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• Businesses shift from ECM to content services platforms

  Many organizations are making the shift to content services platforms, as it creates a digital workplace, making files accessible to employees both inside and outside the office. Continue Reading

• 4 tips for migrating ECM to the cloud

  Outdated ECM systems use a lot of resources, and neglect can render them almost useless. By migrating to the cloud, businesses might be able to avoid such problems in the future. Continue Reading

• The power of enterprise collaboration software and tools

  Research indicates that companies are snapping up enterprise collaboration software. But do they know how to boost worker productivity and derive ROI from these tools? This guide explores how companies are using collaboration software to achieve ... Continue Reading

• How cloud services can empower the future of work

  The Akumina Employee Experience Platform and Templafy show how cloud services are changing the way employees work, whether the workplace is a ballpark or a traditional office. Continue Reading

• Securing content as cloud environments proliferate

  Content security requires strategies for enterprise content management systems -- and that goes double for a cloud-based CMS. Mixed on-premises and cloud environments add a tech twist. Continue Reading

• Why you can't always go all the way with SharePoint cloud

  Organizations started the shift to the SharePoint cloud from on premises, but encountered obstacles that made SharePoint Online less appealing. Enter the hybrid deployment.Continue Reading

• How to create a SharePoint online backup strategy to protect data

  Just because you're in the cloud on a platform such as SharePoint Online doesn't mean your data is backed up. Here are important considerations to protect your organization.Continue Reading

• How to enhance collaboration with Office 365 tools

  SharePoint, Teams and Groups, oh my! Expert Shawn Shell has advice to help you determine which Microsoft Office 365 collaboration features make the most sense for your team to use.Continue Reading

• A step-by-step guide to SharePoint 2016 migration

  If you're considering a SharePoint 2016 upgrade or migration, here is a step-by-step guide and a migration tool to make the transition as seamless as possible.Continue Reading

• Protecting content from the enterprise collaboration black hole

  As the need for enterprise collaboration grows, so does the need for security. Organizations need to understand when confidential content is at risk and how to protect it.Continue Reading

• What's next for workplace collaboration?

  Workplace collaboration tools are becoming an integral part of efficient teamwork -- and the software is finally catching up.Continue Reading

• Why SharePoint Framework could benefit business, not just developers

  SharePoint Framework heralds a new, mobile-friendly, low-code era for Microsoft, which may give some organizations without .NET expertise a new lease on life.Continue Reading

• How to streamline a migration to Office 365

  Microsoft may want users to move to Office 365, but there are challenges to prepare for, advises expert Shawn Shell. First, ease user adoption; then, look at content migration.Continue Reading

• Office 365 AI gets practical for workers

  Artificial intelligence used to be the province of academia. But today, flavors of it, like Microsoft AI, are having a real-world impact on work.Continue Reading

• Will Operations Management Suite boost confidence in Office 365?

  Office 365 has been a relative success, but some are hesitant to adopt it. New features in the Operations Management Suite, showcased at Ignite, may allay some of those fears.Continue Reading

• How developing for Office 365 can change your business

  Developers need to understand the value of programming and developing for Office 365.Continue Reading

• How do Delve metrics affect personal productivity?

  Delve metrics help measure an employee's personal productivity, helping to increase efficiency in the workplace, but they also raise concerns about intrusiveness.Continue Reading

• Why Microsoft Azure is the backbone of the Office 365 subscription

  With cloud-based services becoming more and more essential to collaboration and productivity for companies, the Office 365 subscription looks to Microsoft Azure to help round out its services.Continue Reading

• Expert: Collaborative Power BI in Office 365 is undervalued

  Power BI has collaboration features that make data more actionable and transparent. But users aren't always educated about these features.Continue Reading

• Are you exploiting Office 365 features to the max?

  BPOS has evolved significantly over time into the various Office 365 features and services of today. Are you aware of how these services can benefit you?Continue Reading

• The SharePoint Framework signals Microsoft's roadmap

  The SharePoint Framework is key to SharePoint's cloud-first, mobile-first strategy and could modernize Redmond's content management strategy.Continue Reading

• Will Office 365 services impress at Ignite 2016?

