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New Illinois “Invest in Kids Credit” Empowers Education
June 7, 2018
There are now greater educational opportunities for families in need with the creation of the “Invest in Kids Credit.” In...
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Custom Segments and Leveraging Custom Record Functionality
June 5, 2018
NetSuite’s Custom Segment feature was discussed in an earlier blog here. This is an introduction to the Custom Record aspect...
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FRS to DFSR Migration on Domain Controllers
June 4, 2018
Users and organizations preparing to deploy Server 2016 domain controllers need to transition from File Replication Service (FRS) to Distributed...
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Speed up Your Day with New and Old Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
June 1, 2018
To become a master of an operating system, you must know the keyboard shortcuts. You might be an infrequent Windows...
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Managing Your Sales Team’s Commissions in NetSuite
May 30, 2018
Managing your sales team’s commission in NetSuite can be done easily and effectively by adding the Incentive Compensation Module into...
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Troubleshooting Network Performance on a Sonicwall Firewall
May 29, 2018
Users who set up a Sonicwall firewall might run into issues where the internet speed is much faster than the...
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Three Ways Using StorageCloud Premium Can Ease Disaster Recovery ...
May 25, 2018
Hardware and storage failures will happen at some point. It is an inevitable part of any cloud-based server deployment. A...
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First and Last Sales Metrics in NetSuite Made Easy!
May 24, 2018
NetSuite clients no longer need to use a transaction search with a combination of groupings and summary fields to report...
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How to Compact Dynamic VHD and VHDX Files in Hyper-V 2012 and New...
May 23, 2018
Users of Hyper-V virtual machines with virtual hard disk files need to consider how much storage these files take up....
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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: Tax Planning Strategies for Charitie...
May 23, 2018
The historic tax reform act signed by President Trump on December 22, 2017 impacts charities and their donors alike. These...
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Entry Level Virtualization with VMware
May 22, 2018
Many organizations are evaluating the cloud, if they are not there already. As with most business decisions, there are several...
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Revenue Recognition Playbook
May 21, 2018
If you haven’t already, it’s time to start assessing how your private company will be impacted by the new Revenue...
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NetSuite Purchase Requests vs. Purchase Requisitions
May 21, 2018
NetSuite offers its customers two routes for initiating the purchasing process: Purchase Requests and Purchase Requisitions. When implementing NetSuite, customers...
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How to Use PowerShell to Report Active User and Computer Accounts...
May 20, 2018
It is best practice to periodically review the security accounts held in Active Directory so that inactive accounts can be...
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T-SQL Tip: Never Accidentally Update or Delete Data Again!
May 18, 2018
What's the secret to never accidentally updating or deleting SQL data again? Wrap your SQL code in a TRANSACTION whenever...
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Dynamics GP Tips and Tricks Every User Should Know
May 17, 2018
Do you seem to be forgetting the basics of Dynamics GP? Have new employees not familiar with GP? Here's the...
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New Upcoming Feature for Office 365: Naming Convention for Teams/...
May 16, 2018
Sikich has seen the explosive interest and growth in Office 365 Teams since the turn of the New Year. We...
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Logo Evolution: When, Why and How You Should Update Your Logo
May 16, 2018
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Logo Evolution: When, Why and How You Should Update Your Logo
May 16, 2018
A strong logo reflects your company’s identity. Other than your name, your company logo is one of the most important...
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Sikich Client United Hardware Distributing Company named “P...
May 16, 2018
Wholesale hardware distributor recognized for employee engagement on 401(k) program CHICAGO — May 16, 2018 — Professional services firm Sikich’s...
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Setting Virtual Machine Start Order with VMware vSphere 6.7 High ...
May 11, 2018
The Problem The world has exploded with private cloud and it has been the new normal since 2012. No longer are...
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Wisconsin Offers Qualifying Taxpayers a Child Sales Tax Rebate
May 10, 2018
As a result of the state having a surplus of nearly $400 million in their budget, Governor Walker and the...
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Managed Services Is Where the Business Value of Technology Is Cre...
May 9, 2018
Unlike ink, paper, the abacus, the Xerox machine, or other office equipment from the past, digital is innovating every day....
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Obtaining GDPR Compliance with Dynamics 365
May 9, 2018
On May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy law for Europe will go into effect and set...
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Congress Expands Availability of Low-Income Housing Credit
May 8, 2018
President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act (“Act”) on March 23, 2018; a $1.3 trillion spending bill that funds the...
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Troubleshooting a Network Performance Issue Affecting a VM
May 8, 2018
Recently, we encountered a very strange issue: our client was reporting that their Dynamics GP application on a Citrix server...
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How to Apply Custom Segments to Transactions in NetSuite
May 7, 2018
NetSuite’s Custom Segment feature is easy to set up and provides additional reporting capability above the standard three Classifications: Department,...
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Combining AI and Automation Tools Can Better Manage Your Business...
May 7, 2018
Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation may seem or sound the same, but they serve different functions. Combining both of them to...
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Transitioning to Dynamics 365 Business Central From Other Dynamic...
May 4, 2018
Now that Dynamics 365 Business Central is available, what does that mean for existing Dynamics Customers? Well, Microsoft has provided a...
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What the New UBTI Rules’ Implementation Means for Not-for-Profi...
May 4, 2018
Not-for-profit organizations have already begun planning for 2018 after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act went into effect. This planning...
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NetSuite 2018.1: New Bank Reconciliation Tools
May 3, 2018
NetSuite’s new release, 2018.1, comes with many enhancements you may not be aware of. Some of those enhancements came in...
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