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Plain-English answers to your questions about technology best practices.

Microsoft Office 365 vs. Hosted (Cloud) Desktops for Business

A cloud is a cloud is a cloud, right? Absolutely and positively not. Especially not when what is being advertised as a “cloud” solution is really only partially rooted in cloud computing. When it comes to really digging into Microsoft Office 365 and a hosted desktop platform (otherwise referred to

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How to Choose the Right EMR System for Home Health Care

For the home health care industry in particular, properly and intelligently managing your clients, caregivers, and medical records is absolutely critical to the success of your mission and the quality of the care you’re providing. This, by extension, means that the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system you select to perform

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How to Choose the Right Email Marketing Platform

Despite any trends toward replacing email with things like instant messaging or video conferencing, mass emailing remains a staple when it comes to marketing tactics. Choosing the right platform for these email marketing campaigns, however, can start to get…complicated. With all of the options out there, how are you to

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How to Choose the Right Donor Management Software for Nonprofits

For nonprofits—of the 501c3 variety especially—properly managing your donations, the life of each donation, and your donors themselves is absolutely critical to the success of your organization and the advancement of your mission. This, by extension, means that choosing your donor management software is not a task to be taken

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