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Is Your Backup and Disaster Recovery Plan Proven?

When I ask a business owner about his data backup system, the typical answer is: We do a backup every day. The problem is, simply creating a daily backup isn’t enough to protect your data in the event of a catastrophic loss.  What you need is a proven backup system and a tested disaster recovery plan. When considering your backup and disaster recovery system, and budgeting accordingly, here are some of the questions you need to ask – and an...

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Is my data safe?

A message from Mike J. Stearns, Software Engineer and data backup enthusiast. During this time of uncertainty, there are some individuals who will unfortunately take advantage of this situation using cyber attacks. Some of these attacks are intended for theft of personal information and believe it or not, some hackers just do it for fun. Over the last 20 years that I’ve had the privilege of working at AccuBuild, I’ve assisted many clients wi...

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Measuring Key Performance Indicators

Measuring Key Performance Indicators with Dashboards To remain profitable while staying competitive, many construction companies are turning to business intelligence tools to optimize the management of their projects. Two of these tools are Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Dashboards. KPIs are measurements, or metrics, that are used to quantify your company’s performance in a variety of areas. KPIs can be financial or non-financial and ...

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Stop Buddy Punching…

Have you ever had an employee tell you they were on a job site and when you showed up, they were nowhere to be found? Or maybe you questioned the location of your employee when they logged their time? After all, "on my way" to the job site should not be logged as "on the job site" hours. Watch this short video from our CEO, Josh Stearns, and learn how contractors are using AccuBuild’s Mobile Workforce Solutions to stop time theft, "buddy pu...

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New Warranty Claim Filed…

Have you ever needed to debunk a warranty claim, but didn't have the right documentation? Or maybe you needed documentation from your team to make sure a job was performed to your satisfaction? If you don't have the right documentation, false warranty claims can cost your company thousands of dollars per year. Watch this short video from our CEO, Josh Stearns, and learn how contractors are using AccuBuild’s Mobile Workforce Solutions to...

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