A Tech Blog by David Kandie

Crash Course in Microsoft Teams

2022-03-01T01:16:00.001-08:00

Learn how Microsoft Teams, included as part of Microsoft 365, can enable your team to communicate and collaborate from anywhere. By integrating meetings, messaging, and calling services into a single, secure hub, Teams offers: • The familiarity and power of your favorite Office apps. • The ability to meet across mobile, desktop, browser, and a wide range of devices.  • The ability to share, edit, and co-author files, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, within the app. • The ability to record, store, and transcribe calls and voicemails for easy sharing and replay. See how you can modernize teamwork for your business with Teams.

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Microsoft Fireside Chat | The Salvation Army stays connected during COVID-19

2022-02-28T23:15:00.001-08:00

The global COVID-19 Pandemic presented a challenge to Salvation Army locations across the world—how to continue serving people who rely on The Salvation Army while still staying safe and adhering to social distancing? Microsoft CVP Jared Spataro and The Salvation Army Commissioner Merle Heatwole discuss how Microsoft Teams is helping connect employees from The Salvation Army's international headquarters in London, helping them maintain their relationship with international chapters who rely on their support.

Day in the life of a Volunteer Manager

2022-02-28T21:07:00.001-08:00

Experience what a day might look like in the life of a Volunteer Manager who uses #MicrosoftTeams to recruit, train, and deploy volunteers to help reach constituents and communities quickly and effectively in times of need.

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Work remotely, stay secure—guidance for CISOs

2022-02-22T01:14:00.001-08:00

As  organizations  have had to  quickly  pivot to new working environments, cyberattacks have become an urgent concern.  In this thought leadership article, you can learn  some of the best practices using Microsoft  security  that help ensure the best protection.  Examples include  secure access to cloud applications that protect sign-ins with  security defaults,  methods to  manage and secure corporate data in approved apps on personal devices,  and  providing clear and basic information, including how to protect their devices, will help you and employees stay ahead of  threats so  they can remain productive. 

3 ways you can ensure secure, productive remote work for your nonprofit

2022-02-21T23:13:00.001-08:00

As remote work becomes increasingly common, organizations need to empower employees and volunteers to be productive from anywhere, while ensuring a secure, productive remote work environment.

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Securing your remote workers

2022-02-21T21:06:00.001-08:00

Quickly pivot to remote work while turning on built-in security controls to help your workers stay secure. In our e-book, "Securing your remote workers," you'll learn how you can secure remote workers the following ways: Enable remote access to apps to successfully connect a remote workforce. Manage devices and apps to secure your remote workforce. Protect your data, apps, and endpoints against threats and security risks. Each nonprofit facing these challenges has different needs. This guide aims to show how you can use your existing investments in Microsoft 365 to secure your organization where it needs it most.

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Microsoft Threat Protection stops attack sprawl and auto-heals enterprise assets with built-in intelligence and automation

2022-02-14T23:21:00.001-08:00

Attackers will cross multiple domains, such as email, identity, endpoints, and applications, to find the point of least resistance. Today's defense solutions have been designed to protect, detect, and block threats for each domain separately, allowing attackers to exploit the seams and threshold differences between solutions—leaving the organization vulnerable to attack.  Microsoft  Threat Protection stops attack sprawl and auto-heals enterprise assets with built in intelligence and automation. Access this article to learn more.

El Rio Health serves clients more securely with Microsoft's cloud-based tools

2022-02-14T21:09:00.001-08:00

Too many organizations are familiar with layering multiple individual solutions, one by one and over a span of time. This creates a maze of security tools and platforms that lends to navigation challenges for IT staff. Arizona-based El Rio Health found itself in this exact situation. It needed one integrated platform to handle all its security needs, and Microsoft 365 with E5 security bundle was the best fit.

Strengthen your nonprofit's digital security

2022-02-07T23:12:00.001-08:00

As a busy nonprofit, your focus is your mission. Whether you're supporting humanitarian efforts, promoting animal welfare, fighting climate change, or working to improve health equity, you are focused squarely on providing critical services and support to your community. Your organization is deeply engaged in delivering programs, coordinating, managing volunteers, processing donations, supporting fundraising efforts, and myriad other activities. With all these priorities on your plate, security might seem like something that can wait. Unfortunately, it can't. Security is more critical than ever for nonprofits. In our e-book, Strengthen your nonprofit's digital security: Protect your data and build trust, we introduce five key steps you can take to improve security at your nonprofit: Gain buy-in from leadership and your board Build security awareness and skills throughout your team Create and document security policies Choose and use technology designed for the way people work Collaborate with experienced experts

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Microsoft Security & Compliance Adoption Guide

2022-02-07T21:06:00.001-08:00

With remote work as the new normal, organizations must rely on employees and volunteers who are working outside traditional business borders. This guide will help you implement the Security and Compliance capabilities of Microsoft 365 for your organization that can help you identify and manage potential risks while keeping staff connected and productive.

