Thursday, January 31, 2019

Customer story: TD Bank

6% of employees at TD self-identify as disabled. TD works hard to create a supportive environment where employees can bring their whole selves to work. By providing the right tools, they enable employees to self-accommodate and make their computing experience much more comfortable. How are you helping your employees to increase productivity in the workplace? Contact Fidelitech to learn how we can help you integrate the tools you need to enable your workers to reach their full potential.

Customer story: Team Rubicon

Hurricane Harvey was the most devastating natural disaster to ever hit Houston, Texas. With thousands displaced and homes ruined, Team Rubicon stepped in to render aid and help rebuild the afflicted city and its population. With so many volunteers, Team Rubicon needed a way to track and manage their dispersed network of workers. They adopted Dynamics 365 to help optimize operations and give their volunteers a great experience. You can leverage these same tools, but don't do it alone. Contact Fidelitech today to find out how we can help your organization integrate the IT tools you need to succeed.

Customer story: KEXP

KEXP is known internationally for their music and authenticity. To help bring their global audience the music they want, KEXP needed to find a solution that could bring all of their services online. While they eventually accomplished their goal, they did run into roadblocks along the way. Your partners at Fidelitech and Microsoft can help you overcome any obstacle. With years of industry experience, you can be rest assured knowing your custom IT solution will be up and running in no time. Contact us today to find out more on how we can help.

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

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Customer story: Ecolab

Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene, and energy technologies and services that provide clean water, safe food, abundant energy, and healthy environments. Changing global populations require companies like Ecolab to address the world's water challenge. But using data to preserve the natural resource can be challenging. That's why it's important to have a team of professionals available to help. At Fidelitech, we have the team you need. With years of experience and industry know-how, we can make your data transformation a reality. Contact us to find out more.

Professional Invoices with Office 365

Fidelitech learns how Microsoft Office 365 helps Trevor Cressey, whose company, Premier Water Removal, provides emergency water-removal and flood-restoration services, put on a professional face to the world. With more than 100 customizable invoice templates included in Excel, Word, Access, and Publisher, Office 365 allows small-but-growing companies like Trevor's to look a lot bigger than they are. Contact us to see how Office 365 can do the same for you.

8 Best Microsoft Office 365 Productivity Add-Ons

Add-ons can supercharge your Office 365 productivity. Here are the eight you shouldn't try to live without.

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Office 365 and Teamwork: Detroit Wallpaper Co

You can't maximize your collaborative potential if you're tied to a desk. At Fidelitech, we often see businesses that want to focus on increasing collaboration, yet they are using archaic communications tech. In any industry, you need the right tools to produce a superior product. And today, tech is a vital tool for increasing collaboration. Contact us and check out this video on how Detroit Wallpaper Co. is using Office 365 to make their 10-person business feel like 50.

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Kelly Services matches millions to the right jobs with Office 365

Businesses large and small must innovate to set themselves apart. They must meet their customers' needs, but also put practices and tools in place to quickly pivot as their customers' needs change. Kelly Services has helped millions of people find jobs by doing just this. They quickly match the right people with the right jobs, and Microsoft Office 365 has helped to give them a competitive edge in the market. Watch how Kelly Services recruiters and employees use tools, including Skype for Business, OneDrive, Power BI, and Delve Analytics, to connect, respond, change course, and deliver a world-class customer experience. To learn how Office 365 can help you too, contact us today.

Microsoft Cloud and Ecolab: Conserving water with data

Using Azure, researchers at Ecolab are preserving our most precious resource--water. With over 140 billion gallons of water saved last year, Ecolab helped organizations all over the globe to conserve. Azure has the power to do the same for your organization. No matter your industry, Azure Cost Management can help you manage and optimize cloud spend during your migration, making it easy for your business to afford the cloud. At Fidelitech, we want to help. Contact us for more.

Let us continue this journey together. Welcome to Connect(); - Professor Stephen Hawking

While 90% of the world's data was created in the last 2 years, it's not showing any signs of slowing down. With people, businesses, and devices becoming increasingly connected through data, the world as we know it will never be the same. Azure data analytics helps organizations meet the demands of the digital world. Born from a desire to facilitate human creativity, not replace it, Azure provides deep insights into the data that drives your business. Contact Fidelitech for more.

Project Emma: This invention helped me write again

At Fidelitech, we know AI and machine learning are powerful tools that can help you analyze data to extend the bounds of human capability, just ask Emma. Emma suffers from Parkinson's, a disease that affects more than 10 million people worldwide. Together with Microsoft technology, Dr. Haiyan Zhang has created a powerful tool to help people with Parkinson's write again. With Azure, you, too, can maximize data to increase the capabilities of your business. Contact us to find out more.

