Manual SQL Reporting Deployment Tip

By Marty Zigman | Published August 26, 2010

When manually moving a SQL Reporting report from one environment to another, you may encounter the “The item ‘[/reportfolder/reportname]‘ cannot be found. (rsItemNotFound)” issue.   Most of the technical blogs will lead you to believe there is a permission problem on the file.  While that may be true, we have experienced something different.
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NetSuite Contacts Integration to Google Apps

By Marty Zigman | Published August 24, 2010

Our contact integration with NetSuite will be integrated soon with Google Apps for Domains.

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Pull Your Team Together — Management Practice Part II

By Marty Zigman | Published July 28, 2010

What is your management practice? Do you meet one-on-one, or in a group? What do you talk about? In this article, I discuss Part II, the Cross-Department Practice, which promises to lift your team’s performance and improve your leadership skills.

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Is your Staff Weak? Sharpen your Management Practice.

By Marty Zigman | Published July 8, 2010

Do you find it difficult to produce reliable execution within your organization? Do you think it is because your staff and others are weak? Perhaps your management style could be improved. Learn a simple yet robust management practice that will produce more time, less confusion, more staff loyalty, and reliable results.

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All-Talk: Parallel Processing before Going Live!

By Marty Zigman | Published April 27, 2010

It’s all talk! Parallel Processing before going Live on a new business system sounds smart but is rarely practiced. Consider different implementation approaches and related implications.

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Trust, Responsibility, Competitive Advantages and NetSuite

By Marty Zigman | Published April 14, 2010

Marty Zigman speaks about trust and responsibility as key factors to drive growth and the role that business systems play in helping organizations conscientiously act to expand revenue while lowering costs. It is not obvious and those that understand it enjoy significant competitive advantages. NetSuite is one platform for the few that “get it”.

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Finally a BlackBerry Unread Messages View

By Marty Zigman | Published April 6, 2010

Today, I solved the five-year mystery saga of the missing BlackBerry Unread Message View! Life now looks a lot better!

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Innovation, Testing, and Fully-Integrated Systems

By Marty Zigman | Published March 18, 2010

The standards for being competitive are rising as organizations innovate and test their speculations with greater precision and frequency. Fundamentally, this competitive practice can be gained at a fraction of the cost through adoption of fully-integrated systems.

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Best-of-Breed Business Systems: Traps & Lies

By Marty Zigman | Published January 26, 2010

Be skeptical. The Best-of-Breed appeal obscures the challenges and lost opportunities afforded in a fully-integrated business management software suite. This article discusses important concerns that are often missed in selecting business systems such as Salesforce.com CRM, Microsoft Great Plains, and Magento eCommerce.

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NetSuite Trial Balance Setup for Accountants

By Marty Zigman | Published January 19, 2010

Tune up NetSuite’s Trial Balance report format so that accountants can quickly go to work.

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