Wednesday, December 18, 2019
IT Detects Security Threats First. It's Worth Considering Why.
It's been a long road, but Security and IT teams are making great progress in terms of collaboration, according to a new Dark Reading survey of IT and cybersecurity professionals. Dark Reading tracks progress year-to-year and reported an impressive positive movement in terms of how teams view each other, but still saw room for improvement around disparate tools (leading to silos of data) and inadequate visibility in the cloud. Read this blog on key findings from the survey and for a better understanding of why Security and IT collaboration is so important.
Azure Migration Guide for Windows Server
Need a simpler way to approach your cloud migration? Start with an honest assessment of your environment to determine what you have and whether it's a good candidate for moving to the cloud. Next, choose your migration strategy and the approach you'll use. Once you've completed your migration, you can begin to optimize for best results. Want a little help along the way? Contact us to learn how we can help you navigate the migration process and identify the strategy that best suits your needs.
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Top signs to know you've outgrown basic email marketing
The time of blast email marketing is over. As both the marketplace and available technology evolve, so does the marketing needs of your business. New technology like Dynamics 365 offers an automated marketing solution to help even small businesses deliver the personalized content customers have come to expect. Contact us today to learn more about how you can integrate Dynamics 365 and provide the experience your customers deserve.
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Avoid security breaches: How to protect your data
Updating your security measures can be tricky, especially if you don't know where to start. Luckily, securing your sensitive data is easier than you think.
With these tips on how to protect your valuable company data, you can create a customizable plan of attack to ensure that your information is always protected, no matter the size of your business.
SQL Server VMs run better on Azure than AWS
According to a recent report, 30% of organizations lose revenue during a cyberattack. Businesses can help protect themselves against cyberattack by ensuring they have automatic security updates. Tools like Azure make it easy to conduct maintenance with automatic application of the latest security patches. At Inner-City Cubes, we can help you find the right solutions to fit your security needs. Contact us today to learn more.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Marketing
Marketing automation offers the best of both worlds by increasing productivity while decreasing overhead. Running your marketing efforts through a single, concise dashboard helps your sales reps prioritize their efforts towards the most promising leads. Check out this infographic and contact us today to learn more about how Dynamics 365 for Marketing can get you started building strong relationships with the right customers.
Week in the Life of IT heroes
A work week in the life of an IT professional revolves around defending, protecting and securing IT systems. A complete, intelligent solution including Office 365, Windows 10and Enterprise Mobility + Security, Microsoft 365 empowers IT heroes to depart for the weekend with peace of mind. Check out the innovative tools in Microsoft 365 that help protect business data, enhance threat protection, guard against accidental sharing of sensitive information, protect data in cloud applications and improve compliance.
Monday, December 16, 2019
Protect your business with advanced security from Microsoft 365 Business
We get it: running a small business is no small task. We know your customers have no shortage of security concerns, whether it be preventing data loss or ensuring information-rights management.
Good news! Now, with security solutions from Microsoft 365 Business, you can have peace of mind knowing your business is defended against all manner of cyberattacks.
Need help paving the way to a more secure future for your company? Check out this infographic and contact us to learn more about our unique security solutions.
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Wednesday, December 11, 2019
A closer look at hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud approaches
Businesses are adopting hybrid-cloud or multi-cloud strategies for many reasons, including application and data portability, multi-year 100% uptime, and avoiding vendor lock-in. If you plan to adopt a new cloud strategy, consider bringing on professional help. At Inner-City Cubes, we have years of experience helping businesses just like yours to plan and implement new hybrid-cloud solutions. Contact us to learn more.
Small and Mid-Size Businesses Need to Focus on Cybersecurity
Contrary to popular opinion, small and mid-size businesses are at a greater risk for a cybersecurity attack than large corporations. But because many SMBs assume they're not at risk, they rarely invest in security measures that could save their businesses. Read this article for more on the real impact of a data breach on SMBs and what you can do to protect your business.
How to determine the right CRM and marketing automation for SMBs
With the right CRM and marketing automation solutions in place, you can grow your business and understand customers better. CRM technology can help you build customer relationships and improve performance. And marketing automation can help you to nurture these relationships, plus gain insights to make smarter marketing decisions. But before you invest in these tools, it's important to understand your business needs and the solution capabilities.
At Inner-City Cubes, we specialize in integrated sales and marketing tools that can help you increase sales and deliver better customer experiences. Check out this article for tips on selecting CRM and marketing automation tools. And give us a call! We'd be glad to help you find the best solutions for your business.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
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Technology: How it Benefits Small Business
The role of technology in business has led to tremendous growth in trade and commerce. Business concepts and models have been revolutionized from today's innovative technologies.
What business doesn't want to streamline accounting, manage costs better, and connect with customers in a more immediate and authentic way? In this article, you'll learn about a wide range of new technology solutions that can be key enablers of growth and expansion.
Customer story: IHG (InterContinental Hotel Group) grows and scales its global business with hybrid cloud
InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) has over 5,000 locations around the world. With so many locations and on-premises legacy systems, IHG struggled to bring new technology to market quickly. That's why they adopted the cloud, which added control and a wallet-friendly price point. With a cloud-first model, you can bring new tech to customers faster and drive topline revenue growth just like IHG. Interested in learning more? Contact us today to find out how we can help you migrate to the cloud.
Customer story: Swarovski boosts global sales and marketing with Microsoft Dynamics 365
Coordinating teams and tools can be difficult, especially for global brands. That's why Swarovski is letting go of its multiple sales tools in favor of a single, cohesive, connected system. Check out this video to learn more about Swarovski's journey to a more integrated sales force with Dynamics 365.
Introducing Microsoft Threat Experts
Microsoft Threat Experts is an additional layer of expertise and optics Microsoft customers can utilize in Microsoft 365 to augment security operations.
Monday, December 9, 2019
Customer story: iSalon
For UK-based business iSalon, protecting sensitive customer data is their top priority. iSalon provides software and management systems to over 2,000 hair salons, and most of their customers are small business owners who have poured their life savings into their companies.
iSalon depends on security technology from Microsoft 365 Business to defend against information loss and cyberattacks like malware and malicious URLs. And with employees scattered across the UK, collaboration and productivity tools keep employees connected and engaged.
Customer Story: NQ Cranes customers come first with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
At NQ Cranes, the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central was a total success. Not only did the business flow automation immediately reduce time on internal processes, but it also allowed more time for client management.
Stephen Goodson, IT Manager at NQ Cranes touches on Business Central selection, implementation, and results—asserting that they were able to spend less time on internal processes and devote more time to account management.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Develop 'Security Champions' For Successful Enterprise Security Scalability
What steps have you taken to create an internal team of security champions to support your security strategy? The idea is to create "front-line support". @iiamit writes, "These advocates know their businesses better than any of my security engineers could, and they are deeply embedded in their organization's culture. And, as a result, they can provide the best context for security decisions. Our role is to equip them with our services and security expertise."
Cloud lessons learned: Four companies that migrated Windows Server
As the motion picture industry shifts to compute-intensive high definition, a top digital studio, Jellyfish, found that their rendering times in on-premises servers were driving costs up and productivity down. To combat the issue, Jellyfish turned to Azure for its open source capabilities, cost savings, and superior support. Contact us today to learn more about migrating your on-premises computing needs to the cloud and begin your path to increasing productivity and cutting costs.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Top ways marketing can help sales succeed
How well do your sellers and marketers work together? Do your customers know they're working on the same team?
Buyers don't distinguish between marketing and sales. They expect a consistent experience when they're working with a company--whoever they're working with. It's important to keep this in mind as you're thinking through internal processes and systems.
With Dynamics 365, your marketing and sales teams share common data, a complete view of customers, and Office 365 collaboration tools. With integrated solutions in place, you can deliver a seamless customer experience. Check out this e-book, then contact us to learn how your sales and marketing teams can work better together.
Is your company secure?
Microsoft 365 and the intelligent cloud can help you protect, detect and respond to today's modern security landscape. As a fully integrated, end-to-end solution, Microsoft 365 helps you address new risks and opportunities and drive digital transformation to empower everyone from the executive office to first-line workers. Contact us to get started today!
