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New Considerations for Business Succession Planning Recording
October 6, 2020
Hear from Pattie Wagner and Ray Lampner with guest Justin Alaburda on business succession planning in a new reality.
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Due Diligence the Right Way During COVID-Era Acquisitions
October 6, 2020
For private equity investors and potential buyers, it’s safe to say thorough due diligence on the technology side of the house has never been more important. At Sikich, we see too many transactions take place with very little IT due diligence. Simply checking off boxes without a deep dive these days could plunge buyers into a danger zone of costly breaches, liabilities and losses.
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Coronavirus Spurs Virtual Phone System with Microsoft Teams
October 5, 2020
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we've transitioned into the virtual world for so many things, but how about a virtual phone system?
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Microsoft Office 365 SMTP AUTH, Email Relay, and Header Analyzer ...
October 5, 2020
Microsoft introduced the ability for SMTP AUTH client submissions. However not all Office 365 accounts need SMTP AUTH activated.
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Table Browser Extension for D365: Part 3 Create Table Browser Ext...
October 2, 2020
Now that we've converted the bookmarklet into a browser extension, let's use it to create a table browser extension. Here's how.
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A Beginner’s Guide to Manufacturing Cloud
October 1, 2020
Learn how to start with Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud to power your CRM efforts, geared specifically for Manufacturing.
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Pam Wright Featured in Crain’s Cleveland Business
October 1, 2020
Pam Wright authored an article, NEO nonprofits should rethink event fundraising beyond COVID-19, which appeared in Crain's Cleveland Business. The article discusses the future of fundraising in a post-pandemic world and provides insight into addressing funding challenges and rethinking your organization's operations.
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Table Browser Extension for D365: Part 2 Convert Bookmarklet to B...
October 1, 2020
We went over before on how to create a bookmarklet, now let's convert it to a browser extension.
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A Beginner’s Guide to Financial Services Cloud
September 30, 2020
Learn how to start with Salesforce Financial Services Cloud to power your CRM efforts, geared specifically for Financial Services.
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Table Browser Extension for D365FO: Part 1 Create a Bookmarklet
September 30, 2020
One easy way you can leverage your browser to interact with Dynamics 365 is to create a JavaScript bookmark, aka bookmarklet.
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How to Make the Cloud Work for Your Retail Business
September 29, 2020
The cloud is certainly 100% the way of the future for retail businesses. But if your business is already tied to legacy systems, we can help.
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Sikich NetSuite Release Optimization
September 28, 2020
We have created a NetSuite Release Optimization service to accompany our Managed Services plans to ease your org through each release.
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Updates to the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
September 25, 2020
In September 2020, the Department of Education released clarifications and updates on the Student and Institution portions of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) programs.
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Managing Insurance Certificates and Invoicing in Your Constructio...
September 25, 2020
Does your construction management software also manage insurance certificates and invoicing, or are you using separate systems or to manage them?
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Improving Processes With NetSuite and Salesforce Integration
September 24, 2020
We've discussed why a NetSuite and Salesforce integration can improve your business, but let's look at how it can improve your processes between the two.
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The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 Funding Available in Se...
September 23, 2020
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), farmers can go to their local FSA offices and sign up for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) beginning Monday, September 21. Recap provided by Glen Birnbaum.
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D365 Production Material Picking Improved for Regular Warehousing...
September 23, 2020
Advanced warehousing functionality for production order material picking gave us the idea to improve D365 regular warehousing picking lists.
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Containerization in Dynamics 365
September 22, 2020
Dynamics 365 containerization is a rather broad topic, and there are several ways to accomplish the process. Here are a few ways to do so.
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance: Decimal Precision Options
September 21, 2020
You should use the standard functionality for decimal precision in Dynamics 365, but if you must change it, here's how to keep it consistent.
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The Davis-Bacon Act and Benefits for Contractors Webinar Recordin...
September 18, 2020
Learn all about the David-Bacon Act and its benefits for contractors in this webinar recording with Marie Marks.
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D365 Capacity Management
September 17, 2020
Capacity management functionality in D365 cannot function without the WrkCtrCapRes table, but we've found some challenges using it.
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How Can Power BI and Salesforce be Used Together?
September 16, 2020
You may already know that Salesforce has its own powerful analytics suite, but did you know you can use Microsoft Power BI with it as well?
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Is Your Version of Dynamics GP Affected by These 1099 Changes for...
September 15, 2020
Have you seen these new 1099 changes for 2020? They might affect how your version of Dynamics GP handles 1099 processing.
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What You Need to Know About the Netlogon Vulnerability
September 14, 2020
Microsoft has released a fix for a critical Netlogon vulnerability that was only recently discovered and shown how dangerous it can be.
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Update on Payroll Tax Deferral and IRS Guidance
September 14, 2020
While the IRS has not issued additional formal guidance on the payroll tax deferral executive order since Notice 2020-65 was released, there have been some interesting developments. Click here to learn more.
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From Vision to Reality: Bringing Unified Commerce to Life
September 14, 2020
Unsure of where to begin with bringing a unified commerce system to your retail business? It all starts with managing data.
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PPP Loan Forgiveness and Opportunities with the Research Tax Cred...
September 11, 2020
There could be an opportunity for businesses that obtained a PPP loan and also expect to claim the Research Credit this year. This article highlights the intersection of the PPP loan and the Research Credit and how to get the most benefit out of both.
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D365FO Quality Management for Warehouse Processes
September 11, 2020
The new D365FO quality management feature allows for the test sample of items to be moved to a special location for quality inspection...
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To prevent catastrophe, our economy needs more government support...
September 10, 2020
As an entrepreneur and CEO, I usually cheer efforts to reduce government intervention in the economy. But in the unprecedented situation we find ourselves in today, I’m changing my tune. Surveying the economic carnage the coronavirus pandemic has wrought, it’s clear our economy needs more help from the government to prevent a deep and lingering recession or worse.
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Office 365: Securing Corporate Data Accessed via Personal Devices...
September 10, 2020
Just want to ensure that the data that is stored in Microsoft’s cloud stays there? This is easily accomplished via a Conditional Access policy
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