  With the Ignite 2016 show on the way, Microsoft has a job ahead of it to make Office 365 services clearer to users.Continue Reading

• Twitter live streaming plays catch-up with Periscope purchase

  Twitter's recent purchase of Periscope could address the long-standing criticism that the social networking service's conversations exist in a vacuum.Continue Reading

• What to expect from Office 365 services as Ignite conference nears

  With the Ignite conference approaching, what developments can we expect for Office 365 services?Continue Reading

• Identifying must-have features in file-sharing programs

  Choosing a file-sharing program takes some planning and understanding of your business requirements.Continue Reading

• Open APIs key to successful collaboration platforms

  APIs could be the future of collaboration platforms, enabling enterprise content management data to be available.Continue Reading

• Five ways Microsoft Office Graph pervades Office 365 services

  Machine learning applications in SharePoint 2016 and other Office 365 products will have a big impact on future employee efficiency and data interaction.Continue Reading

• SharePoint-Exchange integration reduces 'toggle fatigue'

  If you configure it correctly, teams can use Microsoft Outlook as a client for Exchange Server and SharePoint to realize benefits such as a centralized site mailbox.Continue Reading

• Document control practices in the age of HIPAA

  The time has come to bring information governance stakeholders together to develop a practical plan for document management and data privacy for HIPAA compliance.Continue Reading

• Slack kicks up dust in collaboration software tool market

  Slack is taking aim at traditional communication tools like instant messenger and email. But its integration with other services bespeaks a broader strategy.Continue Reading

• Office 365 services present confusing overlaps

  Office 365 services, including SharePoint, OneDrive, offer overlapping capabilities. Things can get confusing for prospective buyers or existing users.Continue Reading

• How contextual awareness changes content delivery

  Context-aware devices and apps give businesses a way to deliver highly personalized content -- but there are serious challenges to consider, an expert cautions.Continue Reading

• Simple SharePoint PowerShell commands

  An expert shares insights into simple PowerShell scripting magic that could shave hours off your Office 365 and SharePoint administration task list.Continue Reading

• ECM platforms' false tradeoff: User access vs. IT control

  Users see a false tradeoff between ease of access for users and IT governance and control in content management. Can identity management break the stalemate?Continue Reading

• Shadow apps in the cloud threaten IT data governance

  Cloud apps have replaced Microsoft Access as the biggest headache in IT, as users take it upon themselves to spin up rogue apps, with zero regard for IT data governance.Continue Reading

• How cloud ECM can help reshape the digital workplace

  Enterprises are using cloud ECM features to augment existing business practices -- but it's also important to re-evaluate the big picture in search of new efficiencies.Continue Reading

• Microsoft Delve faces challenges in enterprise search tool role

  Microsoft Delve may turn out to be the best enterprise search tool users could ask for, but it needs to work as well with on-premises data as it does in the cloud.Continue Reading

• What challenges does Office 365 eDiscovery create?

  Office 365 provides a diverse array of collaboration and content management tools -- but that could also complicate eDiscovery.Continue Reading

• Migrating to Office 365: The good, the bad and the ugly

  Moving to Office 365 may not be easy, explains expert Peter O'Kelly. But in the end, users will have a tool they're familiar with and you may save money.Continue Reading

• ECM and collaboration vendors address file sharing in the cloud

  Enterprise content management is one of many technologies that are evolving to meet the needs of an increasingly mobile workforce that demands secure, user-friendly tools. New business processes are pushing ECM and collaboration vendors to make ...Continue Reading

• Navigating the Office 365 and SharePoint hybrid roadmap

  SharePoint on-premises is a leading collaboration and ECM platform, but Microsoft's focus has shifted to the cloud and Office 365. Should users embrace hybrid as a middle ground?Continue Reading

• Office 365 archiving subject to inconsistencies

  Companies that are subject to compliance or other regulatory requirements should take note: Archiving Office 365 applications takes several forms.Continue Reading

• Can OneDrive file sharing displace shadow IT collaboration?

