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One of the most common questions in consulting: Why should we upgrade to the next release? Answer: To take advantage of the new features and enhancements to make your business run more efficiently. If only it were that simple, in every organization the reasons to take on an upgrade are always different but at the… Read more

What is Tribal Enrollment?  It is a process tribes use to establish membership criteria based on customs, traditions, language and tribal blood.  Enrollment criteria is defined by tribal constitutions or ordinances.  The criteria for membership varies from tribe to tribe. Individuals can apply for membership to a specific tribe based on research completed to prove… Read more

Tribal gaming organizations operate in an ever-changing industry and are competing to attract guests.  Player development is an important Marketing function to bring in new gaming customers in addition to maintaining existing casino patrons that are profitable to the gaming organization.  Casino Hosts are the face of this Marketing team that the casino patron is… Read more

It’s a New Year with a fresh start.  And a great time to de-clutter your CRM. CRM usually doesn’t make our lives easier.  It helps management collect relevant information about our “Customers,” the relationship we have with them, and with that data collection, make important business decisions.  You have all heard the saying, “You need… Read more

Many government agencies, just like their commercial counterparts, have been struggling to adopt effective cloud computing strategies.  Concerns for security, access and data governance is weighed against the promise of instance access to computing resources and virtually unlimited scale.  Many agencies are also hampered by outdated acquisition vehicles, overly proscriptive security validation procedures and the… Read more

In consulting, we sometimes overthink the solution to our client’s questions. I recently had a request to add text to the bottom of a sales order invoice in Microsoft Dynamics GP regarding where to send payment. Of course I had all the usual questions: Will this need to print on “all” invoices? Are you using… Read more

When it comes to adoption of technology, the Tribal community has often been slow to make new IT trends.  There are many reasons for this, such as such as restricted access to capital funds, limited staff, and a concern over user adoption.  As Gaming and Leisure magazine pointed out, it is Tribal Gaming that often… Read more

Are you part of a corporation using multiple software programs to manage correlating departments, is your software not meeting your expectations, or are you just plain unsure of where your enrollment starts and ends? We at Arctic IT have the solution to fit your needs. There is no too big or too small of an… Read more

Are you interested in learning more about what Arctic IT can do for your organization? Visit us June 17-18, 2015 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C. in the main exhibitor hall! Arctic IT knows that the tribal industry is unique in every way, and that’s exactly how we design our work to fit with… Read more

Arctic Information Technology is a wholly-owned indirect-subsidiary of Doyon, Limited – the largest Native-owned Corporation in Alaska formed under the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Based out of Anchorage, Alaska, and tribally-owned, we provide both Business Applications and Platform/Infrastructure Solution; making our business a one-stop shop. Tribal Platforms is our specialized software solution (based… Read more