Microsoft Ignite is Microsoft’s annual conference for developers and IT professionals. This year, Ignite is being held in Orlando, Florida (November 4-8, 2019), and there have been several announcements related to Microsoft Teams and SharePoint that we are compelled to share.
Read MoreMicrosoft is changing how people work. Office 365 has a comprehensive suite of applications that help organizations improve how they collaborate and communicate. However, there is one question we get with frequency,
Read More“How do I know what application in Office 365 I should be using and when I should use it?”
Well, it appears that Microsoft is ready to introduce Office 365 Business and Office 365 ProPlus users to Microsoft Teams. We have heard that users haven’t already been given access to Microsoft Teams can expect to see Microsoft’s collaboration application automatically activated by July 9, 2019.
Read MoreIn 2018, Kiefer’s award-winning SharePoint practice was rolled into a larger practice area that we call the Modern Workplace. As a Microsoft Gold Partner, Kiefer was seeing Microsoft make changes in how they were approaching digital business transformation and the more ambitious vision they were sharing with Microsoft customers and partners.
Read MoreAs government agencies move users to Office 365 and the Cloud, users will be exposed to solutions like OneDrive for Business and SharePoint.
Read MoreAs government agencies move users to Office 365 and the Cloud, users will be exposed to solutions like OneDrive for Business and SharePoint. For many users, the solutions will be entirely new and there will be a learning curve as organizations wrestle with how the applications will be used, who will use them, and what they will be used for. Thankfully, a new Microsoft application will make adoption easier.
At Microsoft Ignite this year, there was a lot of interest in Microsoft Teams, Microsoft’s answer to the very popular persistent-chat platform, Slack. Microsoft Teams was released last year and it caught some by surprise. When it was released, many of our clients were not sure how they would put Teams to good use. However, in just 6 short months, Teams is now being used by over 125,000 organizations across the world. Microsoft Teams is enjoying strong momentum and its rapid growth is proof that collaboration and instant communication are desired in the modern workplace.
Read MoreThe Kiefer team always looks forward to watching Microsoft’s videos on YouTube that summarize the latest updates to Office 365.
Read MoreAs the Falcons and Patriots take the field this weekend, it’s the team that exhibits the best teamwork that will prevail. Sure, there may be some individual contributors that may have some major influence on the outcome of the game… but there is no denying that teamwork will determine who wins and who loses the contest.