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Most guidance on database replication focuses on what happens inside the pipeline: which replication strategy to use, how to handle consistency, how to monitor lag, and how to manage failover. That’s all worth understanding. But this isn’t where many replication problems start. They begin when a team realizes that one of their most important data […]
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In 2026, insightsoftware was recognized in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions. The recognition focuses on insightsoftware’s JustPerform product, which offers a unified, process-first architecture integrating consolidation, reconciliation, and reporting with self-service dashboards and analytics. Continuing to earn a spot in Gartner’s research reflects...
The tax talent shortage isn’t a rumor — it’s a structural shift reshaping how organizations staff, manage, and future-proof their tax functions. For tax professionals and CPAs working inside corporate tax departments, the accounting profession is facing a compounding challenge: fewer people entering the pipeline, more complexity demanding expertise, and a generation of seasoned talent...
We already had a hint. AI would surpass most human capabilities someday. In the field of cybersecurity, that day arrived way too early, with the recent announcement of the Mythos Preview by Claude. The new AI model promises a level of coding skills that it is deemed to ‘surpass all but the most skilled humans […]
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In this fully connected episode, Dan and Chris break down the Anthropic Claude Code leak, what went wrong and what it reveals about agentic systems, AI architecture, and AI safety. They also explore how the open source community is responding and why this moment could reshape how AI systems are built and secured.
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Chris Benson – Website, LinkedIn, Bluesky, GitHub, X
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For many tax teams, the idea of adopting new software can feel like one more thing piled onto an already overwhelming workload. Between managing deadlines, juggling spreadsheets, and keeping up with constantly shifting regulations, who has time to evaluate, implement, and learn an entirely new system? The answer, according to insightsoftware’s Gerry Nunez, is that […]
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Most enterprise finance teams already know their reconciliation process is held together with spreadsheets, manual follow-ups, and institutional memory that lives in the heads of two or three key people. The problem isn’t awareness, it’s the assumption that replacing those workarounds means a painful, months-long transformation project. It doesn’t. But before we get to the […]
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When a commercial lease approaches expiration, the instinct for many finance teams is to simply exercise the renewal option and move on. The location works. The logistics are familiar. The hassle of relocating feels far worse than signing another term. But that instinct can be expensive. For mid-to-large enterprises managing significant commercial real estate portfolios, […]
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