Friday, January 29, 2021

Here Is the One Question You Need to Ask Your Sales Team

What's the one question to ask your sales team to empower them to achieve more? Check out this article from award-winning researcher, sales expert and tech entrepreneur, David Priemer. In Entrepreneur, David shares advice for selling more, faster and with less friction --encouraging organizations to unveil "blockers and blind spots lurking in the dark corners of your sales operation."

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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Take customer engagement to a whole new level

Engagement matters to technology buyers. Check out this infographic to see how combining Dynamics 365 for Sales, Office 365 and LinkedIn Sales Navigator helps customers break through roadblocks to better sales efficiency by bringing relationship data together for actionable insights. Get out from under the complexity of disconnected tools, data and processes once and for all!

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A day in the life - Marketing

Meet Pam, a marketer who's planning an event while running the rest of her marketing operation. She can check her activity feed at home before leaving for work to see the priorities for the day. She can join a status meeting remotely using Microsoft Teams and using OneDrive-lined documents she can share documents, co-edit files in PowerPoint, Excel and access outside apps like Adobe Creative Cloud, Hootsuite and much more. Take a look and explore how Microsoft Teams can bring together everything a team needs to be productive!

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Why use .NET on Azure?

When you use Microsoft .NET apps, you get Visual Studio tools and over 100 cloud services. You also benefit from faster, simpler development.

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Microsoft Transforms its Sales Practices

As software customers become better informed through their own online research, sellers must adapt their sales practices to engage with them at the right time and with the right insights to deliver value. By adopting a relationship sales approach that encompasses social listening, customer research, and innovative technology, the Inside Sales team at Microsoft has undergone a digital transformation that drives better interactions and establishes a model from which both partners and customers benefit.

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Work remotely, stay secure—guidance for CISOs

As  organizations  have had to  quickly  pivot to new working environments, cyberattacks have become an urgent concern.  In this thought leadership article, you can learn  some of the best practices using Microsoft  security  that help ensure the best protection.  Examples include  secure access to cloud applications that protect sign-ins with  security defaults,  methods to  manage and secure corporate data in approved apps on personal devices,  and  providing clear and basic information, including how to protect their devices, will help you and employees stay ahead of  threats so  they can remain productive. 

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

How four nonprofits accelerated their missions through the cloud

Nonprofits of all sizes are looking to technology to help maximize shrinking resources. A growing number are turning to the cloud to increase security and stability, reduce costs, and gain analytical tools that help them respond quicker and more effectively to needs. This e-book also outlines the key benefits of moving to the cloud and points you to several offers and resources that can make the cloud more affordable, accessible, and relevant to your mission.

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Stitch Fix's radical data-driven way to sell clothes is reinventing retail

When you think of AI powerhouses, a fashion house may not be what first comes to mind. But capsule wardrobe company Stitch Fix is perfecting the art. In this article in Fast Company, learn how Stitch Fix relies on algorithms to drive all aspects of the business from selecting clothes for clients to running the warehouse. Their innovative Style Shuffle allows clients to rate clothing images each day, feeding the algorithm and refining the clothes offered to that customer. Customer comments after they've received a Fix give valuable feedback to clothing manufacturers on the minutiae of fit as well as style--a level of feedback they never get from retail. This is the kind of pooling of data you get with the modern business intelligence of Power Bi and Azure. You can build and innovate with choice and flexibility. And you have visual drag and drop data exploration and interactive reporting right at your fingertips.

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3 ways you can ensure secure, productive remote work for your nonprofit

As remote work becomes increasingly common, organizations need to empower employees and volunteers to be productive from anywhere, while ensuring a secure, productive remote work environment.

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Human AI is here

AI is certainly exciting. But is it worth the investment required? To find out, Forbes surveyed 305 executives across multiple countries and industries. The results for companies embracing AI compared to those lagging behind present a clear picture of the importance of AI in growing companies. At Aksara United, we believe AI is the clear choice for companies ready to take the next step in their development. Check out the findings of this survey and learn how you can grow your company using AI.

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Carlsberg Group successfully migrates SAP to Microsoft Azure

Discover how the Carlsberg Group has successfully migrated SAP to Microsoft Azure. Migrating their environment to the cloud has helped them drive business performance and achieve digital transformation by streamlining their IT infrastructure.

Increase sales with AI-prioritized activities and cadences

Increase sales and adjust to fluctuations in demand by scaling sales resources and arming digital sellers with training/skilling and next best action enablement tools. Learn how Microsoft makes it possible. Subscribe now.

