Friday, April 28, 2023

Demo our AI offerings

Interested in seeing how AI-powered solutions can boost your productivity, streamline processes and automate mundane tasks? Book a free demo to explore our world-class AI tools.

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Consultation on hybrid work enablement tools and strategies

We partner with world-class vendors to deliver the most innovative hybrid work enablement solutions on the market. Book your free demo today.

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Green Intelligence: Why Data And AI Must Become More Sustainable

AI, big data, and machine learning are growing at a phenomenal pace, but these technologies also have an enormous environmental impact. Find out what can be done to make AI and big data more sustainable.

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

Free consultation on cutting cloud costs

How optimized is your cloud environment for gaining a competitive advantage and growing your business? We can help you answer this critical question with a free assessment of your cloud infrastructure.

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Free Cybersecurity Assessment

Everlasting Fairytale offers cybersecurity technology and expertise to help organizations build resilience against cybers threats. With cybersecurity solutions and strategies tailored to your business goals, we help you protect data and systems from cyberattacks. Receive a complimentary cybersecurity consultation when you schedule direct.

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Microsoft adds OpenAI technology to Word and Excel

Microsoft announced on Thursday that it will add artificial intelligence (AI) technology to its Microsoft suite of business tools and programs. In a news release, Microsoft said its new AI feature,...

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Will non-linear work days be the new hybrid working?

With a majority of companies now comfortable allowing their employees to work remotely, could the next workplace debate be the 9-5?

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Book a complimentary consultation on AI

Not every AI-powered solution is right for your organization. In fact, some AI tools might be counterproductive to your operations and business goals. We can help you sort through the AI tech flooding the market and identify the solutions you actually need to run and grow your business. Schedule your complimentary consultation today.

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Cloud Computing Is Pricy. These Startups Want to Help

Cloud computing is expensive. As the tech economy stumbles and businesses pare back, growth at the largest cloud-computing companies has slowed. That's created an opportunity for startups that want to help trim those bills.

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Why Cybersecurity Education Is Critical in the Acceleration Economy

In this video, Kieron Allen explains why cybersecurity training and education on cybersecurity issues and prevention is paramount.

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ChemTreat Digitally Transforms its Manufacturing and Service Operations with Dynamics 365

ChemTreat, Inc. provides water and process treatment services to a wide range of industries. When it needed a better way to keep pace with growth and advancing technology, it adopted Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management and Dynamics 365 Finance. Read this customer story to learn how Dynamics 365 helps ChemTreat, Inc. improve processes, transform operations and modernize supply chain management.

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Lower Your Data Center Costs with VMware VSAN

Maintaining a datacenter can be expensive. The more custom applications and servers, the higher those costs can go. Enter hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), an integrated hardware/software solution that creates pluggable, stackable servers that can be pre-configured for any use such as storage or networking. Want to learn more? Download this infographic to learn how HCI in VMware's vSAN enables cost-effective, scalable storage servers.

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Overcoming the Top 5 Challenges in Ransomware Recovery

Ransomware is expensive. The average cost of an attack is $4.5 million. Worse, nine in ten organizations that pay ransom to get their data back never do. Read this infographic on the top five challenges in ransomware recovery to find out what steps you can take to protect your systems.

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Has your organization already started implementing #GenerativeAI? If not, what's holding you back?

Has your organization already started implementing #GenerativeAI? If not, what's holding you back?

There's pervasive uncertainty among managers as to how to optimize hybrid work environments. What has been your organization's approach to developing an effective #hybridworkmodel? Do you think you have it figured out or is it a work in progress?

There's pervasive uncertainty among managers as to how to optimize hybrid work environments. What has been your organization's approach to developing an effective #hybridworkmodel? Do you think you have it figured out or is it a work in progress?

Citing Risks to Humanity, AI & Tech Leaders Demand Pause on AI Research

While applauding the ethical intentions of the open letter -- signed by Steve Wozniak, Turing Prize winner Yoshua Bengio, Elon Musk, and over 1,000 other leaders -- some experts wonder if the approach is too little, too late.

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Do you work with more than one cloud provider? If so, what are some challenges you regularly encounter in managing a #multicloud environment?

Do you work with more than one cloud provider? If so, what are some challenges you regularly encounter in managing a #multicloud environment?

3 Strategies for Healthcare Merger, Acquisition Cybersecurity Due Diligence

Assessing the target company's cyber resiliency and establishing a list of non-negotiables are among the top strategies for conducting healthcare merger and acquisition cybersecurity due diligence.

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Generative AI's future in enterprise could be smaller, more focused language models

As generative AI, like ChatGPT, continues to take hold, its future in business could be smaller, more focused models instead of a boil-the-ocean approach.

