Microsoft Viva is a new “employee experience platform” in Microsoft Teams that was unveiled by Microsoft in February. It currently has four applications — Viva Connections, Viva Insights, Viva Learning and Viva Topics — with just the latter app having reached full “general availability” (GA) status at this time. Read More
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Orchestras rehearse so that every musician plays in sync. For business teams, however, using data in sync necessitates a number of steps be taken to make the data useful. One of the challenges is that teams are often using different platforms and applications that generate data in varying formats and types. It takes time and effort to parse these data types and connect the data so it can become valuable information. Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the process of digital transformation in businesses, experts said, and has urged companies to consider their own resources and conditions to ensure and increase efficiency. Read More
The global coronavirus pandemic has validated Microsoft’s hybrid go-to-market strategy that recognises the cloud is not a one-size-fits-all solution and providers must meet customers where they are on their digital transformation journeys, according to JG Chirapurath, vice president of Azure data, artificial intelligence (AI) and edge. Read More
Clearly, digital transformation is essential for business survival in a connected world. According to 2020 statistics from Gartner, 91 percent of businesses are engaged in some form of digital initiative, while 87 percent of senior business leaders say digitalization is a priority. Read More
With the adoption of digital innovation, enterprises move at such an accelerated rate. Attackers have also stepped up their game, with ransomware and nation-state actors gaining ground. There has also been a dramatic change in businesses and their information technology (IT). Digital transformation impacted IT and cybercrime, thus making it important for businesses to prioritize cybersecurity to remain safe, successful and competitive. Read More
A terrific digital transformation leader showed me his LinkedIn profile the other day. It was super low-key – so low-key, in fact, that you’d never guess this guy has done some really groundbreaking stuff. Read More
Microsoft 365 (Office 365) is a widely used cloud-based package with over a million companies worldwide using its production capabilities. By 2020, over 700,000 companies in the United States alone were using Office suite software. Read More
Digital transformation is a hard and long endeavor, especially for companies with legacy technology stacks, processes or cultures. However, it is no longer a discretionary initiative. Digitization is a secular trend, and the expectations from customers and associates to engage digitally are becoming table stakes. Read More
Microsoft has launched its first Azure Orbital “ground station as a service” units, the company announced this week, starting with its own datacenter in Quincy, Wash. Read More
