Monday, October 31, 2022

Are you part of the Microsoft Dynamics community? RT to share questions and concerns with other Dynamics 365 members.

Are you part of the Microsoft Dynamics community? RT to share questions and concerns with other Dynamics 365 members.

Hybrid Work - The new Microsoft Office in Vienna

Hybrid working models that focus on people's needs are the new reality. Watch the video to gain insight on Microsoft Austria's office that highlights social places for creative and focused work as well as space and time for mental health.

Fannie Mae Builds Productivity and Data Safety with Microsoft Security and Data Protection Solutions

Fannie Mae, the U.S. organization that facilitates mortgage financing, collects and analyzes massive amounts of data to make decisions. Much of that data is highly sensitive information about its customers. To protect that data, as well as make it accessible for analysis, Fannie Mae relies on Microsoft's Azure platform, Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. This customer explains why and how Fannie Mae relies on the cloud-native Azure platform and Microsoft security solutions to safeguard critical data. Read it here.

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Receives Highest Award in SE Labs Enterprise Email Security Services Test

Cyber-criminals have sophisticated tools and tactics for breaking into enterprise systems. Yet email is still a top attack vector. Why? Because humans can be easily tricked into giving out confidential information. While malware attachments are still common threats, attackers also use tactics such as impersonating top executives, launching multi-step attacks using trusted utilities, and phishing campaigns to con employees into providing login credentials or other sensitive data. This blog article discusses email attacks and explains the security capabilities of Microsoft's Defender for Office 365, which received an AAA Protection Award.

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Microsoft Rolls Out Passwordless Sign-on for Azure Virtual Desktop

"I've lost my password" is probably the most common complaint heard by tech support. Fortunately, Azure Virtual Desktop has a new single sign-on capability that helps prevent this problem. Read about this new security feature in Azure Virtual Desktop.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Free Supply Chain Management Consultation

We understand that dealing with supply chain management challenges is stressful. We're experienced in helping customers organize and manage resources around the supply chain. Schedule your complimentary Supply Chain Management Consultation with one of our experts today.

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Tech Providers in UK Financial Services Face Direct Regulation

IT providers in the U.K.'s financial services sector will soon face increased regulations. The goal of the Financial Services and Markets Bill is to ensure the resilience of the banking industry by better regulating the IT providers that serve them. The regulations, which come from the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee, are designed to align with the EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). Learn more about these coming regulations by reading this article.

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Free Phishing Security Training Consultation

Prevent data theft. Book your free Phishing Security Training Consultation today. #cybersecurity #Phishing @Microsoft

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Monday, October 24, 2022

Microsoft New Future of Work Report 2022: Organizational wellbeing

People who feel valued at work are less likely to suffer burnout or quit. Discover how enthusiastic workers in a strong workplace culture can help an organization flourish. Watch this video to get an overview of Microsoft's New Future of Work Report 2022.

Vulnerability Assessment Survey

The security operations maturity self- assessment helps you evaluate how prepared your security operations team is to detect, respond and recover from cyber-attacks. Use this tool to determine the stage in security maturity model you've reached and get recommendations for processes and tooling that can increase preparedness.

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Announcing a New Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Consultant Functional Consultant Expert Certification

Looking to update your supply chain management skills? Microsoft announced a new Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Expert certification for consultants, IT professionals and developers. Read the blog for details on requirements and how to stay up to date.

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Complimentary Hybrid Work Readiness Assessment

Preparing to support hybrid work? When creating a hybrid work environment, you need to consider employee behavior and preferences in addition to technology. Receive a free Hybrid Work Readiness Assessment with one of our consultants when you schedule direct.

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The Case for Cloud Adoption in Financial Services Grows Stronger

Cloud infrastructure and applications have become significantly more secure and the advantages of cloud computing have grown. As financial services expert Yvonne Dunn notes, "The reasons for financial institutions to move systems and data to the cloud have never been more compelling - and the barriers to doing so are diminishing." In this article, Dunn explains the key benefits driving financial services companies to adopt the cloud. Read the blog here.

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Hybrid Teamwork: A Guide to Flexible Work

Microsoft offers this comprehensive guide to help organizations improve teamwork and collaboration skills. Read it to gain insight on how to empower your employees to do their best work, no matter where they are.

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Six Trends That Are Shaping Supply Chain Transformation for Manufacturers

Supply chains have achieved major importance in manufacturing. Like other manufacturers, you depend on implementing the right supply chain strategies and technologies to stay competitive. In this report, you'll learn about six emerging trends that are shaping how supply chain leaders succeed. With an understanding of these trends and their impacts, you can identify opportunities to be more agile, efficient and competitive. Read the report here.

