Businesses today face increasing competition and agile disruptors. Decision-makers must react to rapidly changing market conditions and need up-to-the-minute data to make informed decisions. Traditional, manual processes like generating reports via Excel spreadsheets are inefficient, error-prone, and often fail to provide the actionable insights needed for strategic decision-making. Relying on these types of outdated methods… Continue reading Empower Financial Teams with Modern BI Tools for Actionable Insights
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Understanding the Benefits of Internal and External Cybersecurity Risk Assessments
Businesses face many cybersecurity threats, ranging from ransomware attacks to sophisticated phishing schemes. The cost of a cyberattack can extend far beyond financial loss, including an adverse impact on the company’s reputation and brand, the imposition of regulatory fines, and an erosion of customer trust. One effective strategy for identifying and mitigating these risks is… Continue reading Understanding the Benefits of Internal and External Cybersecurity Risk Assessments
Microsoft Introduces Changes to Make SaaS Updates More Flexible
Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central SaaS helps to ensure that customers can stay current with their ERP software version. However, software updates can be disruptive. With the latest Business Central release (Business Central 2024, Wave 2, or BC 25), Microsoft has introduced new changes that affect how updates are managed, making them more flexible… Continue reading Microsoft Introduces Changes to Make SaaS Updates More Flexible
Identify Threat Actors that Use Azure Storage Tools to Ransom Sensitive Data
The blog post “Highway Blobbery: Data Theft Using Azure Storage Explorer” (ModePush, 2024) highlights how threat actors exploit legitimate tools like Azure Storage Explorer and AzCopy for data exfiltration. Attackers leverage these tools to transfer large datasets from compromised environments, often bypassing traditional detection methods. Understanding Azure Storage Explorer and AzCopy Azure Storage Explorer is… Continue reading Identify Threat Actors that Use Azure Storage Tools to Ransom Sensitive Data
The CrowdStrike Outage: What Happened and Lessons Learned
CrowdStrike is a leading cybersecurity company that provides cloud-based endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and incident response services to companies of all sizes worldwide. On July 19, 2024, CrowdStrike uploaded a flawed update to its Falcon Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) software. The problem caused Windows devices to display Microsoft’s “Blue Screen of Death” (BSOD). In… Continue reading The CrowdStrike Outage: What Happened and Lessons Learned
It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Do You Know Where Your Passwords Are?
The combination of username and password alone, the standard for online security for decades, has shown that it is woefully inadequate to combat cyberattacks. Passwords are easily compromised Passwords alone are insufficient for protecting sensitive data primarily due to users’ lack of security hygiene and aggressive attacks by cybercriminals. The common problem in these situations… Continue reading It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Do You Know Where Your Passwords Are?
Common (and Some Uncommon) Scenarios for Service Management in Business Central
Service Management in Business Central provides features to help businesses maintain warranty and service contracts, including inventory tracking for the parts and supplies needed to fulfill maintenance contracts. Service Management can be used to maintain high service levels in warranty commitments and maintenance contracts, including on-site and remote service, spare and replacement part tracking, and… Continue reading Common (and Some Uncommon) Scenarios for Service Management in Business Central
Winning the Cross-Docking Race: 5 Tips for 3PL Companies
In the fast-paced world of Third-Party Logistics (3PL) companies, reducing storage volumes and associated costs has become a necessity, especially in the context of omnichannel or air freight. This has led to a surge in demand for cross-docking. Cross Docking: “An efficient distribution concept in which articles are moved directly from inbound to outbound without… Continue reading Winning the Cross-Docking Race: 5 Tips for 3PL Companies
Cybersecurity Jargon: Common Managed IT and Cybersecurity Terms Explained
There has been a lot of talk recently about cybersecurity and managed IT. Unfortunately, not everyone has the same definition of what these terms mean. In this blog, we will step back and try to clear up some of the confusion around some common IT (short for “Information Technology”) terms and how they might apply… Continue reading Cybersecurity Jargon: Common Managed IT and Cybersecurity Terms Explained
Unlock Employee Creativity: The Benefits D365 Business Central Automation
Today’s competitive business environment demands that companies operate more efficiently. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a comprehensive business management solution that includes features that allow companies to automate routine tasks and manual processes so employees can focus on higher-value activities. Benefits of automation Streamline routine tasks One of the primary benefits of automation in… Continue reading Unlock Employee Creativity: The Benefits D365 Business Central Automation