Happenings Feb 21, 2025

    In this issue:

• National Day Spotlight
• Managed Service Tip
• Acumatica User Groups
• ASWi Referral Program
• ISV Spotlight
• Leadership Tips
• Events, Blogs, Movies
• Webinars, Community

The purpose of a newsletter is an opportunity for the ASWi team to provide you and the rest of our clients with information on all the new ASWi an Acumatica related things (or “happenings”) that you may not otherwise be aware of.

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“Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.” Confucius

Humility may be the most difficult of all the virtues to truly attain. There seems to be a paradox in that claiming to have humility may be an act of pride itself. Today is a great day to focus on being humble. No boast or bragging allowed. What is allowed is encouraging others and focusing on their achievements and giving family, friends and co-workers the props that they rightly deserve.

The story behind the picture:

Waaaay back in 1995, I had the privilege of chauffeuring Sir Edmund and Lady Hillary from the airport in Queenstown, New Zealand to an event at which Sir
Edmund was going to be the keynote speaker. While I was focused on my driving on the “other” side of the road in a rented minivan and trying to block out thoughts of what would happen if I had an accident while the man on the local $5 bill was in the vehicle, Dame Hillary asked me “Have you ever been to California? The people there are crazy!”

“Dame Hillary: We just came from a dinner where people paid $250 for the worst chicken dinner in my life. The chicken was so dry, you couldn’t even swallow it.”

Me: “No offense, Ma’am, but I’m guessing the reason they paid the $250 was for a chance to meet you and your husband, not for the chicken dinner.”

Dame Hillary: “Then their even dumber than I thought they were!”

Humility is one of my best qualities. I’m probably the most humble person I know; I could talk about my humility for hours.

When I die, I would like the word ‘Humble’ to be etched on my 18 foot statue.

“I’m the humblest person you’ll ever meet but don’t take my word for it; my ten self-help books on humility say it all.”

In today’s mobile-driven world, protecting sensitive data on mobile devices is more critical than ever.

Mobile Device Encryption Matters
• Protect Sensitive Data
Encryption prevents unauthorized access to sensitive data, even if devices are lost or stolen.

• Enhance Security
Encryption adds a vital layer of defense against cyber threats targeting mobile platforms.

• Ensure Compliance
Meeting encryption requirements aligns with DFARS, NIST SP 800 -171, and CMMC 2.0, safeguarding your contracts and reputation, whether you work with the Department of Defense or not.

Steps to Implement Encryption
• Use Strong Encryption Standards
Deploy encryption methods such as AES-256 to secure data on mobile devices.

• Enable Full-Disk Encryption
Protect all data stored on mobile devices, including files, emails, and apps.

• Implement Secure Communication Channels
Encrypt data in transit using VPNs or TLS protocols for safe access to remote networks .

• Regularly Scheduled Updates and Audit Reviews
Ensure devices are updated with the latest security patches and verify encryption settings regularly .

Want to Learn More About Securing Mobile Data?

Please let our Customer Success Manager Keith Wood know (keithw@ASWiUS.com, 717-581-1226) if you would like to learn more about creating and implementing a mobile operations security plan.

Texas Acumatica Cloud ERP Subscribers

The North Texas Acumatica User Group (AUG) and the South Texas Acumatica User Group (AUG) are both looking for more Texas-based Acumatica Cloud ERP users who would like to help lead the user groups.

Acumatica Cloud ERP customers are the focus of these user groups so Acumatica want to make sure the leadership of these groups reflect that. Ideally there will be 3, 4, or more customer leaders for the respective groups.

If you are interested in hearing more information about the North Texas Acumatica User Group (AUG) or the South Texas Acumatica Cloud ERP User Group and helping get a meetup going for Spring, please feel free to reach out directly to Acumatica Community Manager Chris Hackett (christopher.hackett@acumatica.com), cc:ing Acumatica Account Manager Theresa Keenan (theresa.keenan@acumatica.com) and our Customer Success Manager Keith Wood (keithw@aswius.com).

We are very excited to announce a referral program for our existing clients.

If you believe that one or more within your personal network of suppliers, customers, friends and acquaintances could benefit from our Managed Services and/or ERP solutions, we would be happy to reward you for making an introduction on our behalf.

Upon scheduling an initial discussion with your referral, we will send you a prepaid $250 AMEX card. If your referral ends up doing business with us, we will also provide your team with an up to $5,000 credit on anything we provide. Please let me know (robk@aswius.com or 512-537-6529) if you have any questions and/or you would like to make an introduction.

eWorkplace Apps have released two new modules within their Quality Management Suite:

Field Service Quality Control

Seamlessly manage the quality control process for field service operations. eWorkplace Apps QMS now supports Acumatica’s Field Service module.

Field Service Quality Control enables users to perform quality control tests and complete the checklist while technicians perform tasks in the field.

Calibration and Maintenance
Simplify calibration and maintenance of tools and machines to improve accuracy and reliability. eWorkplace Apps introduces a calibration and maintenance module within QMS to maintain manufacturing tools, QC tools, and machines to enhance operational efficiency.

You can stream a short video on the Calibration and Maintenance module here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsJwJ7y4TV8

If you would like to learn more about either of these new modules, please feel free to reach out to our Customer Success Manager Keith Wood (keithw@aswius.com or 717-581-1226) for more information.

by Bri Williams

The problem with Advice

You want to know what the problem is with advice? It’s being told what we should do. I was watching some TED talks recently. They were well presented, the ideas made sense, each had ‘takeaways’ to make it practical. But hearing what we should do to improve our lives is, frankly, exhausting. It adds to our mental load and our ‘to-do’ list.

I’m part of the problem, of course. I share advice in my talks, consulting and writing. So at times I, too, may inadvertently exhaust people. So, what’s the answer? What should we do?

I figure the only way to make this better is to make sure the advice we give is grounded in the following realities of human behavior:
• We are not theoretical beings.
• We don’t have the same levels of energy and drive on a Friday that we may have had on a Monday. Or 4pm compared to 8am.
• We get hangry.
• We feel slighted.
• We are cognitive misers with a lazy brain.
• We want less to do, not more.
• We want relief.

Which has led me to rethink my value proposition.

Mental Accounting

What is mental accounting? Our tendency to weight money differently according to where it’s come from and where it’s going. Examples of mental
accounting don’t get better than this:

The $50 he saved was a win for the “paying for my flight” mental account. But the money spent getting to the airport and feeding
himself? Completely different mental account!

Sometimes, when dealing with customers, it’s not that they don’t have the money to buy from you, it’s that they’re using the wrong mental account.
Your opportunity is to change that.

Nearly every weekday, a motivational quote is posted on X/Twitter by @ASWiDelivered and on LinkedIn by @ASWi.

• “I learned more about the economy from one South Dakota dust store that I did in all my years of college.” Hubert Humphrey

• “We might come closer to balancing the Budget if all of us lived closer to the Commandments and the Golden Rule.” Ronald Reagan

• “Economy is too late when you are at the bottom of your purse.” Seneca the Elder

• “There can be economy only where there is efficiency.” Benjamin Disraeli

• “Never spend your money before you have earned it.” Thomas Jefferson