  Microsoft is touting OneDrive for Business as a compliant alternative to consumer file-sharing services, but will that message translate into enterprise and user adoption?Continue Reading

• Is Microsoft Delve a flop or set to become a killer app?

  Delve can make Office 365 collaboration more intuitive, with enterprise social features and machine learning that serves up relevant content. But it hasn't been an overnight hit.Continue Reading

• Is Microsoft Delve Iron Man's Edwin Jarvis? No way

  Rolled out with some fanfare in 2015, Microsoft Delve has yet to make good on its vision.Continue Reading

• The future of SharePoint development is SharePoint Online

  In a reversal from Microsoft's previous modus operandi, it will now focus its feature customization in its cloud-based version of SharePoint, not its on-premises version.Continue Reading

• Will a single cloud platform ever meet all business needs?

  While companies have moved data and applications to the cloud, there is no single cloud platform that promises to suit all their needs.Continue Reading

• Power BI for Office 365 promotes collaboration

  Business intelligence traditionally has been the province of specialists, but Microsoft Power BI provides a user-friendly interface for visualizing and sharing data insights.Continue Reading

• What to expect with SharePoint licensing for SharePoint 2016

  Microsoft hasn't released the licensing details for SharePoint 2016, but there are a couple of areas where enterprises can expect additional expenses.Continue Reading

• The confusion around Office 365 services

  From Delve to Sway to Yammer and Power BI, Office 365 features a startling array of enterprise productivity tools. Users need clarification on the daunting set of features.Continue Reading

• What Office 365 means for traditional SharePoint features

  Office 365 is deconstructing SharePoint as we know it and recasting traditional SharePoint features into a collection of services, according to an expert.Continue Reading

• How is Office 365 Groups changing team collaboration?

  Office 365 Groups provides a lightweight alternative to traditional SharePoint collaboration, while Sway looks to revamp enterprise presentations, according to an expert.Continue Reading

• Is cloud architecture bridging enterprise data silos?

  Innovative cloud architecture is driving a sea change in IT strategy that's helping to break down long standing enterprise data silos.Continue Reading

• Mobile SharePoint options: Microsoft finally delivers?

  Microsoft is making good on a mobile SharePoint experience, but users still need to choose a path to get there.Continue Reading

• Government deployments play up SharePoint pros and cons

  SharePoint is widely used in the public sector, and those deployments often emphasize the strengths and weaknesses of the platform.Continue Reading

• Outlook-OneDrive integration powers next-gen email collaboration

  Microsoft looks to combine the popularity of email collaboration with the controls of ECM file sharing by integrating OneDrive for Business with Outlook.Continue Reading

• How does SharePoint 2016 differ from SharePoint 2013?

  SharePoint 2016 will bring new features on premises, but many upgrades focus on easier integration with cloud-based Office 365 services.Continue Reading

• Box-IBM partnership opens doors for task-oriented mobile ECM

  The combination of Box content services and IBM cognitive computing tools could unlock new functionality for mobile ECM by powering smart, task-oriented applications.Continue Reading

• Web content management strategy must adapt for mobile

  Mobile devices have changed Web content management strategy to better reflect consumer expectations.Continue Reading

• New OneDrive sync client may disrupt file-sharing market

  A new sync client for One Drive is coming soon, but the offerings may be too Microsoft-centric to encourage defection from competing services, such as Box.Continue Reading

• Should my mobile strategy focus on responsive design?

  Responsive design websites automatically adapt to provide easy viewing across multiple devices, but that alone is not always enough for mobile users.Continue Reading

• Configuring hybrid search for SharePoint 2013

  Configuring hybrid search for SharePoint Online and SharePoint 2013 isn't quick or easy, but an eight-step process can get the job done.Continue Reading

• ECM software prompts companies to balance ease of use and security

  As companies struggle to get control of corporate content, they want systems that are easy to use and configure, but also secure and data breach-free.Continue Reading

• How does the cloud limit SharePoint search and integration?