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Getting Managers Aboard With Hybrid Work

Many employees express satisfaction with hybrid work arrangements. Managers, not so much

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Tech leaders, entrepreneurs and public policy experts are raising red flags about the breakneck speed of AI implementation—citing everything from privacy concerns to flawed data. What are some of your biggest concerns about AI's meteoric rise?

Tech leaders, entrepreneurs and public policy experts are raising red flags about the breakneck speed of AI implementation—citing everything from privacy concerns to flawed data. What are some of your biggest concerns about AI's meteoric rise?

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Don't get lost in the cloud: How to manage multiple providers

What are the potential benefits and pitfalls of a multi-cloud approach, and how can organizations get the most out of multiple vendors?

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What best practices do you recommend for maximizing #cybersecurity? Reply to share your tips or let us know if you'd like to discuss ours.

What best practices do you recommend for maximizing #cybersecurity? Reply to share your tips or let us know if you'd like to discuss ours.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Migration Program

The Dynamics 365 Migration Program enables on-premises customers to simplify and accelerate the move to the cloud. The program offers end-to-end migration support working directly with Microsoft migration advisors and partners. Watch this video for an overview.

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Need to keep IT costs down? Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) can keep your costs in check and simplify management. RT to start a conversation on #HCI and datacenter costs.

Need to keep IT costs down? Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) can keep your costs in check and simplify management. RT to start a conversation on #HCI and datacenter costs.

The Need for Ransomware Recovery as-a-Service: Introducing VMware Ransomware Recovery

Traditional methods of recovery relying on backup catalogs can't adequately protect data from ransomware attacks. Nor can they always restore full operations and clear out the malware, because ransomware can remain undetected for days, weeks and even months, compromising all recent backups. Read this article to learn how ransomware attacks have changed and how VMware Ransomware Recovery addresses the key challenges in ransomware recovery.

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Chatting about ChatGPT

The Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference opened up opportunities to present enterprise tech vendor visions around the likes of ChatGPT.

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No one's talking about the shocking lack of hybrid work guidelines

As companies continue to navigate the new normal of remote and hybrid work, it's crucial that they establish clear expectations and guidelines for their employees. And unlike Disney and Twitter, it's very important that they don't change their minds randomly when the leadership changes.

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Challenges for Startups in Adopting AI and Data Analytics

In this contributed article, Bal Heroor, CEO and Principal at Mactores, believes that by 2027, it is nearly unavoidable that every business, both big and small, will need to get serious about adopting a high-value data analytics system. While this can be a costly investment, there's no reason that even a startup can't be a part of the data transformation that is affecting almost every industry sector today.

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5 ways to cut waste in cloud spending: McKinsey

Companies will probably increase cloud computing budgets by more than 20% next year even as they waste as much as 32% of their spending, according to surveys and analysts' estimates.

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Monday, April 24, 2023

Cybersecurity Disclosures What Progress has been made?

Disclosures on cybersecurity practices for the S&P 500 and the remainder of the Russell 3000 are inching forwards in the face of increased expectations to be introduced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in early 2023.

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Saturday, April 22, 2023

Google kills Glass Enterprise, but big tech's AR dreams live on

Google Glass generated curiosity, not widespread acceptance — but that isn't stopping Google and its rivals from developing other augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) products.

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What can AI do for you? Free demo

The seemingly limitless potential of AI to transform business ops can make it more difficult to narrow your focus when it comes to investing in the AI tech that's tailored to your unique needs. Schedule a free demo to discover which AI solution makes sense for your business.

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A free consultation on managing cyber risk

If your organization is deploying cloud native code without taking necessary security precautions at key stages of the development process, you are vulnerable to a cyberattack. Schedule a free consultation with one of our experts to learn how to mitigate cyber risk.

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The Future Of Cloud Computing: Trends To Watch Out For

A key element of updated IT infrastructures, cloud computing has recently become an amazing technology. It offers an easy way to run apps online and retrieve data. A new era of digital development has begun as a result of the demand for more effective, affordable, and secure data storage, use, and communications. Following these developments [...]

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Boost employee productivity

The evolving hybrid workforce is creating unique challenges and opportunities for virtually every business when it comes to keeping employees happy and productive. We partner with leading employee enablement solution providers, and we're offering a free assessment of how well you're meeting your employees' needs. Book today.

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Experience our latest tech offering—free demo

Whether you're looking to boost productivity, facilitate cloud migration or streamline IT, we offer solutions from the world's top tech vendors to help you achieve your business goals. Schedule your free demo today.

Demo a leading edge computing solution

Curious as to why edge computing is suddenly gaining on the cloud? Book a free demo of a world-class edge computing solution and see what all the hype is about.

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Organizations tempt risk as they deploy code more frequently

An imbalance between developers and security professionals on staff spotlights a disconnect between these business functions and objectives.

