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    Microsoft | Business Strategy

    By: Ryan Stickel
    February 7th, 2025

    2025 has arrived and many businesses will need to prepare for a significant event in the tech world. On October 14, Windows 10 will reach its end of support. This means Microsoft will no longer provide updates, patches or security fixes for this operating system.

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    Microsoft

    By: Ryan Stickel
    September 27th, 2024

    If you’re an Outlook user, you may have noticed a little toggle switch on the upper right side of Outlook that reads “Try the new Outlook,” which might leave you with a few questions. How much longer can I use the “old” or classic Outlook? Should I switch to the new one? What’s the difference between them?

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    Microsoft

    By: Ryan Stickel
    May 17th, 2024

    If you have devices in your business that are still running Windows 10, it’s time to create a plan so you can upgrade. Compatibility and vulnerability issues are on the horizon, and you want to act before it’s too late!

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    Microsoft

    By: Tyler Snyder
    September 14th, 2023

    Is your business looking to move away from the traditional physical Microsoft server in favor of a newer or cloud-based alternative? If so, this article is the right place for you. Back in 2019, we wrote an article about alternatives to a server in your business. Many of those alternatives are still options we see clients utilizing today.

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    Microsoft

    By: Ryan Stickel
    May 4th, 2023

    You’re probably already aware of how much convenience computers create in our everyday lives, particularly at work, but what if I told you there were more applications and features you’ve completely missed out on?

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    Microsoft | Business Strategy | Phone and Voice Communication

    By: Ryan Stickel
    January 23rd, 2023

    Microsoft Teams audio licenses can now be applied for free to existing Teams accounts for no additional cost. The audio license used to be a separate feature available for purchase.

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    Microsoft

    By: Ryan Stickel
    December 16th, 2022

    Many of us use Microsoft 365 every day at work. M365 is Microsoft’s cloud productivity suite. Depending on your M365 license, it has the old apps we’re used to: Word, Excel, Outlook, etc., as well as cloud communication and collaboration tools. The M365 suite contains a couple of services you may have heard of or used, but aren’t quite as well-versed in: SharePoint and OneDrive.

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    Technology Strategy | Microsoft | Business Strategy

    By: Stephanie Hurd
    December 30th, 2021

    Google Workspace vs. Microsoft 365 — which is best? Many people are passionately on team Microsoft or team Google when it comes to productivity suites. You may not even remember why you chose one or the other. It could have simply been what you knew was available way back when you started your business or first adopted the technology. Someone, at some point, came along and suggested switching from Google to Microsoft or from Microsoft to Google. When the question comes up, most organizations struggle to identify which solution is truly best for their business vs. which one was just the flavor of the month when they made the choice.

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    Technology Strategy | Microsoft | Business Strategy

    By: Stephanie Hurd
    October 28th, 2021

    Do you have piles of notes lying around your computer? Are you constantly writing things down in different notebooks, then scrambling to find where you put the notes from that last project update or team meeting? Microsoft OneNote is your answer. It has all the productivity and organization you need conveniently tied to all your other Microsoft applications and functions.

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    Technology Strategy | Microsoft

    By: Stephanie Hurd
    October 4th, 2021

    It's here. This week, Microsoft is launching the latest version of Windows, Windows 11. This is certainly no secret, especially if you've been watching Sunday night football and the flood of Microsoft ads during the game.