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Securing your remote workers

Quickly pivot to remote work while turning on built-in security controls to help your workers stay secure. In our e-book, "Securing your remote workers," you'll learn how you can secure remote workers the following ways: Enable remote access to apps to successfully connect a remote workforce. Manage devices and apps to secure your remote workforce. Protect your data, apps, and endpoints against threats and security risks. Each nonprofit facing these challenges has different needs. This guide aims to show how you can use your existing investments in Microsoft 365 to secure your organization where it needs it most.

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Built-in hybrid

Microsoft is committed to enabling a seamless hybrid approach to cloud adoption. Azure was designed and built to natively support hybrid environments from its inception. This infographic  introduces more about the hybrid value you can benefit from when you choose Azure. 

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How AI-powered organizations are getting ahead

77% of companies believe automation will result in better jobs. Already, we're seeing how AI can automate routine tasks, helping employees focus on the most fulfilling aspects of their jobs. Check out this infographic to learn more about how AI is changing the way we work. Ready to see these trends reflected in your own business? At Aksara United, we're excited to help you get started.

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Monday, January 25, 2021

Lowe's moves to the cloud to empower employees and personalize customer service

Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement company in the world and is headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina. With a purpose of "helping people love where they live," the company wanted to create a modern workplace for employees and provide cloud-based productivity tools. Lowe's decided to deploy Microsoft Office 365, giving employees anytime access to productivity tools from any device. Now employees can find the information they need faster, work together more easily, and develop more attentive, personalized customer relationships.

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5 reasons to choose Microsoft Power BI over Tableau

How do Microsoft's Power BI and Tableau compare? And how do you choose? Check out these five factors to consider as you evaluate the best solution for your data needs.

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McCann & MullenLowe - Microsoft Teams Case Study

When bringing two companies together through acquisitions, you are often bringing in a different culture with different technology. This can often make it difficult to efficiently collaborate. Sharing files and streamlining communication is a common problem. Two of the leading agency networks, McCann and MullenLowe, needed help to create a single platform which enabled their employees to work together through close collaboration. Microsoft Teams provided the solution they were looking for.

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates crafts luxury customer experiences with Dynamics 365 Commerce

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, one of the largest premium wine companies in the United States, prides itself on superior consumer experiences. To unify its consumer data and provide opportunities for innovation, Ste. Michelle is deploying Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce across all its wine brands. The company is already seeing better mobile experiences, and it expects that by enhancing its omnichannel commerce platform, Ste. Michelle will increase sales and conversion rates, attract new business, and boost loyalty among existing consumers.

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Nine Essentials For Enabling An AI-Ready Culture And Business

New research from Forbes Insights shows that executives agree artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing society, industries and their own companies. But even amid such widespread recognition of AI's potential, not all businesses are advancing as rapidly as others. In fact, of the 387 companies surveyed, only 19--just 5%--describe their existing AI [...]

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Today's modern salesforce needs tools to streamline the sales process, automate routine tasks and identify the best path to each buyer. Explore Dynamics 365. It offers insights and identifies relationship risks and opportunities. It can even recommend next steps--action cards, social and email engagement strategies and sales playbooks. And it does this while interacting with the platform and tools your team already uses -- like LinkedIn, Office 365 and Skype. You need info on the best tools to help your team succeed. Case studies, user tips and more from Aksara United. Subscribe now to keep it coming!

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5 ways to lead effective virtual meetings with your remote teams

With virtual meetings, your team can connect from across the globe. In this article, read five tips to help you ensure high productivity and efficiency during your virtual meetings. You'll also learn techniques for keeping cameras on, connecting with your people with empathy, asking if there's anything they need, ensuring there's space for attendees to share their thoughts, and setting an agenda with an outline.

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Microsoft's Windows Virtual Desktop spring refresh: What's new and next

Microsoft is improving the Windows Virtual Desktop management experience, Teams, and more. Microsoft continues to make changes to improve the overall Windows Virtual Desktop experience for users—those working remotely and in-office. Check out the new features and what's next for Windows Virtual Desktop here.

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Themes for sales success

This infographic provides 4 key themes for sales success, including building and strengthening relationships with key prospects and engaging with the whole buying committee. It also notes that success is all about scale and cross-platform is key.

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Microsoft Threat Protection stops attack sprawl and auto-heals enterprise assets with built-in intelligence and automation

Attackers will cross multiple domains, such as email, identity, endpoints, and applications, to find the point of least resistance. Today's defense solutions have been designed to protect, detect, and block threats for each domain separately, allowing attackers to exploit the seams and threshold differences between solutions—leaving the organization vulnerable to attack.  Microsoft  Threat Protection stops attack sprawl and auto-heals enterprise assets with built in intelligence and automation. Access this article to learn more.

