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.
View: Help customers work from almost anywhere, on any device, with Microsoft technology
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.
View: Unblocking Teamwork: Four tools and strategies to improve collaboration
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.
View: Help customers work together with Microsoft technology
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.
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