You know it’s time to update your SQL Server, should you consider the cloud? What are the differences in feature availability? Deployment? Architecture?

This article has the answers you’re looking for, providing both a bird’s eye view and delving into the more technical aspects of the two options.

At Destek, we would love to discuss this important decision with you further to discover which is best for your business needs. Contact us to find out more.

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What if your software was more than just a tool, but also a teammate? Imagine a software that could alert you to when inventory needed to be replenished before you were at risk of stock-outs? Or developed a production plan for you based on sales forecasts?

Dynamics 365 Business Central’s built-in AI is able to look at your business holistically to identify problems and recommend effective solutions.

Here at Destek, we are excited to help you add the number one value technology tool to your arsenal: AI. Contact us to learn more.

Growing your business often requires investment: investment in hiring more employees, possibly an investment in larger office or warehouse space, the list goes on. However, one thing that shouldn’t require a large outlay of cash is your business platform.

With Business Central, there is no need to invest upfront in an expensive new license or your own physical data storage. If there is a capability you need, simply add it to your subscription; if there is something you no longer need, simply drop it.

We at Destek think that growing should be exciting, not scary. Contact us to learn more.

Show me the ROI! You want to keep your employees productive while giving them a great user experience, securely. So how do you do this while keeping the total cost of ownership #TCO down?

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In 2008, the world saw the fall of financial institutions. In a matter of days, what seemed to be the bedrock of Wall Street crumbled. Due to lack of transparency, investors didn’t really know what was in the securities they were buying. That’s why dv01 was created, to provide transparency to investors. But as they began to scale, they ran into issues. By switching to SQL Server, they were able to reduce latency and scale faster. Your business can achieve more by using these same tools. At Destek, we want to help you integrate them. Contact us today to learn more.

As the saying goes, time is money.

Watch SitePro help their clients save time by efficiently installing their IoT sensors at new job sites, and then providing up-to-the-minute data to their clients, so they can make business decisions more quickly and easily.

What valuable time could the latest cloud technologies save you and your customers? At Destek, we are ready to help you find out. Contact us to learn more.

At the Alcoa plant in Fjardaal, Iceland, a magnetic board was used to assign shifts, while company-wide announcements were made via standard email–both of which required people to be physically present. The adoption of #Microsoft #Teams transformed these otherwise manual tasks into a workflow better suited to a new generation of digitally savvy Alcoa employees who all carry smartphones. Watch the video to see the transformation, then contact Destek to see how we can help transform your organization.

A busy executive will often base their decision to continue reading a proposal upon the executive summary, making it vitally important to craft the perfect one-page summary of your unique solution proposal.

A solution proposal is an important follow up to a proposal presentation, giving the potential customer actionable steps to follow even after you have left. Use this guide to ensure every element of your follow-up is perfectly structured.

Contact us at Destek to learn more.

In recent years, the idea of running your business through the cloud has gone from a radical new idea to a commonplace reality. By 2020, an estimated 78% of small businesses will be using the cloud. So, what is all the fuss about?

Running your business on the cloud is not just about where your data is stored. It is a fundamental shift in the way your business is run. The removal of data silos and the ability to log in from anywhere means that your employees are more connected to your customers, and to each other, than ever before.

What concerns are holding you back? Check out this article and reach out to us to get your questions answered.

The new GDPR law was a significant shake-up to security regulations, and it can be a lot for a business to process. What exactly is this new law even asking? What does security principle or privacy principle mean? Will my current security tools make the cut?

Luckily, Microsoft is something of an expert in security and they have your back. In this E-book, learn what the law was intended to do and what it means for your business. Additionally, learn how to adapt tools you may already be using, such as Azure or SQL DB/DW, to comply with these new regulations while minimizing disruption to your business.

We want to help make this transition as smooth as possible. Contact us to get started.

Over the past nine years, Microsoft has been working hard to continually improve its SQL Server offerings to ensure SQL Server is ready to meet the opportunities and challenges of the modern age.

It has embraced the benefits of cloud computing by adding cloud as a deployment option, risen to modern security challenges by implementing multiple levels of protection centered around safeguarding data, and reimagined queries in the face of ever-expanding data to return critical information faster than ever before.

Check out this infographic to learn more about these and other improvements available through SQL Server 2017.

Running a business, you have enough to worry about. With the enterprise-grade built-in high availability of Azure Database, you never have to spend the time or money updating your software again.

Instead, you can always enjoy the latest innovations on a platform that is always ready to grow to meet your needs and the needs of your customers.

Check out this video to watch how moving the cloud allowed SitePro to maximize the potential of their software and their business. Interested in what Azure could do for your business? At Destek, we are too. Contact us to learn more.