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How Technology Is Transforming The Investment Landscape

By embracing the power of technology, investors can gain access to new opportunities, make more informed decisions and take advantage of the benefits of the new investment landscape.

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Friday, April 21, 2023

Forrester TEI Report — The Total Economic Impact of Power Apps

Microsoft commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact (TEI) study and examine the return on investment (ROI) from deploying Power Apps. Read this study for a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of Power Apps on organizations.

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Introducing Microsoft's New Commerce Experience

The Microsoft New Commerce Experience (NCE) is part of a transformation journey that's changing the way you transact with Microsoft and delivering more flexibility to mix-and-match your Microsoft cloud subscriptions. Download this solution brief for an overview of NCE goals, important deadlines, pricing and benefits.

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Top Five Use Cases for Hyperconverged Infrastructure in 2022

To stay competitive, you need an infrastructure that enables your organization to build and run apps at the speed of business without costing the company more resources. It seems impossible—but with a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), it's not. Read this whitepaper to see how forward-thinking organizations are using HCI to create high-performance hybrid cloud environments for mission-critical apps. Download your free whitepaper here.

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VMware Ransomware Recovery

Ransomware plagues every organization, with a ransomware attack occurring every 11 seconds, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. VMware Ransomware Recovery for VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery is purpose-built for ransomware recovery. Delivered as a software-as-a-service, it recovers systems without reinfecting production workloads. Read the solution brief on VMware Ransomware Recovery and find out how anti-ransomware services should work.

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Humanity at Work

Find out how to build a work culture that is human-centric to ensure a positive employee experience that leads to better retention.

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SVB Collapse Puts Pressure on Enterprise-Tech Pipeline

The abrupt collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is expected to put a damper on innovation in the enterprise-technology market—at least in the short term.

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If you could wave a magic wand to create the perfect #AIusecase specifically tailored for your business or industry, what would it look like?

If you could wave a magic wand to create the perfect #AIusecase specifically tailored for your business or industry, what would it look like?

Has your organization's senior leadership shown a greater interest in overseeing cybersecurity strategy in the face of the recent surge in crippling #cyberattacks?

Has your organization's senior leadership shown a greater interest in overseeing cybersecurity strategy in the face of the recent surge in crippling #cyberattacks?

Top Six Edge Computing Trends To Know About In 2023

With edge computing, businesses no longer need to transmit data back to a central location, process it and get a response. Computation can instead take place in nearby edge data centers.

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

Some critics think that too many companies are misconstruing the key drivers that would motivate employees to shift from #remotework. Based on what you are seeing within your network, what do you think?

Some critics think that too many companies are misconstruing the key drivers that would motivate employees to shift from #remotework. Based on what you are seeing within your network, what do you think?

With advances in AI dominating tech headlines, it's easy to overlook other tech innovations coming down the pike. Which non-AI developments or solutions are you most excited about?

With advances in AI dominating tech headlines, it's easy to overlook other tech innovations coming down the pike. Which non-AI developments or solutions are you most excited about?

Are you currently evaluating an #EdgeComputing solution? If yes, what do you think are its core advantages relative to #cloudcomputing?

Are you currently evaluating an #EdgeComputing solution? If yes, what do you think are its core advantages relative to #cloudcomputing?

Corporate boards struggle to understand cybersecurity and digital transformation

Boards are trying to navigate the ever-evolving threat landscape as federal regulators plan additional breach disclosure rules.

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IBM Builds An AI Supercomputer On The Cheap In Its Cloud

By definition, a capability-class supercomputer means buying the best compute, storage, and networking available and getting high performance at just

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Dynamics 365 Quenches G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers' Thirst for Innovation, Integration and Agility

G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers' digital and business transformation effort focused on maximizing customer service, revenue and cost savings is exceeding expectations. The company has Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales and Dynamics 365 Field Service on the Microsoft Power Platform to thank for that. Read this customer story to discover how Microsoft solutions give G&J Pepsi the 360-degree customer visibility it needs to optimize frontline employee effectiveness, improve efficiencies and reduce costs.

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Need an IT infrastructure upgrade? Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) can help. 🔨 What HCI use cases are of interest to you? RT to start a conversation.

Need an IT infrastructure upgrade? Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) can help. 🔨 What HCI use cases are of interest to you? RT to start a conversation.

Ransomware Recovery — Do You Have an IRE?

Do you need an IRE? An IRE—isolated recovery environment—provides an isolated staging area for restored virtual machines that allows remediation without risking contaminating other parts of your IT systems. VMware's Ransomware Recovery solution with IRE capability offers faster recovery times, less risk and reduced systems complexity. Learn about the benefits of an IRE and VMware's Ransomware Recovery in this article. You can read it here.

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Tech, Flex Space Will Bring Employees Back to the Office, Not Fancy Amenities

A recent survey revealed employees would much rather have the opportunity to work out of a flexible workspace than be asked to return to a flashy corporate office.