HPE Memory-Driven Flash

This infographic shows 4 core requirements of breaking through performance barriers and how HPE memory-driven flash meets them.offerings based around the technologies emerging to support these requirements.

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Monday, January 28, 2019

Enterprise Storage Evolves Beyond All Flash with Storage-Class Memory, Unleashing a New Generation of Innovation

New workload requirements for DX is driving significant interest in new types of high-performance and persistent, memory-based media (storage-class memory [SCM]) and a new memory-optimized protocol for use with solid-state storage called nonvolatile memory express (NVMe). This white paper takes a look at the evolving enterprise storage market where workloads require low latency and high throughput and bandwidth. In addition, it provides a brief look at one of the first enterprise storage offerings based around the technologies emerging to support these requirements: HPE Memory-Driven Flash.

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SCM and NVMe for HPE 3PAR and Nimble Storage

HPE Storage has announced the availability of NVMe-based Storage Class Memory for 3PAR now and in 2019 for HPE Nimble Storage. This video provides an overview of SCM and Memory-Driven Flash from HPE.

Friday, January 25, 2019

Workplace Agility: The True Secret To Improving Productivity And Efficiency

How do you maintain easy collaboration, save costs, pull talent from everywhere, and provide employees with the flexibility to work where and when they want? Some employers are adopting SaaS platforms and the cloud to facilitate remote work safely and simply. Tools like Microsoft 365 and Skype are invaluable assets to a modern agile workplace. But adoption requires planning to execute. With experts from Fidelitech at your side, you'll be ready for the modern workplace, and so will your employees.

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Customer Story: Puma and Office 365

Puma, the international sports brand, is modernizing its workplace with a suite of tools that their employees are already familiar with--Microsoft 365. While it seems like a no brainer, the process to change your entire IT infrastructure can be complicated. That's why Fidelitech is here to help. We have the resources, experience, and knowledge needed to help you with your cloud integration. Contact us to find out how.

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Customer Experience in Financial Services and the Influence of Technology

The future of technology is uncertain, but there's one thing we do know: customer experience is going to play a larger role in the success of businesses from here on out. Servicing customers with an omnichannel experience is the key to a great customer experience. Fidelitech can help. We're experts in helping businesses adopt the right tech and provide exceptional customer experiences. Contact us for more information.

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Customer story: Moneris and Dynamics 365

How do you manage customer interaction? Chances are, there's room for improvement, and you can do a better job. Moneris, a debt and payment processing firm, saw the potential of upgrading their customer relationship solution. That's why they chose Dynamics 365. They required a business management solution that could help them give their customers personalized service. You can do the same. Adopting new tech can be a challenge, that's why at Fidelitech, we're here to help. Contact us today to find out more.

A Closer Look At Hybrid-Cloud And Multi-Cloud Approaches

Risk is for losers. Literally. If you're not actively de-risking your IT infrastructure, you're asking for a ransomware attack where you could lose some or all of your hard-earned data. While cloud platforms like Azure can give you the data recovery tools you need, adopting a cloud solution can get tricky. At Fidelitech, we're pros at helping businesses transfer some or all of their data to the cloud. Contact us to find out more on how we can help you plan your journey to the cloud today.

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Customer story: Thomson Reuters with Azure SQL Services

The developers at Thomson Reuters needed to create a scalable cloud infrastructure capable of keeping their e-billing system safe. With tools like Azure SQL and Machine Learning, they automated and secured their e-billing system. While companies like Thomson Reuters have a lot of IT resources, we know you might not. At Fidelitech, we specialize in helping businesses just like yours to integrate solutions, protect, and scale your IT infrastructure.

How Small Businesses Can Increase Their Digital Capabilities

As an SMB, improving your digital capabilities can be an affordable way to cut costs and reach customers. Few solutions can compete with the simplicity, performance, and cost savings of Microsoft solutions. Modernizing your data platform can be challenging. That's why Fidelitech is here to help. With the right tools and expert know-how, we can help your business integrate and implement these solutions today. Contact us to find out how.

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Customer story: Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)

With the desire to modernize their court system, Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts (ADGM) implemented tech tools to achieve the only free platform for civil and commercial courts in the world. While your goals for modernizing your data platform might not be as lofty, your business can certainly leverage the same tools. It's time for you to create a digital data platform that will enable your business to scale securely. Fidelitech wants to help. Contact us to find out how we can help you adopt Microsoft solutions.