Protect your company with security solutions from Microsoft
Every company needs to have an updated security strategy—we're looking at you, small businesses. In a digital landscape that's constantly evolving, now's the time to adopt a cloud-based security solution to defend customer data against cyberattacks.
Want to secure your customers' sensitive data? Contact us to learn more.
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Increase business productivity with Windows Server and Azure
IDC calculates the need for data storage capacity across all media types over the next four years will exceed the entire amount of data shipped over the past 20 years. With an exponential increase in data storage capacity required by many businesses, companies are looking for cost-saving options. With platforms like Azure, your business can save during every stage of cloud migration.
Contact us today to learn how we can help.
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Boost productivity and increase revenue
Today's businesses are overloading sellers with multiple sales tools that complicate an already involved sales process. Despite significant investments of time and money in implementing these processes, they don't actually help sellers do their jobs better. Check out this infographic to learn how Dynamics 365 can alleviate these pains and increase productivity with a single, intuitive system. Contact us today to find out how we can help you adopt the right sales tools for your business needs.
Monday, December 2, 2019
Customer story: Jack's Diving Locker
Jack's Diving Locker, a scuba diving and snorkel educational facility, uses Microsoft 365 Business to securely run their business and to streamline their outreach efforts. Since adopting a cloud-based security and communication solution, its founders have grown their business from five sets of gear and a Volkswagen van to a company with two retail stores and five boats at two harbors. They use security tools, like Microsoft Intune, to protect company data and devices and to ensure that business is conducted securely and efficiently. With help from Microsoft 365 Business, Jack's Diving Locker has expanded into a global ocean conservation and education company, teaching people all over the world to preserve and protect our oceans.
Customer story: See how Microsoft Dynamics 365 enabled NQ Cranes to bridge the gap between departments
NQ Cranes has been growing steadily as a family business for over 40 years but saw room for improvement.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central helps NQ Cranes push the boundaries of technology by bringing visibility to administration, technicians, and management. As a result, this thriving manufacturer became increasingly mobile and efficient.
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Data Migration Process: How Agencies Can Successfully Move Data to Modern Systems
In a recent Accenture survey of IT executives, 58 percent of those surveyed experienced 2 to 3 major IT outages over the past decade. Cloud migration can help prevent outages, increase security protections, and cut costs. When it comes to database migration, some IT pros fear data loss. That's why it's important to migrate to a platform that can handle your data storage needs--like Azure. Contact us today to learn how we can help you prevent outages with a tailored cloud migration plan.
4 Reasons Why Companies are Choosing CRM Over Traditional Marketing tools
Within this digital marketing environment, relationship marketing is the name of the game and customer relationship management (CRM) is the method. With its ability to break down silos and offer insights across multiple functions, CRM is helping companies provide a cohesive and well-coordinated experience to customers. Check out this article to learn more about the benefits of CRM.
Technology's Impact on Employee Experience: Balancing Overload Versus Enablement
Adopting technology in the workplace is a double-edged sword. It's key to maintaining a competitive advantage in the marketplace and increasing workplace productivity, but it can also compromise connection and lead to isolation.
Check out this article for tips on how to use technology to build a better individual employee experience and a more connected company culture.
Do you want help improving communication and teamwork in your company? You've come to the right place. Contact us at Inner-City Cubesto learn more.
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Monday, November 25, 2019
Customer story: Australian National University pioneers the next generation of genomics research by moving to the cloud
Australian National University is consistently ranked as one of the top 20 genomic research institutions. As pioneers of genomic research, they are growing the number of samples they use. As a result, their data and storage needs are growing, too. That's why cloud platforms like Azure are important for their research. With faster analysis and on-demand scaling, researchers can focus more on their projects and less on IT. Contact us today to learn more on how we can help you save time and scale.
Customer story: Mashreq Bank increases growth and market share through digital transformation
How does the oldest bank in the UAE stay relevant? According to Mashreq Bank, the secret is in their people and their culture of innovation. Modern tools like Dynamics 365 capture important customer data so sales reps can spend more time focused on their clients. Check out this video to learn more about how they are using technology to support their sales team.
Transform Endpoint Management and Security with Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 unified endpoint management (UEM) is the most secure, flexible approach to managing Windows 10 and other mobile devices in your modern workplace. Combining the strengths of Microsoft Intune and System Center Configuration Manager, it is the simplest way to cloud-connect your existing management infrastructure and reduce overall complexity, empowering end user productivity and enhancing device security. Contact us to learn how you can keep your data and employees' mobile devices secure with Microsoft 365.
Customer Story: Clifton Coffee Recap
From the start, leaders at Clifton Coffee Roasters (CCR) knew they wanted to go beyond just roasting coffee. They wanted to empower other coffee companies to succeed. Now they provide technical support, delivery service, and back-of-house training to coffee shops across the UK, in addition to providing all of the products needed to run a coffee company.
But it wasn't always that way. In the company's early days, the team had a difficult time coming together, with employees scattered across the UK and no reliable means to connect them. Once they adopted a teamwork solution to improve internal communication, teamwork became easy and the business took off. The rest is history.
Want to take cues from CCR's teamwork game? Contact us for help getting started.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Cloud migration essentials: A guide to migrating servers and virtual machines
Migrating servers and virtual machines has never been easier. With the right tools and processes, your migration project can be fast and friction free. You can reduce costs immediately and have more resources to drive cloud modernization. With the right tools and people, you can have the modern IT infrastructure you want and need.
At Inner-City Cubes, we have an experienced team and the best tools to help you migrate quickly and effectively. Contact us today to learn more.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Empowering the modern seller: A new definition of engagement
Companies are over two times more likely to reach quota when sales teams emphasize engagement. This is easier said than done when the definition of effective engagement differs between buyers and sellers. This e-book explores the disconnect between assumed and actual buyer preferences for engagement and how Dynamics 365 for Sales can help sellers realign their strategies with buyer needs.
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Unblocking Workplace Collaboration: 5 Tools and Strategies
Did you know that up to 80% of workers' time is spent on collaborative activities like responding to emails and attending meetings?
This guide to promoting a more collaborative workplace culture outlines common communication breakdowns in the modern workplace and provides strategies to help customers communicate and collaborate more effectively.
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Containers 101
Containers allow you to run multiple applications on the same operating system kernel, unlock ultimate productivity, and provide a standardized environment for development, QA, and production teams. At Inner-City Cubes, we want you to have the freedom and productive environment your developers need to achieve more. Contact us today to learn how we can modernize your workplace IT infrastructure with tools like Azure.
Close more deals with connected sales and marketing
Are your customer relationships limited by siloed customer data and disparate marketing and sales tools? Check out this infographic to learn more about how Dynamics 365 can combine sales and marketing to break down information barriers and give both functions a complete view of the customer.
Raising the Bar with End-to-End Security
With Microsoft, security can be simple once again. Microsoft 365 provides an intelligent security hub that works seamlessly across platforms, going far beyond Microsoft to Linux, Mac and others -- so you can manage mission-critical workloads with existing tools at your fingertips. Contact us to learn how Microsoft 365 helps keep your organization secure and productive.
Monday, November 18, 2019
Help customers bring teams and resources together with Microsoft technology
Digital teamwork tools are changing the way teams do business: Today, more than 30% of businesses use advanced communication tools in conference rooms.
With Teamwork solutions from Microsoft, you can facilitate better communication among your teams by using cloud-based email technology and calendaring services. You can also ensure that your teams are aligned with web conferencing and group chat. And that's just the beginning.
Contact us to see how your company can benefit from our enterprise-grade communication technology.
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Why a modern IT infrastructure is the cornerstone of data-driven enterprises
A solid IT platform is paramount for data-driven businesses. IT infrastructure, the foundation upon which datasets run, is key to the most basic and even the most sophisticated analytics capabilities. In this article, you'll read how updating networks, analytics tools, and data management resources, can prepare enterprises for the future of IT.
At Inner-City Cubes, your future is important to us. That's why we want to help you adopt the best solutions on the market. Contact us today to learn more.
Three ways content marketing boosts the value of your leads
Are you ready to increase your sales by 50%? Studies show that it's all about the marketing content you use. When making their purchasing decisions, consumers connect with and remember companies that appear personable and knowledgeable. Check out this article to learn how a small tweak in your marketing strategy can change everything.