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Keep Up With the Latest News

Get more productivity, better security, and cost savings when you maximize the value of your technology investments with Microsoft 365.

No matter how you run your business or your team, Microsoft 365 is the cloud-first platform that enables all the ways people work today – wherever, whenever, and however.

Sign up for our mailing list to learn why Microsoft 365 is a better way to work for your small business. We can help you do more with less. Let’s stay connected!

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

4 Ways the Tech Market Will Change for IT Companies in 2023

Tech executives 👋 Gartner expects 4️⃣ emerging trends to require a response from all IT companies in 2023. Discover how to create new opportunities from these emerging trends ✔ #GartnerIT #EmergingTechnology #TechnologyTrends

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Supercomputer at the University of Florida is harnessing the awesome power of AI

The University of Florida is home to one of the fastest supercomputers in the world. It is called HiPerGator and researchers are using the processing power to crunch large amounts of data.

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Edge Computing Eats the Cloud?

Edge computing was previously pegged as edgy. Now it's ubiquitous. Here's why -- and where it's taking a big chomp out of cloud's lofty turf.

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The top cyber risks to watch out for in 2023

The top cyber risks of 2023 range from growing geopolitical tensions to insufficient corporate leadership attention and the scarcity of cyber personnel, according to a new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington think tank.

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Everyone is wrong about the future of remote work

As CEOs push return to office and workers resist, everyone is wrong about remote work's future.

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Schedule a free assessment of your hybrid work capabilities

Are your hybrid employees thriving or are they struggling to adjust to the new normal? We can help you identify the key drivers of a productive and happy hybrid workforce. Schedule your free consultation today.

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Is The End Of Remote Work Jobs Approaching?

Remote work is not going away, despite recent headlines suggesting a return to the office. In fact, search trends for "remote work jobs" and "work from home jobs" hit their all-time high in January 2023.

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In your opinion: as employers ask workforces to return to the office, is the pendulum swinging too far away from #remotework to the detriment of a healthy work-life balance? #FutureOfWork

In your opinion: as employers ask workforces to return to the office, is the pendulum swinging too far away from #remotework to the detriment of a healthy work-life balance? #FutureOfWork

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

3 remote work myths, busted

Billion-dollar businesses are being built by fully-distributed teams, and new products and services are emerging daily to support these efforts.

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Enterprise tech sidesteps dip in startup funding

Last year's muted startup investment rounds may be hiding a relatively positive subsector: tech companies selling software and services to other businesses.

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Demo our Newest Enterprise Tech Solutions

We partner with the world's most innovative vendors to deliver solutions that transform businesses by streamlining operations, automating manual tasks, and delivering superior customer experiences. Schedule a consultation with one of our experts to explore the transformative solutions in our portfolio.

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Which #techtrends do you think will have the biggest impact on business growth? AI? Automation? Something else? #EnterpriseTech

Which #techtrends do you think will have the biggest impact on business growth? AI? Automation? Something else? #EnterpriseTech

Total automation: Tech for intelligent enterprise execution

Part one of this two-part report updates the S&P Global 2022 research agenda calling out the need for total automation and discussing how various technology markets continue to coalesce and evolve through development and M&A activity into future intelligent automation platforms.

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Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2023

Gartner expects the 2023 trends to impact enterprise strategies in the coming three years by enabling organizations to address four key priorities: Optimizing resilience, operations or trust; scale productivity and customer value by advancing solutions, product delivery and connectivity; pioneering customer engagement, accelerated responses or opportunity; pursuing sustainable technology solutions.

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Complimentary assessment of your security posture

Today's cybersecurity environment is more volatile and dangerous than ever, with sophisticated attackers targeting an ever-expanding attack surface. Do you have what it takes to fend off potentially devastating attacks? Schedule a free assessment of your security posture to find out.

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Cybersecurity Concerns for 2023

With the new year, there is a lot to be excited and concerned about in the area of cybersecurity and data privacy. This article identifies some key issues that should be top of mind in this area and thoughts on how they may affect the retail sector this year.

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Layoffs come for cybersecurity, too

Even companies in more insulated fields, such as cyber vendors Sophos, Okta and Secureworks, are bound to feel the pain as enterprises cut spending.

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Microsoft 365 for Small Business

It’s hard to overstate the impact of having secure and reliable productivity and collaboration tools. It’s these tools that enable the communication, flexibility, and innovation that keep businesses thriving in this new era of hybrid work.

Small- and medium-sized (SMB) businesses are no exception, but they need tools tailored to their unique needs and challenges. Microsoft 365 for Business can help your business do more with less.

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Monday, April 17, 2023

Which #cyberthreats are you most concerned about and do you feel like you have the necessary tools to mitigate risk? We'd love your feedback!

