Monthly Archives: August 2016

Help with Office 365 advanced security capabilities and EMS integration at Ignite 2016

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Do you have Office 365 E5 and/or Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) suite and need help to fully implement your plans? Are you going to Ignite 2016? Nominate your organization for a customer solution session!

The Office 365 content team—together with subject-matter experts—is hosting individual customer solution sessions at Ignite in Atlanta, September 26-30. These sessions are designed to help IT teams plan and implement advanced capabilities with Office 365 and Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) suite.

Each session is 60 minutes. If you are selected, you will meet with one or more product experts (Microsoft product team members, consultants or MVPs) and one or more Office 365 content team members to discuss your goals, get advice on current challenges and envision how to enhance your solution using Office 365 and EMS.

This year, we’re offering sessions in two main focus areas: enterprise security and mobility.

Enterprise security

Do you plan to implement or are you currently blocked in implementing any of the following Office 365 E5 security features?

  • Advanced eDiscovery
  • Advanced Threat Protection
  • Advanced Security Management

Tell us about your organization and what kind of help you would like to receive during a solution session with the product team.

Enterprise mobility

Are you using or do you plan to use EMS together with Office 365 to secure data, devices and accounts? Do you need help? Tell us about your organization and what kind of help you would like to receive during a solution session with the product team.

To be eligible to participate, your organization must meet the following criteria:

  • Be registered to attend Ignite 2016 (this event is sold out).
  • Be licensed for the capabilities.
  • Plan to implement these capabilities or are blocked in implementing your full plan.

To nominate your company or organization for a design session, send an email to o365solutionsessions@microsoft.comby September 7, 2016, and include the following information:

  • Name of your company or organization.
  • Contact information (name and title or role in your organization).
  • The focus area(s) you are interested in and any specific questions you have.
  • Brief description of your solution goals and the challenges you’d like to discuss in the session.

All information shared with the product experts and Office 365 content team—either in email or during a solution session—will be kept confidential.

Due to a limited number of available sessions for each focus area, not every customer will be accepted. We will review nominations and select those that best fit the focus area, and that look like they will lead to a meaningful discussion for both the organization and Microsoft.

If you are selected, a member of the Office 365 content team will contact you with the day and time of your session by September 16, 2016.

We look forward to seeing you in September!

For more information please contact Atidan at office365@atidan.com.

Reference: https://blogs.office.com/2016/08/25/help-with-office-365-advanced-security-capabilities-and-ems-integration-at-ignite-2016/

Stay connected wherever work takes you

If you ever travel for business or work remotely, like 23 percent of U.S. employees do, you rely on communication tools to stay in touch with your partners and clients whether you’re inside or outside the office. You need the most up-to-date technology to ensure your work isn’t limited by location or circumstance, but what should you look for in your communication tools?

Here’s our list of five non-negotiable features:

  1. You’re easy to get ahold of—Want to make it easier for people to connect with you no matter where you are? Use your email signature to let others contact you directly, be it cellphone, a remote office number or an online number. With Office 365, you can make your Outlook signature phone number link directly to your Skype for Business address. Your information will be linked automatically, so others can instantly communicate with you in real-time. Read this TechNet article to find out how to create a TEL:// or SIP:// link in your signature.
  2. Take calls from the device that is easiest for you—While constantly on the go, collaboration isn’t limited to your office. You may need to start a call or presentation in your office before transferring to your cellphone to wrap it up on the road. Skype for Business allows you to do so without disrupting your workflow. If you’re on a call or presenting from your computer but have to leave the office, Skype for Business enables you to seamlessly transition your conversation across devices. You can either change the device connected to the PC or transfer to mobile.
  3. Run presentations and share your applications with ease—Running a meeting with remote participants can be tricky, especially when you’re giving a presentation. You shouldn’t have to compromise a quality voice connection for a simple screen share—nor should you feel the need to run a meeting across multiple platforms. Skype for Business makes the process as simple as possible by letting you share PowerPoint slide shows directly in a meeting. No need to worry about sharing files and emailing links, you can just focus on your presentation.
  4. Record meetings—Not sure about some of those key points that were mentioned during your call? Or was a colleague or partner not present? Multimedia recording features should always be included with business-class communication tools. With Office and Skype for Business, you can record and replay presentations and video, so any of those details that might have been missed are always a click away.
  5. Communicate with those outside your organization—It’s unlikely everyone you talk to outside your company will use the same communication tools as you, so it’s important to look for a tool that offers ease of use for guests. Fortunately, connecting with non-Skype for Business users is not a problem. Accessing the conference or meeting as a guest is simple, and the security and robust features the host relies on remain standard.

Several barriers to communication and collaboration can arise when you’re working outside the office. Fortunately, Skype for Business can help. It’s more than just a video chat option; it has the features to keep you connected and make work as accessible as possible.

Try out these tips with your Skype for Business account and read up on additional features in our free eBook.

 

For more information please contact Atidan at office365@atidan.com.

Reference: https://blogs.office.com/2016/08/01/stay-connected-wherever-work-takes-you/

How to Save Time, Save Money and Eliminate Manual Processes

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There’s still time to save time.

Sign up for the Nintex Forms and Mobile Webinar: save time, money and eliminate manual processes.

Your people are going places, why not give them the tools it takes to be productive on the go?

Join us for a 30-minute webinar, Thursday, September 8th, at 2pm EST.You’ll learn how to bring forms and mobile together in your Nintex Workflow platform, and that will:

Give your team access to content from everywhere.

Make it easier for your employees to collaborate.

Keep your people productive when they’re not behind their desks.

Make your workflow mobile. Make forms easier to manage. Make the most of your Nintex platform.

To register, please go to the following link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-save-time-save-money-and-eliminate-manual-processes-tickets-27077284888

 

For more information, please contact: elizabeth.lebeaux@atidan.com

The BrightWork New Release- It’s Here!

This week, BrightWork announced the new release of their project and portfolio management solution for SharePoint. This new release delivers several capabilities to make project and portfolio management easier for their customers, headlined by the new task scheduling feature that allows users to apply simple schedules to a tasks list in SharePoint.  Additional highlights include a more attractive presentation of data through live dashboards and enhanced scorecards, as well as an easier project site creation process.

Task Scheduling

Many of our customers have asked for the ability to create simple schedules in their BrightWork site. Now you can easily plan work in the tasks list, like setting durations, adding start dates, and identifying predecessors. This allows you to calculate a simple schedule right in your BrightWork site.

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Live Dashboards

Another area we have focused on for this release is better presentation of data, making it easier to use, visualize and interpret. The new live dashboards on the homepage of your project site is a very easy way to display metrics on your dashboards to show key metrics and increase visibility to your team.

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Enhanced Scorecards

We’ve also taken our scorecards and charts to the next level in terms of look, feel and control for you. Now visual reports look fresh and display the information in the way you want, informing better and quicker decisions.

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Easier Project Site Creation

Finally, we’ve made it way easier to create new project sites. We’ve given you more control, so now you’ll be able to add, hide or expose fields as you wish, ensuring that all the right information is captured in the project site when it is created.

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Additional Enhancements

There have been additional improvements made in several key areas.

Project Management Templates

Project Metrics

Project Management Reporting

Template Management

 

For more information please contact Atidan at office365@atidan.com