Mike Lammers A better approach to BYOD Recent trends regarding an employee’s ability to bring their own devices (BYOD) to work have the promise of increased productivity and employee morale. When you factor in hints of decreased organizational spend with the employee buying and supporting the device themselves, the paradigm becomes quite compelling to say the least. … Read more
The days of blind e-mail blasts through e-mail platforms like Constant Contact, iContact, Mail Chimp and the like are finally behind us. Those specific blast efforts were mostly based on hope; send a batch and hope an acceptable percentage of recipients read the email and follow through with your requests for action. Breathe a sigh … Read more
‘We have deep depth.’ Yogi Berra If Yogi is right, Tricension is doing pretty well. While the economy has created challenge, we continue to move the company forward through, hard work, innovation, and attentive customer service. Read on for our latest news and updates. Microsoft Partner Update All Tricension team members are Certified Microsoft Professionals … Read more
Without changing a thing, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 is extremely powerful, but sometimes you need CRM 2011 customizations to really unlock CRM’s power. That may sound strange since CRM is already good at tracking accounts, contacts, sales, marketing campaigns, service tickets, etc. Still, few businesses don’t need a few CRM 2011 customizations. What are CRM … Read more
One of the things Microsoft tends to do well is design software that works well together. This is apparent in product suites like Office where you can be modifying Excel spreadsheets in a Word doc without realizing it, using Word to edit your Outlook email, and passing data to and from OneNote the entire time. … Read more
The first time I saw the Visual Studio JavaScript debugger work, I swear I heard the theme from 2001. It was like watching apes learn to use tools. Debug by Print Statement Alert Box Back in the dark times, the only way to debug JavaScript was via the handy alert box (you know, that annoying … Read more
Focus on process first, then find the technology tools to solve identified problems. The right technology solution applied to problems provides benefits, so it’s imperative that your information technology keep pace with your business growth. The key to performing at your highest potential is to invest in solutions that have the highest return on investment. … Read more
As a business survives and grows, responsible team members implement processes and systems based on the current business situation. Yet as time goes on, demands on the business change, which results in even more processes being added to the existing ones. Over time, the result is a layered set of processes and systems—understood only by … Read more
“I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It’s seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It’s seeing what other people don’t see And pursuing that vision.” – Howard Schultz – owner of Starbucks Coffee Recently we have been … Read more
The movement from bricks and mortar to Web-based commerce is well-established. So it’s not a question of “if” but “when” to extend your business processes to the Web and integrate them with core business systems where possible. Sure, it sounds great, but what does it mean? A common business process example illustrates this point: A … Read more
