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Bulletins and Milestones are the latest line-of-business tools added to Microsoft Teams’ Power Apps suite, giving users the ability to better communicate and collaborate via Microsoft’s Dataverse cloud service. Both apps function pretty much as their names suggest, with Bulletin’s giving team leaders the ability to broadcast announcements either company-wide or per department, while Milestones helps users keep track of...
Tags: Dataverse, Power Apps, network management, network performance monitoring, network performance, collaboration apps, collaboration tools, enterprise collaboration, collaboration, work from anywhere, work from home, Azure, Microsoft Cloud, Microsoft Apps, Teams Apps, UCaaS, Microsoft Teams Monitoring, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft
According to Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield, “the most strategic combination in the history of software” took place this week as Salesforce officially acquired Slack in an all-stock deal valued at $27.7 billion. The acquisition sets up a titanic battle between Salesforce and Microsoft, as Slack is considered the primary competitor to Microsoft’s Teams collaboration platform, which has exploded in popularity...
Tags: network management, network performance monitoring, enterprise network, enterprise IT, enterprise collaboration, collaboration software, UCaaS, SaaS, enterprise software, collaboration tools, voice, video & collaboration, voice & video, voice, cloud computing, cloud, merger, Customer 360, Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Teams, Microsoft, Salesforce, Slack
When it comes to understanding how users actually leverage their SaaS tools, 97 percent of IT executives admit that they lack complete visibility, largely a side-effect of the fact that most enterprise IT teams are taking a reactive approach to collecting user data. What’s most jarring about these insights from the recently published 2020 The State of SaaS Management report...
Tags: SaaS sprawl, SaaS management, collaboration tools, CTO, CIO, enterprise tech, enterprise IT, enterprise, Microsoft Teams, Teams, UCaaS, SaaS
Despite competing in a market that has never been hotter, Microsoft Teams has never been more popular. But with Slack and Zoom planning big plays for a larger share of the market for enterprise unified communications as a service (UCaaS), Microsoft unveiled a mile-long list of upgrades to Teams that they hope will maintain its status as the go-to collaboration...
Tags: collaboration tools, team collaboration, collaboration, unified communications, UCaaS, UC, Google Cloud, Google, O365, office 365, microsoft cloud, microsoft teams, microsoft, network performance monitoring, network monitoring, enterprise IT
Task management platform Okta recently released the mid-year update to their 2020 @Work Business Report, and the findings tell a familiar story: The recent meteoric rise in cloud and SaaS adoption has been hard to ignore, and is challenging IT to seek out new solutions. As expected, cloud-delivered UCaaS and collaboration applications continue to see unprecedented growth over the past...
Tags: network monitoring, network performance monitoring, network management, work from home, remote work, WFH, enterprise WAN, enterprise IT, enterprise networks, video apps, collaboration apps, collaboration tools, collaboration, UCaaS, zoom, slack, skype, video conferencing, video conference, video call
How to Turn G Suite at Work Into Collaboration Nirvana
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Lea Rabinowitz
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For companies choosing a hosted productivity solution, there are two obvious options—Office 365 and G Suite. At first glance, they seem fairly similar. Both offer email, storage and a range of productivity tools like word processing, spreadsheets and presentation applications. But what you might not notice with one of the options is a little problem that could ruin your collaboration...
Tags: cloud apps, collaboration tools, G Suite
Why It Matters That Unified Communications Aren't Actually Unified
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Joe Michalowski
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Is it time yet to acknowledge that unified communications (UC) is more of a buzzword than a real business solution? We’ve been hearing about the promises of UC applications for upwards of 20 years—ever since messaging and real-time communication started coming together. But the real temptation of UC was that all of your communications needs—voice, video, instant messaging—would come together...
Tags: collaboration tools, shadow IT, unified communications
Get to Know the Top Collaboration Apps for Remote Users
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Sharon Ward
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Team members are not always in the same office, or they may be on the road at customer or supplier sites. Companies are dealing with a shortage of critical skills, so they hire people regardless of their location. Businesses overall are increasing their number of remote offices and locations, taking advantage of modern technology that makes it easier to be...
Tags: collaboration tools, remote locations, SaaS applications
5 Tips for Better Collaboration Tool Security and Performance
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Sharon Ward
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The need for collaboration tools like chat and video apps is greater than ever, for a few big reasons: Businesses are increasing their numbers of remote locations quickly Companies have recognized that it’s important to hire the best talent regardless of location. Employees often travel on business or choose to work remotely. Customers and suppliers are actively involved in the design of...
Tags: collaboration tools, remote locations, remote office monitoring, SaaS applications
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