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Zero to Hero — 12 Essential Tips for the Accidental DBA

A DBA’s job can seem thankless, and DBAs can feel underappreciated because the work they do isn’t always visible. But when application performance slows, and the database is being blamed, the work they do to keep the business up and running is quite evident.

This paper is for the accidental DBA and contains 12 essential tips for working with SQL Server®. These simple, yet powerful tips are filled with lessons learned on the front lines and from years of database administration experience. Following these tips can help transform the accidental DBA into an organized DBA with clear direction for better database performance.

Zero Trust Security: Getting to “Zero” Requires a Secure Foundation

It’s safe to say today that cybercrime is as robust and evolving a tech industry as its IT security equivalents. Attacks are more frequent, more sophisticated, and more successful, requiring organizations today to shift security strategies to more secure models.

Zero Trust security is an IT security model that takes a holistic approach to network security using several different principles and technologies. In this paper, we’ll focus on why you need to first focus on foundational security, what’s entailed, and how the monitoring of events and the management of permissions—as tactical as they sound—are critical to properly underpin a strong and effective Zero Trust security model.

Rethinking Accounts Payable in the Midst of a Pandemic

The pandemic has forced many accounting teams to adjust the way they work as they struggle to keep up with outdated processes.

Download this white paper to learn about the challenges of accounts payable in the time of a pandemic, including:

Only 54% of finance teams working from home can make all their AP payments

85% of employees wish their employer would do more to help them adapt and manage remote work

AP teams typically spend 60-80% more than they need to on invoice processing costs

Learn best practice advice to overcome these challenges and set your team up for success now and in the future.

The Top 4 Accounting Processes to Automate

Automation is reshaping the accounting industry. According to a recent survey of 450 CFOs, tech deployment was important for more than 50% of finance professionals to increase productivity, reduce human error, and have staff focus on strategic tasks.

Download this white paper to learn:

Key accounting processes to automate

How to reduce costs and maximize resources in accounting

Mature Accounts Payable for the Small and Mid-Size Enterprise

Automating Accounts Payable (AP) is a simple yet effective way of driving down back-office costs, yet according to this Levvel Research, many SMEs are still processing invoices manually.

Download this white paper to learn:

Most common methods used for receiving invoices, routing approvals and data entry across organizations of different sizes.

The top opportunities for improvement with AP automation.

Three key benchmarks for evaluating AP team performance.

The average cost of processing an invoice manually.

Rethinking Accounts Payable in the Midst of a Pandemic

The pandemic has forced many accounting teams to adjust the way they work as they struggle to keep up with outdated processes.

Download this white paper to learn about the challenges of accounts payable in the time of a pandemic, including:

Only 54% of finance teams working from home can make all their AP payments

85% of employees wish their employer would do more to help them adapt and manage remote work

AP teams typically spend 60-80% more than they need to on invoice processing costs

Learn best practice advice to overcome these challenges and set your team up for success now and in the future.

The Top 4 Accounting Processes to Automate

Automation is reshaping the accounting industry. According to a recent survey of 450 CFOs, tech deployment was important for more than 50% of finance professionals to increase productivity, reduce human error, and have staff focus on strategic tasks.

Download this white paper to learn:

Key accounting processes to automate

How to reduce costs and maximize resources in accounting

Mature Accounts Payable for the Small and Mid-Size Enterprise

Automating Accounts Payable (AP) is a simple yet effective way of driving down back-office costs, yet according to this Levvel Research, many SMEs are still processing invoices manually.

Download this white paper to learn:

Most common methods used for receiving invoices, routing approvals and data entry across organizations of different sizes.

The top opportunities for improvement with AP automation.

Three key benchmarks for evaluating AP team performance.

The average cost of processing an invoice manually.

Get paid faster and improve your cash flow

You just provided your client with your product or service, and now it’s time to get paid. Should be pretty straightforward, right?

But that’s not always the case. You’re probably all too familiar with clients who don’t pay right away or forget to pay and don’t pay until you’ve sent them a couple past due reminders.

Luckily, more and more options that can help you streamline your payment process are becoming available—from stand-alone tools like mobile credit card readers to fully integrated cloud- based solutions.

In this whitepaper, learn how Keap Payments can help you get paid quickly, save time and money, and reduce stress.

How to help prevent increasingly rampant brand exploitation

Brands have been the unwitting victims of scams since time immemorial. Now, in the age of phishing, it’s worse than ever. Sophisticated brand exploitation lures have been used to kick off some of the world’s most devastating cyberattacks. Many organizations think they’re helpless to do anything about it. But with a combination of DMARC records, AI-based advanced brand protection systems, threat intelligence sharing and improved user awareness, brand owners can effectively combat even the most nefarious fraudsters.

Danger within: email and security awareness training strategies for effective account takeover protection

Malicious actors use phishing, social engineering and brand impersonation techniques to steal login credentials and compromise email accounts, creating serious risks of data breach and financial fraud.

Meanwhile, the rapid growth of cloud services, notably collaboration suites Microsoft 365 and G Suite, is fundamentally changing the organizational attack surface, creating challenges for traditional defensive strategies.

This whitepaper explores the account takeover threat in detail and suggests a comprehensive email security strategy to address both the human and technical risk areas.

Getting Buy-In for IT Security Initiatives in Your Organization

While security professionals may be tempted to focus solely on the technical aspects of solutions, the decision makers in charge have a broader mandate. To get behind any security solution, they may need an array of assurances. This guide helps project teams overcome roadblocks to build consensus.

Download this paper from Dell Technologies and Intel® to learn more.

From LIBOR to SOFR: A Flexible Architecture is The Key to Surviving This Evolution

At the grand old age of 51, LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate) has reached retirement with its expiry date set for the end of 2021.

SOFR is the new benchmark for all dollar-denominated loans and securities and is based on transactions in the U.S. Treasury repo market. However, the switch from LIBOR to SOFR will create complexities that must be overcome if GPs are to produce transparent, on-demand reporting that will satisfy LPs.

In this whitepaper, learn how the flexible architecture of Allvue's system allows it to evolve with the investment industry, making a future proof solution for all investment needs.

What is Business Intelligence and Why Should GPs Care

Having the ability to synthesize and glean insights from vast (and growing) data sets can be very useful across many roles and functions in any organization.

The investment management industry, whose business model is predicated on information discovery, has taken notice. "Business Intelligence", or "BI" tools are being deployed across the firm, from the back office to investment teams to client relations.

This paper will look at four situations typical in a GP – managing the deal pipeline, monitoring portfolio company KPIs, fundraising and management/partner reporting – to see how these tools can be utilized to optimize decision making across the firm.

The Risk of Spreadsheets For Private Capital Fund Managers

Spreadsheets are like an old friend - we rely and trust them, even if they make us crazy once in a while. But in terms of the private capital industry, too much reliance can turn into an unproductive relationship.

With private capital’s increasing influence in the financial markets, the role the spreadsheet plays in making major decisions - across the back office, deal teams and LPs, - is worth examining.

This whitepaper looks at the nature of the risks posed by the continued prevalence of spreadsheet-based processes at private equity, private debt, real estate and venture firms.