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The Meat of It: 5 Takeaways for CPA Firms from Boomer Circle Summit 2026
Kansas City Sets the Stage The Netgain team traveled to the 2026 Boomer Circle Summit in Kansas City (Aug. 16 to 19) expecting good barbecue and better conversations. We got…
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Why CPA Firm AI Projects Stall After the Pilot
A small group inside a CPA firm tests an AI use case and gets promising results. The tool saves time, the users see potential and leadership agrees it should expand.…
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Your Firm Is Already Using AI. The Question Is Whether You Can Govern It.
For most CPA firms, AI adoption isn’t a future initiative. It’s already happening, mostly out of view. Your people are using ChatGPT, Claude and other tools to draft, summarize and…
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Netgain Named to CRN’s 2026 Fast Growth 150, Extending Six-Year Run of CRN Recognition
Honor Reflects Netgain’s Growth and Continued Investment in Industry Expertise and Client Service MINNETONKA, Minn., Aug. 6, 2026 – Netgain Technology, LLC, a provider of managed cloud, IT and cybersecurity…
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RDS vs. Azure Virtual Desktop: Requirements, Costs and Key Differences
Most organizations do not decide between Remote Desktop Services and Azure Virtual Desktop during a clean strategy session. The question usually surfaces after something starts creating friction: an aging server…
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Technical Debt in CPA Firms: The Costs That Never Appear in the IT Budget
Nobody approves a budget line called technical debt. Nevertheless, it accumulates 20 minutes at a time: a manager reconciling two reports, an associate re-entering client data and an IT leader…
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The Outdated WISP Problem Hiding in Many CPA Firms
A Written Information Security Plan may satisfy the question “do we have one?” But if it no longer reflects your people, systems, vendors and workflows, it may not help when…
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AI Governance for CPA Firms: Closing the Gaps Your Current Policies Don’t Cover
Most CPA firms already have policies for data security, acceptable use, vendor management, incident response and client confidentiality. Many also have a Written Information Security Plan, or WISP, that outlines…
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Netgain Recognized on the 2026 MSP 501 for Fifth Consecutive Year
Annual MSP 501 Identifies the Best of the Best in the Managed Services Industry MINNETONKA, Minn., June 24, 2026 – Netgain Technology, LLC, a provider of managed cloud, IT and…
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Why Hosted Desktops Still Matter as CPA Firms Embrace SaaS
SaaS changed where applications live. It didn’t change where work happens. Over the last decade, CPA firms have embraced cloud-based applications at a rapid pace. Tax platforms, document management systems,…
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7 Signs Your CPA Firm Has Outgrown Its Technology Environment
Five years ago, many CPA firms were focused on a relatively straightforward technology goal: making applications accessible from anywhere. Today, the conversation is very different. Firm leaders are evaluating AI…
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CPA Firms Need More Than MFA for Microsoft 365 Security
Most CPA firms rely on multi-factor authentication as the primary safeguard for Microsoft 365. That made sense a few years ago. Today, it’s no longer enough. Business email compromise (BEC)…
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