Office 365 Empowers Premier Water Removal's Growth, and its Owner's Compassion

In this video, Fidelitech explores how Microsoft Office 365 helps small-business owner Trevor Cressey--whose Premier Water Removal service dries out flooded homes or businesses--serve his customers and grow his company. Motivated by the compassion he learned at the Dream Center in Los Angeles, Trevor can "pay it forward" by supporting his 25-person team across devices to deliver the best possible customer service. Let us show you how Office 365 can do the same for you.

Improving Firstline Worker Performance with Microsoft Office 365

At Fidelitech, we know you want to lower your costs while increasing your firstline worker performance. With Office 365, your IT costs come down because solutions are hosted in the cloud, and other solutions such as web conferencing can be retired, saving you more money. Employees have a much richer solution set that they can use to collaborate and create, increasing performance and productivity. Contact us to find out how we can help you integrate Office 365 today.

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5 ways to make Outlook work for you

This infographic details 5 ways to sign off, get attention, collaborate and more. These experiences are available in Outlook 2016 and Outlook for Office 365.

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Realize business value faster with Microsoft FastTrack

Microsoft FastTrack with Office 365 enables digital transformation for your business at your pace on your terms. In this guide, you'll read about the three-stage FastTrack journey--envisioning, onboarding, then driving value--and learn how your company can enjoy ongoing support and success with Microsoft FastTrack.

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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

OneDrive Quick Start Guide

This Quick Start Guide four-page infographic will show you how to do more wherever you are with secure access, sharing, and file storage. Sign in to your Office 365 subscription and select OneDrive from the App launcher.

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Hybrid Cloud Performance and Productivity ebook

If your company is adopting a hybrid cloud model, you're already aware that cloud computing is key to driving new levels of agility, innovation, and cost savings. But there are some shortfalls you should be aware of. Both IT and lines of business can contribute to sprawl--an uncontrolled proliferation of cloud-based services. At Fidelitech, we want to help. Together with Azure, we can achieve your goal of shifting to the cloud. Contact us to find out how we can help.

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How to provide persistent data protection on-premises and in the cloud

This infographic shows how to support your GDPR compliance journey with Azure Information Protection.

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Building cloud-native applications in Node.js and Azure

Cloud-native applications and Node.js allow you to build fast, reliable, and flexible applications in Azure. At Fidelitech, we want to help your organization build modern applications in the cloud, so you can go to market sooner and see results faster. That's why we provided this E-Book on building cloud-native applications in Node.js and Azure. Contact us for more insight into how you can leverage cloud-native and Node.js software and unlock new capabilities for building applications.

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Enhancing the Neural Network: Advances in AI Technology

This infographic shows the how the Microsoft Cognitive Services networks and knowledge bases are constantly improving, giving your apps a human side.

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Monday, January 21, 2019

Enterprise Cloud Strategy_2nd Edition eBook

At Fidelitech, we know that cloud computing not only represents a set of technical opportunities for efficiencies and cost savings, but also provides the potential to significantly transform the scope of enterprise computing. Providing businesses with new business models, revenue streams, and vehicles for customer engagement. Check out this e-book, and contact Fidelitech. We want to help you set up your secure cloud environment.

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How AI-powered organizations are getting ahead

This infographic illustrates how powered AI organizations are getting ahead by humanizing the experience, creating the next great workplace, and uncovering new revenue sources.

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Friday, January 18, 2019

How cloud-based PBX and PSTN save Microsoft more than $120,000 per day with Skype for Business

Communication is key for any modern agile business. As a large company, innovation is more cumbersome and saving money can be tough. Yet, by changing the way they pass information and enable employees to have more flexibility to communicate from wherever they are in the world, Microsoft saves more than $120,000 a day. With the Skype platform, their employees can leverage the benefits of a modern digital workplace. Your business can do the same. Contact us to find out how we can help.

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Why Cloud Customer Flyer

If you're still using an old, outdated email platform, you could be losing a considerable amount of time every week and opening your email content to malicious actors. With the capabilities of modern email platforms, you can access email on the go with flexible usage options and sync your email, calendar, and contacts wherever you go. It's one way in which you can build a modern agile workplace for your employees. Curious on how to adopt a new email platform? Contact us to find out more information and learn how we can help.

