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Get more productivity, better security, and cost savings when you maximize the value of your technology investments with Microsoft 365. No matter how you run your business or your team, Microsoft 365 is the cloud-first platform that enables all the ways people work today – wherever, whenever, and however. Sign up for our mailing list to learn why Microsoft 365 is a better way to work for your small business. We can help you do more with less. Let’s stay connected! Read More...

Microsoft 365 for Small Business

It’s hard to overstate the impact of having secure and reliable productivity and collaboration tools. It’s these tools that enable the communication, flexibility, and innovation that keep businesses thriving in this new era of hybrid work. Small- and medium-sized (SMB) businesses are no exception, but they need tools tailored to their unique needs and challenges. Microsoft 365 for Business can help your business do more with less. See how. Read More...

5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Migrating to the Cloud

Digital transformation and cloud migration can be a complex process. It takes comprehensive planning, successful execution, and ongoing maintenance after everything goes live. In this article from the San Francisco Business Times, read about the advantages of moving to the cloud, and five pitfalls to avoid as your business builds its plan for digital transformation. Read more. Read More...

Elite Construction + Development Builds Success and a Connected Workplace with Microsoft Teams

Elite Construction + Development, a small Washington company, owes much of its success to unfettered collaboration and a communication-first approach, which is now at the center of the company’s enthusiastic adoption of Microsoft Teams. When Elite became overwhelmed with a dozen or more overlapping technology platforms, it decided to consolidate to Microsoft 365, retaining only one third-party solution—its specialized accounting software. Elite uses Microsoft 365 apps for every other function in the company—creating content, managing projects, scheduling, collaboration, and even telephony. Read More...

Keep Up With the Latest News

Get more productivity, better security, and cost savings when you maximize the value of your technology investments with Microsoft 365. No matter how you run your business or your team, Microsoft 365 is the cloud-first platform that enables all the ways people work today – wherever, whenever, and however. Sign up for our mailing list to learn why Microsoft 365 is a better way to work for your small business. We can help you do more with less. Let’s stay connected! Read More...

Enable Hybrid Work With Windows 365

As workplaces and world events continue to evolve, so do the needs of your employees and business. Windows just keeps getting better for businesses, with new experiences designed for hybrid work. Windows 365 creates a new hybrid personal computing category called Cloud PC, which combines the power of the cloud with the device’s capabilities to provide a full, personalized Windows experience. See how the new Windows 365 can help your business do more with less. Read More...

3 Business Efficiencies to Keep Your Company Recession-Resistant

Remote work, managed services, and technology solutions that help your business do more with less – according to Entrepreneur.com, these are just a few of the ways you can incorporate efficiencies into your business to help keep it recession-proof. Read more to learn strategies that can help you increase efficiency, decrease overhead, and bolster your business to weather a recession. Read More...

Singaporean cloud communications provider makes security a team sport with Microsoft Defender

As a leading communications provider in the Asia-Pacific region, Toku helps companies streamline their workflows and optimize customer experiences by moving their business communications to the cloud. They needed a cost-efficient endpoint security solution that would help them implement a zero-trust strategy company-wide. They turned to Microsoft 365 Defender to eliminate cyber threats. Today, Toku enjoys enterprise-grade protection against cyberattacks and boasts high scores on IT security and compliance, cementing trust among its customers as a result. Read More...

The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft 365 For Business

Small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) must successfully manage many of the same collaboration challenges that face larger enterprises—but with lower budgets. Microsoft commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study and examine the potential return on investment (ROI) SMBs can realize by deploying Microsoft 365 for business. This eBook covers nine customers’ investments in Microsoft 365 for business, and the resulting organization-wide improvements to productivity and reductions to travel and technology expenses. Read more. Read More...

Consolidate So You Can Do More With Less

There's no shortage of technology to answer virtually every work-related need, but this disjointed landscape of apps from different vendors can add up financially. Simply consolidating to a single all-in-one platform eliminates the possibility that you're paying for redundant capabilities or overlapping services. Microsoft 365 can help meet every work-related technology need. You can also save by consolidating point solutions and replacing third-party security and identity applications. Microsoft 365 is your one solution to do more with less. Read More...

