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Game-changing trends E-book

The Internet of Things puts an entire world of data at your fingertips. All you need to do is reach out and take hold.

#Dynamics365 gives your business the ability to harness this data in order to spot new trends as they develop, gain meaningful insights into your customer’s needs, and optimize all aspects of your business.

Interested in learning more about how the Internet of Things can benefit your business or what other new trends are transforming the business landscape? Captiva is here to help.

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Customer Story: Kelly Roofing 5

You can’t always predict the weather and neither can you always predict when new opportunities are going to arise. However, you can put your business in the best possible position to take full advantage of those opportunities and use them to expand your business.

In order to quickly adapt and pivot to meet shifts in the market, your business needs to be agile, with systems that communicate with each other, so changes can happen smoothly.

At Captiva, we are excited about the ways in which Dynamics 365 can set your business up for future success. Contact us to learn more.

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Customer Story: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

As a business, your greatest assets are your people. Their hard work and ingenuity have gotten you to where you are today. But in order for each employee to best serve your company into the future, they need the right tools.

Microsoft 365 keeps people connected across the globe, allowing them to come together and collaborate in real time to solve business problems faster and more effectively than ever before. Microsoft 365 keeps them agile, productive, and most importantly, secure, wherever they are logging in from.

Contact us to learn more about how to ensure your greatest assets–your people–have the right tools to propel your business to success.

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central capabilities doc

At Captiva, we understand your business has a lot of moving parts and when your processes live in silos it can make the task of utilizing information to maximize overall efficiency extremely difficult.

Dynamics 365 Business Central lets you track different metrics such as finances, customers relations, and logistics side-by-side, giving you access to a holistic view of your business.

With this information in hand you can better coordinate all aspects of your business from managing cash flows to avoiding inventory stock-outs during peak sales times.

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SMB security: infographic

Over 50% of users accidentally share sensitive information. It’s an easy mistake to make. A mistyped email address or the dreaded accidental click on the “reply all” button can expose sensitive company or client information to the wrong people.

Microsoft 365 Business gives you the ability to allow only authorized users to view your company documents.

At Captiva, we understand that at the end of the day, we are all only human. Contact us to learn more about how you can safeguard your data against this and other common security errors with Microsoft 365.

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Business owners guide E-book

According to a recent survey, more than 90% of customers said they would consider taking their business elsewhere rather than work with a company that uses outdated technology. Why? As small companies grow, the single purpose systems that could handle relatively simple transactions struggle to keep up with the increased complexity. This leads to mistakes and inefficiencies that can frustrate customers.

The solution? A single, integrated system that can grow with you. Additional data processing programs and capacity are available and ready to integrate seamlessly into the system you are already comfortable with.

Contact us to learn more about how #Dynamics365 can benefit your business.

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With GDPR Disrupting Email Marketing, LinkedIn Is the Best Alternative

With the passage of data protection laws like the EU’s recent General Data Protection Regulation, mass email-based marketing strategies are becoming less feasible. Instead, many companies are focusing their efforts on marketing to a more intentionally crafted audience via LinkedIn.

Check out this article to learn more about making the switch from emails to the more personal connection of LinkedIn.

At Captiva, we know how important it is for your business to remain proactive as compliance requirements change. Contact us to stay ahead of the latest compliance developments.

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Kelly Roofing – Taking Business to the Next Level with Microsoft Dynamics

In theory, it’s always ideal to running the most up-to-date version of a software. But in practice? That’s where things can get tricky. When your software lives on your computer, it can be difficult to time essential updates to avoid disrupting workday productivity. But without them, you run the risk of a system breakdown in a moment that matters.

By moving your business processes to the cloud, updates to software happen behind the scenes, on our end, so that you can rest easy knowing your system is up-to-date with the latest innovations each day when you come into work.

Contact us to learn how moving to the cloud can mean never missing another update.

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Customer Story: Coats

In order to effectively manage their manufacturing operations across the globe, Coats knew they needed a system that was reliable, secure, affordable, and accessible.

After transferring data from over 180 siloed servers across multiple countries to Azure, Coats was able to save up to 30% of their original cost and process large amounts of data in real time on a system they knew they could trust. Coats can now say they quite literally have a world’s worth of data at their fingertips.

At Captiva, we believe the future of business management is in the cloud. Is it time for you to make the switch?

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It’s time for small and midsized businesses to finally move beyond information silos

Information silos are often an unfortunate product of business growth. However, rather than dealing with the issue, many organizations simply learn to live with the inconveniences until they experience a “pain trigger” that forces them to confront the issue. This article identifies the causes and potential solutions to this common phenomenon.

Don’t wait to feel the growing pains out of expanding beyond the capacity of your current system. Be proactive and take full control of your data by switching to Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Contact Captiva to learn how #Dynamics365 can grow with you.

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Kelly Roofing – Providing excellent customer service with the support of Microsoft Dynamics

In today’s fast-paced economy, a successful business is one that is able to serve customers efficiently and quickly pivot to embrace new opportunities or address new challenges.

In order to do just that, Kelly Roofing adopted Dynamics 365 Business Central. This provided them with an integrated system that was easy for their employees to learn and reduced the response time when services customers.

At Captiva, we understand each business faces its own distinctive challenges. Contact us to learn how Dynamics 365 can better prepare you to tackle them.

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Security – common mistakes

“43% of cyberattacks target small businesses.” Just because your business is small doesn’t mean it is insignificant to potential cybercriminals. In fact, many hackers specifically target small businesses because they often make simple security mistakes that are easy to exploit.

The time to act is now! Use this graphic as your starting point to proactively identify and address common security problems.

At Captiva, we know you didn’t start your business because you were an expert in security. Let us help you keep your data safe so you can stay focused on what you do best. Contact us to learn more!

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How to Set Up a Safety and Security Ministry

We've received lots of questions about how to set up a church Safety and Security Ministry (SSM). An SSM is a new concept for many churches, and in this blog post, we are offering the process we use when consulting with churches. We look forward to your comments below...

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Simple Ways to Improve Ministry Security

Places of worship should be just that—places where people can practice their religion safely. However, with the high number of United States church shootings in 2017, many church officials now face an intimidating task for 2018: improving their ministry security and...

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Ice and Snow and Protecting the Flock

The East Coast has been hit with snow and ice yesterday and today. If you are like many of the people along the Atlantic Seaboard, you have probably been watching the news and worrying about how you will recover from the snow and slush. Grayson, as the Weather Channel...

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God, Guns, and Protecting the Faithful

With the recent number of attacks on churches and other places of worship, how to respond to an active shooter or other emergency is becoming an increasingly relevant discussion for many religious officials. At Captiva, we believe nobody should be afraid of practicing...

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Multitasking

It won’t come as a surprise to those who know me that I don’t multitask. Not that I can't do what we call multitasking. No, I refuse to multitask. Looking back, it is obvious now that my mind was refusing to multitask long before I decided to do it consciously. I...

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