Which #cyberthreats are you most concerned about and do you feel like you have the necessary tools to mitigate risk? We'd love your feedback!

Cybersecurity trends for 2023 and what to expect

The Vulcan Cyber's Cyber Risk in 2022: A 360° View report outlines cyber threats in 2023, from cloud security to healthcare attacks.

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Demo our newest cloud-native tools

The dizzying speed of change and innovation in cloud computing can be overwhelming. To help tech buyers understand which tools they need to advance their strategic or operational goals, we are running free demos of our newest cloud-native solutions. Reserve your spot today.

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Hyperscalers are the New Disrupters in Cloud Computing and Digital Infrastructure

A part of digital Infrastructure investment, hyperscale data centers embody the communications and computation necessary for scaling broadband.

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What new #cloudtech innovations or trends are you most excited about and why?

What new #cloudtech innovations or trends are you most excited about and why?

Top 10 Trends Transforming the Cloud According to Forrester

Hyperscalers offering composability and concerns about dependence on megavendors among the trends molding the future of the cloud.

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Why Wasm is the future of cloud computing

Whether on the server or on the edge, Wasm lets you create custom logic that runs much closer to the data than it could before. And you can do it securely, efficiently, and with greater flexibility.

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Demo our newest AI solutions

Interested in learning how AI can help your business streamline IT operations, deliver superior data insights or enhance customer experiences? Schedule a free demo of our newest AI-powered solutions.

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Data And AI Will Redefine Businesses In 2023

The world in 2023 is in three large transitions. Data-rich enterprises, LLMs and Foundation Models, and a Human-centered approach will redefine businesses.

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Sunday, April 16, 2023

How the Democratization of AI is Fueling Business Growth - RTInsights

We are beginning to see the combination of open source and low-code/no-code artificial intelligence become a catalyst for democratized AI applications.

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How aggressive is your business in investing in #AIpowered solutions? Or maybe you're taking a more conservative approach by waiting for AI tech to evolve before making a major buying decision? Love to hear your thoughts!

How aggressive is your business in investing in #AIpowered solutions? Or maybe you're taking a more conservative approach by waiting for AI tech to evolve before making a major buying decision? Love to hear your thoughts!

How AI points the way to a new gold standard for big data analytics

By running data analytics on dedicated processors the way AI workloads now run on GPUs we can crack open Big Data for a new level of insights

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

Manage Financial Risk Guided Tour

Dynamics 365 applications enable you to manage financial risk and reduce fraud by moving away from transactional financial management to proactive, predictive operations. Take this guided tour to see how by optimizing financial operations with AI-powered insights and embedded analytics, Dynamics 365 helps organizations drive performance, protect revenue and take better care of their people.

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Complimentary consultation on hybrid work empowerment

If you're struggling to effectively manage transitioning employees from remote to in-person or hybrid, we are offering a free consultation on solutions and services that can facilitate the process. Book today.

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Demo a leading attack surface management solution

As your attack surface expands, defending vulnerable entry points against sophisticated attacks becomes increasingly complex. We can show you an elite solution from a world-class vendor designed to facilitate attack surface management—saving you time, resources, and major headaches. Schedule your free demo today.

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Big Data: The Fuel Behind Successful Businesses

Gediminas Rickevičius, VP of global partnerships at Oxylabs, says with the help of modern technologies today, businesses can get the most out of public data.

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Reducing your Cloud Computing Climate Impact

Making the choice to deploy to the cloud is clearly the better choice for the climate, but you can further reduce your emissions by taking a couple of key steps. You are invited to attend this session to learn more about how the tech community is helping to mitigate climate change and a simple strategy to reduce your carbon footprint in the cloud.

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How to Protect a Multi-Cloud Architecture From Data Breaches, Cybersecurity Attacks

Multi-cloud provides flexibility, scalability, and cost efficiency, but securing this architecture requires a comprehensive approach. Frank Domizio explains.

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New Research Shows Surprising Development In Hybrid Workplace Policy And The Return To Office"

Given the extensive headlines about Amazon, Disney, and Starbucks ordering employees back to the office, you might think that the back-to-office return is inevitable. Yet do such headlines represent the reality of a new wave, or are they just clickbait for anxious workers?

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Access Control Gap in Microsoft Active Directory Widens Enterprise Attack Surface

One researcher thinks trust is broken in AD. Microsoft disagrees that there's a security vulnerability. But enterprise IT environments should be aware of an authentication gap either way.

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Demo a new data management solution

If you're struggling to make sense of the massive volumes of data stored in your cloud or hybrid environment, we can show you a world-class data management solution. Book your free demo today.

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How sustainable is your tech portfolio?

If reducing your organization's carbon footprint is an important goal, schedule a free consultation with one of our experts to assess just how green your tech suite is.

