The key to understanding fintech is realising it’s not about crypto-currencies or blockchain security but in improving the User Experience for both the organisation and client using it

fintech

How To Get Better At: Online Continuous Personal Development (CPD)

CPD doesn’t have to involve expensive locations, trainers and time away from the office anymore

CPD

Continuous Personal Development

PAO

Accountancy

Virtual Exam Proctoring (Or How To Stop People Googling The Answers At Home)

As cliché as the term ‘the new normal’ has become, when it comes to virtual exam proctoring it really does apply.

Online exams

exam proctoring

virtual exam proctoring

How Hyperautomation’s Benefiting PAO’s (Professional Accountancy Organisations)

Keeping PAO’s relevant in an increasingly competitive market

hyperautomation

robotic process automation

RPA

Cyber Security For Remote Working… How Everyone Can (And Has To) Pitch In

Cyber Security isn’t, and shouldn’t, be the sole responsibility of your IT team

remote working

Cyber Security

Cyber Criminal

What Is An Advanced Persistent Threat (APT’s) Attack?

APT attacks are when a cyber actor manages to access your networks for long periods of time…

APT

Advanced Persistent Threat

Cyber Security

Cyber Actor

Cyber Criminal

cyber scam

Visualising Your Data Differently With Power BI

Analytics teams using Microsoft Power BI can choose a variety of data visualisation techniques… Are some better than others though?

Power BI

Microsoft Power BI

Data

data visualisation technique

Database Marketing – What Is It And How Can You Benefit From It?

It’s not the size of your database… but what you do with it

Database MArketing

CRM

Data Gravity

Data Science

Data Architecture

Common Data Model

DATA PROTECTION

Microsoft Dynamics Cloud Licensing Options – What’s Available?

Keeping up with Microsoft’s cloud licensing agreements isn’t easy… but that’s why cloudThing are here

Cloud Licensing Agreements

Cloud License

cloud hosting

microsoft licensing

Privacy-By-Design & The Children’s Code

The Children’s Code has been designed by the ICO to protect children ‘within’ the Digital World, rather than ‘from’ it

GDPR

privacy-By-Design

data privacy

DATA PROTECTION

Children's Code

How To Connect To A Named Sandbox Environment

You'll often find you need to connect visual studio code to each of the sandbox environments you're working with

business central

dynamics 365 business central

d365

solution

What Are The Different Types Of Cloud Licensing Agreements?

Are you considering an ELA, a BYOL or PAYG cloud licensing model? Do you know the difference, and which will work out better for your organisation?

Cloud License

License

Cloud Licensing Agreements

BYOL

PAYG

ELA

How To Export to Text Files from Microsoft’s Business Central SaaS

Before going down the development route, it’s always good to see what standard has to offer

business Central

dynamics 365 business central

Dynamics 365

microsoft Dynamics

Technical Debt – The What, Why, When & How Do I Get Rid Of

Defining technical debt, how to reduce it and how to get rid of it

technical debt

organisational debt

Ensuring Business Continuity With The Microsoft Stack

Business Continuity isn’t a term to describe dealing with a short-term disaster anymore, but something that needs to be baked into long-term business plans.

What’s The Best CRM For The NonProfit Sector?

Engage new, existing and old donors, build relationships, process donations and manage analytics quickly, efficiently and cheaply

charity

CRM

non-profit

not-for-profit

Rage Donations – How To Engage Past The ‘Now'

NonProfit’s creating a ‘story’ has always been an effective fundraising tool; generating an emotional response in potential donors… But can rage donations be leveraged into an overarching strategy?

charity

non-profit

not-for-profit

rage donation

fundraising