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Managing Azure AI Solutions

December 23, 2023|

This blog post discusses the key aspects of managing Azure AI solutions, including routine maintenance, handling updates and changes, monitoring system performance, ensuring continued compliance, and implementing a disaster recovery and backup strategy. The post emphasizes the importance of regular maintenance, staying updated with changes, monitoring system performance, ensuring compliance, and having a robust disaster recovery and backup strategy for successfully managing Azure AI solutions.

Implementing Azure AI Services

December 20, 2023|

This blog post provides a guide on implementing Azure AI Services and shares best practices. It covers setting up the service, integrating it with your application, and testing it. It also emphasizes the importance of securing API keys, handling errors gracefully, and monitoring service usage.

Understanding Azure AI Services

December 12, 2023|

Learn how Azure AI Services can help you do more with words, images, videos, and speech. Discover the benefits and features of each Azure AI Service and how to use them for your business. Read more now.

Why AI Matters to Every Organization’s 2024 Plan

December 6, 2023|

This blog post discusses the critical role of artificial intelligence (AI) in shaping small businesses' futures. It emphasizes the urgency of AI adoption and its transformative impact on performance metrics, market growth, and GDP contribution.

Take Your Business to the Next Level with 5 New Features from QuickBooks Online

November 22, 2023|

Explore the six new features of QuickBooks Online Advanced that can help elevate your business. From multi-company and multi-currency support to customizable roles, fixed assets management, approvals automation, and custom dashboards, learn how this comprehensive business solution is equipped to handle the complexities of a growing business. Leverage these features to focus on what you do best: growing your business. Efficiency is not just about doing things right; it’s about doing the right things. And QuickBooks Online Advanced helps do just that

Choosing the Right Accounting Software for Your Small Business

November 4, 2023|

Choosing the Right Accounting Software for Your Small Business As a small business leader, choosing the right accounting software is a crucial decision that can impact your business’s financial management.  Four factors to consider when choosing small business accounting software Here are some...

Cloud VPNs: A Simple Guide

October 30, 2023|

Cloud VPNs: A Simple Guide What Is a Cloud VPN? A Cloud VPN is a safe path on the internet. It connects different places like your office and people working from home. It’s like a special road where your data can travel safely. ...

Cyber Insurance: A Quick Guide

October 10, 2023|

Cyber Insurance: A Quick Guide In the face of escalating cyber threats, cyber insurance has become a critical component of business operations.  This article discusses cyber insurance, highlighting its importance, coverage, market trends, key features, and strategies to avoid claim denial. The Necessity...

Streamlining Client Onboarding and Record Management

June 22, 2023|

Streamlining Client Onboarding and Record Management Managing client onboarding and records can be a challenging task. It often involves tracking down clients to get questions answered, collecting documents, and scheduling status updates.  But what if there were a more efficient way? Making Use...

Enterprising Women Award

November 10, 2022|

Celebrating Women in Tech: TechHouse CEO Kathy Durfee Wins Prestigious Award In the world of technology, where innovation and leadership are paramount, it’s always inspiring to see individuals who stand out and make a difference. One such individual is Kathy Durfee, the CEO and...

Accounting Made Easy with QuickBooks Online and More

October 10, 2022|

While an influx of vendors move to the Cloud, will you stay with older tech tools they are no longer updating? How does your budget or mindset affect how you update systems and processes? Time spent manually navigating invoices, payments, and payroll can strain...

Switching to Remote Work: A Simple Guide

August 16, 2022|

Switching to Remote Work: A Simple Guide In 1995, Kathy Durfee started TechHouse. She needed to work from home due to family obligations and her job didn’t allow it. Now, over 20 years later, many of us are working from home.  What has...

Building a Strong Remote Work Culture with Microsoft 365

June 23, 2022|

Building a Strong Remote Work Culture with Microsoft 365 Welcome to the digital age! Like many organizations, you’ve probably automated new hire paperwork using a payroll system, an electronic signature system, or even a shared file folder. But let’s be honest; these systems...

3G Network Shutdown: What You Need to Know

February 28, 2022|

3G Network Shutdown: What You Need to Know In the ever-evolving world of technology, change is the only constant.  One such change that’s on the horizon is the shutdown of older 3G networks. This might seem like a minor blip on the tech...

Decisions, Decisions: Microsoft’s New Licensing

January 28, 2022|

Decisions, Decisions: Microsoft’s New LicensingStarting in January 2022, Microsoft is rolling out three significant changes to their cloud per-seat licensing, like Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365. There is a temporary discount for licenses before March, a considerable price increase in March, and a new...

Understanding Phishing: A Threat Lurking in Your Inbox

October 22, 2021|

Understanding Phishing: A Threat Lurking in Your Inbox In 1996, the first widely known phishing attack occurred when hackers breached aol.com. The perpetrators sent a phishing email to aol.com users, urging them to verify their accounts and provide billing information. Unfortunately, many users...

Pivot Table Quick Guide

October 20, 2021|

PivotTable Quick Guide In the era of data-driven decision-making, the PivotTable is a powerful tool that allows users to analyze and interpret complex datasets quickly by creating an interactive summary of the information. This blog post aims to guide decision-makers and influencers...

Six New Features in QuickBooks Online for Growing Businesses ( Cloned )

June 10, 2021|

Explore the six new features of QuickBooks Online Advanced that can help elevate your business. From multi-company and multi-currency support to customizable roles, fixed assets management, approvals automation, and custom dashboards, learn how this comprehensive business solution is equipped to handle the complexities of a growing business. Leverage these features to focus on what you do best: growing your business. Efficiency is not just about doing things right; it’s about doing the right things. And QuickBooks Online Advanced helps do just that

Client Corner #2: A Tale of Two Breaches

May 14, 2021|

A Tale of Two Breaches We’ve been focusing on security for the last few weeks, and this week we want to specifically talk about breaches. This weekend, a ransomware attack shut down a major U.S. Gasoline Pipeline and even more recently another...

Streamlining Communication with Microsoft Teams: Our Approach

April 16, 2021|

Streamlining Communication with Microsoft Teams: Our Approach Here at TechHouse, we consider ourselves experts in making remote-only offices work — after all, we've been remote from the beginning! Over the years, we’ve discovered that Microsoft Teams can significantly enhance internal communication when used...

Visualizations vs. Paginated Reports: A Comparative Analysis

September 20, 2020|

Visualizations vs. Paginated Reports: A Comparative Analysis In the world of data analysis, the way we present data can significantly impact the resulting insights. Two popular methods of data presentation are visualizations and paginated reports.  Let’s delve into these two methods and understand...