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Flu, Business Continuity, and Unified Communication
Concerning Symptoms in the Workplace A study published this week in the medical journal, BMJ, concluded that the world is “grossly underprepared” for future disease outbreaks. The study was based on data collected from the Ebola outbreak of August 2014. While we generally think of this being the concern of...
Skype for Business Auto Attendant Using Office 365
Auto Attendant is one of the most important features of an enterprise phone system. For people calling into your business, the auto attendant’s ability to route calls to the correct party is vital to the functioning of your company. When using Skype for Business as your enterprise phone system in...
Volvo Adds Skype for Business to the 90s Series
Volvo Adds Skype for Business: 90s Series Volvo recently announced that they have integrated Skype for Business directly into the dashboard of their high end 90 Series vehicles. This allows drivers to be able to join conference calls with ease, without having to fumble for your phone while...
Out of the Trenches: A Year in Review & What’s Ahead for CIOs in 2017
Another Year Coming to an End As 2016 draws to a close, I’ve been checking in with some of our colleagues in the industry about how the year has gone and how they see 2017 shaping up. Three distinct areas have emerged as top of mind for many: security, sourcing,...
Telecommuting with Skype for Business
Skype for Business is the ultimate phone system for telecommuting for several reasons. Unified Communications Skype for Business is a single application from which you can Instant Message, Voice Call, Video Call, Conference Call, host a live Meeting, Screen Share, and Live Collaborate. In most enterprises, these...
Skype for Business – the Cure for Email Overuse
Overuse of email is rampant in American business and culture and many believe it degrades efficiency and effectiveness. It prolongs decision making and execution because it fosters truncated, unfocused exchanges rather than thoughtful communication. It fosters misunderstanding because it lacks all of the nuance of verbal and visual interaction. It...
Change Is Daunting But You Have Goals: What to Do as You Craft Your Budget for 2017
Crazy: doing the same thing and expecting a different result. Last September, I embarked on a journey towards getting out of personal debt. It led me to make some unfamiliar decisions and to try new things to achieve my desired result. Here are my thoughts on how...
Gartner names ShareFile a “Leader” for 3rd year in a row
Gartner has named Citrix ShareFile a “Leader” again in its Enterprise File Synchronization and Sharing Magic Quadrant. As Citrix noted in their blog post on the news, “Openness and flexibility are key drivers of our success. At Citrix, we want to empower our customers to provide secure and reliable access to...
Windows 10 Anniversary Update: Part 2
Last blog we talked about several features that were released in the Windows 10 Anniversary update. We will be covering several more features in the update, as well as things we didn’t like about the update. Action Center Upgrade The Action Center is a notification hub that was...