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THE MICROSOFT DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SERIES Part 2: Engaging Customers

Customer engagement in the digital age provides amazing new opportunities to develop customer loyalty. Show your customers what they mean to your organization by constantly driving the differentiation, specialization, and expertise of your business and make sure your customer's needs are met. Ensure your customer's success and realize the rewards. Contact Fidelitech to find out how we can help you integrate a digital solution for engaging with your customers today.

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Dynamics 365 for Customer Service - Create lifetime customers

Delivering a personalized customer experience is important for any business. Customers want to know they'll be taken care of, and it's up to every business to communicate that message. With a solution like Dynamics 365, you can empower your agents with artificial intelligence‒derived recommendations to ensure they can act fast, save time on every customer interaction, and resolve customer issues. Contact us to find out how we can help you integrate this solution today.

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Thursday, January 17, 2019

Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport

With your data backed up in the cloud, you don't have to worry about owning physical servers that are costly to maintain. For instance, Azure disaster recovery helped save Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport 69% by reducing their reliance of on-premises IT infrastructure. At Fidelitech, we know how to help you integrate cloud solutions, no matter what state your IT infrastructure is in. Start saving today; contact us to find out how.

Microsoft increases productivity and protects assets with OneDrive for Business

Losing data because a device goes down is not an option. Cloud solutions like OneDrive for business can help you keep your data backed up and protected. With features like SSL encryption and the ability to set expiration dates on certain permissions, your data will be taken care of. Integrating new cloud solutions is tough for any business. That's why we're here to take care of you. Contact Fidelitech today to find out more on how we can help.

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Microsoft SQL Server 2019

With SQL Server 2008 coming to the end of its life cycle this summer, it's time to modernize your data platform to Microsoft SQL Server 2019. Power your organization by providing a data hub that you can use to access data sources from across your entire data estate through a consistent interface. If you want a hand in making the transition, you know we are always here to help. Contact us for more information on the benefits and specifics on how to upgrade to SQL Server 2019 today.

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3 reasons to modernize your data estate

Still using an out-of-date data platform? There are major benefits awaiting organizations that modernize their data estate, including enhanced security and compliance, significant cost savings, and the ability to empower employees with business insights and advanced analytics capabilities. That all sounds great, but how does a business go about that modernization? We want to help you figure it out. Contact us to learn more.

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White Paper: Office 365 Security and Compliance

In this white paper, you'll learn more about security and compliance in Office 365. When moving your organization to cloud services, security concerns add another layer of consideration; one of trust. You have to be able to trust your service provider with processing the data that you provide. Fidelitech knows how important security is to you.

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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Microsoft is serious about security

Office 365 delivers multiple layers of security that work together to protect your data.

Turbocharge Your Business Productivity

At Fidelitech, we know that empowering your employees to collaborate is a challenge for many organizations. Every group has their own way of doing things, but there are few tools out there that allow you to work the way you want, so you can focus on what really matters. Office 365 provides an integrated solution, so everyone can collaborate more effectively. Contact us to find out how we can help your business integrate Office 365 and check out this article.

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Music x Technology: Childish Gambino

Childish Gambino wanted to create a virtual world that would blend the physical and digital and allow his fans to experience his world. With a team from Microsoft, Childish Gambino began work on PHAROS, a unique VR experience. It's this kind of innovation that drives businesses to greatness. That's why great businesses choose Microsoft. At Fidelitech, we want you to have the most innovative tools to meet the demands of a digital world. Contact us to find out more.

Supercharge performance through collaboration

Companies that promote collaborative working are five times more likely to be high performing, and workplace cues associated with collaboration can increase motivation, reduce fatigue, and boost engagement. In this Forbes article, read more findings from recent studies and surveys about working together; learn important reasons why your business should recognize, reward, and cultivate teamwork and cooperation; and discover the key to productive collaboration.

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Improved Insights with Microsoft Office 365

Office 365 grants Henkel access to self-service insights for a more agile, responsive business. Improved data visualization brings added value to better serve customers while streamlining processes for employees. The automated functionality allows for better reports that lead to an improved product. Office 365 provides one platform, feeding Henkel's strategic priority of simplification. This means a more advanced product for the customer and improved innovation for Henkel.

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Microsoft Soars: How Azure, AI and IoT Are Driving Cloud Hypergrowth at $20-Billion Scale

The intelligent cloud and the intelligent edge era is already upon us. It represents a tremendous opportunity for everyone especially small businesses that can now afford the capabilities of larger companies. The cloud is a powerful tool and Azure is the key to unlocking the ease and usability that your team needs. At Fidelitech, we want to help you integrate the cloud into your business. Contact us to find out more and check out this article.

