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Build an Employee Advocacy Program With Your Intranet
Half of employees post about their employer on social platforms. But far too many employers do little more than enforce a boilerplate social media policy. As it turns out, this is a major missed opportunity....
September 28th, 2020
5 Key Technologies for Accelerating Digital Transformation in Business
Digital transformation was once viewed as an aspirational goal for companies that performed well and could afford to dedicate resources to futuristic initiatives. But in light of recent global events, it’s clear that this is no longer just a nice to have. Companies need a long-term digital transform...
September 17th, 2020
8 Ways to Leverage the Social Intranet for Remote Workers
Companies everywhere are preparing for a new era with the future of remote work. Despite the many advantages of a remote workforce, there’s no denying that it has its challenges. Managing remote employees is vastly different from operating physical offices, which means changing gears and adopting a ...
September 10th, 2020
When to Use Yammer vs. Teams: 5 Common Scenarios
If your company uses the Microsoft 365 workplace productivity suite, chances are you turn to Teams for most of your daily internal communication needs. But Teams is far from the only way to have conversations with your coworkers. Another app within Microsoft 365, Yammer, facilitates larger-scale con...
August 25th, 2020
17 Microsoft Teams Tips and Tricks You Didn’t Know You Needed
So you’ve learned the ropes of Microsoft Teams and overcome the hurdles of staying in touch with your coworkers from afar. But are you really making the most out of your Teams experience? This single app is, in fact, a workplace productivity hub that can help you achieve everyday tasks in less time....
August 18th, 2020
Microsoft Inspire 2020 Key Takeaways
Every July, Microsoft hosts its annual Inspire conference, a multi-day event that brings the tech giant’s global Microsoft Partner Network together. Powell Software looks forward to participating in Inspire every year to learn about new and emerging technologies in the Microsoft space. This year’s c...
August 4th, 2020
How to Transition to Full Remote Work
Short-term work-from-home measures introduced in March 2020 quickly resulted in a permanent shift in the way we work. A full return to the office looks unlikely for most businesses as many have instead embraced remote working fully and plan to do so indefinitely....
July 7th, 2020
There’s More to Microsoft 365 Than Just Microsoft Teams!
In April 2020, Microsoft announced that the number of daily Microsoft Teams users had more than doubled to 75 million in less than two months. While this rapid increase was brought on by COVID-19, it wasn’t a new trend; Teams users had been on the rise long before the pandemic, with numbers growing ...
June 30th, 2020