What is Remote Data Access?

How to use Remote Data Access to run your Sage 50 Accounts remotely.

Remote Data Access is a cloud service that lets you share your company accounts data securely giving you and other users access to your company accounts from anywhere, including at home. 

Benefits include:

• Access your data remotely for flexible working
• Share your data with work colleagues and collaborate easily with your accountant
• Stay in control, set up users and manage who has access

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How does it work?

Your data is shared securely via the cloud where your Remote Data Access users can connect to the company data over the Internet from their own computer with Sage 50 Accounts installed. Please be aware that the data isn't stored on the cloud at any point, it is simply a way to connect data held on another computer, using the cloud. 

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When should I use it?

You should use Remote Data Access when you or your colleagues want to work away from your main location, such as the office.

It's also the perfect tool for working from home or if you and your colleagues work in different locations.

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Should I use Remote Data Access or a network? 

If you and your colleagues always work in the same location, such as the same office building with computers on the same network, we recommend you use a network set up instead of Remote Data Access as the combination of RDA and network shared data can result in data loss or corruption.

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Get help from the Sage Help Centre

You can find everything you need from the support hub to Run your accounts remotely.