This is how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing influencer marketing

AI is a complicated learning system that requires continuous human vetting and iteration. While it has improved the influencer marketing game, it’s still only as good as the instructions the marketer gives it. AI can also correct mishaps with brand names and logos, and automatically redirect posts to the company's social media page. Learn what leaders in the industry are saying about why it’s important to pay attention to how AI bots field interactions with consumers when it comes to sales.

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Virgin Atlantic reaches new heights with innovations powered by the Microsoft Cloud

Virgin Atlantic chose Microsoft 365 as the platform for its digital transformation to support the digitalization that will keep the airline at the forefront of the industry. With security top of mind, they created an app using Teams to help them better manage their fleet and get a better picture of potential maintenance delays. Virgin was able to speed up processes and improve tasks after going through this transformation phase—including the adoption of security tools like Microsoft Defender. Having access to a wide range of modern collaboration tools and quick solutions helped them coordinate their workforce. Microsoft Teams now plays a vital role in their hybrid workforce. Read the customer success story and learn how Microsoft 365 can help improve the overall efficiency and work processes of any organization.

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Microsoft 365 & Dynamics 365Sales Professional - Better Together Part I

Understanding customers is essential when personalizing sales. In this partner-facing-only infographic looks at how to have conversations with customers about new Dynamics 365 applications, especially with sellers targeting SMBs. Get ahead of the curve with a list of differentiators and the accompanying conversation starters you can use to address them. Learn about how Microsoft 365 works with Dynamics 365 Sales Professional regarding Outlook, Word, Teams, Excel, Power BI, and SharePoint. Also—get a link to a video about how to accelerate digital selling with Dynamics 365. (Note: this infographic is NOT intended for customer use.)

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How Rockwell Automation used Microsoft 365 to bolster more than a century of success

Rockwell Automation, the world’s largest industrial automation and information company, serves more than one hundred countries, with more than 23,000 people serving the connected enterprise. Since COVID-19 hit the manufacturing sector hard, Rockwell’s challenge was to help automate tasks and collaborate more. Rockwell embraced Microsoft 365, which helped them pivot to remote work quickly. With employees suddenly working from home, safety and security were of utmost concern. The embedded security structure within Microsoft Teams alleviated those fears and allowed Rockwell to step up without missing a beat. Power BI enabled them to automate systems, saving countless hours of employee time they could put towards other innovations.

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Five Ways To Reduce Your Cloud Security Blast Radius

Cybercriminals keep developing sophisticated methods for overriding cloud defenses and gaining access to sensitive information. Moreover, the complexity of cloud frameworks makes it extremely difficult to detect these problems in time. In most cases, cyber attackers are looking for flaws in the structure that will allow them to start mining data and wreaking havoc. With the right tools, technologies, and framework in place, it is possible to detect and mitigate the damage caused by an attack and shut it down. Learn about five steps business leaders can take to help their organization reduce the risk of a cloud attack and minimize the damage if one occurs.

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Customer stories showcase traction for Microsoft’s business apps division

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.

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Harness the power of the cloud and ground your security model strategy in Zero Trust

With 43 percent of cyberattacks targeting small and medium businesses, data security is a top priority. You can protect your data, systems, and employees with tooling from Microsoft Security and the solutions within Microsoft 365. Learn how to use Microsoft Security to implement a Zero Trust security model in your organization and significantly reduce data breach risks across all devices and from any location. Subscribe and stay connected—we’ll help you understand how to modernize security and defend against threats with Microsoft Security.

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PROTORIA effectively modernizes its IT infrastructure with Microsoft Azure

Today’s security solutions begin in the cloud. PROTORIA, Samsung's retail service provider in Ukraine, reviewed its digital assets and applied a layered approach to update its long-term strategy as part of managing its multichannel retail challenges. Read about how they landed on Microsoft Azure and the tooling solutions within Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Power BI that helped them save 20% on costs each year, not to mention helping establish threat protection, protect critical data, and manage access with full control. Are you ready to modernize and migrate to the cloud? We’re here to help you manage the tools to develop and launch successful security-focused solutions.

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Hybrid work and the Great Resignation lead to cybersecurity concerns

When employees leave an organization and take company data with them, they pose an increasingly serious insider security threat. Outgoing employees can compromise company data and intellectual property. Businesses are concerned that the Great Resignation is a facilitator for departing employees to unintentionally or intentionally expose, leak, or exfiltrate intellectual property, which has created major challenges in keeping sensitive data safe. One way to fight this is by implementing additional training to make a business workforce aware of the security hazards of hybrid work. But is that enough? Learn about what technology business leaders are saying.

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Activate Digital Selling: Connect with customers through their preferred channel

 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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SIEM and XDR Your ally against ransomware II

Many businesses are not yet protecting their cloud assets to the same extent that their on-premises assets are protected. On top of that, hiring security talent is a challenge. Microsoft has a unique approach to threat protection that empowers organizations to get ahead of today’s complex threat landscape using an integrated security information and event management (SIEM) and extended detection and response (XDR) toolset. This infographic illustrates how to empower defenders to hunt and resolve critical threats faster. Sign up to stay connected. We’ll help you combine SIEM and XDR to increase efficiency and effectiveness while securing your digital estate.