Five Benefits And Three Challenges Technology Can Bring To Global Companies
By now, you know that technology brings numerous advances in communication for your teams, but are you familiar with the most specific benefits teamwork technology has to offer? This article asserts that communication technology translates to faster communication, enhanced efficiency, and profit boosts for your employees, all essential components to connecting your teams and resources. Check out this article to learn more.
Why companies who hire people with disabilities outperformed their peers
Upwards of 25% of the white-collar workforce have a disability but don't disclose it. Many are afraid of the repercussions of divulging such information. As an employer, it's your job to accommodate your employees and create a community of collaboration that will build teamwork and trust in your company. Ensuring you have a modern workplace can help your team build collaboration and unlock their full potential. Contact us to learn how we can help you find and implement the right solution today.
Customer story: Chevron's Azure migration journey
Chevron does business in over 30 countries around the world. With a distributed workforce and data coming from all over, they needed a solution to simplify, modernize, and secure their aging IT infrastructure. Chevron used Azure to convert legacy infrastructure to off-premises and automated their disaster recovery efforts. Watch this video to see how they also dropped infrastructure costs and improved security.
Monday, November 11, 2019
Customer story: Park Place technologies builds personal relationships to drive global sales
Park Place Technologies is using Dynamics 365 to build and maintain strong relationships in the present and handle the data and changes necessary to move confidently into the future. Check out their story in this video.
Customer story: Microsoft Super Bowl Commercial 2019: We All Win
When you're playing video games, you need the right tools to achieve success. That can be hard to do when you have specific needs.
The game of life is no different. Having the right tools to connect your team and enable flexibility can transform the way you live and work. And modernizing your workplace can help your team collaborate and achieve more. Contact us today to learn how you can plan and adopt a winning modern workplace solution.
Customer Story: Clifton Coffee | Bring Teams Together
Before switching to Teamwork solutions from Microsoft, employees at Clifton Coffee Roasters (CCR) would physically print out all documents, fill them out by hand, and then bring them into the office, where they would get scanned and entered into a computer. Sounds tedious, right?
Powered by Microsoft, CCR team members communicate better than ever. Now, their team members stay connected from almost anywhere in the world they are individually located. With flexible communication tools like Forms, employees can contribute and work together on shared documents from personal devices. No printing or scanning required.
Check out this video to learn how CCR connected their teams and resources with help from Microsoft solutions. And contact us to learn how you can too.
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Migration to Microsoft Azure: A technical overview
As part of its digital transformation, Canada's Capstone Mining needed a hybrid environment. It started shifting workloads to Azure for better scalability and resilience. But they didn't do it alone; they had help along the way.
At Inner-City Cubes, we are industry experts ready to help you transform the way your company does business. If you're in the market for a cloud solution to upgrade your IT infrastructure, contact us today to learn how we can help.
Digital transformation in sales: Evolving the art of customer engagement
No matter where you are along your own digital transformation journey, technology can help your business stay more in tune with your customers and engage with them on a more personal level. At Inner-City Cubes, we are ready to help you discover which technology is best suited to taking your customer engagement to the next level.
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The insider's guide to the modern workplace
For 66% of Global 2000 CEOs, digital transformation is at the heart of their corporate strategy. But embracing new tech and a new culture of work means finding ways to manage and secure productivity while minimizing costs and employee impact. We can help you adopt a modern workplace solution like Microsoft 365 to unlock integrated security capabilities, so you can focus on your business, save money, and achieve more. Contact us today to learn how we can help.
Crash course in Office 365: How it can help you grow your business
Your customers are probably already taking advantage of Office applications like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. But do they know that Office 365 gives them the capability to access content from any device, or allows them to leverage the power of AI to create more impactful content? Check out this guide for more on how Office 365 can help your customers protect their sensitive data and accomplish more in their workday.
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Top 5 benefits of moving to the cloud now
Migrating your IT infrastructure to the cloud has a ton of benefits. Whether you're looking to improve security and become GDPR compliant, cut your total cost of ownership by 10.25%, or promote teamwork and innovation by integrating AI capabilities, the cloud provides a solution to your IT problems.
Monday, November 4, 2019
Turn relationships into revenue
Today, the selling process is shifting, and relationships are king. Customers want to do business with companies that understand their needs and care about their success. That perception and trust are all built on relationships. Check out this infographic to learn more about fostering meaningful and profitable relationships with your customers.
Day in the life: IT project manager
As an IT project manager, you need a place to create and make decisions with your team. With the right platform, there's no limit to what you can achieve. Using a collaboration solution like Teams brings everything together in a shared workspace where you can chat, meet, share files, and work with business apps. Interested in learning more about the benefits of using Teams? Contact us today to find out some of the unique benefits it has over other platforms.
Create a connected guest experience with Microsoft technology
Employees who work with outside companies save time and money. With Teamwork solutions from Microsoft, they can easily share workspace, which results in $759,493 saved over three years. That's huge!
Now, you can deliver a cost-effective solution that will allow you to easily work with teams outside of your company. And, you can secure and preserve company data when sharing information with external users. Check out this infographic--which shows industry trends, pain points, and proof points--to learn more.
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Gen Z Brings a Whole New Dynamic to the Workforce
With the oldest of Gen Z now 23, they're entering the workforce at a rapid rate. This generation expects a lot from their employers--especially when it comes to tech. To attract the best talent, you'll need to position your company as a tech-based company. Even if your business is analog by nature, the tools you use for collaboration and communication shouldn't be.
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Managing Remote Employees? Spot This Problem and Improve Productivity
While this article focuses on creating successful business relationships among teams that work remotely, at its core it's about how to drive meaningful communication among team members. Building and maintaining good relationships is the backbone of any successful company. When employees feel comfortable while engaging in constructive discourse and have personal rapport conducive to exchanging ideas and working toward a common goal, workplace productivity and profit feel the impact. Want to encourage your teams to do their best work? Check out this article for more on how you can help your customers foster better communication in their teams.
Cloud Migration Concerns Persist for Provider Organizations
This article explores the caution and hesitation in the healthcare industry to shift data and infrastructure off-premises. In a recent survey of hospital CIOs, close to 40% don't see a clear business value in migrating. Yet overhead accounts for 50% of hospital costs--costs that could be reduced through cloud migration.
Chances are you could also benefit from lower overhead costs. At Inner-City Cubes, we have trained professionals with years of experience helping businesses just like yours. Contact us today to learn more.
Integrate your business applications to achieve maximum impact with these 4 benefits
The effectiveness of business applications is less about strength in numbers and more about strength in togetherness. This article explores how app integration and greater communication can help businesses reach their full potential in everything from customer interactions to agility in the marketplace.
Customer story: Medical Teams International (MTI) transforms health care for more than 1 million refugees in Uganda
Medical Teams International, a nonprofit provider of health care and humanitarian aid, partnered with Microsoft to transform medical care for more than 1 million South Sudanese refugees and Ugandan citizens. To streamline the process, they used apps and infrastructure in the cloud. MTI can now access data anywhere and get real-time analysis to help identify life-saving trends.
At Inner-City Cubes, we can work with you to get the right infrastructure in place to help your business succeed. Contact us today to learn more.
Customer story: TGI Fridays migrates key business processes to Microsoft Dynamics 365
For TGI Fridays to accomplish their ambitious expansion plan, they needed a platform that could provide efficiencies and access to information that would allow for growth. Check out this video to learn how they're using Dynamics 365 to accomplish this at both the corporate and restaurant levels.
Monday, October 28, 2019
Customer story: Teesside University fills the digital skills gap using Microsoft Teams
For teachers and staff at Teesside University, it's important to collaborate and co-create in real time. They knew that they needed to integrate modern digital solutions to enable the range of capabilities they wanted. That's why they turned to Teams. Teams allows their staff of 400 to communicate and collaborate with ease. At Inner-City Cubes, we want your staff to have the right collaboration tools to fit your needs. Contact us today to learn more.
Customer Story: Clifton Coffee | Connect and Collaborate
Clifton Coffee Roasters (CCR) was the first specialty coffee roaster to adopt the Teamwork solutions from Microsoft platform, which means they're breaking new ground in communications methods for their industry. As the company expands, they depend on Teamwork solutions from Microsoft to manage their growth, drive innovation, and help their employees connect in the most meaningful and productive ways possible.
