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Deliver more relevant customer engagements and build deeper connections using a platform that puts you in control of your customer data. You’ll finally have the right information and tools to orchestrate and activate the right experience--from lead generation all the way to loyalty.  Sign up for our mailing list, and we’ll share even more on how to unify customer data, keep sales and marketing aligned, and preserve ROI. We can help you transform relationship selling and develop a deep understanding of customers with Dynamics 365. Let’s connect - we’re here to help.   Read More...

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales

See how equipping your sales team with tools that are optimized for the modern buyer’s journey unlocks valuable insights, connects your marketing and sales teams, and drives smarter sales decisions.  Watch this short video for a preview, and then reach out. We’re here to help your business accelerate revenue and optimize customer engagement.   Read More...

Complimentary Azure Virtual Desktop Readiness Consultation

What questions do you have about virtual desktop solutions? We can answer them and get you started on a strategy during a free Azure Virtual Desktop Readiness Consultation. Fill out the form and let our experts get you started on the right path. View: Complimentary Azure Virtual Desktop Readiness Consultation

Cybersecurity Is Big Business

Investors have a lot to consider when choosing where to put their money. Read More...

Assess your security investments—free consultation

Are you investing too little in cybersecurity? Too much? Just enough? Given how complex the cybersecurity landscape is, quantifying ROI can seem like an intractable problem. Let us help you simplify it. Book a free consultation to learn more. View: Assess your security investments—free consultation

Why aren't venture capitalists flocking to fund cybersecurity startups?

Cybersecurity companies are enjoying stellar growth and multiples, but VCs are still hesitant to invest in these startups. What's going on? Read More...

Hybrid Work - The new Microsoft Office in Vienna

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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.

Work Safely and Flexibly from Anywhere: The Cloud-Based Workplace with Azure Virtual Desktop

Michael Weinig AG, a global market leader in wood processing machinery, adopted the Azure Virtual Desktop so employees could work productively from any location. The company also wanted to standardize on a common workplace platform, reduce VPN traffic and lower travel costs. Read the customer story to learn from the company's experience implementing Azure Virtual Desktop to transition from outdated IT to cloud. Read More...

Cyber investments on pace to reach $215B in 2024: Gartner

The firm expects security services, the industry's largest segment, to account for 42% of all spending and rise 11% to $90 billion next year. Read More...

The Best Enterprise CRM Software and Solutions: The 2022 CRM Industry Leader Awards

The CRM technology market is big, and getting bigger. As a sales leader, choosing the best and most effective CRM tool can mean the difference between teams that work together seamlessly, with strong ROI, and teams that miss the mark. How can you make sure you’re looking at the right solutions? CRM names its editors’ top five industry leaders in this helpful guide. Read on, then reach out. We’re here to help you implement the right fit for your business.   Read More...

Free Cloud Transformation Consultation

If you're moving to the cloud, you need an experienced consultant to help. Server Consultancy Ltd stakes its reputation on guiding successful cloud migration journeys with the strategies and tools that are right for each and every customer. From addressing your organization's unique challenges to securing data to defining and implementing the best hybrid cloud infrastructure, our transition consultants are ready to support your migration. Book your Free Cloud Transformation Consultation today. View: Free Cloud Transformation Consultation

Enterprise spending on cybersecurity has changed, and vendors must adapt

Even in the usually exciting world of cybersecurity, discussions on enterprise security budgets tend to veer toward the mundane. However, today's Read More...

Microsoft New Future of Work Report 2022: Organizational wellbeing

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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.

Heidelberg Materials Unifies its Global CRM strategy with Dynamics 365

Heidelberg Materials, based in Germany, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of building materials. After several acquisitions, mergers, and joint ventures, the company inherited customer relationship management (CRM) systems that didn’t work well together, making tracking relationships a challenge.  Then the company turned to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales. Now, sales agents have better insight into how other teams are working, enabling unity and consistency as they build stronger relationships with customers. Are you looking for a CRM solution to unify your sales team? We can help. Read More...

Cybersecurity Budgets Aren't Untouchable

The uncertain economy has hit cruise company Carnival and logistics giant FedEx in very different ways. Their respective cybersecurity chiefs discuss what that means for their budgets. Read More...

Unit4 Reduces Go to Market by 50 Percent and Future-Proofs Business by Transitioning to Azure

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Microsoft's Azure cloud platform offers a toolbox full of services for creating new applications. In this customer story, learn how Unit4 — a provider of ERP solutions to non-profits, universities and other services organizations — leverages multiple Azure services to develop cloud-based ERP solutions. Resources such as Azure SQL Database, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure App Service and Azure Migrate are four of the many Azure resources used in Unit4's project. Read the story and learn the many cloud services you can create with the Azure platform.