Securing the hybrid cloud with Azure Security Center and Azure Sentinel

2022-02-01T03:09:00.001-08:00

Infrastructure security  is top-of-mind for organizations managing workloads  on-premises, in the cloud, or hybrid.  Azure Security Center  provides unified security management by identifying and fixing misconfigurations and providing visibility  into  threats to quickly remediate them. Azure Sentinel  collects data from  Azure  Security Center.  Learn more about this integrated and efficient solution  in this blog.

Azure Sentinel

2022-02-01T01:12:00.001-08:00

Azure Sentinel  is intelligent security analytics for your entire enterprise.  Collect data, detect threats, investigate incidents, and rapidly respond with  Sentinel.

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Cloud-Native SIEM: Quick Start Guide to Azure Sentinel

2022-01-31T23:17:00.001-08:00

Digital and cloud transformation continue to reshape IT. Information security leaders face growing complexity, diverse attack surfaces, alerts growing by orders of magnitude, as well as increasingly sophisticated and difficult-to-detect cyber assaults, including insider threats—all in the context of exponential growth in data volume. At the same time, they need to find ways to make systems and processes more efficient, control costs, and manage resources. Security information and event management (SIEM) solutions built for yesterday's environments struggle to keep pace with today's challenges—let alone tomorrow's unimagined risks. That's why Microsoft developed Azure Sentinel, a fully cloud-native SIEM designed to serve all four aspects of security operations: Collect data at cloud scale—across all users, devices, applications, and infrastructure, both on-premises and in multiple clouds. Detect previously uncovered threats and minimize false positives using analytics and unparalleled threat intelligence from Microsoft. Investigate threats with AI and proactively hunt suspicious activities at scale, tapping into decades of cybersecurity work at Microsoft. Respond to incidents rapidly with built-in orchestration and automation of common tasks. Get our quick start guide and learn how you can use smarter, faster threat detection and response that connects data from all your sources with the cloud and Azure Sentinel.

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RapidDeploy helps first responders defend public safety with Azure Sentinel

2022-01-31T21:08:00.001-08:00

RapidDeploy  creates its  Cloud Aided Dispatch  systems to help first responders act quickly to protect the public. There's a lot at stake, and the company's cloud-native platform must be secure against an array of serious cybersecurity threats. So, when RapidDeploy  implemented a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system, it chose  Microsoft  Azure Sentinel, one of the world's first  cloud-native  SIEMs. Learn about the whole story in the video below.

Activate Digital Selling: A holistic approach

2022-01-25T01:11:00.001-08:00

Customers have changed more than we realize. They have a ton of access to information via social and digital channels, and they use it to make better, more informed decisions. How has selling changed as clients' research and engagement capabilities have become more digital and advanced? To compete effectively, businesses must take a more holistic approach to accelerate revenue outcomes by transforming selling with an intelligent, comprehensive digital sales collaboration platform. Tools like Dynamics 365, Office 365, Azure, and Power Platform work to integrate data and AI. Review the infographic to learn how Microsoft is approaching digital sales to integrate marketing, commerce, and sales to deliver modern customer experiences.

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Nonprofit helps keep Italy's workers—and their personal data—safer after adopting Microsoft 365

2022-01-24T23:10:00.001-08:00

In this case study, the National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL) adopts Microsoft 365 Enterprise E5 to establish a highly secure, collaborative environment for its thousands of employees, including lawyers, doctors, administrators, and engineers.

Customer stories showcase traction for Microsoft's business apps division

2022-01-24T21:06:00.001-08:00

Rapid digital shifts in the business market have forced organizations to up their cloud game and application services. Sales teams need to discover changes in customer intent and act quickly to remain competitive. Business apps such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform have been successful because of the pre-trained AI models within the application, which makes it easier to deliver in right time experiences (RTE). RTE are products, services and applications which provide the right information to the right person at the right time on their device of choice. To create RTEs, a company must connect real-time data, partner with, and open data via AI-driven analytics.

Activate Digital Selling: Connect with customers through their preferred channel

2022-01-18T03:13:00.001-08:00

The global pandemic gave way to new priorities shaped by a year (and then some) of crisis. With the acceleration of hybrid work, sellers now understand they need to help customers be better buyers. But how? The shift in B2B buying has reconfigured B2B selling, and sellers can focus on connecting with customers through their preferred mechanism. Review the infographic to learn about individualizing selling at scale, including ways to unlock data to discover opportunities.