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An elevated Surface experience

The new Microsoft Surface Management Portal is a centralized solution for IT administrators to self-serve, manage, and monitor Surface devices at scale in Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Help reduce IT costs with insights into the health and status of Surface devices. Self-service efficiently with an easier way to manage warranties and support requests. Experience a streamlined management solution by reducing manual work in Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Support multiple form factors by streamlining management of Surface devices through Intune and hybrid managed devices. Receive regular updates to Microsoft Surface Management Portal. Contact us to learn more about the Microsoft Surface Management Portal.

Azure Sentinel Technical Playbook for MSSPs

Azure Sentinel is a cloud-native security information and event manager platform with built-in AI to assist with data analysis. It collects data from all sources, including users, applications, servers, and devices running on-premises or in the cloud, and allows you to reason over millions of records in real time. It comes with built-in connectors that make integrating popular security solutions a breeze. This e-book offers an answer to the question about how and why an organization should set up Azure Sentinel as a managed security services provider. Subscribe to stay connected—we´ll help you better understand how to integrate Azure Sentinel into your customers’ service portfolio.

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Bridgewater invests in secure remote work with a Zero Trust security model using Microsoft 365

The Zero Trust model assumes security breach and verifies each request as though it originates from an open network, instead of assuming everything behind the corporate firewall is safe. Its framework (using Microsoft 365) enables work from anywhere, providing the agility needed to meet modern-day employee and client standards. Just ask the technology leaders at Bridgewater Associates, a premier global asset management firm, who reevaluated its security perimeter to support a mobile workforce, share data with partners and vendors, and access data in the cloud. Ready to unleash collaboration with security controls in place? We’re here to help you get a Zero Trust strategy put into place.

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SIEM and XDR Your ally against ransomware I

Today’s volume of security signals is overwhelming. Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) tool; Microsoft 365 Defender provides extended detection and response (XDR) capabilities for end-user environments (email, documents, identity, apps, and endpoints); and Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides XDR capabilities for infrastructure and multi-cloud platforms including virtual machines, databases, containers, and IoT. Together, they can secure your end users and multi-cloud infrastructure. Sign up to stay connected. We’ll help you navigate the world of threat protection and help you get the tools and intelligence in the hands of the right people.

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Open the doors to the hybrid workplace with Microsoft Surface

t’s no surprise that more than 70 percent of workers want continued flexible remote-work options after the COVID-19 pandemic.¹ This desire means more enterprises are seeking a long-term hybrid work solution that supports both in-office and remote workers. Provide your employees with the best work environment no matter where they are. Microsoft virtual desktop solutions on Surface devices provide a highly flexible, simple, secure, and familiar Windows environment on any device. Windows 365 introduces a new personal computing category, the “Cloud PC,” that draws on the power of the cloud and the capabilities of the device for a complete end-to-end service. Azure Virtual Desktop provides a VDI platform for nearly any use case, accessible from virtually anywhere. Read this free eBook to learn more.

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What Does Modernization Mean To CIOs?

When it comes to updating business processes to make them cloud-ready, CIOs expect an expensive, time-consuming, and dangerous adventure. But how clear is the true concept of modernization? Modernization allows technology leaders to concentrate on the company's core service while also assisting with business growth and strategy across departments. Because of their importance to business, companies should take advantage of the opportunity to reevaluate and update inefficient processes when modernizing their systems. IT leaders are constantly looking to achieve transformational results while spending more time assessing new, more efficient work processes. In this article, you'll learn what modernization means for CIOs who want to improve their businesse

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Optimize your transition to the cloud with Microsoft Surface

Is your business struggling with a hybrid workforce? When provided with the right cloud-powered tools for hybrid work, such as Microsoft Surface devices with Microsoft 365, both your employees and your IT department are empowered to: • Boost productivity by increasing engagement, creativity, and collaboration • Strengthen security • Streamline management Learn more about what Surface for Business devices can do for you with this free eBook.

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Manage digital threat landscapes with comprehensive security, compliance, and identity management

Today’s volume of security signals is overwhelming. To navigate a shifting world, organizations need end-to-end security solutions that can identify sophisticated attacks and keep data, systems, and employees safe. Microsoft Security solutions provide protection across all cloud platforms, endpoints, and devices by combining security, compliance, identity, and management capabilities. Thank you for signing up for our mailing list to stay connected—we can help you learn more about how to modernize security and defend against threats with Microsoft Security.

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eToro implements Zero Trust using Microsoft security, identity, and compliance solutions

Adopting modern security is often a layered approach. For eToro, a multi-asset investment platform with over 17 million registered users, making the shift from an on-premises security focus to a Zero Trust outlook was a massive undertaking. The company’s adoption of Microsoft multi-layered security has not only simplified threat detection and cleanup, but it has also increased employee mobility and reduced operating costs. Ready to get control over your endpoints and expand organizational opportunities? We’re here to help you get started. Microsoft security tooling can cater to your organization’s unique needs and timeline.

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Secure your devices, data, and services wherever they are

Cybersecurity threats are always evolving, and security is playing an increasingly critical part in how we do business digitally. Companies need to proactively identify vulnerabilities and mitigate risk across the entire organization. Collaborating on secure, endpoint protection strategies across device types – including desktops, laptops, tablets and other devices employees use – means considering advanced security solutions, cloud-based deployment, and modern device management tools. From chip to cloud, Microsoft Surface considers the most secure device capabilities available and continues to innovate to meet the evolving needs of customers. Contact us to learn more about Surface for Business.