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Firstly, one needs to understand that being busy doesn’t always mean being productive. Most of the time, we’re actually guilty of being too busy to be productive. That is why in this blog, I’m going to explain how structuring and scheduling your day better can make you more effective at work, and therefore help you […]
The excitement was building for a couple of weeks—having had pushed hard on work projects and not taking a break over the festive season, I was really looking forward to a time out. What better way than a trip abroad that we’d won from Sage in the Platinum Elite recognition program. Yes, you read that […]
A friend and colleague approached me to ask that I write a blog entry on management, and how I manage my team; the techniques and tricks that I employ that help me get the job done. Initially, I was quite apprehensive as to how to go about analyzing what I do and then formulating catchy, […]
Many years ago, when I was a young Business Intelligence (BI) Report Writer and long before Power BI, I remember seeing Excel 2010 for the first time—mesmerized by the striking animations that shimmer in the splash screen. I remember my excitement to play with it, like a child waiting to tear off the gift-wrap and […]
Microsoft hosted a Hackathon (a short collaborative development event) at their offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands at the end of last year. The team from Microsoft invited a few of their partners to take part in the event, mainly from The Netherlands, however we at Sage Intelligence were fortunate enough to crack the nod too. Our […]
A lot of small business owners use Microsoft Excel to manage their accounts. Some use Microsoft Word, some just use a notebook and pen. I love Excel, especially because it makes it super easy to create and copy calculations, and many other features which will save you time. Excel definitely has its place in accounting, […]
I have a relative who’s been running a lucrative business for a couple of years now. But, even after years of operating, he still struggles to pay his staff their salaries and wages on time. While there may be many reasons for this, my guess is that managing small business finances is not his greatest […]
Bots seemed to be the hot topic of 2016. But why are so many businesses looking to use a bot? Why do they see potential in something that, it in a lot of ways, is a competitor for some of their own customers’ businesses? Well, let’s take a look at Sage’s bot—Hello Pegg. This is […]
Have you ever closely examined something that you use every single day? The most useful things in life are quite often those which we take for granted. For example, who ever thought of the design for a pair of scissors? Could you think of a better way for them to work? Why do we sometimes […]
Gone are the days where software demos would start with an architectural diagram of the solution stack, leading into showcasing the general ledger, posting a transaction, and finally demonstrating the net result (which was all usually followed by a yawn, stretch, snore, or thoughts of lunch). Current industry trends suggest that, for the most part, […]
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