Want to increase productivity and drive innovation in your business? Check out this video to see how CCR lead the way in communications innovation in their industry, and then contact us to learn more.
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
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With the advances in digital business applications, isn't it time to rethink how you integrate your applications into your IT infrastructure? From scale and agility to all-new capabilities, the cloud can help you move and grow quickly. We can help you take advantage of the cloud opportunity. To receive updates from Inner-City Cubes and to learn more about Apps and Infrastructure, subscribe now!
Microsoft Teams increases collaboration in the modern workplace at Microsoft
Ever wonder how Microsoft is consistently ranked in the top 20 best tech companies to work for? For one, they integrate the collaboration solutions they create, increasing employee effectiveness and morale. With Teams, their employees can get up to speed during morning coffee, connect across the company, and hold meetings from anywhere--facilitating a culture of collaboration. Check out the full story and contact us to learn how we can help you adopt the best collaboration solution on the market.
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Six types of remote workers and how to support them
How can you improve and enable productivity across your team?
This e-book outlines different types of remote workers and how you can best encourage their success, from addressing specific technical needs to making it easier for employees to work from anywhere, on any device.
Customer story: How migrating to Azure is modernizing JB Hunt
With more than 2,100 applications, trucking company JB Hunt needed to simplify their data operations onto one platform. They didn't want to restructure all their applications, so they found a platform that could seamlessly integrate with their existing apps. Azure made moving their on-premises infrastructure to the cloud easy. It gave them the ability to lift and shift to a modern platform. With the right help, you can do the same. Contact Inner-City Cubes to learn how we can help.
Monday, October 21, 2019
Customer story: Federation Internationale de Volleyball uses Dynamics 365 to digitally transform consumer marketing
When the Federation Internationale de Volleyball was looking to transform fans' interaction with the sport, they knew they needed to go beyond a simple social media or website overhaul. They decided to embrace a full platform shift with Dynamics 365 to transform and optimize user experience, both with their organization and the sport overall.
Do more with Microsoft Teams
59% of workers are unsatisfied with meetings, and 57% feel meetings are unproductive. That's a lot of dissatisfied employees. If your team is feeling the effects of inefficient workplace solutions, consider modernizing. Take the first step in understanding where you can make improvements and contact the professionals at Inner-City Cubes. We can help you identify inefficient processes that detract from employee productivity and adopt the right modern workplace solutions.
Help customers work from almost anywhere, on any device, with Microsoft technology
More than 50% of employees report that mobile technology helps them achieve work-life balance by enhancing productivity. We know that you probably want to empower your employees to work remotely, but we also recognize that it can be a struggle to enable remote workers and enhance mobility within companies.
Don't worry--we can help. With the latest communication technology from Microsoft, you can connect the tools and services that employees use every day in a single hub for easy access. You can also help increase productivity by integrating team chats and files, and you can even reduce your company's overhead by saving money on office space as employees are able to work remotely.
Check out this infographic for industry trends, pain points, proof points, and more on why you should adopt a teamwork platform from Microsoft. And contact us to help you build it.
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
How CIOs can promote diversity and inclusion
If you want a high performing team, it's in your best interest to have a diverse workforce. According to a McKinsey report, diversity in the workplace is directly tied to financial outperformance. But do you have the modern workplace you need to facilitate inclusion? Make sure you have the right digital tools to promote diversity. Talk to a professional at Inner-City Cubes, to learn more about the modern workplace solutions that will help your diverse workforce achieve more.
Want To Be A Remote Worker? Get These Digital Skills
How can digital skills enable your employees to work remotely?
With the right communication tools and apps geared toward facilitating better teamwork, the benefits of working remotely can include increased productivity and reduced downtime, not to mention hitting that sweet spot in work-life balance.
Does your team need help navigating communication tools and apps? Contact us to learn how we can help you create a connected digital workspace.
Customer story: John's Crazy Socks shows the world what employees with disabilities can achieve
What color are your socks? John and his father, Mark, are trying to mix up your wardrobe and bring a smile to your face with bright, colorful, patterned socks. With a diverse staff of individuals with different abilities, John's Crazy Socks strives to show the world what is possible when you give people a chance. With a modern workplace solution, their team has the tools they need to grow their business and enable their workforce to achieve more.
Monday, October 14, 2019
Customer Story: Clifton Coffee | Work From Anywhere
Clifton Coffee Roasters always had far-reaching ambitions. They needed to maximize efficiency in their company and create a better way for employees to communicate, no matter where they were individually located.
With Teamwork solutions from Microsoft, their employees could work from virtually anywhere, on any device. With features like video conferencing and instant messaging, Microsoft Teamwork solutions help employees work more effectively. And with employees empowered to work remotely, Clifton Coffee Roasters created the digital office of its dreams.
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Unblocking Teamwork: Four tools and strategies to improve collaboration
In an IDG study, 56% of enterprises and 66% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) plan to implement a unified communications and collaboration solution. If you haven't considered upgrading your workplace tools, it's time to learn the benefits of upgrading to a modern workplace. Tools like Microsoft 365 with Teams can help your workers become more productive and communicate better, saving time, money, and enabling your workforce to achieve more. Contact us today to find out more.
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Monday, October 7, 2019
Introducing Microsoft Teams
Many modern employees work remotely, and more than half of today's meetings are attended by at least one remote attendee. This can lead to access, sharing, and compliance issues that threaten to compromise employee productivity and engagement. But Microsoft Teams, the integrated and secure collaboration tool chosen by 91% of Fortune 100 companies, keeps teams connected and compliant.
Contact us today to learn more about integrating modern workplace solutions like Microsoft Teams. Together, we can help you achieve more.
The Ultimate Meeting Guide
How could your employees benefit if you improved your businesses everyday meetings?
With meeting best practices, you can improve your company's bottom line and value your employees' time.
Sounds good, right? Check out this eBook for more information on how to achieve simple, direct meetings focused on clear action items.
Want to improve your employees communication in all aspects across your business? Contact our team to learn how we can help level up your communication game.
Help customers work together with Microsoft technology
The landscape of teamwork is changing. Did you know that 83% of employees depend on technology to work together?
We know many businesses struggle with disjointed file sharing and dispersed resources. If it sounds like we're describing your company, don't worry--we can help.
Now you can take the hassle out of workplace communication with Teamwork solutions from Microsoft. With an integrated Teamwork solution, your employees can bring their teams and resources together, connect with users outside the company, and even work remotely. What are you waiting for? Check out this infographic for more on how your company can benefit from a comprehensive teamwork solution.
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Sales Engagement - The Definitive Guide
More and more organizations are discovering the value of an all-in-one system for sales engagement. As a result, these new platforms are taking over the industry and revolutionizing the way sales are being conducted. Find out everything from the current status of sales engagement technologies to what to expect in the future in this article.
What is a composable infrastructure?
There are a lot of benefits of having a composable infrastructure. Resources can be reconfigured to make up the infrastructure environment each workload needs. A developer can request VMs with any combination of compute, network, and storage capacity.
At Inner-City Cubes, we can help you create and optimize the infrastructure you need to achieve more. Contact us today to learn more about your different infrastructure options and how we can help you implement them.
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
FP&A Trends for 2019: The Year of Digital Finance Transformation
It looks like data management will continue to be critical for businesses. To produce the best results, cloud-based platforms are playing a bigger role to provide more agile and accurate forecasts. At Inner-City Cubes, we want you to have the right set of business applications to prepare and analyze your company finances and operations. With our industry experts, we can help you transform business processes with the right tools. Contact us today to learn more.
Encouraging and enabling collaboration in modern workplace
Is your IT department the gatekeeper or the enabler of collaboration? All too often, IT falls into the trap of giving permission to use productivity tools instead of finding out what employees need to work together better, then facilitating those capabilities. In this article, the author poses the important question: "Are we the gatekeeper to employees collaborating or are we enablers and champions?" and discusses the benefits of moving IT to an enabler-focused mentality.