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A complimentary assessment of your security strategy

How effective is your cybersecurity strategy in fending off today's advanced attacks? To find out, book a free assessment with a cybersecurity expert at Everlasting Fairytale

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Drive Your Business with the Right Level of Protection

Before you embark on your disaster recovery journey, you need to assess your existing environment and prioritize business needs to determine the best approach. That means considering questions such as what do you need to protect, what impact will DR have on internal and external services, and what are your compliance requirements. This infographic from VMware explains the considerations and use cases for implementing cloud-based DR and how VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery can make DR easier, scalable, and affordable.

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Are you continuing to see more and more #remoteworkers return to the office at your organization? Or has the shift from remote to in-person slowed down or maybe even come to a halt?

Are you continuing to see more and more #remoteworkers return to the office at your organization? Or has the shift from remote to in-person slowed down or maybe even come to a halt?

5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Migrating to the Cloud

Digital transformation and cloud migration can be a complex process. It takes comprehensive planning, successful execution, and ongoing maintenance after everything goes live.

In this article from the San Francisco Business Times, read about the advantages of moving to the cloud, and five pitfalls to avoid as your business builds its plan for digital transformation.

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Which cybersecurity threats are you most worried about? Phishing attacks? Brand Impersonation Attacks (aka #brandspoofing). Something else? Share your thoughts and let us know some of the solutions you've invested in to mitigate risk.

Which cybersecurity threats are you most worried about? Phishing attacks? Brand Impersonation Attacks (aka #brandspoofing). Something else? Share your thoughts and let us know some of the solutions you've invested in to mitigate risk.

How AI can ease those data management woes

A look at how AI and ML-driven techniques can address data management challenges for modern enterprises.

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Cloud Computing Sustainability: How Green Is the Cloud?

Here are five facts on why cloud computing is more eco-friendly than conventional data centers — and why the difference will become even more pronounced in the future.

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Trend Micro, LogRhythm Combine SIEM, XDR for Cybersecurity Fight

Trend Micro and LogRhythm entered into a partnership to integrate their security information and event management (SIEM) and extended detection and response (XDR) platforms so security teams can pull threat data from multiple sources, correlate that data, and respond automatically to potential threats. But this joint service exists in a market that's "rife with offerings" of a similar nature, LogRhythm Director of Technology Alliances Robert Dirth told SDxCentral.

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Hybrid Work Is the New Norm—and So Are Half-Full Buildings

Many workers doing their jobs from home. Bosses are pushing for a return to the office.

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Jamf VP explains enterprise security threats — and how to mitigate them

Jamf has published its annual security trends report; I spoke with Michael Covington, the company's vice president of portfolio strategy to gain insights into what Jamf turned up.

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How would you rate your organization's ability to scale #datamanagement in the digital transformation era?

How would you rate your organization's ability to scale #datamanagement in the digital transformation era?

How much does a product's potential environmental impact factor into your purchasing decision? #SustainableTech

How much does a product's potential environmental impact factor into your purchasing decision? #SustainableTech

Bring the Benefits of the Cloud to On-Premises Workloads

To IT admins new to VMware Workspace Many business-critical workloads run on-premises for reasons of security, privacy, governance, performance and economics. All too often, these workloads are spread across infrastructure silos and lack the toolsets that optimize cloud benefits. The on-demand webinar, "vSphere 8: Bring the Benefits of the Cloud to On-Premises Workloads," shows you how to break free from these constraints with a new vSphere 8 offering, vSphere+. Watch the on-demand webinar to see how the latest vSphere version enables IT admins and DevOps engineers to access high-value cloud services that boost IT productivity and speed developer velocity for all applications, existing and next-gen.

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Are there any cybersecurity strategies or approaches you've seen tried that have proven ineffective? What do you think are some of the key attributes of a successful security strategy?

Are there any cybersecurity strategies or approaches you've seen tried that have proven ineffective? What do you think are some of the key attributes of a successful security strategy?

Elite Construction + Development Builds Success and a Connected Workplace with Microsoft Teams

Elite Construction + Development, a small Washington company, owes much of its success to unfettered collaboration and a communication-first approach, which is now at the center of the company’s enthusiastic adoption of Microsoft Teams.

When Elite became overwhelmed with a dozen or more overlapping technology platforms, it decided to consolidate to Microsoft 365, retaining only one third-party solution—its specialized accounting software. Elite uses Microsoft 365 apps for every other function in the company—creating content, managing projects, scheduling, collaboration, and even telephony.

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Monday, April 10, 2023

Complimentary Ransomware Vulnerability Assessment

A robust disaster recovery (DR) plan can protect you from a ransomware attack. But many businesses don't take DR seriously until it's too late. Receive a free Ransomware Vulnerability Assessment with Everlasting Fairytale's DR experts to get help implementing or updating your DR strategy. Book your free consultation here.

