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EDR for Small Business: Protect Against $4.88M Breaches
You don’t have to be a big corporation to suffer a major cyberattack. In fact, small businesses are now the most common targets for cybercriminals. Why? Because they’re easier to get into—and more likely to pay up. And while a Fortune 500 company might eat the cost of...
How Hackers Use Stolen Logins to Breach Small Businesses – And How to Stop Identity-Based Attacks
Cybercriminals are changing how they attack small businesses. Instead of breaking down the door, they’re sneaking in with a stolen key…your login credentials. It’s called an identity-based attack, and it’s becoming the top way hackers get into systems. They steal...
Your Phone Can Be Tracked—And It’s Easier Than You Think
Most of us carry our phones everywhere, trusting them with everything from passwords to private business conversations. But here’s the unsettling truth: phone tracking is far more common—and easier—than most people realize. Whether it’s a jealous partner, a...
Business Interrupted: The Unexpected Disaster Your IT Provider Should Be Planning For
Power outages, cyberattacks, hardware failures and natural disasters rarely arrive with a warning, and when they hit, the impact on small businesses can be devastating. Many assume that having a backup is enough, but restoring a file isn’t the same as staying...
Cheap IT Support Risks Small Business Owners Can’t Afford to Ignore
You know the saying: You get what you pay for. And nowhere is that more obvious than in IT. On the surface, a cheaper managed IT services agreement might seem like a win: lower monthly costs, basic support, maybe even some cybersecurity tools thrown in. But dig a...
How to Calculate ERP Return on Investment: A CFO’s Guide to Justifying the Cost
In 2025, ERP investments are under more scrutiny than ever. CFOs are no longer just stewards of the budget—they’re strategic partners expected to validate every dollar spent with measurable outcomes. And nowhere is this pressure more intense than with ERP systems....
What are AI Agents in Acumatica and Why Should You Care?
Imagine you’re running a busy front desk at a hotel. Guests are checking in, phones are ringing, and someone just spilled coffee on the lobby floor. You’ve got a checklist of tasks to follow—scan IDs, assign rooms, print keycards. That’s your workflow: structured,...
Stop Typing, Start Automating: How Acumatica AI Tools Are Replacing Manual Data Entry
In a world where automation is everywhere, why are we still doing the most repetitive, time-consuming tasks by hand? It’s like using a flip phone in the age of smartphones. If you’ve ever thought, “There has to be a better way,” you’re absolutely right. Artificial...
Building Your ERP Implementation Project Plan? Start Here.
Imagine this: your company has just green-lit a major ERP initiative. Excitement is high. The leadership team is eager to modernize operations, and the vendor demos looked promising. But six months in there’s still no clear ERP implementation project plan and the...