Digital Workplace & Intranet
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
Intranet for remote work: How to empower and connect distributed teams
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
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
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
10 Intranet Security Best Practices for Remote Workers
Remote working is laden with benefits for companies and employees alike. But employing a remote workforce isn’t immune to its own set of problems, and intranet security is among the top concerns. Corporate security is enough of a challenge when company secrets remain, for the most part, confined wit...
June 9th, 2020
How Powell Governance supports Powell Intranet for more connected employees
Over the last few months, organizations have been confronted by an unprecedented situation that led many collaborators to discover remote working for the first time. This resulted in an explosion of video conferences and remote teamwork, imposing tools like Microsoft Teams at the center of business ...
June 8th, 2020
Designing an Employee Experience Strategy for the Digital Workplace
Employee experience (EX) is a term that has long been used to describe how satisfied employees are with their day-to-day lives at work. But with remote working trends on the rise, there’s a new topic being discussed: digital employee experience (DEX). As more companies go virtual, adapting employee ...
May 19th, 2020
Shadow IT: How to Win Back Control Over Your Company’s IT
As business software becomes more and more user friendly, employees and managers are finding that they no longer need to seek help from the IT department before downloading and installing their own solutions. This phenomenon, known as shadow IT, poses obvious risks to company security and productivi...
May 5th, 2020
Why Change Management Is Crucial to Office 365 Adoption
Each day, we witness firsthand the countless benefits that companies get from migrating to a digital workplace. A successful Office 365 adoption is statistically proven to generate better engagement and productivity among employees. But the path to a digital workplace isn’t as simple as deploying th...
April 14th, 2020