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ASICS EMEA hits the ground running with cloud-based mobility solution

For athletes, mobility and performance is the key to success. Businesses aren't any different. That's why ASICS EMEA is using the Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) solution to enable highly secure, mobile access to email and documents from anywhere on any device for all their employees. You can transform and enhance your business in the same way using the same tools as ASICS. Watch this clip and contact Fidelitech for more information.

GM Is Insourcing Its Datacenters: What's Your Plan to Leverage High-Value Data?

GM may be insourcing its datacenters, but is that the best move for every business? With Azure, you can scale the level of cloud versus on-premises compute power you want and make the transition to the cloud a streamlined and easy process... or move all of your datacenters back in-house. With Azure the choice is yours. Fidelitech wants to help you to analyze your data better. Contact us to find out more and check out this article on how GM Is Insourcing Its Datacenters.

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Behind the Team - Rival Analysis

With Azure, Real can analyze their rivals' movements and create better models to share with their players by analyzing massive amounts of data in real time. They get the insight they need to deliver intelligent actions that improve their strategy and increase the likelihood of success. Your business now has access to those same analytics tools. Contact us to find out how we can help and check out this short video on how Real Madrid uses Azure to analyze their opponents.

What Your Startup Needs To Know About Predictive Analytics (It Is Not As Scary As It Sounds)

Chances are that your customer segmentation could be better. Many organizations are leaving money on the table, targeting the wrong customers, or not targeting the right ones. With Azure, small businesses can afford to utilize predictive analytics to refine their marketing campaigns, further reducing costs. At Fidelitech, we know how to help you integrate this amazing tech. Contact us and check out What Your Startup Needs To Know About Predictive Analytics.

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Monday, January 14, 2019

Microsoft AI: Empowering cancer research

Microsoft technology is empowering cancer researchers at Virginia Tech to do and achieve more. Fidelitech is determined to empower you to do the same. AI technology is being used to process and analyze 100 human genomes a day, something that used to take weeks. That same power can be used to improve your business. Watch this short clip about how Virginia Tech is transforming the study of cancer with the help of Microsoft technology.

HPE Nimble Storage and Veeam boost performance and data protection for iland cloud services

Case study about a global cloud-service provider's success leveraging analytics-driven data storage to deliver exceptional availability, security and performance to business customers while benefiting from faster customer onboarding and problem resolution with robust data protection capabilities.

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Multi-Cloud Storage for Dummies

Most companies would love to move enterprise applications to the public cloud to reduce infrastructure costs and complexities. But native cloud block storage approaches come with shortcomings. This guide shows an easier way. Called multi-cloud storage, it's a simple, reliable and secure way to deploy enterprise apps in the cloud and also move them between clouds and on-premises infrastructure with no vendor lock-in. In 5 short chapters, Multi-Cloud Storage for Dummies explores the ways in which multi-cloud storage allows enterprises to simplify infrastructure, meet your service-level agreements and save.

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Friday, January 11, 2019

The millennial arrival and the evolution of the modern workplace

The modern workplace is characterized by cloud-based collaboration tools, untethered workspaces, and more and more, by millennials. In fact, millennials will make up 75% of the workforce by 2030. This article explores how businesses continue to evolve in step with a workforce that prioritizes work-life integration and expects access, flexibility, and technology that will not only contribute to personal growth but enable them to change the world.

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Customer story: Special Olympics

The Special Olympics, a global nonprofit that celebrates differences and promotes acceptance, inclusion, and healthy competition, is using technology to achieve more. The organization uses the Microsoft Cloud to track and access data for nearly 5 million athletes in 170 countries. Cloud technology has freed up innumerable hours that have been reinvested to empower athletes and change the world.

Why a 'Personal' Customer Experience Is Critical to Your Business' Success

This article highlights a few key reasons why businesses should embrace personalization as a powerful tool to stay competitive with customers and to differentiate themselves from competition. 70% of consumers say a company's understanding of their individual needs influences their loyalty. Consumers expect personalized experiences, and they build trust with those that are transparent about the data they collect.

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Thursday, January 10, 2019

Customer story: Miral

An Abu Dhabi leisure company, Miral, recently embarked on a digital transformation journey to make Yas Island a top travel destination. With Microsoft Cloud technology, the company is using data insights to understand customer behavior and to create seamless and personalized customer experiences.

Mapping Data Protection Strategies For The New Year

Even when Lewis and Clark set out to find the Northwest Passage, they had to keep business continuity and disaster recovery top of mind. Like those explorers, business owners and IT teams must put plans in place to mitigate unforeseen dangers and risks, while protecting data.