Zero Trust Will Replace Your VPN by 2025 - Here's Why and How You Can Prepare

Remote work and the continuing threat of cyber-attacks are driving organizations to find better security frameworks. The solution may be a zero-trust framework which is a stringent, layered approach that assumes no user is automatically trustworthy. Research firm Gartner forecasts that zero-trust access is the security framework of the future and will replace virtual private networks by 2025. Don't miss the opportunity to learn Gartner's predictions and advice in this article. Read it here. Read More...

Where to Focus Your Company's Limited Cybersecurity Budget

With the threat of recession looming, chief information security officers (CISOs) will increasingly see cybersecurity budgets constrained. So how can companies focus their limited cybersecurity investments on the controls that matter most? This article breaks cybersecurity investments into three categories: 1) controls that defend against threats in a particularly impactful way, 2) measures that validate that these controls are operating as intended and 3) capabilities that automate (1) and (2). All three of these categories will be important to consider moving forward, as business profile, attack surface complexity, and related threats change. This article discusses the elements of a good cybersecurity program, resources you can use, and how to determine the controls that will matter most for your own company. Read More...

Migrate to Azure SQL and modernize your SQL Server capabilities

Manage your SQL Server workloads efficiently and modernize your data with Microsoft Azure. Azure SQL enables optimized performance, enhanced cloud experiences, and improved data protection at affordable prices, accelerating modernization and innovation for your business. Read more to learn about the rich benefits of migrating to Azure SQL and how to get the most out of your SQL Server.   Read More...

Supercharge your CRM with Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Viva Sales is a seller experience app that automatically captures, accesses, and registers data into any CRM system, eliminating manual data entry and giving sellers more time to focus on what matters: selling.  By enriching the data set with customer engagement data from Microsoft 365 and the power of AI, Viva Sales empowers sellers to be more connected with their customers, resulting in more personalized engagement and faster deal closure. Ready to see how Viva Sales can help you improve your sales team’s experience and close more deals faster? Let’s talk.    Read More...

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. View: Hybrid Teamwork: A Guide to Flexible Work

Free Azure Virtual Desktop Demo

Try before you buy is always good advice. That's why you should take advantage of this free demonstration of the Azure Virtual Desktop solution in action. You can ask questions from our Azure experts and experience first-hand what Azure Virtual Desktop can do. Sign up for the Free Azure Virtual Desktop Demo today. View: Free Azure Virtual Desktop Demo

How We Keep the Microsoft Cloud Up and Running

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Curious to see where, and how, the Microsoft Cloud operates? The video we've included here takes you behind the scenes to Microsoft's operations rooms where highly trained technicians and AI monitor the data center's critical infrastructure. Customers like you expect a resilient and secure computing environment. Microsoft helps us meet your expectations with teams of cyber security experts monitoring trillions of threat signals daily, as well as software engineers worldwide who track response times and performance as well as power, cooling and other data center systems. Watch the video. Reply to this email to discuss how our team of Microsoft experts can help you benefit from a secure, resilient computing environment in the Microsoft Cloud.

Defend against ransomware—free demo

A ransomware attack can cost your business millions. Book a free demo of the latest cutting-edge solution designed to detect and prevent ransomware. View: Defend against ransomware—free demo

Cybersecurity Breach: Young Hackers Target Vegas Casinos with Advanced Ransomware

Explore the intriguing world of cyber crime, casinos, and the infamous 'Star Fraud' ransomware syndicate. Learn, stay informed, and play safe online. Read More...

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Deliver more relevant customer engagements and build deeper connections using a platform that puts you in control of your customer data. You’ll finally have the right information and tools to orchestrate and activate the right experience--from lead generation all the way to loyalty.  Sign up for our mailing list, and we’ll share even more on how to unify customer data, keep sales and marketing aligned, and preserve ROI. We can help you transform relationship selling and develop a deep understanding of customers with Dynamics 365. Let’s connect - we’re here to help.   Read More...

StopRansomware: Snatch Ransomware

Operating a highly skilled ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model, Snatch poses a unique threat to organizations across every industry. Here's what you need to know: Read More...

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. Read More...

Collect and Query Graphics Data for Azure Virtual Desktop Connections

Graphics data logs for Azure Virtual Desktop are in public preview. You can set up the diagnostics table in Azure Log Analytics and collect graphics data for your Azure Virtual Desktop connections. The graphics data table generates information whenever end-to-end delay and dropped frames percentages fall below a healthy threshold for Azure Virtual Desktop. This table helps administrators understand performance factors across the server, client and network that could be contributing to slow or choppy end-user experiences. Read the article here. Read More...

Sanofi Gains Speed And Agility with an Azure Hybrid Cloud Strategy

When pharmaceutical firm Sanofi decided to move off its on-premises infrastructure, because it was limiting Sanofi's ability to innovate and respond quickly to business needs, the company opted for a hybrid cloud strategy. With help from its partner Mobiz, Sanofi settled on a digital transformation plan that included migrating more than 15,000 servers and 1,800 apps over the next few years to Microsoft's Azure cloud platform. The results? For one, Sanofi has experienced fewer outages and faster recovery times, reducing their mean time to recovery (MTTR) by 300-500 percent. Overall, these improvements allow Sanofi to manufacture and deliver high-quality medicine without interruption. Read how they did it here. Read More...