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Microsoft Power BI Premium

If you're trying to find the best solution for your data analysis needs, read this white paper to get the inside details on what Power BI offers. Dedicated capacity, ability to work within your firewall with an on-premises server, the ability to build and distribute solutions broadly, higher dataset refresh rates and much more, including a peek at future feature sets.

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Creating World-Class Collaboration In A Global Team

Teams in today's modern workplace are often multi-office or even multi-continent affairs. As a result, team cohesion can challenge the best managers. In this Forbes article, "Creating world-class collaboration in a global team," learn how Kim DeLine, the COO for Elevate K-12, engages a distributed workforce in her role at the leading live streaming company in the education field. With Microsoft Teams, you can connect across geographical and organization boundaries, run status updates and team building with remote workers via a cloud-based meeting solution, and foster a culture of knowledge sharing. See how important it is to explain the "why" with a multi-cultural office and encourage an understanding of purpose during times of change.

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Streamline solutions with Microsoft Teams

Using Microsoft Teams helps you save time by having all solutions in one place for improved collaboration and information sharing. Foster a collaborative environment and embrace the upside of teamwork - frictionless sharing that makes good ideas exceptional.

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

How-to Videos for Windows Virtual Desktop

Windows Virtual Desktop provides the most productive and most secure experience for users. Get up and running with this best-in-class Microsoft program by watching these how-to videos.

Customer centricity: A key priority across all lines of business

Customer experience is expected to overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator by 2020. Get ahead of the competition now by personalizing your organization's customer experience strategy. Read the Customer Centricity e-book to learn how to unify your siloed marketing, sales, and service data into a single, intelligent 360-degree customer view by adopting a customer data platform.

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El Rio Health serves clients more securely with Microsoft's cloud-based tools

Too many organizations are familiar with layering multiple individual solutions, one by one and over a span of time. This creates a maze of security tools and platforms that lends to navigation challenges for IT staff. Arizona-based El Rio Health found itself in this exact situation. It needed one integrated platform to handle all its security needs, and Microsoft 365 with E5 security bundle was the best fit.

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Cloud analytics with Microsoft Azure

Learn how to bring the limitless scale, powerful insights, unified experience, and cost-efficiency of Azure Synapse Analytics to your organization.  Get a practical, hands-on introduction to Azure Synapse Analytics in Cloud Analytics with Microsoft Azure. Discover how to drive deep insights from all your data and apply machine learning models to intelligent apps through step-by-step guidance and detailed use cases. Explore how to work with a fully managed, integrated data analytics service that blends data warehousing, data integration, and big data processing with accelerated time to insight into a single service. 

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Customer story: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and MIT collaborate with Microsoft to showcase the potential of AI

In February 2017, the Metropolitan Museum of Art decided to release the images and data of their public domain artwork. Their mission? To give everyone in the world the opportunity to experience and interact with their collection, not just those who could physically visit the museum. Throughout this process, technology has offered new ways to interact with and appreciate the history and culture of these items. Check out this video to learn more about The Met's AI journey.

Monday, January 18, 2021

A day in the life - sales with Microsoft Teams

April, a sales rep, is looking to grow her company's Midwest customer base. See how she starts her day finding a lead in Microsoft Teams and then uses Dynamics and Power BI to dig out connections that turn that lead into an opportunity. By 5pm she now has a new resource to amp up more sales opportunities in the region. Check out this infographic to see what deal building looks like with Microsoft Teams!

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The Adecco Group connects a global workforce through innovative and collaborative technologies

As a global leader in professional staffing, career transition, and talent mobility, the Adecco Group has been transforming the world of work. They help customers embrace the changing employment landscape and develop new ways of working. With 34,000 team members across the globe, they needed more effective ways to collaborate in real time and a better way to access data for driving good decisions. Microsoft 365 equips HR leaders with the people data needed to drive business and cultural transformation. Now these leaders can tap into the idea of working out loud and stimulating employee creativity with Microsoft Teams. And with Power BI, they've unlocked data so they can get the analysis they need, right on the spot! Check out how Adecco is creating the future of work in these two brief videos!