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Customer story: Zespri

Zespri International markets and sells kiwifruit to retailers around the world. After business was disrupted by an earthquake and plant virus, the New Zealand grower moved business-critical SAP workloads to Microsoft Azure, reducing IT costs, promoting scalability, ensuring business continuity, and enabling the company to focus on what they do best--growing and selling kiwifruit.

How Modern Infrastructure And Machine Intelligence Will Disrupt The Industry

This article points to the emergence of containers, microservices, and cloud-native architecture as trends in the next generation of modern IT infrastructure. It also explores machine intelligence, the convergence of cognitive computing and IoT, as a second disruptive trend that platform companies, ISVs, global SIs, and emerging startups must keep top of mind to stay relevant in an ever-changing industry.

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Customer story: Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev)

AB InBev, the brewer and marketing force behind one-third of the world's beer products, is on a digital transformation journey to move 80% of its workloads to the cloud by 2020. With Microsoft Azure, the company has built a global analytics platform, broken down data silos, and reduced IT costs, while increasing insights and agility.

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

8 Ways Technology Can Help You Go Global

Technology enables even the smallest business to create a global presence. Here are eight tips to put your company on top of the world.

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Protect Your Business from Cyber-Attacks

Fidelitech takes a probing look at how Microsoft Office 365 addresses the cyber-security concerns of small business owners like Bryce McDonald, whose company, Day1 Wake, delivers wakesurf boards to customers across the country. Bryce knows that, wherever he goes, Office 365 multi-layer security is working 24/7 to safeguard the integrity of his business data. Contact us--we'd love to show you how Office 365 can do the same for you.

Why choose Office 365 over the Google Cloud?

At Fidelitech, we know you need a substantial enterprise lineup when it comes to collaboration, security, and machine learning tools so your organization can realize its full potential. Office 365, part of Microsoft 365, is a complete solution, empowering creativity and collaboration. No other cloud service provider, including Google, can match the depth and breadth of Office 365. Learn how they pair up in this comparison tool and contact us to find out more.

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Increase efficiency, reduce turnover, and save time with Office 365

Office 365 communication and collaboration tools help companies streamline operations to reduce IT costs and improve business outcomes. In this 2017 Forrester study, read how Microsoft Office 365 also improves productivity, performance, and satisfaction for first-line workers and their managers. Companies report increased sales, managers report improved job satisfaction, and with time savings exceeding 100 hours per year and an ROI of nearly 400%, expanding Office 365 to frontline employees can benefit an entire business.

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5 ways to make Outlook work for you

Outlook with Microsoft Office 365 makes it easy to be your most productive, organized, and connected self. Use this document as a customizable tool: 5 ways to make Outlook work for you.

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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Creating order when data is everywhere

At Fidelitech, we know that organizing data requires significant and focused resources along with a skill set that many organizations just don't have. Each on-premises platform may have its own toolset while cloud service providers often provide custom functions. Azure cloud services will help you transition to the cloud unlike any other service provider. Check out these steps to reclaim your data during the transition to the cloud and contact us to find out how we can help.

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What is resiliency in Azure?

Is your current IT infrastructure resilient? Do you have high availability of hardware and datacenters? Does it provide you with uninterrupted service? At Fidelitech, we know how to help you create the resilient cloud-based infrastructure you need. Maintaining acceptable continuous performance is easy with Azure. With disaster recovery protection against loss through services such as Azure Site Recovery and geo-redundant storage (GRS), you can be sure your data is protected.

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Azure Stack: An extension of Azure

Azure Stack is an extension of Azure, bringing the agility and fast-paced innovation of cloud computing to on-premises environments. At Fidelitech, we want to help your organization build modern applications across hybrid cloud environments, while balancing the right amount of flexibility and control using this amazing technology. Contact us and check out this e-book for more insight into how you can leverage Azure Stack and unlock new hybrid use cases for business applications.

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Partnering to win | How to get more value from the Internet of Things

This infographic shows how the right team of partners can help you with each piece of your IoT solution.

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Azure Virtual Datacenter | An approach to isolation, security, and trust in the Microsoft cloud platform

At Fidelitech, we know there are very real differences between hosting in the cloud and running in a traditional datacenter. Achieving the level of governance in the cloud environment that you experience in a traditional datacenter isn't always an easy task. But it's easier in Azure. Fidelitech wants to help your organization set up a secure virtual datacenter in Azure. Read through this e-book and contact us to find out more.