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Swiss Fabricator Streamlines Complex Reporting and Supply Chain Process with Dynamics

Managing a complex supply chain and cross-border supplier and customer relationships is no simple task. When Swiss fabricator Jansen AG sought a better way to tackle the challenge by mapping multiple divisions into one legal entity, it implemented Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management with Microsoft Power Apps and Power Automate. Read this customer story to see how Microsoft solutions help Jansen resolve complex reporting requirements and digitize production to better meet modern business priorities and be prepared for opportunities to come.

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The gap between remote and onsite work narrows — again

Work is continuing to oscillate with the times

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Shifting left in enterprise cloud security

In today's constantly-evolving landscape of cyberthreats, with increased popularity of multi-cloud, hackers have never had more ways into company networks

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Cybersecurity teams, beware: The defender's dilemma is a lie

Defenders rightly expect attackers to lie and cheat to achieve their goals, but sometimes we forget that lying and cheating can work both ways

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The growing imperatives of ESG and how cloud computing providers measure up

The term ESG emerged in the 2000s as investors examined the role of environmental, social and governance value drivers in asset management and financial research.

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Unlocking the Power of AI with a Real-Time Data Strategy

To succeed with real-time AI, data ecosystems need to excel at handling fast-moving streams of events, operational data, and machine learning models to leverage insights and automate decision-making. This article, by George Trujillo, Principal Data Strategist, DataStaxfocus, focuses on why these three elements and capabilities are fundamental building blocks of a data ecosystem that can support real-time AI.

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

Avoid the 5 Major Negative Consequences of DR Failure

Disaster recovery is essential for surviving ransomware, other cyber-attacks, and disruptions like floods and fires. But traditional DR can bring complex issues, such as inefficient use of resources, excess complexity requiring manual effort, reliance on unavailable skillsets, or inability to scale with growth. Cloud-based DR can simplify the process and save time and cost. Read this infographic to learn how to solve the challenges of traditional disaster recovery and how cloud-based VMware DR can solve your top DR challenges.

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Top Infrastructure Considerations to Support Modern Applications

Cloud-native development and hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) are both popular technologies for datacenter modernization. Cloud-native infrastructure and HCI can improve the performance, scalability, efficiency and cost of IT processes. To learn how these two technologies work together, read the Special Report "Top Infrastructure Considerations to Support Modern Applications." You can download the report here.

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ChatGPT comes to Microsoft's enterprise-focused, Azure-powered managed service

ChatGPT is now available through the Azure OpenAI Service, Microsoft's fully managed, enterprise-focused repackage of OpenAI tech.

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A free consultation on managing the hybrid workforce

Empower your hybrid workforce by optimizing both the value of in-person collaboration and the flexibility of remote work. Book your free consultation today.

Decide which AI solution is right for you

When it comes to AI powered solutions, a one size fits all approach won't work. We can help you determine which AI solution is right for your industry and your unique business needs. Book a free consultation to learn more.

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Demo a cloud solution tailored for your business

Not all cloud computing solutions are created equal—and not every popular solution is right for your industry or your business. Sign up for a free consultation to discover the solution that's customized for your unique operational needs.

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Manufacturing IT pros: what are some unique cybersecurity threats disproportionately targeting your industry?

Manufacturing IT pros: what are some unique cybersecurity threats disproportionately targeting your industry?

Keep Up With the Latest News

Get more productivity, better security, and cost savings when you maximize the value of your technology investments with Microsoft 365.

No matter how you run your business or your team, Microsoft 365 is the cloud-first platform that enables all the ways people work today – wherever, whenever, and however.

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Demo our productivity-boosting solutions

A key strategy for weathering rising business costs is to boost productivity. We work with world-class vendors to deliver productivity-accelerating tech that can help your business grow during uncertain economic times. Schedule your free demo today.

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Your Biggest Cybersecurity Risks Could Be Inside Your Organization

Today more than 300 million people are working remotely — creating, accessing, sharing, and storing data wherever they go — and data breaches arising from insider threats and simple mishaps can cost businesses an average of $7.5 million annually. Ultimately it doesn't matter if a breach is intentional or accidental. Insider risk programs should be part of every company's security strategy. To be successful, organizations should lead with their employees as partners in the effort and supplement their program with advanced tools that detect and mitigate insider risks wherever they arise. The author offers four lessons he's learned as Microsoft's chief information security officer.

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How AI and Machine Learning (ML) Help Prevent Sports Injuries

By analyzing data that athletes generate on the field, AI-and machine learning-powered predictions are preventing injuries and resulting in optimized training regimens.

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Cloud is a growing force in industrial IoT

The use of cloud technology is becoming more prevalent within industrial IoT. But U.S. industries are at the experimental stage with public clouds.