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How NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports uses Microsoft Teams to win races

For the 2018 racing season, NASCAR imposed new regulations on competitors, including limiting the number of team members allowed on the track during races. For legendary race team Hendrick Motorsports, this meant that many of the race-day crew would now need to perform their critical duties remotely from the team headquarters in Concord, NC. Hendrick Motorsports adjusted to the new regulations with technology, by making Microsoft Teams their new hub for all race communications and decision making.

Why Trust Windows Virtual Desktop?

Quickly deploy virtual desktops and apps to enable secure remote work. Microsoft continues to invest in cybersecurity research and development and makes changes to improve the overall Windows Virtual Desktop experience for employees. Learn how this program can be a tool to keep your workload safe.

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

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The best collaboration and communication solution empowers employees to express ideas and unlock creativity. Microsoft 365 offers a broad and deep array of apps and services to give you flexibility in how your team connects, shares and communicates. With Microsoft Teams you get chat, meeting apps, calling, Office 365 productivity and collaboration tools all in one place -- everything you need to be productive. Connect seamlessly across geographic and organization boundaries for easy collaboration and file sharing. Use modern storytelling tools to build and reinforce your culture. Manage and deliver training content to keep your workforce current. And minimize security risk and management costs. Intrigued? Subscribe now and learn more!

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Optimize your cloud experience while lowering costs for Windows Server desktops and apps. Don't miss out on all the amazing features Windows Virtual Desktop has to offer. Subscribe now to learn more.

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Curate an end-to-end digital buying experience with AI-generated customer insights

Learn how to curate an end-to-end digital buying experience with AI insights. Subscribe now!

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Enterprise cloud strategy for nonprofits

By their very nature, nonprofit organizations must constantly find ways to do more with less. Moving your technology workloads to the cloud can help you accomplish that while accelerating innovation and enhancing security. Download the e-book "Enterprise Cloud Strategy for Nonprofits" to learn how using Azure cloud services can help make your organization more productive, innovative, and flexible, and help you drive greater societal impact.

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6 steps to building a holistic security strategy for your nonprofit

Today's nonprofits need agile security frameworks built on holistic strategies embedded into technologies, processes, and training programs. This e-book highlights some of the strategies and best practices that nonprofits can use to successfully integrate security into the fabric of their operation.

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Integrating your enterprise resource planning system with customer relationship management

A priority of many businesses is integrating ERP software with their Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. Read this article to discover the timesaving and data-related benefits these connections provide.

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A Day in the Life of a Construction Pro with Microsoft Teams

Sofia is a construction company superintendent who works at multiple sites and uses Teams to keep her schedule and projects all in one place. View this infographic to get a glimpse of a day in Sofia's life -- and how she uses productivity, collaboration, BI and enterprise mobility tools in Teams to stay on track.

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Good Decision Making Requires Good Data

In our data centric times, it's easy to equate lots of data with good data. Catch this article, "Good Decision Making Requires Good Data" in Entrepreneur Magazine. Author George Deeb of Red Rocket Ventures gives personal examples of thinking he had the data thing down and then realizing the need to continue to refine their AI efforts to have accurate and meaningful data. With Microsoft's AI Builder layered onto the Power Platform, you can ensure it will be easy to build dashboards, apps, and workflows. Get the information you need to run your business, whatever your field.

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Thought Leadership: Teams Future Features

This article describes various new features in Microsoft Teams, including enabling calls in separate windows and pinning meeting controls to the top of your screen.

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Best of Azure: Windows Server and SQL Server

A recent Microsoft study found that customers considering cloud migration for Windows Server were 30% more likely to choose Azure due to its intelligent security, seamless hybrid capabilities, and unique cost savings options. Discover why customers choose Azure for their Windows Server and SQL Server workloads.

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Microsoft Security & Compliance Adoption Guide

With remote work as the new normal, organizations must rely on employees and volunteers who are working outside traditional business borders. This guide will help you implement the Security and Compliance capabilities of Microsoft 365 for your organization that can help you identify and manage potential risks while keeping staff connected and productive.

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Map to Your Customers' Sales Expectations

Check out this infographic to see how Dynamics 365 for Sales integrates with LinkedIn and familiar Office 365 applications like Outlook to make it easy for you to navigate common sales challenges and deliver delightful customer experiences.

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Employee empowerment bears fruit

Early adopters of Office 365, Fruit of the Loom uses Microsoft Teams to combine tools that allow 30,000 associates to collaborate across locations and countries around the world. The video in this episode tells the Fruit of the Loom story -- showing that no company is too established to transform. Watch it to discover how Microsoft Teams empowers employees to effectively express ideas and unlock creativity by bringing together chat, meeting, calling, Office 365 apps and third-party tools -- all in one place. In a world where enterprise-grade security and compliance are non-negotiable, Microsoft Teams gives Fruit of the Loom the protection it needs to create a secure culture of knowledge sharing and creativity.