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Monday, January 7, 2019

Azure security + operations management

This infographic describes Azure security + operations management to help customers manage and protect their Azure and on-premises resources efficiently.

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Intelligent storage: learns, adapts, self-adjusts to help bring business strategies to life

This blog describes how intelligent storage from HPE makes it easy to understand exactly what's going on in IT environments and how it extracts value, reveals insights and delivers transformative outcomes.

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Artificial Intelligence for an Autonomous Data Center

Managing infrastructure has always brought with it frustration, headaches and wasted time. That's because IT often has to deal with problems that are disruptive to applications and businesses while manually tuning infrastructure. As applications and reliance on infrastructure grow, the challenges multiply. This white paper explores a better alternative: Artificial intelligence (AI) powered by HPE InfoSight to predict and prevent problems across the infrastructure stack, optimize performance and ensure efficient resource use. It looks at how HPE InfoSight with its recommendation engine paves the way for an autonomous data center, enabling IT to focus on creating value for the business.

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Sunday, January 6, 2019

How Microsoft planned and deployed Skype for Business to the Office 365 Enterprise E5 cloud

The cloud offers you the opportunity to save on IT infrastructure costs, improve employee and customer satisfaction, and accelerate time-to-market for many products, and that's not all. But simply discussing a move to the cloud won't get you those benefits or any others, that's why you need to act and begin the journey. And Fidelitech is here to help. Contact us today to find out how we can assist you on your journey to the cloud.

View: How Microsoft planned and deployed Skype for Business to the Office 365 Enterprise E5 cloud

5 Reasons your organization should move to the cloud

With the proliferation of cloud technology, it's now easier than ever to migrate to a cloud services platform. With Microsoft cloud services, you can increase security, flexibility, communication, and business intelligence, and gain a host of tools you'll need to create a modern digital workplace. Contact Fidelitech today to find out how we can help you with the transition.

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Listening to customer feedback with Azure Machine Learning

Examining years of customer data isn't easy, that's why Microsoft uses Machine Learning to help with the process. They set out to gain a better understanding of their business through data and create benefits for their organization. It's just one way that Microsoft uses technology to help their employees achieve more. You can enable your employees in the same way. Contact us to learn more.

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Saturday, January 5, 2019

Business central capabilities

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central acts as an all-in-one business management solution. It allows you to connect business financials, sales, service, and operations, streamlining business processes. With a secure platform to automate supply chains and optimize inventory levels, your business will be set up for success. If you want to sell smarter and improve customer service, contact us today to find out how we can help you integrate Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central today.

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Managing the enterprise cloud with Operations Management Suite

With cloud-based monitoring, Microsoft can keep watch over their entire IT operations environment, from the cloud to the datacenter, using the Operations Management Suite (OMS). With OMS, Microsoft doesn't need to add on-premises infrastructure. They can automate tasks and analyze logs and reporting across multiple platforms--including Azure and Windows Server. Your business can do the same. Contact Fidelitech to find out more information.

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What is Microsoft Azure?

Azure is a flexible, open, and secure platform. It grants you access to a broad collection of tools you can integrate into your IT environment. With 70+ compliance offerings, and 95% of Fortune 500 companies on board, you can be sure that the services Azure provides are secure and offer the largest portfolio in the industry. Contact Fidelitech to find out more on how we can help you integrate Azure solutions into your business.

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THE MICROSOFT DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SERIES Part 1: Digital Transformation Opportunity

The digital transformation has already begun. By 2020, 60% of all enterprises will have fully articulated an organization wide digital platform strategy. Where will your business be by 2020? Don't fall behind. Bring your enterprise up to speed with Microsoft Azure. Contact us to learn more on how we can help you adopt this transformative solution for your business.

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SQL Server runs best on Azure Virtual Machines

Developing capabilities in the cloud is becoming increasingly more common. With the many databases available to consumers, SQL Server is the most used database in the world. SQL Server helps organizations reduce capital expenditures and configuration, as well as enable elastic scale and rapid deployment alleviating--and in some cases negating--many of today's IT challenges.

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Friday, January 4, 2019

Microsoft is serious about security

Office 365 delivers multiple layers of security that work together to protect your data.

New eBook from Fidelitech

In this ebook, you'll learn seven ways Office 365 can help you improve communication and teamwork to make your business more effective, collaborative, and successful.

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15 Ways Leaders Can Promote Creativity In The Workplace

At Fidelitech, we know that fostering creativity is vital to your organization. It drives productivity and employee satisfaction while allowing your business to innovate and differentiate in new and exciting ways. Having the right tools to encourage creativity is just as important as the desire to promote it. With Office 365, your employees have access to a vast set of tools to express their creativity. Contact us to find out how we can help your business integrate Office 365.

