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3 Myths About End-of-Life Technology

In today's fast-paced digital landscape, it's no secret that technology evolves at an astonishing rate. What's "cutting-edge" today could easily become "outdated" tomorrow, and it's in this whirlwind of change that myths about end-of-life (EoL) or end-of-service (EoS) technology have taken root. These misconceptions often lead organizations down the wrong path, causing more harm than good.

If...

Posted on October 24, 2023

End-of-Life Hardware and Software

Just like the bread you picked up from the grocery store, your hardware and software have a "best used by date" on them. You don't normally use this term for technology, but you may have heard the term "end-of-life" (EoL) when talking about technology. And just like your technology, when the bread goes bad it's time to throw it out and go to the store.

Posted on October 10, 2023

Digital-First Banking Built with Automation

As digital-first customers demand more from their financial institutions, banks recognize that being all things to all users is impossible. In fact, 78% of banking customers initiate relationships on a website or app, driving the need for more banking automation. From personalized financial recommendations to instant customer support, evolving expectations are forcing banks and lenders to pivot...

Posted on June 12, 2023

6 Benefits of Salesforce Financial Services Cloud

Are you looking for a powerful platform that can help you enhance your customer experience, streamline your processes, and gain insights into your business operations? Look no further than Salesforce Financial Services Cloud. Designed for businesses of all sizes and industries, Salesforce Financial Services Cloud is a comprehensive solution that can help you manage your customer relationships,...

Posted on April 19, 2023

Performing a Cloud Cost Optimization Assessment

In today's increasingly competitive business landscape, cost optimization has become an essential aspect of managing cloud environments effectively. Cloud cost optimization is a concept that has already been the focus of some organizations over the years and is gaining in popularity. A report by Flexera revealed that 61% of people consider it their top priority. It is imperative to constantly...

Posted on April 04, 2023

How to Simplify Salesforce Validation Rules

Creating efficient formulas can be an effective way to customize your Salesforce org. If you’re an expert in the field, you know that sometimes getting the formula right is the easy part. The challenge, however, can be found months down the road when you’re trying to understand how, and if, the formula works the way you think it does.

Not only does your formula have to work, but ideally, it's...

Posted on February 27, 2023

Two Quick Tips for Better Salesforce Validation Rules

Validation rules are an important tool in a Salesforce admin’s toolbox to help ensure your precious data stays as clean as possible. Validation rules can be difficult to wrap your head around, but this article provides some tips that may make using this important functionality a little easier.

Posted on January 12, 2023

Validating File Integrity with Get-File Hash

Downloading and verifying that a file hasn’t been inadvertently or maliciously changed has been the job of admins for a while. Ideally, to make sure the file you have downloaded is exactly the same as the source, you would make a byte-to-byte comparison. But that’s not often practical or possible for files you’ve downloaded.

Additionally, that just proves the file you downloaded was the...

Posted on January 12, 2023

How to Create a Salesforce Report Using a Cross Filter

Salesforce reporting has some amazing capabilities. With just a few clicks we can see our key accounts with open opportunities, our leads with upcoming activities due, and our contacts with recent call logs. These are all-inclusive asks and can be run fairly intuitively. But, sometimes we’re looking for what’s NOT there – and for this, knowing how to make use of cross filters in Salesforce...

Posted on January 03, 2023

Resolving SharePoint Certificate Errors

Are you struggling with SharePoint? Have the search and workflows been giving you a headache? Well, you're not alone, and there are a few things you can try to remedy the situation. Keep reading for a first-hand account of an issue one of our engineers helped a client through. We hope that by sharing our troubleshooting experience, we can help keep your systems running.

Posted on November 15, 2021

What are the Microsoft 365 applications?

Do you ever wonder what all those applications in the Microsoft App Launcher do? From Bookings to Forms, MyAnalytics to PowerBI, Microsoft 365 has tons of applications to help you manage your day-to-day. Some of these apps will also help you manage your team, schedule meetings, and understand where everyone spends most of their time. The following is a quick summary of non-Office (Word,...
Posted on August 17, 2021

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VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics Appliance

Maintaining your vSphere environment is key to keeping your users happy. Keeping the environment secure, stable, and performing at its best is essential. One tool that stands out for this task is the VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics Appliance. This tool assesses and makes recommendations for vCenter, ESXi, and vSAN to ensure the best performance.

Posted on June 02, 2021

3 Crucial Protocols for Limiting Domain Admins Group

When it comes to business security, limiting the use of the Domain Administrators group is key. This is a crucial practice to reduce the attack surface of your network. When you know attacks will inevitably come, you want the impact to be as minimal as possible. 

Posted on December 08, 2020

Security on a Budget: The Do’s and Don’ts of Updating Your IT Infrastructure

As we continue to navigate the effects of COVID-19, newly remote offices are being presented with new challenges for their IT infrastructure and cybersecurity.

Posted on August 19, 2020

Backups and Disaster Recovery Plans: Why Every Business Needs Both

It’s every business owner’s worst nightmare. Your system crashes, your hard drive crashes, you’re the victim of a cybersecurity attack and all your files are encrypted – you’ve lost all of your data.

Posted on July 02, 2020

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