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Azure VMware Solution next gen offers easier migrations

VMware and Microsoft's partnership presents the next evolution of their Azure-VMware integration, which offers the ability to migrate VMware environments to the Azure platform.

By Brian Kirsch • July 22, 2020

Unified communications consulting, implementation heat up

Channel partners provide a range of offerings in the unified communications market, from workplace analytics to entire product suites. Cloud conferencing is driving growth.

By John Moore • July 22, 2020

Microsoft Lists app replaces some SharePoint functionality

A new Microsoft application will be accessible via Teams. It features list templates, multiple lists views and out-of-box functionality to comment on content.

By Reda Chouffani • July 22, 2020

SAP creates contingent employees market as COVID-19 response

SAP Fieldglass has created a marketplace for finding contingent employees. It was created in response to COVID-19, and will operate through the end of the year.

By Patrick Thibodeau • July 21, 2020

Microsoft releases voice of the customer platform

Microsoft takes on Qualtrics with Dynamics 365 Customer Voice, a customer experience feedback tool native to its platform for retailers and B2B users.

By Don Fluckinger • July 21, 2020

What to consider when developing a corporate taxonomy

Finding information efficiently within a company is key for user productivity. Businesses should develop an enterprise search strategy to improve content navigation and discovery.

By Jonathan Bordoli, Sarah Amsler • July 21, 2020

Salesforce beefs up e-commerce order management features

Salesforce adds B2C-friendly order-management features to support internationalization of e-commerce, as well as pre-built integrations to channels such as Google and Instagram.

By Don Fluckinger • July 21, 2020

SAP, Siemens partner to advance digital manufacturing

A new deal between SAP and Siemens combines SAP ERP systems with Siemens Teamcenter PLM platform, enabling companies to develop an end-to-end digital thread for manufacturing.

By Jim O'Donnell • July 20, 2020

Introducing VMware vSphere 7 features, updates

The latest update to vSphere offers several improvements to key VMware features, such as vSAN and DRS, and integrated Kubernetes.

By Rob Bastiaansen • July 20, 2020

Full-time remote work trend has its doubters

A new Gartner survey projects that about half of all office workers will continue to work remotely full-time once the pandemic ends. Not everyone agrees with the forecast.

By Patrick Thibodeau • July 20, 2020

What IT can do when Microsoft 365 is not working

IT professionals who manage Microsoft 365 should be aware of common issues that administrators face. They can solve many of these problems with the right policy or PowerShell scripts.

By Reda Chouffani • July 20, 2020

Google Meet features counter Zoombombing, streamline mobile

New Google Meet features announced this week should make the platform better, analysts said. Google will need more to compete with Cisco, Microsoft and Zoom.

By Mike Gleason • July 17, 2020

Health and wellness business reviews use of Salesforce CMS

Zenovate pivoted from offering in-person massages to prerecorded yoga videos while the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage. Learn how the company used Salesforce's CMS to do so.

By Sarah Amsler • July 17, 2020

Microsoft Teams users seek better channel management tools

Microsoft has kept two highly demanded channel management features for Microsoft Teams on the backlog since 2018.

By Jonathan Dame • July 17, 2020

Salesforce Pardot, Interaction Studio get feature boosts

Salesforce adds Einstein AI, as well as personalization and data visualization features from its acquisitions of Evergage, Datorama and Tableau, to Marketing Cloud.

By Don Fluckinger • July 16, 2020

Settle the thin client vs. PC debate for VDI endpoints

IT has the responsibility to provide virtual desktop endpoints that maximize UX based on the use cases, so admins should learn the different sides of the thin client vs. PC debate.

By Jo Harder • July 16, 2020

Citrix-Microsoft partnership aimed at Azure, Office

A new Citrix-Microsoft team-up is intended to ease the challenges of dealing with a hybrid workforce. The companies aim to improve moving to the cloud and working digitally.

By Mike Gleason • July 16, 2020

SAP, HR vendors turn inward, work to increase Black employees

HR vendors are paying attention to the Black Lives Matter protests roiling a nation. They are looking at their own demographics and reevaluating their internal practices.

By Patrick Thibodeau • July 16, 2020

Zoom and DTEN to release home video conferencing device

DTEN plans to release an all-in-one device for Zoom video conferencing at home.

By Jonathan Dame • July 16, 2020

Remote ERP implementation: 10 project management essentials

Implementing ERP remotely can be challenging because for many IT teams it's new territory. Here are ways to make it easier.

By Eric St-Jean • July 15, 2020

SAP security vulnerability could affect 40,000 customers

More than 40,000 SAP systems could be vulnerable to a security flaw that allows attackers to gain access to SAP systems. SAP released a patch to mitigate the vulnerability.

By Jim O'Donnell • July 15, 2020

Acquia launches digital experience platform

Acquia's digital experience cloud aims to create a more marketer-friendly environment in its historically developer-centric platform based on Drupal.

By Don Fluckinger • July 14, 2020

COVID-19 recession looms for PC market

The PC market will likely contract as 2021 nears, analysts say. The second quarter was a positive one for PCs, as companies bought laptops to enable remote work.

By Mike Gleason • July 14, 2020

New enterprise video strategy must go beyond meetings

Workflows have grown increasingly digital, and video is necessary to support these changes. Learn how organizations are retooling video strategies to support new use cases.

By Katherine Finnell • July 14, 2020

Ensure remote users meet data protection standards

During the pandemic, users may have adopted insecure applications as part of their workflows. IT pros must ensure remote data protection by securing or removing these apps.

By Colm Warner • July 14, 2020