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Lack Of Support](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/vet-insights-10-reasons-why-good-support-beats-bells-and-whistles-every-time) 01/04/2019 Before you buy any new business software, it’s important to look beyond its features and ‘bells and whistles’. You will want to understand how the product will work in your business, and just as importantly, understand the level of support you will get if you become a customer. Here are 10 Critical Questions to ask BEFORE YOU SIGN UP. 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[Read More](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/single-vs-multi-tenancy-software-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters) Topics: [Industry Insider](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/industry-insider) [![Upgrading your Student Management System? You must consider data migration](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/hubfs/Upgrading%20your%20Student%20Management%20System%3F%20You%20must%20consider%20data%20migration.png)](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/upgrading-student-management-system-must-consider-data-migration) ## [Upgrading your Student Management System? You must consider data migration](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/upgrading-student-management-system-must-consider-data-migration) 30/10/2017 One of the main issues RTOs face when looking to adopt a new and hopefully, better student management system is the dreaded ‘data migration’ phase. Let’s face it, if you’re an established RTO you probably have years’ of student records that you’re obliged to keep. Now you need to migrate them to a new student management system. Naturally you’ll have questions. [Read More](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/upgrading-student-management-system-must-consider-data-migration) Topics: [Industry Insider](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/industry-insider) [![Flexible Systems-698849-edited-750970-edited](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/hubfs/Flexible%20Systems-698849-edited-750970-edited.png)](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/achieving-flexibility-longevity-reliability-and-balance-in-your-rto) ## [Achieving Flexibility, Longevity, Reliability and Balance in Your RTO](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/achieving-flexibility-longevity-reliability-and-balance-in-your-rto) 02/08/2017 The attributes of a yogi or a dancer, you might say. But aren’t they the same attributes we strive to achieve in our business? Bluegem SMS | TMS | LMS balances the needs of your organisation with a complete solution that is easy to use. The end result is platform that delivers: [Read More](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/achieving-flexibility-longevity-reliability-and-balance-in-your-rto) Topics: [Industry Insider](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/industry-insider) [![Creating Web Friendly Searchable Docs with MS Word Blog Posts](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/hubfs/Creating%20Web%20Friendly%20Searchable%20Docs%20with%20MS%20Word%20Blog%20Posts.png)](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/creating-web-friendly-searchable-docs-with-ms-word-blog-posts) ## [Creating Web Friendly Searchable Docs with MS Word Blog Posts](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/creating-web-friendly-searchable-docs-with-ms-word-blog-posts) 27/02/2017 There are many situations where it makes sense to offer your audience a suite of web-friendly documents that are easy to create, publish and edit. Wouldn't it be great if you could continue using the tool that is familiar to both you and your audience, e.g. MS Word? Let's say you wanted to distribute a set of user manuals, or how-to guides for your product or service. It would be great if you could simply use your most productive ... [Read More](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/creating-web-friendly-searchable-docs-with-ms-word-blog-posts) Topics: [Industry Insider](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/industry-insider) [![2016 National VET Conference – Our Roadmap](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/hubfs/2016%20National%20VET%20Conference%20%E2%80%93%20Our%20Roadmap.png)](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/2016-national-vet-conference-our-roadmap) ## [2016 National VET Conference – Our Roadmap](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/2016-national-vet-conference-our-roadmap) 03/08/2016 We are very excited to show you our new and improved Bluegem editions. We’ve made massive strides this year and we hope you’ll like the changes. 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