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How CPA Firms Can Capitalize on the Value of Microsoft’s Power Platform
Microsoft’s Power Platform is a low-code platform or set of tools that provides a way to create applications, data visualization, workflow, and automation in an accessible and familiar environment –…
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Security Lesson #3: What Is Data Security (and Why It’s Important)
Data Security: Protecting sensitive data from unauthorized access In Security Lesson #1, we talked about the importance of a business impact analysis and the nine questions you need to ask…
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2021 CPA Firm Trends Key Takeaways from a Summer of Discussions
This summer has been a whirlwind of meetings and conferences, most of them in person as a refreshing change. As the COVID Delta Variant threatens to send us backward in…
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Microsoft Inspire: Key Takeaways from Day 1
While we miss the buzz and adhoc interactions with likeminded partners working in equal earnest to position themselves for the ever-expanding digital transformation opportunity, this year’s Inspire started off on…
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Netgain Employee Spotlight: Kshitij Kathuria, CISO
Recently, we sat down with our newest executive team member Kshitij Kathuria, who joined recently as Netgain’s new Chief Information Security Officer. In this interview, we discussed the meaning of…
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Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop Is Now Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
Windows Virtual Desktop to Azure Virtual Desktop: Is it just rebranding or something more? Ahead of next month’s Inspire conference (Microsoft’s annual partnership event), Microsoft recently announced a rebranding of…
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“Partnership”: The Most Overhyped Concept Amongst Service Providers
In looking at the marketing collateral for most service providers, one cannot help but notice that the “partner” keyword is sprinkled across quite a few places. Yet rarely does one…
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The Key to an Effective Client-MSP Partnership
In my discussions with our clients, I often hear that we are a “seamless extension of their IT”, not a replacement. This is especially gratifying given the increasingly complex and…
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Security Lesson #2: Risk Assessment Checklist
This post on questions that drive your cybersecurity strategy is the third post in our new Security Lessons series. To start from the beginning, read “What we learned as a…
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Security Lesson #1: 9 Foundational Questions That Drive Your Cybersecurity Strategy
This post on questions that drive your cybersecurity strategy is the second post in our new Security Lessons series. To start from the beginning, read “What we learned as a…
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What we learned as a ransomware victim – so you don’t become one
Joining the Ranks of Cyberattack Victims Microsoft. Marriott. Equifax. FireEye. The US Government. Netgain. All of these organizations have one unfortunate common thread: They – we – have all been…
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The Key to Strategic IT for CPA Firms
In our last blog post, we highlighted the importance of making IT a partner when defining CPA firm strategy. In this post, we’ll talk about some of the barriers to…
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