Operations

Living in Atlanta, GA, I know a little bit of something about heat and humidity. When the pollen count is up and the temperature is registering 95°F in the shade, the last thing I want to be doing is mowing the grass. This wasn’t always the case; as a teenager, I earned spending money and later gas […]

There’s no question that financial institutions need cutting-edge technology to support growth. However, there is also no question that technology is not their core business. Therefore, it makes sense for them to partner – or even acquire – financial technology companies, which brings us to the topic of unicorns. What do unicorns have to do […]

Invoicing rules are available in each transaction, but are not required. They are ‘In Advance’ or ‘In Arrears’, which mean recognizing revenue at the beginning of the month or at the end of the month, respectively. When applying a revenue scheduling rule to a transaction, the most important step to remember is to assign the […]

I recently received a letter from American Express, warning me about a data breach that occurred with a third-party service provider several years ago. Although the letter doesn’t name the company who suffered the breach, it does mention that I’ve done business with them. The letter goes on to say American Express will continue to […]

Continuing the tips from last weeks post regarding the effectiveness of collaborating through OSN, there are a few more points to bring up regarding this helpful tool. 1. Check the ‘Trending’ pane to see what topics are floating around through your company’s OSN. This can be a great reference area if management or team members […]

When working with Fixed Assets, the user will experience a more simplified application, compared to Release 10, which had separate work areas.  From the Fixed Assets home screen, the user has the option of choosing either Assets or Asset Inquiry.  When choosing the Asset Inquiry Infolet, the user can quickly and easily search for an […]

As a consultant, I know there will be new questions and requests made by every client. I find it exciting to have a question come up that I haven’t heard before because it gives me the opportunity to research and learn something new. However, it is still important to address everyday business processes with the […]

Is it just me or does it seem like we’ve done this before? I began working with SharePoint with the release of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, lovingly (or not so lovingly) referred to as MOSS ’07, then came SharePoint Server 2010, and 2013, and now we’re at SharePoint 2016 and all feeling a little […]

Michael Porter, a colleague of mine, is live-blogging at this week’s Forrester CXNYC event, a conference for customer experience leaders, innovators, and practitioners. I wanted to share a session he sat through in which John Dalton, an analyst at Forrester, interviewed Alice Milligan, the chief customer and digital experience officer of Citi Cards at Citi. […]

Smart machines, which encompasses a group of cognitive computing technologies such as advanced machine learning, natural language processing, and prescriptive analytics to make decisions and solve problems without human intervention, have been receiving more attention in recent years due to the rise and success of solutions like IBM’s Watson. A smart application learns and adapts […]

Microsoft launched the new SharePoint mobile app for iOS today, giving users access to their intranet on the go. Users can interact with content, people, and sites from their iPhones, giving SharePoint more relevance with today’s mobile device-dependent workforce. So, what do you need to know about the new app?

In the past week, as of 06/13/2016, our Cloud ERP team and clients experienced some difficultly logging into Financial Reporting Studio. Users were receiving an error message stating “You are not authorized to use this functionality. Contact your administrator.” All users receiving this error message were able to login successfully as of the prior week. […]