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Monday, January 11, 2021

Microsoft Cortana unlocks data's full potential

Modern business is being transformed by three major trends: Big data, the cloud and intelligence. The winners will master all three. Learn how Microsoft Cortana can get you there by unlocking the full potential of your data. Remove the divide between IT and the business side of your operation and empower your whole workforce to access data and drive better decisions. Transform data into intelligent action with Power BI and Microsoft Azure.

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A company crazy about chocolate, serious about people, uses Microsoft Teams to build personal relationships

Dutch startup Tony's Chocolonely grew out of a journalist's exposé of child slave labor in the cocoa industry and his dream of making the chocolate trade slavery-free. The Amsterdam-based company grew quickly, but its original collaboration apps didn't support its international expansion or its work-life balance ideals. Teams enables Tony's Chocolonely workers to communicate on a personal level with their colleagues in Europe, America, and Africa. Adding telephony capabilities makes it even more powerful, with everything available in one single interface.

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New tools to help IT empower employees securely in a remote work world

Enable your users to work from anywhere with confidence by controlling information access across different device endpoints and networks. Additionally, learn how you can benefit from new Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop features to enhance meeting experiences and ensure cost effectiveness.

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Grant Thornton closes new opportunities faster with Dynamics 365 Sales Insights and AI

To best serve its clients, Grant Thornton must tie its extensive knowledge of macro-level economic and industry trends to the micro-level business needs, motivations, and challenges faced by individual executives within its client base. The global accounting and consulting firm does this by using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, Microsoft Azure, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator to "connect the macro with the micro" and deliver that information quickly and accurately to geographically distributed team members. They also use Dynamics 365 Sales Insights to understand the health of client relationships and where new opportunities may lie, take actions based on those insights, close new opportunities faster, and win more deals.

Thursday, January 7, 2021

Close the deal today. Subscribe now.

Today's sales professionals are stretched thin. They're on double the teams as only a few years ago, sales cycles are longer and more complex, and they're more mobile than ever before. Subscribe now to stay informed on how Microsoft Dynamics 365 is enabling modern sales pros to close more deals and increase productivity with tools and capabilities that help streamline sales processes, improve collaboration, and intelligently guide them toward optimal outcomes.

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Data locked in silos prevents your teams from fully accessing all the info they need to remain competitive. Microsoft Power BI and Azure give your team the ability to leverage a secure, simple-to-manage infrastructure to analyze data and view reports when and where they're needed --across any device, online and offline. Make collaboration and data sharing easier and more engaging across teams with stunning visuals; plus, simple data discovery and reporting. Discover how Power BI can transform analytics with business intelligence like you've never seen before.

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Selling successful process

Today, success is about quality over quantity, replacing the days of cold calling and cut-and-pasting of boilerplate email copy. This infographic provides 3 key themes to each part of a successful sales process.

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Securing the hybrid cloud with Azure Security Center and Azure Sentinel

Infrastructure security  is top-of-mind for organizations managing workloads  on-premises, in the cloud, or hybrid.  Azure Security Center  provides unified security management by identifying and fixing misconfigurations and providing visibility  into  threats to quickly remediate them. Azure Sentinel  collects data from  Azure  Security Center.  Learn more about this integrated and efficient solution  in this blog.

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Five best practices for cloud security

Cloud security is a fundamentally new landscape for some organizations. While many of the security principles remain the same as on-premises, the implementation is often very different. This overview provides a snapshot of the five best practices for cloud security: identity and access control, security posture management, apps and data security, threat protection, and network security.

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

The Importance of Teamwork and Collaboration

We live in a world of constant disruption where business models are undergoing constant change. This article explores the impact of these trends on collaboration and teamwork and the most important skills for the 2020 workplace.

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All you need to know about Windows Virtual Desktop

Windows Virtual Desktop is the only cloud-based service that delivers a multi-user Windows 10 experience, optimized for Office 365 ProPlus—which means you can deliver a virtual desktop experience and remote apps to any device with cost advantages previously only possible with server-based virtualization. Here's all you need to know about WVD.

Azure Sentinel

Azure Sentinel  is intelligent security analytics for your entire enterprise.  Collect data, detect threats, investigate incidents, and rapidly respond with  Sentinel.