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Football, Teamwork and Technology: California School for the Deaf

Good communication is vital for every organization. At Fidelitech, we want you to have the best communication within your organization possible. At the California School for the Deaf, they use Microsoft Surface with Office 365 to review and create plays then disseminate them to the players. It's brought a new level of communication that allows them to win big. Imagine what it could do for your organization. Contact us to find out more.

Collaborate better with digital workspaces

In theory, offices exist as places to support and encourage collaboration. But as sharper tools for professional collaboration like Microsoft Office 365 evolve and continue to emerge, board rooms, break rooms, office buildings, and even office hours are falling short. In this Forbes article, you'll read how meetings and other office interruptions can hinder productivity. It explores how digital workspaces can lead to better collaboration and greater productivity. It also addresses some obstacles digital-workspace technology must surmount as all signs point to a future where collaboration is moving out of traditional offices and into a digital world.

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Thursday, January 3, 2019

Microsoft Office 365--Empowering execution

As an international marketing manager for Henkel, Clemence Alberti needs to be in contact with departments around the world. Office 365 empowers her to connect with colleagues and collaborate quickly to stay current on innovations. Office 365 allows Clemence and her team to work from the same document to ensure they have the latest information. Fast communication is essential, and Office 365 simplifies the way Clemence works with her team, expediting the process from planning to execution.

5 Ways cloud computing is changing the business world

Fortune 500 businesses all over the globe rely on cloud computing and storage on a daily, if not second-to-second basis. Even though the cloud has become a necessary part of doing business in today's world, maintaining security can be a complex undertaking. That's why 90% of Fortune 500 businesses trust their cloud computing to Microsoft. At Fidelitech, we want you to have the best and most trusted cloud on the market. Contact us to find out more.

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Brewing a new age: Carlsberg taps technology to modernize a centuries-old company

Transforming your business to meet modern demands is not an easy task. At Fidelitech, we want to give you the tools to ensure your organization is up to speed. Carlsberg Group uses Azure to modernize and merge its 140-brewery empire. You can transform and enhance your business in the same way using the same tools as Carlsberg at an affordable price. Watch this video and contact us to find out more.

6 Ways Big Data Helps Companies Mitigate Risks

The bigger your business gets, the more risks it will face. Mitigating that risk can be difficult, especially if you don't have the ability to analyze Big Data. With Azure, you can analyze diverse datasets, so you can make more informed decisions that are predictive and holistic rather than reactive and disconnected, helping you to reduce risk. Fidelitech wants to help. Contact us to find out more and check out the 6 ways Big Data helps companies mitigate risks.

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Behind the team--the fans

Data from 500 million fans in 183 countries--That's Big Data. Real Madrid uses Azure data analytics to monitor and tailor experiences for their fans. With Azure, Real analyzes and disseminates massive amounts of data in real time. At Fidelitech, we want you to have these same tools so you can bring a personalized experience to your customers. Contact us to find out how we can help and check out this short video on how Real Madrid connects its massive network of fans with Azure.

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

10 Predictions For AI, Big Data, And Analytics In 2018

For many businesses, technology seems to cause more problems than it solves. That might be because they're using the wrong tech. Use Azure AI services to solve business problems. Infuse your apps, websites, and bots with intelligent algorithms to see, hear, speak, and understand natural methods of communication. Find new ways to innovate based on your unique data. Fidelitech wants you to succeed. Contact us to find out more and check out these 10 predictions in tech for 2018.

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Braylon O'Neill: Making Strides with Prosthetics

Microsoft technology is empowering people like Braylon O'Neill to do and achieve more. Fidelitech is determined to help empower you to do the same. For Braylon, AI technology is being used to help him walk, run, and play sports. That same intelligent technology, such as machine learning and predictive analytics, can be used to improve your business processes. Join Braylon on his AI transformation and find insight on how Microsoft can help your organization achieve greater things.

Unflagging Storage Performance for Graniterock

For Graniterock, data storage is a source of critical real-time intelligence. This case study shows how the company keeps road and runway construction operating at peak efficiency by getting real-time access to SAN-based data with the adaptive flash array capabilities of HPE Nimble data storage.

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HPE Nimble Storage Overview ChalkTalk

This video provides an overview of HPE Nimble Storage including a look at its portfolio of flash arrays and secondary flash array, and how it leverages predictive analytics to optimize data and application availability and performance.