Blog by Doug Deane Don’t miss the educational event of the year for Sage customers! No matter how long you’ve been using your Sage software solution, you can do more and you can learn more. That’s what Sage Summit is all about. It’s the annual conference for Sage customers, taking…
Blog by Doug Deane Server virtualization has been around for many years, and one of the most common uses is to combine many servers on to one physical server box, in order to reduce energy costs. In fact, server consolidation has become a no-brainer in light of the affordability of products like VMware ESXi,…
Blog by Doug Deane DSD business Systems was honored to receive the San Diego Better Business Bureau’s 2010 Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics. We believe that ethics can be, and should be, a huge differentiator for prospective customers, employees and vendors. We define our ethics simply as “how we treat people” which means…
Blog by Doug Deane I was recently quoted in Bob Scott’s Insights, and I’d like to expand on what was included in Bob’s article. That 125 word article was boiled down from a 5 minute phone conversation, so most of it wound up on the “editing room floor”. Bob Scott…
Blog by Doug Deane In Part 1 of this article, I described some of the benefits and considerations that you should be aware of in downsizing your ERP system, and some of the challenges that you might face in doing so. In this installment, we’ll discuss the approach that you…
Blog by Doug Deane When families experience lower income or rapidly rising costs, they must often downsize in order to be able to meet their financial obligations. Enterprises these days are facing the same challenges and they, too, are downsizing their financial lifestyles. That often means moving downstream from a…
Blog by Doug Deane Peter Drucker is famous for saying that “the purpose of a business is to create a customer”. But you probably have many competitors, and they are all after that same customer. So, what incremental value do you provide your customer? What “special sauce” do you bring…
Blog by Doug Deane The Highly Anticipated Release of Sage Accpac ERP Version 6.0A Everyone in the Sage community is eagerly awaiting the release of Version 6.0A of the Sage Accpac ERP suite. This version of the software is a leap forward for Sage Accpac ERP in that it presents…
Blog by Doug Deane As you know, the “How to Get yourself Fired” series of articles gives disgruntled employees tips on getting themselves fired so that they can collect unemployment benefits while they spend some much-needed time at the beach. In this article, we will be assisting CFO’s and Accounting…
Blog by Doug Deane Sage ERP Software PCI DSS Compliance Definition of Terms Before we can even begin to start talking about the PCI DSS standards, it’s necessary to define some important and often-used terms: Acquirer – Also referred to as the “acquiring bank” or the “acquiring financial institution.” This…