Lackluster Teamwork? Tips For Boosting Performance
How can you improve teamwork for your team? And what does successful teamwork look like for employees across different generations? Research shows that regular constructive feedback is key to making employees feel that their contributions are valued, especially among younger workers. This in turn translates to increased motivation among all employees and a reinforcement of the team's core values. Check out this article for more on how to help engage your employees and facilitate better teamwork.
Customer Story: Park Place Technologies builds personal relationships to drive global sales
Their customers look to Park Place Technologies to show them what's on the cutting edge of technology. Park Place does this in part by employing workers who have an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit then providing them with leading-edge tools like Dynamics 365. Check out this video to learn more about their strategy and their journey.
Customer story: M-Files
M-Files, an enterprise content management vendor, is in the process of shifting their data and workloads to the cloud. To help them achieve their goals and migrate as seamlessly as possible, M-Files chose Azure.
At Inner-City Cubes, we want to help you migrate to the cloud quickly and efficiently so you can achieve more. Contact us to learn more.
Monday, September 30, 2019
Customer story: Chemonics
Chemonics is an international development firm operating in 80 countries around the world. Since they conduct business in multiple languages, tracking the 120 projects they're working on can get complicated. That's why they use Dynamics 365 to help manage the talent that they need for each project. At Inner-City Cubes, we can help you find and implement the solutions that will bring agility and accelerate transformation within your organization.
Customer story: Lilly envisions a workplace where collaboration enables innovation
Pharmaceutical company, Lilly, aspires to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. Prioritizing both caring and discovery, they're using Microsoft 365 to support creative teamwork and dissolve physical barriers through in-lab collaboration.
At Inner-City Cubes, we can help you unlock the potential of collaboration tools like Microsoft 365. Contact us to learn more.
Customer Story: Clifton Coffee Overview
For Clifton Coffee Roasters, the first step to growing their business was to improve internal communication within the company. In the past, communication among team members was extremely disjointed, so it was challenging for team members to connect in an efficient manner. And as the business expanded and more employees were onboarded, the communication breakdown became even worse.
Enter Teamwork solutions from Microsoft. With a streamlined communication strategy that provided a single hub for company resources and multiple methods for team members to connect no matter where they were individually located, Clifton Coffee Roasters was able to grow into one of the UK's premier coffee companies. Contact our team to see how we can help transform your business with an upgraded teamwork platform.
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Modernize Your Sales Productivity in Hours, Not Days
Dynamics 365 for Sales Professional was built to tackle the biggest challenges faced by sales professionals, especially unclear expectations and sales tools and data overload. Cut through the clutter and ambiguity with Dynamics 365 for Sales Professional.
The future of work: Empowering people and organizations to achieve more
Digital technology is changing every industry and economy. If you're not modernizing your workplace, you could be falling behind. One of the easiest changes you can make to facilitate digital transformation is adopting a modern workplace solution like Microsoft Teams. At Inner-City Cubes, we have helped dozens of companies like yours to implement modern digital solutions. Contact us today to learn more on how we can help.
View: The future of work: Empowering people and organizations to achieve more
Unlocking Future Potential with Dynamics 365 and Power BI
Celestica assists their customers at every stage of product development, so they needed a comprehensive system that could do the same. That's why they use Dynamics 365 and Power BI to track and visualize everything from their own internal metrics to customer success.
Dynamics 365 automates complex transactions and business processes
As the complexity of transactions grew, Microsoft needed a robust management system to efficiently process and answer questions. So, they developed a Microsoft Dynamics 365-based contract and transaction case management solution. It uses defined stages to show the status of a transaction, helping employees manage the process. At Inner-City Cubes, we have the knowledge to help you identify the tools you need to create that same capability. Contact us today to learn how we can help.
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Using Azure and Visual Studio Team Services for open-source development
If you want to integrate more modern engineering practices using open-source technologies, now is the time to act. Azure offers a significant cost savings and business value, allowing customers to achieve more on all their workloads.
At Inner-City Cubes, we help support your open-source needs. Contact us today to speak with one of our dedicated professionals.
View: Using Azure and Visual Studio Team Services for open-source development
Microsoft Teams, the hub for teamwork in Office 365
Employees today are working with twice the number of teams they were just 5 years ago. Part of that change is the evolution of the modern workplace in which workers can freely collaborate and communicate to achieve more and drive profitability.
At Inner-City Cubes, we know that your company's productivity is the key to unlocking higher profitability. By planning and adopting a modern workplace solution like Teams, you could see profitability increase by 21%. Contact us today to learn more.
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Map to your customers' sales expectations
Customers mention the desire for faster interactions with sales twice as often as lower price. This is probably because 60% of companies lack a well-designed sales process, instead patching together multiple time-consuming sales tools.
Dynamics 365 for Sales Professional has the potential to transform this process, by integrating tools seamlessly into sales reps' routines to save time through efficiencies.
TEI Microsoft Dynamics 365 For Finance Operations
When you optimize operations, you make employees more efficient, and this can lead to real savings especially when it comes to reducing overtime. Some businesses have increased Finance employee productivity up to 20%. At Inner-City Cubes, we know the business applications that you need to integrate and drive transformation within your organization. Contact us today to speak with one of our experienced staff about how we can help you plan your transformation.
Monday, September 23, 2019
Getting Started with Red Hat on Azure
Do you use open-source solutions and products like Red Hat? If so, you need a cloud provider that works with your existing Red Hat subscription. The good news is, you can now use your Red Hat subscription on Azure. If you're interested in making the shift to the cloud, Inner-City Cubes can help you integrate your Red Hat services seamlessly. Contact us today to learn more about our industry-recognized service offering.
Customer Story: Clifton Coffee
Clifton Coffee Roasters (CCR) is a popular coffee company that profited from the recent boom in café culture. As Clifton Coffee Roasters' business grew, so did the company leaders' ambitions. They credit digital business and communication tools from Microsoft with helping them to grow and scale their business. Now, they provide additional services like technical support and delivery service to coffee shops across the UK. Check out this video to see how Clifton Coffee Roasters upgraded their teamwork strategy to grow their business.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Experience is everything: Here's how to get it right
Customer experience can make or break a business. It seems like an obvious statement, so why do so many companies struggle to get it right? Check out this E-book to gain insights on how best to utilize technology and other resources to ensure you are nailing this fundamental requirement.
10 ways to learn more about open source software and trends
Do you know the impact of open source software on your company? In a recent survey, 59% of managers didn't seem to understand the role open source would play in the future of their enterprise. You could be missing out on valuable opportunities.
At Inner-City Cubes, we have the experience to help you identify the right solutions for your open source needs. We can help you navigate today's ever-expanding options. Contact us to learn more.
How to bake automation into your company's architecture, from the ground up
There are enormous benefits businesses can realize from integrating automated systems in their workplace. From increased agility to having a better understanding of the big picture. Automation isn't replacing humans, it's enabling people to focus on what they're good at. As an employer, you should be doing everything in your power to help your employees do the same.
At Inner-City Cubes, we can help you find the solutions that help your workers focus. Contact us to find out more.
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
We All Knew Tech Would Make Work Better
By 2025, 75% of the workforce will be comprised of Millennials. What are you doing to modernize your workplace? Today, the answers are increasingly nuanced, characterized by a cycle of changes in the workplace.
After a revolution in the workplace spurred by technology, companies are finding that a balanced approach may be the most effective. Explore this article to learn more.
How collaboration can work for business
Whether you are a small-business owner or the CEO of a global enterprise, fostering a community of collaboration within your organization is important. Empowering employees through collaboration gives them the permission they need to go forth and do great things for the company. But collaboration doesn't come without the right tools. At Inner-City Cubes, we want you to have the tools to foster the teamwork you need. Contact us today to learn more.
Customer Story: Compass Group serves up a global solution with Microsoft Dynamics 365
Watch the multinational organization Compass successfully implement the user-friendly, scalable Dynamics 365 platform to maintain consistent customer service across their entire organization.
Customer story: Axon
At Axon, their mission is to protect life. They create tech that helps officers protect communities. With body cams producing petabytes of data every month, data storage starts to become an issue. That's why they modernized their IT infrastructure.
At Inner-City Cubes, we can help you find the right solutions to fit your needs. With our team of professionals, we can help minimize downtime and incorporate the functionality you need fast. Contact us today to learn more.
