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Brooks Peterson

CSSI Insights Author

Brooks Peterson

Product Development Manager

Brooks oversees the Product Development team at CSSI, and has been with the company since 2011. He has worked in a variety of roles at CSSI, advancing from Back Office Consultant to Team Leader, before moving to the Development Group in 2020 as a Professional Services Consultant. Brooks now manages the Department, and is involved with all web development at the company, with a primary focus on Portal+. He graduated from the University of Miami with degrees in Finance and Business Management. Outside of work, Brooks enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, fly fishing, snowboarding, watching Philadelphia sports teams, and cooking new dishes in the kitchen.

Areas of focus

Portal+
Client portals
Advisor workflows
Product development

Insights by Brooks Peterson

23 posts
Release Notes November 2025
Product UpdateNov 30, 2025

Release Notes November 2025

This update includes numerous enhancements to the user experience.

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Portal+ gets widgets
Linkedin PostOct 22, 2025

Portal+ gets widgets

Ever stared at a dashboard and thought, “What am I even looking at?” I definitely have...

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Release Notes September 2025
Patch NotesSep 30, 2025

Release Notes September 2025

This update includes numerous improvements to Data Extracts, enhancements to the user experience and bug fixes.

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Portal+ up to 50 standard reports
Linkedin PostSep 17, 2025

Portal+ up to 50 standard reports

For the past 4 years, I’ve been leading the Product Development team at CSSI Solutions after spending time in...

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Release Notes May 2025
Product UpdateMay 31, 2025

Release Notes May 2025

This update includes multiple Quality of Life enhancements, as well as small bug fixes to the UI.

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Release Notes April 2025
Feature AnnouncementApr 30, 2025

Release Notes April 2025

This update includes multiple Quality of Life enhancements, as well as bug fixes for a couple of standard reports.

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Release Notes March 2025
Patch NotesMar 31, 2025

Release Notes March 2025

This update includes multiple Quality of Life enhancements, as well as small bug fixes for the User Interface.

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Release Notes February 2025
Product UpdateFeb 28, 2025

Release Notes February 2025

These updates include multiple feature enhancements, quality of life improvements to the User Interface, and bug fixes.

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Release Notes January 2025
Product UpdateJan 31, 2025

Release Notes January 2025

This month’s release includes quality of life updates to the User Interface.

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Release Notes December 2024
Patch NotesDec 31, 2024

Release Notes December 2024

This month’s release includes small additions to the Data Visualizations, as well as improvements to the User Interface.

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Release Notes November 2024
Product UpdateNov 30, 2024

Release Notes November 2024

This month’s release includes a new feature, a Node.js front-end upgrade to site architecture, and fixes to the UI.

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Release Notes October 2024
Product UpdateOct 31, 2024

Release Notes October 2024

This update features the new Report Grid, a refresh for the Widgets and QOL update to Permissions in the Document Vault.

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Release Notes September 2024
Feature AnnouncementSep 30, 2024

Release Notes September 2024

This update features the new Report Grid, a refresh for the Widgets and QOL update to Permissions in the Document Vault.

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Release Notes August 2024
Product UpdateAug 31, 2024

Release Notes August 2024

This update contains improvements to Template mode in Packager, Home page templates, and Widgets.

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Release Notes June 2024
Feature AnnouncementJun 30, 2024

Release Notes June 2024

New Standard SSRS report is available. A new Widgets feature. New setting to display closed dates on the Household list.

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Release Note May 2024
Product UpdateMay 31, 2024

Release Note May 2024

Two new Standard SSRS reports are now available. Added quality of life improvements to the User Interface.

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Release Note April 2024
Product UpdateApr 30, 2024

Release Note April 2024

Two new Standard SSRS reports are now available.

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Release Note March 2024
Product UpdateMar 31, 2024

Release Note March 2024

Two new Standard SSRS reports are now available.

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Release Notes February 2024
Product UpdateFeb 29, 2024

Release Notes February 2024

New My Profile screen, including permission and rules, added. Updated fonts within dropdown menus.

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Releases Notes January 2024
Product UpdateJan 31, 2024

Releases Notes January 2024

Report row shading. Fixed Income Cash Flows update. UI updates such as improved page rendering and new font styles.

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Release Notes December 2023
Product UpdateDec 31, 2023

Release Notes December 2023

New parameter to SSRS reports for Unsupervised Assets. Standardized shading across SSRS reports. New portal UI updates.

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Release Notes November 2023
Product UpdateNov 30, 2023

Release Notes November 2023

This update includes multiple UI improvements and bug fixes.

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Release Notes October 2023
Product UpdateOct 31, 2023

Release Notes October 2023

This update includes performance optimization, bug fixes, and enhancements to one SSRS Report.

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