Posts by Lauren Sires
Lists: Microsoft’s Latest in Tracking Team Collaboration
Microsoft continues to add to its robust lineup of organizational apps. You may already be familiar with SharePoint Lists, a tool embedded in SharePoint to track information company wide. Microsoft is now expanding on this tool with the Lists app. The new Lists app, which is available as part of the Microsoft 365 suite is…
Read MoreRansomware on the Rise: SonicWall Releases its 2020 Mid-Year Threat Report
Your SonicWall Firewalls do more than just protect your business from attacks. As they keep your information safe, SonicWall is constantly collecting and analyzing trends in cybersecurity. Recently they released their mid-year threat report, here are the highlights: Malware is down and ransomware is on the rise Malware and ransomware differ in one big…
Read MoreMicrosoft Power BI – Your Solution to Leveraging Business Data
Data tracking is often considered a mundane and underappreciated chore all businesses rely on. It can be tedious, and lacks any real recognition, but every aspect of your core businesses function is improved when you have a solid foundation of data to help make key decisions. Whether you’re a for-profit business collecting sales numbers, or…
Read MoreNavigating a New Hybrid Workforce
We’ve all heard the new phrases… the new normal, time of uncertainty, unprecedented times, pivoting, and there will be more. Nevertheless, whatever you refer to this time as… things have changed, and there will be no going back. We have been on a journey of learning that you might not have been aware of as…
Read MoreNew Microsoft Teams Features to Support Your Work at Home
Microsoft Teams hit the Microsoft 365 ecosystem about 3 years ago and was already adding new features continually. If you don’t know anything about Teams it’s the app at the center of Microsoft’s collaborative universe. The app works by organizing all employees into groups called “teams.” In those “teams” users can post messages and share…
Read MoreAvoiding online scams amidst coronavirus uncertainty
Avoiding Coronavirus scams Online scammers are on the offensive. As coronavirus spreads cybercriminals are finding ways to take advantage of unsuspecting users. Several schemes have emerged amid this health crisis that we should all be wary of. Some are easy to spot. We’ve all seen the new ‘snake oil’ products that are phony cures. But there are also more sophisticated ploys, such as apps claiming to be informational, but once downloaded…
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