Customer story: M-KOPA Solar
As their business grew to over 1,000 employees, M-KOPA Solar, a consumer solar energy provider, needed to consolidate their reporting to promote timely responses and meet customer demand quickly--all while maintaining a secure IT environment. By adopting a full suite of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions, M-KOPA can respond to demand and meet business requirements quickly. At Inner-City Cubes, we want to help you do the same. Contact us to learn more on how we can help.
Monday, September 16, 2019
Customer story: Razer plays to win, gains advantage in global gaming industry with Microsoft 365
Having a singular platform for collaboration and teamwork means that the IT department at gaming-laptop company, Razer, can empower their people. Razer wants their employees to do their very best work at a very high standard, and that means they need to communicate and share files easily.
At Inner-City Cubes, we know how to help you plan and adopt the collaboration tools you need to modernize your workplace and achieve more with teamwork. Contact us today to learn more.
Customer Story: Think Up Consulting Recap
With its global client base increasing, Think Up Consulting needed to improve its remote working capabilities. Its VPN-based system sometimes made it difficult for employees to remotely access files. And without a centralized platform, employees wasted time switching between disparate systems.
But with Windows 10 and Office 365, Think Up created a unified solution, increased productivity and security, improved efficacy, and reduced costs. Think Up Consulting empowers its employees to achieve more together.
We can help you increase your global client base. Contact us to learn more.
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Migrating an open source PaaS solution to Azure
Modern Muse, a UK-based charity, lifted their existing AWS solution and shifted it to Azure without significant code changes. At Inner-City Cubes, we can help you in your migration journey also. You'll be amazed on what you can accomplish with tools like Azure. Contact us today to learn more.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Data is more complex than ever. Transform data into insights with SQL Server 2019
Moving data isn't always easy. There are more than 340 types of databases in use today and moving data across them presents challenges for any IT team.
At Inner-City Cubes, we have years of experience helping businesses find the IT solutions that can keep up with their constantly evolving business practice. Whether you need a solution for storage, data transfer, or just need to gain better insights from your data, we can help. Contact us today to learn more.
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Do more beyond the Core Microsoft Dynamics 365 + SAP
Many organizations are moving to cloud-based ERP systems that can provide greater speed and flexibility at lower costs. Some businesses may not be able to migrate to the cloud, but they may still require greater flexibility and capabilities than their existing solutions provide.
At Inner-City Cubes, we want to help these businesses plan and adopt an ERP solution that can fit within their current operations, providing a smooth journey while adding the benefits of an enhanced ERP system.
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When you combine teamwork and collaboration, great things can happen. With the freedom to connect and work together, your employees' outlook and productivity increase, and you'll see them drive your business forward.
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Cost Savings and Business Benefits Enabled by Windows 10 Security Features
$1.1 million was saved by those using Windows 10 as a result of reduced productivity impact of malware infections. This Forrester Consulting study, commissioned by Microsoft, examines the Total Economic Impact™ of Windows 10 security features. Windows 10 provides a completely integrated solution, which impacts overall security and minimizes use of system resources.
Check out the full study to learn more about Windows 10 features to better understand the benefits, costs, and risks associated with this investment with Inner-City Cubes.
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Five revenue killers and how to defeat them
Compiling the knowledge of several sales and marketing experts, this guide is intended to help you identify, avoid, and/or remediate these five revenue killers that may be impacting the effectiveness of your sales and marketing efforts.
Monday, September 9, 2019
Modernize your ERP with a multi-tiered deployment for Operations Finance
If you're using a primary ERP system that is expensive to customize, it might be time to implement a multi-tier ERP model. Integrating multiple ERP solutions provides a set of capabilities unique to your business needs. At Inner-City Cubes, we know ERP requirements can be tough to plan; that's why we're here to help. With years of experience helping businesses adopt the solutions they need, we can work with you to ensure a smooth and fast transition. Contact us today for more.
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Customer story: City of Westminster College | What is voice?
For a student who is hard of hearing, it can be difficult to communicate in class. That's why Esam Baboukhan, the e-learning manager at the City of Westminster College (CWC), introduced Teams to facilitate the learning experience for every student, regardless of their ability to hear. Since then, Esam has seen improved student teamwork, especially with students that previously had to communicate through an interpreter. It's one way that the modern workplace has enabled students to collaborate at CWC.
Reduce costs with Windows and Office
70% of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) reinvest saved money into their business thanks to the cloud.
Simplify the process of keeping devices up to date while saving time,
reducing costs, and gaining control. Check out this infographic--which shows industry trends, pain points, and proof points--to learn why and how.
And to find the right Windows 10 and Office 365 solution for your business to reduce costs, contact our team at Inner-City Cubes.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Five revenue killers and how to defeat them
Are you getting the most out of your available data? Are your sales and marketing teams communicating effectively? Seemingly small missed connections could be holding your business back from hitting revenue goals. Find out what they are and how to avoid them here.
Five Ways to Effectively Optimize Your Business Operations
Even today, many practices in the business world are performed manually leaving room for human error as well as the risks of customer dissatisfaction. Automating some of those practices like customer reporting can cut down on errors, time, and money. At Inner-City Cubes, we want to help you optimize your business. With the right tools and experienced team at your side, there's no end to what your business can achieve. Contact us today to set up a consultation.
Monday, September 2, 2019
The Data Center Isn't Dying, But It Is Changing
There's no doubt that the nature of IT infrastructure is changing. According to some, it could spell the end of datacenters as we know them. Likely, that won't happen for many years. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't plan for the future.
At Inner-City Cubes, we can help you plan, implement, and optimize your cloud-based IT infrastructure for whatever the future may hold. Contact us today to set up a meeting.
Quantifying the value of collaboration with Microsoft Teams
Employees save four hours each week with improved collaboration and information sharing, according to Forrester's Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Teams.
Microsoft Teams puts everything organizations need into one place. Everything from chats, meetings, calling, and Office 365 apps are brought together to make faster, more informed decisions in a single, intelligent hub. With Teams, every type of worker can be empowered to contribute their voice and take shared accountability for business outcomes.
Read this blog to learn more and contact us at Inner-City Cubes to get started today.
Customer Story: Michael Hill
Since 1979, Michael Hill has provided the world with luxury jewelry. As the company has grown, they've needed to expand their omnichannel processes. This desire has driven them to consolidate data onto one platform to accelerate their digital transformation. You, too, can optimize your operations to drive transformation and accelerate growth.
Customer story: GEA Group
GEA is one of the largest suppliers of process technology for the food industry in the world. They employ 18,000 people in over 60 countries.
When you're that large, managing and keeping IT infrastructure under control can be tough. That's why they migrated their complete SAP infrastructure and all ERP solutions to the Microsoft cloud. And they did it without major business impact.
If you're also looking to migrate your IT infrastructure, our team at Inner-City Cubes can help. Contact us to get started.
Customer Story: Think Up Consulting | Reduce Costs
Brand strategy and change management firm, Think Up Consulting, has saved nearly $14,000, with more savings on the horizon, with Microsoft Teams. They've replaced several applications with Windows 10 and Office 365, which feature a wide range of productivity tools. With modern technologies, Think Up has significantly improved efficiency and reduced costs.
Want to have cost savings like Think Up? Contact us at Inner-City Cubes to learn more.
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Using shielded virtual machines to help protect high-value assets
No matter what your business is or where you operate, your machines are tools that need to be taken care of and protected. With the threat of cyberattacks on the rise, it's up to you to find a solution that keeps your data and infrastructure safe. At Inner-City Cubes, we know how to help businesses just like yours incorporate virtual machines that shield your data and assets from attack. With our industry experience, we can help you find the right solution for the job. Contact us today for more.
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019
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Creating an immigration workflow management solution with Dynamics 365
A global operation like Microsoft employs a diverse international workforce. To process their visa applications faster, the legal team uses Microsoft Dynamics so employees can focus on what they do best. At Inner-City Cubes, it's our job to assist your business along your digital transformation journey, and we can help you use these same tools. Give us a call to learn how you can improve your workflows too.
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Extended Security Updates after end of support for Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2
The end of support for SQL Server 2008 is coming. Are you prepared? With the end of support looming, your data and customers could be at risk. Now's a great time to transition to the latest version of SQL Server. At Inner-City Cubes, we know how to speed your transition and minimize downtime, it's what we do. Contact us today to find out more.
