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What a technology audit is and what it covers.
A technology audit looks at how your team works and puts a figure on the hours and money going into tasks…
Read →Automation for accountancy firms: where to start.
Accountancy firms handle an enormous volume of client invoices and paperwork. What to automate first, which workflows…
Read →Encrypted backups: the honest guide.
What an encrypted backup is, why your backup provider should not be able to read it, the 3-2-1 rule, and what…
Read →Secure remote work in a small business, step by step.
How to set up secure remote work: encrypted Zero-Trust tunnels instead of opening ports, access blocking…
Read →Open source: why you pay even when it is “free”.
Open-source software costs nothing to licence, but setting it up properly does: installation, customisation, maintenance. Why even so…
Read →GDPR and artificial intelligence: a practical guide for small businesses.
What GDPR requires when a small business uses AI with personal data: where it is processed, international transfers…
Read →How to automate invoice entry in Odoo.
The full workflow for getting supplier invoices into Odoo on their own: receipt, data extraction, filing…
Read →Private AI versus ChatGPT: where your data actually is.
With ChatGPT your documents travel to third-party servers in the US; with private AI they are processed on your own…
Read →What n8n is and what it does for a small business.
n8n is an open-source automation platform that connects your email, your ERP and your folders so that…
Read →How many hours does an office lose to paperwork?
An office receiving 50 documents a day loses around 550 hours a year typing them in by hand. Here is the calculation…
Read →Zero Paperwork. The AUREA podcast.
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