15 Smart Ways for Businesses in a Growth Stage to Save Money

For businesses in start-up and growth periods, staying lean to ensure healthy growth is crucial. Here, Forbes offers 15 ways to save money when a business is in a growth stage – including automating processes with cutting edge technologies – that can be used for any business interested in working smarter and doing more with less. Read More...

Consulting firm delights customers and finds growth with Microsoft Teams Essentials

Every Morning Consulting, a small sales consultancy based in Madrid, Spain, works to help SMB clients achieve growth and improve profitability. During pre-pandemic times, most meetings with clients were in person, and traveling was the norm. When COVID-19 hit, the firm turned to the free version of  Microsoft Teams , and later adopted  Microsoft Teams Essentials  for its expanded capabilities. With Teams Essentials, Every Morning Consulting is now closer to their customers and more flexible in day-to-day day activities. And they see new avenues of growth for the future.   Read More...

How Microsoft 365 Improves Productivity

With Microsoft Teams and familiar Office apps, people can connect using one-on-one conversations and group chats, and they can easily access files, chats, and apps in one workspace. Coworkers can make faster decisions, with real-time sharing in meetings, instant feedback and collaboration. And they can share, edit, and co-author documents wherever, whenever. Microsoft 365 makes productivity easy. See how it can help you do more with less.   Read More...

Microsoft Ignite 2022: Top Security Announcements

This article from CRN highlights the most recent security announcements from Ignite 2022. Read on for the biggest updates, as well as perspectives from customers and partners who are doing more with less, and “going all-in on Microsoft.” Read More...

Equitable Bank Thwarts Red Team with Comprehensive Microsoft Security Solutions

Equitable Bank (EQB), seeks to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people’s lives, and this mission comes down to one thing: trust. When a Mandiant Red Team cybersecurity test revealed weaknesses in its security defenses, EQB took action. It replaced two security and event management solutions with Microsoft Sentinel and deployed Microsoft 365 Defender solutions to cover endpoints, identities, and cloud apps. After experiencing startlingly improved results in a follow-up test a year later, EQB knows it’s on the right track. Its Microsoft deployments—and its innovative spirit—continue. Read More...

Keep Up With the Latest News

Get more productivity, better security, and cost savings when you maximize the value of your technology investments with Microsoft 365. No matter how you run your business or your team, Microsoft 365 is the cloud-first platform that enables all the ways people work today – wherever, whenever, and however. Sign up for our mailing list to learn why Microsoft 365 is a better way to work for your small business. We can help you do more with less. Let’s stay connected! Read More...

Improve Security and Reduce Your Bottom Line

Microsoft 365 provides a holistic approach to security, helping you protect identities, data, apps, and devices across on-premises, cloud, and mobile environments. This approach addresses the four foundations of computer system security: Identity and access management, threat protection, information protection, and security management. See how your business can build a culture of security, all while saving money with Microsoft 365. Read More...

Microsoft CEO: 'Software is ultimately the biggest deflationary force' for businesses

Today’s macro-economic environment affects businesses of all sizes and is forcing change globally. In this Yahoo Finance article, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shares his perspectives on the economy, how the right technology is the ultimate productivity tool, and how Microsoft is adjusting. “All of the macroeconomic headwinds that all of us face — none of us are immune — the tailwind we at least as a company have is our ability to deliver these solutions. Software is ultimately the biggest deflationary force businesses can use,” Nadella says. Read more. Read More...

Floral retailer uses Microsoft Teams to make business bloom

House of Lilac, a premium flower company based in Miami, delivers bouquets and arrangements across the city and ships gifts nationwide.  House of Lilac’s digital transformation was the pivotal factor that helped them adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic. From the outset, the company invested in its digital presence as a flower retailer, and the payoff shows. House of Lilac uses Microsoft 365 to consolidate everything under one application. It helped owner Melanie Fernandez organize the company, reduce costs, and increase efficiency and productivity—resulting in a business that’s blooming. Read More...

Keep Up With the Latest News

Get more productivity, better security, and cost savings when you maximize the value of your technology investments with Microsoft 365. No matter how you run your business or your team, Microsoft 365 is the cloud-first platform that enables all the ways people work today – wherever, whenever, and however. Sign up for our mailing list to learn why Microsoft 365 is a better way to work for your small business. We can help you do more with less. Let’s stay connected! Read More...