations, printers, scanners, permissions, and connected tools before migration. We build the Azure environment, test representative workflows, schedule the cutover, and support users after launch.
InnerPC manages the hosted environment and can coordinate application updates and technical troubleshooting. Your firm maintains its Drake Tax license and vendor relationship with Drake Software; responsibilities are documented before onboarding so you know whom to contact for each issue.
Ready to Move Drake Tax to the Cloud?
Talk with an InnerPC CPA technology specialist about your applications, users, security needs, and migration timeline.
What Accounting Firms Say About InnerPC
Hear from organizations that rely on InnerPC for responsive support, managed technology, cloud services, and cybersecurity.
Adapts to our processes and Needs and is Always Extremely Responsive
Being able to access my work computer from anywhere with an internet connection has made working remotely a much more realistic solution. I love that I can log in from anywhere and have my desktop in front of me with all of my customizations and tweaks As compared to other IT firms, INNERPC is extremely responsive and quick to help. I have never had to submit a ticket and wait for a response. INNERPC has been able to adapt to our processes and needs and is always extremely responsive, even at odd hours. They are a hands-on IT firm that provides personalized solutions and service instead of trying to fit our firm into a preexisting mold.
Before InnerPC
- Remote Work Limited
- Slow Ticket Response
- Generic IT Solutions
- Rigid IT Processes
After InnerPC
- Full Remote Access
- Instant, Responsive Support
- Personalized Solutions
- Hands-On, Adaptive IT
Came to Our Office and Did a Complete Refresh of our Network
INNERPC is great. They came to our office and did a complete refresh of our network. They had to restore data from a failed server, gave and consultation on cloud computing which we are now using and then installed a network printer, and desktop computer. They weren't cheap but the quality and speed in which they worked made up for the price. Highly recommended.
Before InnerPC
- Failed Server Data
- Outdated Network
- No Cloud Setup
- Hardware Issues
After InnerPC
- Data Fully Restored
- Network Refreshed
- Cloud Computing Enabled
- Fast, Quality Setup
Exceptional Customer Service, You Will Never Find a Better Company
Our Firm has been engaged with Inner PC for hosting services since 2020. In this capacity, Inner PC has been a dependable partner with exceptional customer service. We use their cloud platform to host a variety of programs and what I love about InnerPC is that they do all of my updates. All I need to do in the morning is log in and start working. Not only that but I can scale the number of licenses I use by the month. So it is super easy to add temp workers during the busy tax season. Technical issues are responded to rapidly and solutions are obtained in an expeditious manner. You will never find a better company. INNERPC stands for Inner Peace for me. I can be completely assured that I will be taken care of and in a timely manner. Others have helped me in the past, but INNERPC is absolutely the best.
Before InnerPC
- Manual Software Updates
- Rigid Licensing
- Slow Issue Resolution
- Unreliable Past Providers
After InnerPC
- Fully Managed Updates
- Flexible Monthly Scaling
- Rapid Issue Resolution
- Dependable True Partner