FBI warns of dual ransomware attacks, and other cybersecurity news to know this month

FBI warns of dual ransomware threat; Companies struggle to overcome cyber skills gap; and other cybersecurity news to know this month. Read More...

Three Ways Sales and Marketing Alignment Reduces Costs

In this eBook, learn how aligning sales and marketing to an integrated system that shares data and insights can build a more accurate buyer profile and reduce your costs. When you sign up and download, you’ll learn about: Reducing the cost of customer acquisition. Aligning reporting to cut unnecessary expenses. Automating administrative work and reducing overhead. Providing consistent and seamless transitions during the buyer journey. You’ll also discover how Microsoft Dynamics 365 helped one customer improve their ROI by 180% in just one year. We can help you get there, too. Let’s connect. Read More...

Azure delivers the most value for Windows Server and SQL Server workloads

Higher speed and lower cost? Yes please! Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines just achieved new performance benchmarks that beat AWS EC2 on a price-performance basis by more than 50%. Azure provides unmatched value for your Windows Server and SQL Server workloads with unique capabilities and offers that allow you to save costs, time, and reduce complexity. Get faster and more affordable SQL Server performance with Microsoft Azure!   Read More...

Show your customers how Azure helps them stay ahead in the market

#Microsoft #Azure has proven to be the best place to run your #SQLServer and #WinServ. Want to know more? Read all about it in this blog by Peter Carlin, corporate vice president of Azure database services, who examines the performance benchmarks, price offers, cost savings, and many additional benefits that Azure enables for your business. Stay ahead in the market and don’t wait any longer to start your innovation journey.  Read More...

Want to Give Your Sellers an Edge in 2023? Equip Them with Buyer Intent

Buyer intent data is nothing new. It’s existed as long as selling has been a thing.  But in today’s market, much of the buyer journey is complete before a decision-maker reaches out to a seller. Buyers are researching products by visiting online review sites, texting with colleagues, and using other digital channels that can be invisible to sellers. This change in buyer behavior means accurate, buyer intent data is more important than ever.  Read on to see why you should invest in buyer intent.    Read More...

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. View: Free Hybrid Work Consultation

Free Migration Readiness Assessment

If you're planning a cloud migration, you should first evaluate the readiness of your IT systems. Not everything should be moved to the cloud, nor all at the same time. We'd love to help. Get a free assessment of your organization's readiness to migrate when you book your appointment here. View: Free Migration Readiness Assessment

What Is ai-powered Behavioral Analysis in Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity uses AI-powered behavioral analysis leverages artificial intelligence to learn and predict adversarial behavior patterns. Learn more! Read More...

Cisco, Splunk CEOs Say Future of Cybersecurity Turns on AI

'It's really about correlating the threats using artificial intelligence,' says Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins. Read More...

Columbia Sportswear Gains Flexibility and a Sales Boost with Microsoft Azure and Dynamics 365

Columbia Sportswear is passionate about getting active people into the great outdoors with their global clothing, footwear, and accessories brands.  To digitally transform its business and streamline operations from IT datacenters to warehouse inventory and point-of-sale checkout, Columbia moved to Microsoft Azure and Dynamics 365 Commerce, Dynamics 365 Finance, and Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management.  Today, they are seeing greater staffing efficiency, faster and more flexible customer service, and increased inventory awareness.  Read more and connect with us to get started.    Read More...

What is the metaverse?

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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.

Scale Your Cloud-Native Apps and Accelerate App Modernization with Azure, The Best Cloud for Your Apps

Over 95 percent of the world's largest companies today are on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform, in addition to thousands of small and mid-size companies. There are lots of reasons to deploy on Azure, but one major attraction is its rich assortment of developer resources. Read this article to learn more about the advantages and features of the Microsoft Cloud services. Read More...

How Microsoft Azure Helps Drive Agility and Optimization for Your Business

For many Microsoft Azure customers, the "how" of cloud migration is top of mind, especially for mission-critical workloads. Microsoft announced over a dozen new or updated capabilities for Azure to help you migrate workloads, manage hybrid environments, improve security, integrate third party tools, and gain greater cost efficiencies. You can learn about many other useful updates and features in Azure by reading the article here. Read More...

A Primer On Artificial Intelligence And Cybersecurity

In simple terms, artificial intelligence acts as a powerful catalyst and enabler for cybersecurity in our connected ecosystem. Read More...

A cybersecurity strategy tailored to your business—free consultation

There is no one-size-fits all approach when it comes to cybersecurity. Schedule a free consultation with one of our cybersecurity experts who can help you craft a strategy tailored to your unique needs and IT infrastructure. View: A cybersecurity strategy tailored to your business—free consultation

American Hospitals Suffer Increase in Cyberattack

Under siege: cybercriminals are increasingly targeting hospitals for their rich customer data. What the healthcare industry must do to prevent costly data breaches. Read More...