Microsoft Power BI is a business intelligence tool that is one component of Microsoft’s expanding Power Platform. It functions as a collection of software services, apps, and data connectors that work seamlessly to create a unified vision of an organization’s business data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights and data analytics. The enterprise data may reside in an Excel spreadsheet, legacy database, or a combination of cloud-based and on-premises hybrid data sources. Read More
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The urgency of marketplace competition has long been the driver for making digital transformation a priority for enterprise organizations both large and small, in basically every industry. In recent years, the need for cloud-based digital transformation has even created a bit of a frenzy, with new products and systems showing up every week — and organizations even going as far as to create a new C-suite position, the chief digital transformation officer. In a recent IDC InfoBrief, the firm found that 54% of business owners admit the No. 1 challenge when it comes to meeting digital transformation goals is braiding all of these new solutions and projects into their everyday business. Read More
The traditional workplace model has been wholly shattered, and it appears as though Microsoft will be one of the biggest beneficiaries. Large businesses adopted Microsoft 365 (M365) en masse to ensure their employees were productive and engaged while working from home. Organizations’ risk tolerance for smaller vendors evaporates in moments of crisis, so many flocked to a proven enterprise software leader. Read More
What’s the best way to begin any digital transformation journey? Find a project that is achievable within one month, with the resources you have today, and that is of immediate value to the business. Read More
Microsoft has unveiled a new ransomware detection feature for its Azure customers that will send alerts to security teams when the system observes actions “potentially associated with ransomware activities.” Read More
After a pedal-to-the-metal year of digital transformation, it may be tempting for leaders to ease up on the gas. However, it is only a matter of time before “life happens” and we experience the next major interruption, says Greg Bentham, vice president, cloud infrastructure services at Capgemini Americas. “Now that we are emerging out of the pandemic in many parts of the world, the biggest lesson learned is that companies that had a clear digital strategy have emerged even stronger than ever.” Read More
SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, a new product sold by subscription, was released as a preview on Monday.
New features in the SharePoint Server Subscription Edition product were briefly described by Bill Baer, a Microsoft senior product marketing manager for SharePoint Intranet, in this Tuesday announcement. However, the potentially important licensing and support changes associated with the subscription model weren’t described. Read More
As businesses reimagine every facet of their operations to become customer-centric digital enterprises, process governance is becoming the strategic “mission control” that enables those businesses to harness the full potential of their transformations. Read More
The Latest From Microsoft
At Microsoft’s Inspire 2021 partner conference this week, the company is unveiling a new industry cloud offering, a virtual Windows desktop solution that is accessible from a web browser and new capabilities in the Teams collaboration app. Read More
In the enterprise, digital transformation is no longer synonymous with striving toward a structural or radical change by replacing and rebuilding systems and processes. Rather, it now resembles any other business function – with the goal of enabling continuous innovation across departments.
If you’re at a small or medium-sized business (SMB), however, the stakes are different. You’re probably already pressed for technology resources and capital. Why then, would you care about turning your operations inside out and changing your fundamental ways of working? Read More