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Unmatched security with Azure for Windows Server and SQL Server

Organizations already choose Windows Server and SQL Server for their proven security and compliance capabilities. This infographic represents Microsoft's unmatched security commitment—review it here.

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Microsoft makes it easier to get started with Windows Virtual Desktops

With a massive shift from working in-office to working remotely, Microsoft made updates to make it effortless for users to work with Windows Virtual Desktop. Learn what steps Brad Anderson, Vice President for Microsoft 365, and his team took to make the program easier for customers to use.

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Quick start guide to Azure Sentinel

Security information and event management (SIEM) solutions built for yesterday's environments struggle to keep pace with today's challenges—let alone tomorrow's unimagined risks. That's why Microsoft developed Azure Sentinel, a fully cloud-native SIEM designed to serve all four aspects of security operations: Collect data at cloud scale—across all users, devices, applications, and infrastructure, both on-premises and in multiple clouds. Detect previously uncovered threats and minimize false positives using analytics and unparalleled threat intelligence from Microsoft. Investigate threats with AI and proactively hunt suspicious activities at scale, tapping into decades of cybersecurity work at Microsoft. Respond to incidents rapidly with built-in orchestration and automation of common tasks. Get this quick start guide and learn how you can use smarter, faster threat detection and response that connects data from all your sources with the cloud and Azure Sentinel.

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Modernize and empower sales teams with Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales Professionals

On average, sellers work with 6.8 stakeholders and 16 colleagues per deal, which makes sales cycles very long and extremely complex. To further complicate matters, today's sellers are on twice as many teams as they were a few years ago. Clearly, legacy methods of storing and accessing customer information, tracking the status of deals in progress, collaborating with mobile colleagues, and maintaining a "big picture" view of every moving part are not sufficient for today's on-the-go sales professionals. That's where Microsoft Dynamics 365 provides a competitive advantage. Watch this short video to learn how Dynamics 365 can help modernize seller productivity with a simpler, more streamlined way to build sales momentum, close more deals, and boost productivity.

A Day in the Life - Compliance

Meet Diego, a Compliance Officer who works closely with his company's IT team to ensure employees abide by internal policies and regulations set by regulatory bodies. Check out this infographic to see how Diego uses productivity and collaboration tools in Teams across his devices throughout the day to review, define, enforce and report on compliance policies to prevent unethical, illegal, improper and under-use of resources.

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Virgin Atlantic improves internal customer service with Power BI and PowerApps

At Virgin Atlantic, Manuela Pichler and the Business Systems Development team is focused on being the world's most-loved airline -- a goal that requires creating quick wins and tactical development solutions. To achieve this goal, Manuela adopted Microsoft PowerApps to simplify and accelerate app development by connecting business data with Power BI. Watch this video to discover what Manuela and her team are able to achieve by using Microsoft Modern BI to simplify collaboration and data sharing and get quick access to data insights anytime and anywhere. From improving customer service to ensuring safety and compliance to sparking innovation -- Microsoft PowerApps and Dynamics 365 give Virgin Atlantic everything it needs to help business and field workers excel while bringing more love to the travel experience.

Solution overview video

This video highlights the many ways Microsoft Teams can help your business inspire collaboration, reduce costs and risks, and deepen engagement.

Monday, January 4, 2021

Why Windows Virtual Desktop

Setting up Windows Virtual Desktop enables users to increase productivity and security. Learn how you can develop and scale your products and services on demand with Windows Virtual Desktop.

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Romanian healthcare provider improves customer experience and business operations with Microsoft

Regina Maria is a leading provider of healthcare services in Romania. Microsoft equips them with technology to optimize business processes and maintain a high level of patient care. Microsoft Teams unifies their communication applications into a single system, allowing them to reduce the approval process time and increase speed and rate of response to customer feedback. With Microsoft tools, Regina Maria's database is 20% more accurate and complaint management is 50% faster.

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RapidDeploy helps first responders defend public safety with Azure Sentinel

RapidDeploy  creates its  Cloud Aided Dispatch  systems to help first responders act quickly to protect the public. There's a lot at stake, and the company's cloud-native platform must be secure against an array of serious cybersecurity threats. So, when RapidDeploy  implemented a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system, it chose  Microsoft  Azure Sentinel, one of the world's first  cloud-native  SIEMs. Learn about the whole story in the video below.

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Secure score in Azure Security Center

This article introduces secure score, which is the central feature in Security Center that helps you understand your current security situation as well as how to efficiently and effectively improve it. It provides detailed guidance on how to access your score, how it is calculated, how to improve it, and more.

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