Archive for Data management
Is Act! for Web Secure?
We get this question a lot, so I thought it would be a good idea to document it here. You have several options with Act! Premium. You can self-host your database – which is what is called Act! Premium for Web, or you can pay to host your database “in the cloud.” In this article, […]
Not ANOTHER password
Compromised password emails abound these days. I’m sure you’ve seen them…”your account has been compromised…I know your password…send money.” Many of my clients ask how could this happen? Well, data breaches are dismayingly common. If you’ve been using the same password for multiple website/services, you are at risk personally and in your business. Here are […]
Act Backups and how they really work
This week we helped a client recover from a data loss. However, it was not without some pain. The data was not being backed up correctly so we had to restore from a really old backup copy. Responding to another question regarding data restoration, someone asked if deleted records could be recovered. The answer was […]
GDPR – Why you need to prepare now
You have probably been hearing quite a bit about GDPR – the European General Data Protection Regulation. What you may not realize is if you have European contacts that you interact with and store their data, you need to understand how that can potentially impact you via heavy fines. The biggest point of GDPR is […]
Don’t be a victim of Act! data loss
Recently, we have had several frantic calls from customers needing to restore contacts in Act! after a user has unwittingly deleted them. Unfortunately, in some cases, these clients haven’t had a recent backup of their Act! Database to pull the deleted contacts from. Don’t let this happen to you. Follow these guidelines to protect your […]
Duplicate Contacts – The Never Ending Battle
We have a great tool that I had my programmer write years ago. It’s called Duplicate Remover Expert for Act. We sell a lot of this nifty product. I had a client call me recently, told me they loved the program, but were very frustrated that they always seemed to have duplicates. He also wanted […]