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How a consolidated security stack can reduce your risks and costs

2022-01-18T01:13:00.001-08:00

Technology stacks for security have evolved into a jumbled mix of point solutions as security teams address multiple threat types coming through a variety of endpoints, apps, services, and networks. There's a better way to streamline and strengthen your security environment. Now is the time to consider a more integrated approach that provides comprehensive protection and enhanced capabilities for today's workers, with tools that take advantage of intelligence and automation capabilities to simplify management and reduce risk. In this guide, you'll learn about three primary benefits of a unified security solution: Consolidated security provides a more cost-effective solution Unified end-user experiences improve security without impacting productivity Integrated, best-in-class protection reduces cyber-risk

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Fortify your data against threats

2022-01-17T23:11:00.001-08:00

Maximize threat detection during attack stages with Microsoft's comprehensive suite of security solutions. Unmatched volumes of data inform Microsoft security solutions. Learn how you can harness decades of security experience with Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection.

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Activate Digital Selling: Four steps to accommodate the new buyer reality

2022-01-17T21:05:00.001-08:00

The customer journey has changed. Almost all B2B exchanges are done digitally today, and research suggests today's buying groups are more diverse than ever, with millennials making up the single biggest B2B buyer group. To stay relevant, sellers need to guide and collaborate with customers remotely, understand their customers and strengthen relationships, optimize processes to reduce costs, and help teams adapt to rapidly changing environments. Review the infographic for bullet points and fast facts about the new buying reality.

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Leveraging Your Microsoft Assets in this Remote Access World

2022-01-11T03:15:00.001-08:00

More of the workforce  is  working remotely than ever before.  Organizations are adapting and implementing new remote  access solutions to keep employees, volunteers, and beneficiaries secure and compliant. Now is the time to evaluate the @ Microsoft  tools you already have at your fingertips  and leverage the  built-in  remote  work  security features and capabilities. Learn more  in this article from  National  Law Review. 

Optimize processes and help teams to adapt

2022-01-11T01:15:00.001-08:00

In today's digitized world, gaining insights-based, collaborative engagement is the solution to optimizing sales processes. Learning about your customer and understanding sales data to identify ideal targets, recommend best actions, and collaborate with peers, will result in accelerated revenue. Interactive digital selling provides a genuine opportunity for sales teams to gain real-time data and insights to build strong, long-term customer relationships—and to help customers adapt and transition to the cloud. Tools like LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales help pave the way. Sign up to learn more about digital selling.

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Microsoft security & compliance adoption guide

2022-01-10T23:23:00.001-08:00

CISOs must deal with the new realities of work. The sudden shift to enable entire workforces to work remotely has raised the stakes. Organizations are looking ahead at how their teams operate and how they protect employees and assets. It's critical, therefore, to stay current on emerging threats and, most importantly, how threat protection is evolving to help keep organizations secure. In this e-book you'll learn methods for: Identifying emerging threats Navigating threats and threat protection Embracing Zero Trust

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Create human connection with Dynamics 365 Sales and LinkedIn Sales Navigator

2022-01-10T21:05:00.001-08:00

Connecting with customers and building trust to create strong relationships is essential in today's digital era. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales and LinkedIn Sales Navigator have joined forces to offer an adaptive solution that anticipates customers' needs as they change. With LinkedIn Navigator's vast network of business decision makers, you can find the right customers, better understand what they care about, and connect in a more meaningful way. Put the human touch back into every customer interaction.

A Tech Blog by David Kandie

Crash Course in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Fireside Chat | The Salvation Army stays connected during COVID-19

Day in the life of a Volunteer Manager

Work remotely, stay secure—guidance for CISOs

3 ways you can ensure secure, productive remote work for your nonprofit

Securing your remote workers

Microsoft Threat Protection stops attack sprawl and auto-heals enterprise assets with built-in intelligence and automation

El Rio Health serves clients more securely with Microsoft's cloud-based tools

Strengthen your nonprofit's digital security

Microsoft Security & Compliance Adoption Guide

Securing the hybrid cloud with Azure Security Center and Azure Sentinel

Azure Sentinel

Cloud-Native SIEM: Quick Start Guide to Azure Sentinel

RapidDeploy helps first responders defend public safety with Azure Sentinel

Activate Digital Selling: A holistic approach

Nonprofit helps keep Italy's workers—and their personal data—safer after adopting Microsoft 365

Customer stories showcase traction for Microsoft's business apps division

Activate Digital Selling: Connect with customers through their preferred channel

How a consolidated security stack can reduce your risks and costs

Fortify your data against threats

Activate Digital Selling: Four steps to accommodate the new buyer reality

Leveraging Your Microsoft Assets in this Remote Access World

Optimize processes ​and help teams to adapt

Microsoft security & compliance adoption guide

Create human connection with Dynamics 365 Sales and LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Optimize processes and help teams to adapt