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Ken Klika featured in TechTarget

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Ken Klika featured in TechTarget

Ken Klika was quoted in reporter Jesse Scardina’s article about Microsoft’s acquisition of Express Logic in TechTarget. Ken is a partner in...

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Tax

Just Filed Your Taxes, What’s Next? A 2019 Outlook on Taxes

Tax

Just Filed Your Taxes, What’s Next? A 2019 Outlook on Taxes

A 2019 outlook on taxes With the tax filing season complete, it’s time to push tax matters to the back burner....

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Technology

SuiteTax Improvements for the 2019.1 NetSuite Upgrade

Technology

SuiteTax Improvements for the 2019.1 NetSuite Upgrade

When SuiteTax was introduced during SuiteWorld 2018, it was met with excitement from users. Now, during the 2019.1 release, improvements...

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Technology

T-SQL Shortcut for Editing Multiple Lines of Code

Technology

T-SQL Shortcut for Editing Multiple Lines of Code

This is a nifty little shortcut to help quickly edit multiple lines of code in a TSQL query window. I've...

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Technology

Optimization Advisor: A Winning New Workspace!

Technology

Optimization Advisor: A Winning New Workspace!

This new Optimization Advisor workspace was introduced with Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) for Finance and Operations version 8.0 and it...

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Audit and Tax

White House Higher Education Goals Released: Key Takeaways

Audit and Tax

White House Higher Education Goals Released: Key Takeaways

An examination of the White House goal to better align education to the needs of today’s workforce Earlier this year, the...

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Technology

Networking at the Speed of Light: Understanding Fiber Optics

Technology

Networking at the Speed of Light: Understanding Fiber Optics

Networking technologies have continued to advance over the years. New technologies continue to replace previous de facto standards and enable...

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Marketing & Communications

5 Quick Tips to speed up your WordPress site

Marketing & Communications

5 Quick Tips to speed up your WordPress site

Does speed matter? Before we talk about how to speed up your WordPress site, you may be wondering if a faster...

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Human Resources

Pre-employment Screenings: Three Strategies to Strengthen Your Pr...

Human Resources

Pre-employment Screenings: Three Strategies to Strengthen Your Pr...

Pre-employment screenings and background checks for a healthy work environment  Preventing workplace violence has risen to the top of the priority...

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Not-for-Profit

Stay in the Know: Tax Exempt Organization Update

Not-for-Profit

Stay in the Know: Tax Exempt Organization Update

As many not-for-profit organizations plan for a successful 2019, it’s important to stay abreast of changing regulations and trends in...

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Technology

Cyber Extortionists Targeting Small Businesses

Technology

Cyber Extortionists Targeting Small Businesses

You may have seen recent news articles about large organizations, such as manufacturing giant Norsk Hydro, Garfield County, Utah, and...

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Article

Susan Tomilo featured in MD+DI

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Susan Tomilo featured in MD+DI

Susan Tomilo's article 3 Things to Know Before Selling Your Medtech Startup was published in MD+DI. Susan Tomilo is a managing director and...

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WEBINAR: The Talent War is On

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WEBINAR: The Talent War is On

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bab-IdQQ5Fc

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Marketing & Communications>Branding

How Brand Guidelines Help Ensure A Strong Brand Identity

Marketing & Communications>Branding

How Brand Guidelines Help Ensure A Strong Brand Identity

A Strong Brand is a Well-Managed Brand Your brand is more than just your products or services. It’s one of your...

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Technology

Office 365: Breach Detection with Cloud App Security

Technology

Office 365: Breach Detection with Cloud App Security

I previously wrote about reviewing Office 365 accounts that you suspect being compromised using the Audit Log. This is useful...

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Uncategorized

Have a Plan: Fraud in Local Government

Uncategorized

Have a Plan: Fraud in Local Government

Administrators and managers must overcome the inherent risks faced by local governments and implement effective controls to offset: The long-established...

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Technology

How to Set up EFT Payments Within Dynamics GP

Technology

How to Set up EFT Payments Within Dynamics GP

In this article I am going to show you how to set up EFT for Payables in Dynamics GP from...

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Technology

Tornadoes and Hackers

Technology

Tornadoes and Hackers

Earlier in March, tornado emergency sirens went off across a couple of cities in Texas in the middle of the...

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Technology

Creating and Using Key Pairs in Windows

Technology

Creating and Using Key Pairs in Windows

Instead of sharing passwords for files, public-key encryption provides a great way to securely exchange files, documents, and other sensitive...

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Article

Worksheet Download: Employment Branding & Hiring Self-assess...

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Worksheet Download: Employment Branding & Hiring Self-assess...

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Human Resources

Navigating Your Talent Landscape

Human Resources

Navigating Your Talent Landscape

How to attract candidates using proactive talent acquisition efforts  With the current state of the labor market, implementing proactive talent acquisition...

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Tax

Tax Incentives with Accounting Methods for Eligible Manufacturers...

Tax

Tax Incentives with Accounting Methods for Eligible Manufacturers...

How the new accounting methods can affect your manufacturing or distribution business  Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), there...

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Manufacturing

Labor Shortages in the Manufacturing Industry

Manufacturing

Labor Shortages in the Manufacturing Industry

How to address the shortage of available employees in the manufacturing and distribution industry now The United States economy continues to...

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Technology

New Capability in Email Breach Investigations Within Office 365

Technology

New Capability in Email Breach Investigations Within Office 365

Dealing with account breaches is never an enjoyable activity. It typically gets even more sour when you can only get...

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Article

Brent Demay Announced as Chairperson for Illinois CPA SocietyR...

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Brent Demay Announced as Chairperson for Illinois CPA SocietyR...

The Illinois CPA Society's Board of Directors announced Brent DeMay as the new Chairperson of the Employee Benefits Committee for...

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Technology

Jet Product Offerings for Dynamics GP

Technology

Jet Product Offerings for Dynamics GP

Late last year, Jet Reports went through a rigorous rebranding process to ensure they were positioned correctly in the marketplace....

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Information Technology

Two is One and One is None: The Case for Cloud Backup

Information Technology

Two is One and One is None: The Case for Cloud Backup

Years ago, I was introduced to a saying while serving in the US Navy: “two is one and one is...

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Technology

Office 365: Compromised Account Review with Audit Log

Technology

Office 365: Compromised Account Review with Audit Log

Imagine this scenario that System Administrators are more commonly being faced with: An end user forwards along an e-mail inquiring...

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Technology

Common GPO Settings for all Windows 2016 RDS Server Deployments

Technology

Common GPO Settings for all Windows 2016 RDS Server Deployments

When setting up a Windows 2016 RDS (Remote Desktop Server), there are a few GPO (Group Policy Object) settings I...

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Technology

The Right Tool for the Job

Technology

The Right Tool for the Job

If you know me, you know I like to tinker with electronics, IoT devices, Raspberry Pis, etc. A few days...

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