Justworks, which provides online benefits, payroll, human resources, and compliance applications, has launched an educational site. The resource,  the Guidepost, is described as providing “free educational resources for people as they prepare for and progress through major life events.”

Accounting firm RubinBrown has purchased ERP consulting group Liberty Technology Advisors in a deal that is effective this week. Based in Chicago, Ill., Liberty’s operations  are being combined into RubinBrown’s Business Advisory Services Group.

Cloud use for business applications is higher for distributors in North America than in EMEA and Australia, according to a recent survey by Sage. The survey showed that 43 percent of distributors on this continent had a hybrid on-premise cloud ERP system.

Businesses dramatically accelerated the adoption of new technology, accord to Sage’s 2021 Return to Growth Outlook. The recently released survey of 1,000 SMB business leaders found that 52 percent accelerated their technology plans by three or more years.