An In-Depth Look At Sage 200cloud Standard’s Core Modules

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Many businesses adopt an ERP-based (enterprise resource planning) approach when it comes to how they now handle their finances, accounts and various other parts of the business. There are many benefits to utilising this approach, one of the main ones being, the automation and improved accuracy that modern accounting brings, when compared with its more […]

The Importance of Reliable IT Network Infrastructure and Support Services

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For office-based professionals, the past few months have been tumultuous to say the least. Virtually every office worker has had to up sticks and relocate to their home. Thus started an extended period of pyjama-bottomed Zoom meetings that few of us could ever have envisaged becoming the norm. One of the main issues posed by […]

What Is Business Process Automation?

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Business process automation (BPA) – it seems like one of those terms comprising several key buzzwords without necessarily meaning all that much. The truth, however, is that BPA is now an essential facet for most modern businesses. So much so that, arguably, automation holds more immediate value to most businesses, at the minute, than AI […]

4 Easy Ways To Improve Your Business’ Cybersecurity Solutions

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The need for companies to improve their cybersecurity solutions has never been as great as it is today. More corporations than ever before are stating just how worried they are about increased cybersecurity threats (68% of business leaders, in fact, according to Accenture) – and they do so with good reason. Today’s digital world is […]

Why Is An Integrated Sanctions Checker Important For Money Service Businesses?

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For Money Service Businesses (MSBs), finding out whether sanctions have been levied upon clients with whom they’ll potentially be working, is imperative. Financial sanctions are issued by the Government’s financial regulatory body, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation. They’re dealt out to individuals, or organisations (known as the ‘target’) who are deemed to have acted […]

The Importance Of Safeguarding To Money Service Businesses (MSBs)

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Safeguarding is amongst the most important regulations for UK financial businesses and Forex brokers. These regulations have been set out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to help payment firms with their prudential risk management. Thanks to the FCA, customers are safeguarded against immoral, less scrupulous Forex brokers, who at times display bad practices. The […]

What is RAID Storage and Why is it Useful?

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The importance of effective company data storage is now well-documented. From disaster recovery to cost savings, these data stores have proved indispensable to businesses. The guise they take varies; they can come in the form of a Cloud server, or alternatively, in the form of physical storage options such as RAID storage. By placing the […]

The Benefits Of Microsoft Hosted Exchange

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When it comes to a company’s email solutions, there have traditionally been three avenues in which to pursue. Your first option would be POP3 (Post Office Protocol, version 3), the first industry heavy-hitter when it came to email platforms. Secondly, there’s IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) – which is now one of the most popular […]

What are the Benefits of Accounting Software For Retail And Wholesale Businesses?

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Retail and wholesale companies face innumerable challenges every single day. From continual stock management to the unparalleled importance of customer service, there are few sectors whose back-end processes and outward-facing roles both take on such responsibility. In short, there are many plates to balance, and it doesn’t take much, once one has fallen, for others […]

What Is API Integration And Why Is It Helpful?

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APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) play a huge part in today’s connected world. Much of our online connectivity is facilitated by these often-unsung heroes, and without them we’d find ourselves unable to as easily do many of the things we take for granted – holiday bookings and social media logins, for instance. In layman’s terms, APIs […]