Many organizations fail to update their SQL Servers, leaving them at risk for downed systems, data breaches, and poor performance. This blog covers the essentials for SQL Server maintenance for servers that run on-premises using a virtual machine on Azure. SQL Server Maintenance: Performance Two routine maintenance areas that are often overlooked are statistics updates… Continue reading Performance Tips for SQL Server Maintenance
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National Customer Service Week: A Reminder for All Businesses to Have a Customer/Client-First Focus
If you’re in retail or another customer-facing industry, you might know about National Customer Service Week, October 4-8, 2021. If you’re not in those industries, this might be new to you and might not seem relevant, but it is. In a time when everything has changed, including customer preferences and demands and the level of… Continue reading National Customer Service Week: A Reminder for All Businesses to Have a Customer/Client-First Focus
A New Look for Modern Business
ArcherPoint has a reputation built on our expertise with Microsoft Dynamics NAV. When Microsoft began the transformation of building Business Central on NAV’s code base and adopting a cloud-first strategy, we began our plans for change, not only with Microsoft, but with the market. The advent of Dynamics 365 Business Central and Microsoft’s focus on… Continue reading A New Look for Modern Business
ArcherPoint Supports Sisters-n-Technology in Making a Brighter Future Possible Through Computer Science Education in Our Schools
Earlier this year, ArcherPoint announced a partnership with Mouse.org, a nonprofit dedicated to providing Computer Science (CS) and STEM curriculum (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics – interdisciplinary education) and support to educators and students in under-served communities. Through the Mouse network, we were introduced to Thomas Waltower, founder of Sisters-N-Technology, which helps enable solid futures for… Continue reading ArcherPoint Supports Sisters-n-Technology in Making a Brighter Future Possible Through Computer Science Education in Our Schools
When You Assume, You Know What That Means – Or Do You?
I was taught to never make assumptions—until I started working for ArcherPoint. We actually have a written policy that states we must assume ONE thing, specifically: Assume Positive Intent. Yep, it’s a policy! Here it is, verbatim: Policy: No one may enter into or continue an employment relationship with the organization without agreeing to Assume Positive Intent in… Continue reading When You Assume, You Know What That Means – Or Do You?
Saurav Dhyani Named Microsoft Most Valuable Professional 5 Consecutive Years
Here we go again…ArcherPoint’s Saurav Dhyani, an Upgrade Technical Futurist, has once more been named by Microsoft as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP)….and we couldn’t be happier. MVPs are Microsoft technology experts who share their knowledge and experience with the community. They strive to stay on the bleeding edge of Microsoft and supporting technologies…but… Continue reading Saurav Dhyani Named Microsoft Most Valuable Professional 5 Consecutive Years
ArcherPoint’s Top 10 Read Blogs of 2018
As we get started with the new year, we like to pause for a moment to take a look back at which blogs were the most popular among our readers in 2018. This tells us where we should be concentrating our blogging efforts this year, but it also tells us where our customers are looking… Continue reading ArcherPoint’s Top 10 Read Blogs of 2018
New Ways of Doing Business: Why Holacracy Works
Don’t believe the naysayers on Holacracy; it works for us at ArcherPoint. In our third year, it has proven to be a powerful organizational model that evolves organically to meet our growth-centric strategies. The main critique I see online is that Holacracy is about role, not soul. While this may be true, it’s the soul… Continue reading New Ways of Doing Business: Why Holacracy Works
General Data Protection Regulation and Microsoft Dynamics NAV
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in effect since May 25, 2018. This new regulation establishes a new global standard for privacy rights, security, and compliance. Protecting personal data in your systems and reporting on and reviewing for compliance are key requirements of GDPR. The GDPR imposes new rules on companies,… Continue reading General Data Protection Regulation and Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Overview of Section 179 of the Tax Code and What it Means for Your Business
It’s December; that time of year when all thoughts turn to year-end deductions. Well, maybe not, but they should, at least some of our thoughts anyway. The IRS tax code has some changes for 2017, specifically in Section 179, the business deduction section. This is a very high-level overview of what this section means for… Continue reading Overview of Section 179 of the Tax Code and What it Means for Your Business