Migration Matters: The benefits of moving to SharePoint Online.
All creatures great and small seek optimal conditions. Optimize your conditions and support improved collaboration and communication by leveraging SharePoint Online.
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Free Customizable Microsoft Teams Backgrounds
We were excited to hear that there was a way to create custom backgrounds for Microsoft Teams video calls. We found several backgrounds online and customized them by adding our logo to the images. We were impressed with the results!
Read MoreHow to create a custom background in Microsoft Teams
Recently, Microsoft announced that the ability to use a custom background when on a Teams video call. This was a nice upgrade from the background blur feature that allowed you to blur out the guest bed or your kids pouring a bowl of cereal in the background. But, the 24 options Microsoft has given us are simply not enough. We want to create our OWN custom backgrounds!
Read More5 Great Apps You May Not Know You Have
Office 365 comes loaded with useful apps – here are five you may be overlooking.
For many users of Office 365, familiar applications like Outlook, Office and Excel are the extent to which the powerful suite of tools is leveraged. Sharp-eyed users may have spotted other applications with names like Yammer, WhiteBoard and Visio. It turns out that, depending on your Office 365 subscription, you may have access to a host of wildly useful apps that you may have never even opened.
Read MoreThe Modern Workplace: No Longer Aspirational, Now a Necessity
As our workplace is forcibly altered, here’s what you can expect once we come through this crisis
At Kiefer Consulting, one of our primary practice areas is helping people shepherd their organizations toward adopting a modern workplace. Our modern workplace consulting practice develops and deploys innovative solutions that improve how your organization communicates and shares information both internally and externally.
Read MoreFree Crash Course Consulting – Microsoft Teams
No strings, no expectations – let us help you leverage Microsoft Teams to help your team.
Read MorePlanner Momentum – Best Practices for Leveraging Microsoft Planner
If you’re reading this there is a high likelihood that you’re doing so in an unfamiliar environment. Our comfortable workplaces have been upended by global events and your organization may be experiencing chaos, uncertainty and disconnectedness. While Office 365 offers an array of apps to help us bridge some of the gaps we’re now confronted with, there’s one in particular that we think deserves your attention – Microsoft Planner. This article will help set the wheels in motion and help you leverage the oft overlooked application that many organizations may not even realize has been included in their Office 365 subscription.
Read MoreBusiness as Usual in Unusual Times
Last week, the United States declared the COVID-19 a national emergency. Late last week, states across the country have put mandates in place, including closing schools, bars and restaurants to slow the spread of the disease.
Many businesses have had to quickly react to these sweeping changes and if you are like us at Kiefer, you may be working remotely. Many organizations have instructed employees to work from home and have put procedures in place to keep business going.
Read MoreSharePoint Saturday returns to Sacramento on March 21
Kiefer Consulting is proud to sponsor SharePoint Saturday, Sacramento. This year’s free event will be held on March 21st at the Patrick Hays Learning Center in Sacramento. Register here.
Read MoreHow Office 365 can support a data privacy strategy.
Data Privacy continues to be a top priority for I.T. and executive management. As the security landscape changes and becomes more complex, it’s no surprise that organizations are looking to experts like Kiefer and Microsoft to ensure that their data security strategy and data privacy policies will protect the organization and their clients/constituents.
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