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How Cybersecurity Protects Valuation: Considerations For Private Equity In The Deal Lifecycle

Cybersecurity risk applies to businesses of all sizes and across all industries - it is a risk that cannot be ignored.

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Product Information Management

Businesses are challenged to create a singular view of the products they manufacture that are reliable, secure and compliant to support operational processes and analytics. Product information management (PIM) is the critical piece of the puzzle that allows organizations to support product content and master data management. Get this datasheet for an overview of how Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management enables effective PIM as well as main benefits and key features.

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Google, Microsoft, Salesforce Transform Enterprise Productivity With Generative AI Integrations

New developments in generative AI are changing enterprise productivity as we know it. What will come next?

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Office Mandates. Pickleball. Beer. What Will Make Hybrid Work Stick?

Hybrid work has been choose-your-own-adventure, but now C.E.O.s are making their choices more permanent.

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Thinking specifically about your industry, which #AI driven changes are you most excited about?

Thinking specifically about your industry, which #AI driven changes are you most excited about?

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Cloud computing adoption among healthcare organizations: 6 trends to know

Seven out of 10 healthcare IT professionals say their organizations have moved to the cloud, with another 20 percent saying that they hope to move to the cloud within the next two years, according to a Feb. 22 study from software company DuploCloud. 

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Biden's cybersecurity plan leaves quantum sector wanting more

The new National Cybersecurity Strategy for the U.S., unveiled last week by the Biden Administration, highlighted the importance for federal government agencies and the private sector to upgrade cu | The National Cybersecurity Strategy released last week reiterates previous statements the Biden Administration has made about quantum security threats, while offering nothing new.

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As business costs rise, is boosting operational efficiency and #productivity part of your strategy to lower expenses? If so, have you invested in any tech solutions to advance this goal? Would love your feedback.

As business costs rise, is boosting operational efficiency and #productivity part of your strategy to lower expenses? If so, have you invested in any tech solutions to advance this goal? Would love your feedback.

What do you think are some of the biggest mistakes employers are making in how they manage the #hybridworkforce?

What do you think are some of the biggest mistakes employers are making in how they manage the #hybridworkforce?

How A.I. and Big Data Will (And Should) Change Your IP Strategy

The last two decades have seen an increasing recognition of the value of patent rights. In many industries, ownership of a substantial number of...

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What are some key changes your industry is experiencing that can be directly linked to advances in #cloudcomputing?

What are some key changes your industry is experiencing that can be directly linked to advances in #cloudcomputing?

Discover the cybersecurity solution tailored to your business needs

A cookie cutter approach to cybersecurity just won't cut it. To cultivate cyber resilience, your business needs a solution suited for your specific industry and unique IT architecture and operations. To discover the right solution, schedule your free consultation.

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Schedule a free infrastructure modernization consultation

Datacenters have changed drastically thanks to cloud services and virtual technologies. But deciding how to modernize your datacenter can be a challenge. Where do you start? We can explain how various cloud and virtual solutions can benefit your organization and help you plot a strategy. Schedule a free infrastructure modernization consultation with our modernization experts. Fill out this request form for your FREE consultation.

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#PIM is the backbone of supply chain & retail apps. What strategies & solutions do you use? Visit regularly for information and tips from the @MSFTDynamics365 experts at Everlasting Fairytale.

#PIM is the backbone of supply chain & retail apps. What strategies & solutions do you use? Visit regularly for information and tips from the @MSFTDynamics365 experts at Everlasting Fairytale.

Enable Hybrid Work With Windows 365

As workplaces and world events continue to evolve, so do the needs of your employees and business. Windows just keeps getting better for businesses, with new experiences designed for hybrid work.

Windows 365 creates a new hybrid personal computing category called Cloud PC, which combines the power of the cloud with the device’s capabilities to provide a full, personalized Windows experience.

See how the new Windows 365 can help your business do more with less.

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Monday, April 3, 2023

How to Make Hybrid Work Effective, Engaging, and Empowering

Read this guide based on research by Michael Arena, University of Pennsylvania Professor, to learn how to best manage the hybrid workforce.

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No- and low-code AI's role in the enterprise

How do business professionals without coding experience build and deploy AI? Low-code and no-code AI tools democratize AI and machine learning. Here's how.

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Cyber Threats and Domestic Manufacturing

A series of high-profile and damaging cyberattacks has underscored the critical role cybersecurity teams play, and top brass are taking notice.

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The capabilities of cloud computing in 2023

In this guest post, Helen Kelisky, managing director for Google Cloud in the UK and Ireland, sets out several key trends in the world of cloud that she predicts will play out in 2023.

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How AI-Driven Innovation Will Change Speech Technology

The possibilities for speech tech in the enterprise will require communications professionals to rethink what role "voice" communications will play

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