4 Reasons Businesses Should Make the Move
Are you considering moving to the cloud?
As global competition heats up and customers demand more innovative solutions, businesses are adopting cloud services at an increasing pace. What if you could lower your costs, increase productivity and enhance security?
Explore this eBook to discover four reasons small businesses should make the move.
Modernize your ERP Operations Finance
Do you need to fuel your businesses growth? With the solutions available in the cloud, it's now easier to do. By modernizing your enterprise resource planning capabilities, you'll find the insights you need to empower employees and optimize your operations. At Inner-City Cubes, we know this isn't an easy task, that's why we're here to help. We have the knowledge and experience you need to make the transition in record time. Contact us today to learn how we can help.
Monday, August 26, 2019
Enhance Security with Windows and Office
According to the World Trade Report, it takes hackers 4 minutes to get into servers through email attacks. And that it takes an average of 286 days to detect a security breach and an additional 80 days to repair the damage.
Enhance your security and go modern with Windows 10 and Office 365. Check out this infographic for more industry trends and see how you can protect your company against external threats and leaks with Windows 10 and Office 365 security and compliance tools built into your devices.
Don't let hackers access your data. Contact us at Inner-City Cubes to #GetModern today!
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Forrester Wave: Sales Force Automation Solutions
In this in-depth examination, Forrester compares various Sales Force Automation providers using 35 criteria divided along the axes of current offerings and strategy. Discover what makes a successful SFA platform and who leads the market in offerings.
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Increasing Agility in the Enterprise with Digital Technologies
Businesses all over are adopting cloud technology via multiple combinations of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services. It's a trend that will only ramp up as more companies realize the benefits of reducing the datacenter footprint. A more agile work environment and faster transformation all lead to increased operational efficiencies. At Inner-City Cubes, we can help you realize the benefits of the cloud and we're ready to help you on your journey.
3 ways online collaboration tools can boost company productivity
Online collaboration tools help employees with prioritization, decrease travel expenses, and improve work-life balance. But the biggest benefit is the increase to productivity. With extensive online collaboration tools, you can host webinars, engage with customers easily, and more.
At Inner-City Cubes, we specialize in helping businesses implement online productivity solutions and modernize their IT strategy. Contact us today to find out how we can help.
Helping Small Businesses Protect Their Greatest Asset--Their Data
Knowing your customer data is secure can free you up to do what you do best--and put your focus on customers and employees. That's where the right tools and tech come in.
Support for Windows 7 and Office 2010 is ending, and it's critical to ensure you not only have the most productive experience, but also the most secure. Work from anywhere, whenever, on a protected modern device.
Read the blog and learn more about three small businesses that use Windows 10 and Office 365 to help grow their businesses and remain secure.
Is Cloud Hosting the Best IT Solution for Your Business?
Whether it's being able to access a rich ecosystem of supportive apps or having immediate knowledge of your finances, the cloud can offer a wealth of benefits. At Inner-City Cubes, it's important to us that our customers have the support they need as they upgrade their IT infrastructure. With our customer support focus, we will provide your company with the resources and knowledge of our industry experts so you can achieve more with your transition.
The Minnesota Vikings streamline operations with Microsoft
Watch how the Minnesota Vikings revolutionized everything from scouting to sales with Microsoft solutions.
Monday, August 19, 2019
Customer story: dv01
In the wake of the 2008 mortgage meltdown, the team at dv01 sought to provide transparency in the market. But as they grew, their finance team was getting bogged down. With Microsoft Machine Learning, their finance team can separate tech from finance so their people can focus on what they do best. Tech should help, not hold you back from achieving your goals. That's why at Inner-City Cubes, we are here to help businesses like yours find the right technology solutions, so you can focus on what you do best.
Customer story: Renault Sport Formula One
To help their team accelerate operations, the team at Renault Sport uses advanced IT solutions. Their operations are complex with a lot of moving parts. Being able to control and optimize every process means faster turnaround times and better results. That's the advantage they need to win. The IT solutions they use aren't reserved for racing. The team at Inner-City Cubes is here to help. We are IT pros who focus on helping firms to adopt the best tech. Contact us for more information.
Customer story: AIA Group
As markets evolve, it's important to present new ways for employees to collaborate and communicate. That's why AIA made investments in productivity tools to improve the way their employees work together and serve their customers. At Inner-City Cubes, we know how important your employees' tools are. That's why we want to help you upgrade your assets with the latest modern desktop solutions on the market. Contact us today to learn how we can help.
Customer Story: Think Up Consulting | Most Secure
With its global client base increasing, Think Up Consulting needed to improve its remote working capabilities and enhance security. The company adopted Microsoft Teams to securely accommodate remote employees. And with Windows 10 and Office 365, Think Up unites its entire team. All employee devices are automatically updated with advanced-level security features, so Think Up can seamlessly deliver the top-notch service their customers expect and trust.
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Migration guide for Windows Server
Migrating Microsoft server applications is becoming more popular as businesses want the additional functionality, flexibility, and security of the cloud. That's why Microsoft offers a host of tools to support any migration. But the solutions are not always clear. At Inner-City Cubes, we know how to help you identify the platforms and solutions that are best for you. Get the help you need from trusted industry experts. Contact us today to find out more.
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Prepare for Windows Server 2008 end of support
With the Windows Server 2008 end of support coming up in just under one year, it's time to start thinking about your transition to a supported platform like Windows Server on Azure. At Inner-City Cubes, we can help you migrate off of outdated platforms and transform your operation. Contact us today to learn more on how we can help your business optimize and fine-tune your resources in the cloud.
Transforming facilities management with Dynamics 365 at Microsoft
Is your business mobile? Microsoft Real Estate and Facilities (RE&F) was facing a lack of mobility. The issue slowed productivity and operations and it needed to change. That's when RE&F turned to cloud tech to join disparate management tools to optimize operations. At Inner-City Cubes, we have the resources and know-how to help you find the solution to your mobility issues. With our dedicated team of professionals, we can help you develop a winning strategy. Contact us to find out more.
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Making the shift to a modern desktop with Microsoft 365
Making the shift to a modern desktop helps you to foster a highly secure workspace, empowered by the latest productivity, teamwork, and collaboration experiences for your organization. A modern desktop is Windows 10 and Office 365 kept up to date, and while that combination seems straightforward, adopting these solutions can be a challenge. At Inner-City Cubes, we have some of the best IT pros you will find, and together, we can integrate your modern desktop solutions quickly and securely. Contact us today to learn more.
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Crash Course in Office 365: How it Can Help You Grow Your Business
This e-book "crash course" will show you how adopting cloud-based Office 365 gives you ever-improving versions of apps with new capabilities delivered every month. Learn how Office 365 empowers you to access content from any device, coauthor with anyone in real time and use the power of AI to create more impactful content with less effort.
Contact our team at Inner-City Cubes to learn more about our Office 365 solutions.
View: Crash Course in Office 365: How it Can Help You Grow Your Business
3 ways modern sales productivity technologies drive results for high-growth SMBs
This article explores the ways in which sales productivity technologies help SMBs move toward higher automation for simplified tasks and what it is that makes some tools more effective than others.
Monday, August 12, 2019
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations
You need to optimize your operations. The potential savings and increased sales are well worth the time and energy. But transforming how you do business isn't always easy. Dynamics 365 allows you to simplify processes and inform your team so you can maximize operations. At Inner-City Cubes, we have years of industry experience and a knowledgeable team ready to help you plan and implement intelligent business applications. Contact us to learn more.
Microsoft 365 Windows 10 Flyer
In today's modern digital age, you need an operating system that can keep your workers and their assets safe from threats. Windows 10 is safe, secure, and it provides critical security capabilities that enable organizations to effectively guard against malicious activity. At Inner-City Cubes, we have years of experience helping customers upgrade their Windows systems so they're using the best version available. Contact us today to find out more.
Improve Productivity with Windows and Office
Employees spend 50% more time collaborating with other employees. Yet many are still not working to their full potential because of disorganized collaboration, file sharing and decision-making processes.
