Tuesday, May 26, 2020

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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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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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Steve Gleason on technology and making ideas come to life

Companies that have adopted the cloud to drive business growth move faster, deliver more value and are able to address change more effectively than those constrained by rigid policies and processes. They use the flexibility of the cloud to their advantage, constantly finding new ways to scale nearly infinitely and gain deeper insights into customers that other companies only dream about. That's why it's imperative to make the most of big data, the cloud and intelligence capabilities. Microsoft has the assets to deliver on the promise of a consistent experience. With Azure and SQL Server, customers get the most consistent experience from on-premises to cloud. Contact us to find out more.

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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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Bill Gates Says These Tech Innovations Will Change the World

The quality of life for many people today is much better than it was 20 years ago. Bill Gates is bullish on tech that focuses on improving happiness and living conditions around the world. He believes that focusing on improved well-being in the next 20 years can fight back disease and other world problems.

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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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Customer story: Steve Gleason

Communication and connection are key to quality of life. Steve Gleason, the famed NFL safety, demonstrates this daily. He has ALS and is no longer able to speak. He uses Microsoft technology and advanced eye tracking software to communicate with his family and the world. Your business can use technology to digitally transform. Contact us to learn how you can connect people, data, and processes in the cloud to achieve more.

Monday, May 18, 2020

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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Tuesday, May 12, 2020

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Teamwork is more important than ever for today's businesses--and Microsoft Teams makes it easier than ever for your business to begin realizing the promise of a digital workspace. Subscribe now to stay informed on how Teams, as the hub in Office 365, can elevate and transform communication, collaboration, and teamwork throughout your entire organization.

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Azure Migration Guide for Windows Server

Need a simpler way to approach your cloud migration? Start with an honest assessment of your environment to determine what you have and whether it's a good candidate for moving to the cloud. Next, choose your migration strategy and the approach you'll use. Once you've completed your migration, you can begin to optimize for best results. Want a little help along the way? Contact us to learn how we can help you navigate the migration process and identify the strategy that best suits your needs.

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Azure Migration Guide for Windows Server

Need a simpler way to approach your cloud migration? Start with an honest assessment of your environment to determine what you have and whether it's a good candidate for moving to the cloud. Next, choose your migration strategy and the approach you'll use. Once you've completed your migration, you can begin to optimize for best results. Want a little help along the way? Contact us to learn how we can help you navigate the migration process and identify the strategy that best suits your needs.

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SQL Server VMs run better on Azure than AWS

According to a recent report, 30% of organizations lose revenue during a cyberattack. Businesses can help protect themselves against cyberattack by ensuring they have automatic security updates. Tools like Azure make it easy to conduct maintenance with automatic application of the latest security patches. At Ayers Technology Group, we can help you find the right solutions to fit your security needs. Contact us today to learn more.

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A new generation of communication tools for a new generation of Alcoa workers

At the Alcoa plant in the distant coastal town of Fjardaal, Iceland, employees relied on a magnetic board to assign and trade shifts, while standard email was used to communicate critical information from one shift to the next--both of which required people to be physically present to retrieve messages or confirm changes in shift assignments. The adoption of Microsoft Teams transformed these otherwise manual tasks into a workflow better suited to a new generation of digitally savvy Alcoa employees who all carry smartphones. With Teams, company-wide announcements are now made with the confidence that everyone will see them via their devices, regardless of location, while operational information is quickly disseminated and passed along from one shift to the next to improve processes, safety, and efficiency. Watch the video to see how Teams is delivering the future of communication to a new generation of Alcoa plant personnel.

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

A closer look at hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud approaches

Businesses are adopting hybrid-cloud or multi-cloud strategies for many reasons, including application and data portability, multi-year 100% uptime, and avoiding vendor lock-in. If you plan to adopt a new cloud strategy, consider bringing on professional help. At Ayers Technology Group, we have years of experience helping businesses just like yours to plan and implement new hybrid-cloud solutions. Contact us to learn more.

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A closer look at hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud approaches

Businesses are adopting hybrid-cloud or multi-cloud strategies for many reasons, including application and data portability, multi-year 100% uptime, and avoiding vendor lock-in. If you plan to adopt a new cloud strategy, consider bringing on professional help. At Ayers Technology Group, we have years of experience helping businesses just like yours to plan and implement new hybrid-cloud solutions. Contact us to learn more.

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Customer story: IHG (InterContinental Hotel Group) grows and scales its global business with hybrid cloud

InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) has over 5,000 locations around the world. With so many locations and on-premises legacy systems, IHG struggled to bring new technology to market quickly. That's why they adopted the cloud, which added control and a wallet-friendly price point. With a cloud-first model, you can bring new tech to customers faster and drive topline revenue growth just like IHG. Interested in learning more? Contact us today to find out how we can help you migrate to the cloud.

Taking internal communication to the next level with Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams has transformed internal communications for today's businesses, delivering features that allow companies to customize workspaces, connect team members together, provide single-point access to assets, integrate third-party solutions, and more. In this video, you'll see how advanced communications tools and the integration of disparate CRM tools into Microsoft Teams enabled Red Lion Hotels (RLH) to up its hospitality game.