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Monday, October 17, 2022

From enabling hybrid work to creating collaborative experiences—here's what's new in Microsoft 365

With organizations settling into hybrid work, the new challenge for organizations is to balance employee demands for flexibility with business needs. Read the blog to gain insight on how the new capabilities in Microsoft 365 are tackling these challenges.

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Mesh for Microsoft Teams aims to make collaboration in the 'metaverse' personal and fun

As it turns out, remote/hybrid workers are far more efficient than most thought they would be. Read this blog to gain insight on how Mesh for Microsoft Teams is prepared to take remote/hybrid work collaborations to new heights as the metaverse era fast approaches.

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Keep application and user data secure

This infographic highlights the ease with which Azure Virtual Desktop keeps application and user data secure and removes the complexities of access management. View the infographic for an at-a-glance of how you can simplify access control across users and devices.

Strike a Strategic Inventory Balance

Demand driven material requirements planning (DDMRP) is the next evolution in materials requirements planning. DDMRP is also the latest feature in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. Learn more about DDMRP and Microsoft Dynamics 365 in this Microsoft blog article.

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Test your team's security readiness with the Gone Phishing Tournament

Eighty-two percent of breaches include employee mistakes, such as falling victim to a phishing scam. Phishing is the cheapest and most reliable way for an attacker to get a foot in the door of an organization. Explore Microsoft's and Terranova Security's Gone Phishing Tournament to test your company's behaviors using real-world simulations.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Free Hybrid Work Consultation

While you may not be ready for that entire AI/metaverse stuff just yet, hybrid work remains a need and a challenge. We have our hybrid work consultants standing by to help you resolve your stress. Schedule your consultation today and we promise you'll meet with a real person.

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IT Management Process & Infrastructure Review

Management inefficiencies contribute in a big way to unforeseen costs. Inner-City Cubes can help you minimize costs and maximize efficiency. Receive a free IT Management Process & Infrastructure Review when you schedule direct.

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Announcing General Availability of Scheduled Agent Updates on Azure Virtual Desktop

Read the Microsoft blog to learn about a feature that gives IT admins control over when the Azure Virtual Desktop agent, side-by-side stack and Geneva Monitoring agent get updated.

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Monday, October 10, 2022

Delivering Personalized Experiences in Times of Change

Providing an exceptional, relevant customer experience is no longer an option, it's a necessity. Businesses need critical insight to attract new customers, keep existing ones happy, and optimize business operations. This eBook explains how to collect and learn from your customer data, and what Microsoft Dynamics 365 can do to make it possible. Read the eBook here.

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What is the metaverse?

There's lots of interesting definitions of the metaverse floating around. With global companies like Microsoft and Facebook busy creating technology to develop the metaverse, it's time you discover exactly what it is. Watch this video for starters.

Simplify IT Management

This infographic illustrates how with Azure Virtual Desktop, IT teams can focus more on users, apps and OS images instead of hardware inventory and maintenance.

Valencia CF Creates Meaningful, Hyper-Personalized Fan Experiences with Dynamics 365

All businesses need to understand their customers to be successful. The Valencia Club de Futbol (CF) club leveraged Microsoft Dynamics 365 to gain actionable insights into what their fans want. From deploying an app to speed food orders in the stadium to checking-in with 1,500 season ticket holders who missed in-person games during the COVID-19 lockdowns, Valencia has used the insights from its customer data to make fan experiences more rewarding. Learn what and how the Valencia CF accomplished in this customer story. Read it here.

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Monday, October 3, 2022

Security Threat Detection & Prevention Consultation

Protecting your infrastructure from adversaries is a constant battle. A Microsoft partner, Inner-City Cubes can help your organization tackle all your security challenges. Schedule a free Security Threat Detection and Prevention Consultation with one of our Microsoft Security experts.

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The impact of the metaverse on the Supply Chain

For businesses, the metaverse will be all about new ways to simplify customer lives. One is by making it easier to anticipate and predict market changes and associated risks across the supply chain network. Read the blog for additional insight on how the metaverse can intermix the best of a store experience and customer service with the opportunity of buying at home.

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What is Microsoft's Metaverse?

Microsoft believes the metaverse is here and asks us to think of it as a new version - or a new vision - of the internet, one where people gather to communicate, collaborate, and share with a personal virtual presence on any device. Watch the video for insight on Mesh for Microsoft Teams, the company's gateway to the metaverse and a way to make online meetings more personal, engaging and fun.