With Windows 10 and Office 365, you can collaborate in real time and leverage the intelligence of the cloud with the latest from Windows 10 and Office 365. Check out this infographic for a quick view of industry trends, pain points, proof points and more on how going modern with Microsoft improves productivity.
To learn more, contact Inner-City Cubes.
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
The Digitization Of China And Opportunities For Open-Source Collaboration
The principles of open source are our greatest asset for navigating east-west relationships in the open-source community.
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Workplace agility: The true secret to improving productivity and efficiency
Balance and choice in the workplace are more important to the millennial generation than salary. With Gen Z coming up fast, choice won't be something nice to have, it'll be expected. That's why maintaining agility in the workplace is so important.
At Inner-City Cubes, we know that you need to keep your workforce productive and happy, and we want to help you find the solution that best meets your constantly evolving agility needs. Contact us today to find out more.
Microsoft Will Soon End Support for Windows 7. Now What?
End of support is fast approaching for Windows 7 and Office 2010. Is sticking with Windows 7 worth the risk? How much will it cost? What does this mean for your company? Check out this article to explore these questions. Contact Inner-City Cubes to #GetModern.
4 Sales Trends That You Need To Know About In 2019
From technology shifts to generational shifts, check out the changes coming down the road that sales professionals will need to embrace in order to have the most productive 2019.
The Top Digital Transformation Trend For 2019
Forbes is predicting that 2019 will be different than years past. Budgets are lower and digital is, in a lot of cases, much less expensive than it used to be, paving the way for businesses all over to embrace digital transformation. How is your business set up to transform and what are you doing to ensure there won't be any hiccups along the way? At Inner-City Cubes, we know how to help businesses plan for and get the most out of their digital transformation. Contact us today to find out how we can help.
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Monday, August 5, 2019
Customer story: Adobe Open Source on Azure
Developing great software is what Adobe does. To achieve that goal, they run on multiple open-source applications making it very challenging to adapt to. With a modern digital infrastructure from Microsoft Azure, Adobe has the tools they need to deliver their software to customers. Our core mission is to help you get the modern infrastructure you need. At Inner-City Cubes, we will leverage our industry expertise to ensure you can accomplish your goals. Contact us today to learn more.
Customer story: Lay Bare
The team at Lay Bare transformed their entire IT ecosystem to help implement time-saving processes and manage their branch operations. It makes their franchisees feel more at ease doing business and allows them to operate more efficiently. You can do the same, but don't go it alone. Get the help you need from a trusted team of professionals at Inner-City Cubes. We have years of experience helping businesses just like yours accelerate their IT transformation. Contact us today to learn more.
Customer story: Goodyear
Goodyear has been accelerating for 100 years. Today, as innovation happens faster than ever, it's more important for their team to be connected, no matter where they are. Having the right tools to enable that collaboration and productivity is essential. That's why they use Microsoft 365; it's the right solution for their needs.
At Inner-City Cubes, we can help you identify the solutions that will keep your team connected and productive. Contact us today to learn more.
Customer Story: Think Up Consulting | Most Productive
Think Up Consulting is a business built on collaboration. Its 39 team members--known as Thinkers--spread their time across as many as 11 projects each. Seamless communication is a must for creating customized solutions for every Think Up customer.
With Microsoft Teams, Thinkers can easily access the tools they need from the platform. The company creates new channels for each project, so Thinkers can keep project-specific conversations and files organized and accessible. Since adopting Office 365, the company has quickly shifted much of its communications to Teams. Through Windows 10 and Office 365, Think Up has streamlined communications across the organization, improving productivity.
To learn more, contact us at Inner-City Cubes to #GetModern.
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Bootiful Azure: Taking Your First Steps with Microsoft Azure (1/6)
As the first of six installments in this informational series, users of Spring can learn how to get started coding their applications via Microsoft Azure, leveraging all the unique tools and benefits along the way.
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Deploying Windows 10 at Microsoft as an in-place upgrade
If you haven't upgraded to the latest version of Windows, you could be losing out on productivity. Your employees need the latest tools, and we can help. At Inner-City Cubes, we have a team of dedicated professionals who specialize in helping businesses just like yours grow and adopt new solutions, platforms, and IT. Contact us to find out how we can bring your team and their assets up to date with the latest tech and solutions on the market.
View: Deploying Windows 10 at Microsoft as an in-place upgrade
Modernizing the Data Estate with Azure | Rohan Kumar
What do you hope a modern estate will bring you? When Microsoft began their own transformation, they realized that they wanted a system that would allow them to empower employees, deeply engage with customers, develop new and better products, and increase agility and efficiency in operations. They also realized that at the center of making all this possible was data and AI capabilities. How could their learning experience help your business? Check out this video to find out.
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Exposing the Top 4 Myths of Cloud Security
One in five organizations have lost customers as a result of a cyberattack. Nearly 30% have lost revenue, with the average cost of a single data breach reported to be $4 million.
At the same time, 74% of IT leaders say security concerns hold them back from moving to the cloud. What about you?
Get the real story. Here are four common myths about cloud security and facts about the Microsoft cloud.
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Customer story: KEXP
KEXP is known internationally for their music and authenticity. To help bring their global audience the music they want, KEXP needed to find a solution that could bring all of their services online. While they eventually accomplished their goal, they did run into roadblocks along the way. Your partners at Inner-City Cubes and Microsoft can help you overcome any obstacle. With years of industry experience, you can be rest assured knowing your custom IT solution will be up and running in no time. Contact us today to find out more on how we can help.
Customer story: Team Rubicon
Hurricane Harvey was the most devastating natural disaster to ever hit Houston, Texas. With thousands displaced and homes ruined, Team Rubicon stepped in to render aid and help rebuild the afflicted city and its population. With so many volunteers, Team Rubicon needed a way to track and manage their dispersed network of workers. They adopted Dynamics 365 to help optimize operations and give their volunteers a great experience. You can leverage these same tools, but don't do it alone. Contact Inner-City Cubes today to find out how we can help your organization integrate the IT tools you need to succeed.
Microsoft 365 Office Flyer
In the digital age, your business must offer customers increased security and privacy without breaking the bank. Security across all your devices is key to ensuring you're protected. Safeguard cyberthreats proactively with enhanced and constantly updated tools and anomaly detection policies. At Inner-City Cubes, we know this can be a challenge, that's why we're here to help. Contact us today to create a robust and secure IT system that your customers expect and that you'll be glad you have.
Monday, July 29, 2019
Modernizing the Data Estate with Azure | Rachita Sundar
Businesses are amassing enormous amounts of data, more than they know what to do with. Most are just using it to put together dense periodic reports explaining "what" happened too long after the fact to be of much use. Modernizing your digital workplace by moving to Azure and utilizing its AI technology can help you get a handle on your data and graduate from "what" happened to "how" it happened and, finally, to what "will" happen to inform what you should do all within a relevant period of time.
Increase Productivity and Security with Windows and Office
With the end of support for Windows 7 and Office 2010 fast approaching, your company's sensitive data is at risk -- a risk compounded by the skyrocketing number of employee devices.
Confirming this trend are findings from the World Trade Report and a Kaspersky Lab Study showing 50% of small businesses have suffered a data breach costing an average of $120,000.
Without the right tools, how would your company respond to a major breach?
Going modern with Microsoft can help. Specifically, it enables you to increase productivity and security, while reducing costs. This infographic provides more industry trends and customer stories. Check it out to better understand the risks and why Windows 10 and Office 365 are the right solutions to address them.
View: Increase Productivity and Security with Windows and Office
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
User experience overview animation
Take a stroll through the elegant Dynamics 365 Business Central interface and explore its extensive capabilities.
How Do We Design Workplaces For Maximum Productivity
In the digital age, we need to start focusing on employees as the drivers of growth by helping them be more productive. Design a workplace strategy that supports and enables efficient, happier, and healthier employees with a mobile, modern desktop. At Inner-City Cubes, we can help. With years of experience helping businesses handle the tech they need, we can help you ensure your employees are at their peak performance with new solutions. Contact us to find out how we can help.
4 Proven Ways To Accelerate Your Growth From Startup To Thriving SMB
More than 446 million records were exposed in over 1,200 data breaches within the SMB space in 2018. How secure is your business? Check out this article for four tips to accelerate business growth and remain secure.
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