  Search is a key function for SharePoint, but capabilities vary for cloud, hybrid and on-premises deployments.Continue Reading

• OneDrive for Business and SharePoint fill different niches

  Microsoft is unveiling new OneDrive for Business features in a bid for enterprise cloud file-sharing turf, while leaving more structured collaboration to SharePoint.Continue Reading

• Microsoft Delve may drive demand for Office365

  Microsoft Delve is touted as a hot new interface for SharePoint, but will users embrace it or find it intrusive?Continue Reading

• At Ignite, Microsoft Delve helps Redmond sidestep SharePoint woes

  Microsoft's emphasis on the cloud has on-premises SharePoint users questioning their fate, but that issue was sidestepped at Ignite by offerings such as Delve.Continue Reading

• Don't blame SharePoint for poor SharePoint adoption

  Companies often blame SharePoint for poor user adoption. But the reality is more complex.Continue Reading

• When will SharePoint Online embrace customization?

  Companies often customize SharePoint, but that’s not an option in the cloud. Will Microsoft remove that roadblock for SharePoint Online?Continue Reading

• Should users eagerly await SharePoint 2016?

  SharePoint 2016 is expected to improve hybrid scenarios. There's also room for upgrades with ECM, cloud configuration and data integration.Continue Reading

• At Ignite, hybrid SharePoint a key theme

  Hybrid SharePoint will be an important theme at the Microsoft Ignite show, where on-premises users may not be ready to go all-in on the cloud.Continue Reading

• Users want resolution to the Microsoft SharePoint Online problem

  SharePoint Online was supposed to eliminate some cost and management headaches for users. So why hasn't it?Continue Reading

• What to expect in SharePoint 2016

  How will SharePoint 2016 migrate users to hybrid clouds, and what's in store for integration with SQL Server, Power BI and Office 365?Continue Reading

• Is SharePoint in the cloud the right fit for your company?

  SharePoint Online can reduce costs and ease management headaches, but not without a few functionality tradeoffs. Companies should be familiar with shortcomings before making the move into the cloud.Continue Reading

• Alternatives to SharePoint abound

  Microsoft's SharePoint may be ubiquitous, but several alternatives to SharePoint have like functionality -- and fewer management headaches.Continue Reading

• The top 10 SharePoint Online governance tips

  A crowded, mismanaged SharePoint repository spawns sprawl, poor governance and usability issues. Governance is the only way out.Continue Reading

• Good mobile device management will shape ECM market in 2015

  Companies will need solid strategies for managing the enterprise content that employees access on mobile devices.Continue Reading

• What causes SharePoint 2013 performance issues?

  SharePoint 2013 performance is a major concern, especially when it comes to SharePoint in the cloud. What steps can companies take to prevent a SharePoint slowdown?Continue Reading

• The right way to configure co-authoring in SharePoint 2013

  Document co-authoring in SharePoint 2013 is somewhat easier than in previous versions, but administrators need to configure the platform correctly.Continue Reading

• Collaboration software: It's not about the tools

  The success of a collaboration software tool starts long before its purchase. First design a collaboration strategy that delivers measurable results.Continue Reading

• The 'killer use case' for collaboration software tools

  Are collaboration software tools moving beyond networking and engagement to customer service and real product innovation?Continue Reading

• Is the future of ECM software in the cloud?

  Traditional enterprise content management has been woefully inadequate for user needs in the era of cloud and mobile. Can the market turn things around?Continue Reading

• First look: SharePoint 2013 adds apps, simplified user interface

  Microsoft has built many new features into SharePoint 2013, including developments in social media, apps for customization and simplified administration.Continue Reading

• Five questions to ask before investing in an enterprise social network

  Collaboration pros and analysts detail five key considerations organizations should review before purchasing an enterprise social network (ESN).Continue Reading

• Avoid these key mistakes for enterprise collaboration initiative success

  A handful of common mistakes, including leading with social media technology and not aligning with business goals, often derail enterprise collaboration deployments, say users and experts.Continue Reading

• Office 365 cloud product includes fully customizable SharePoint Online

  Microsoft Office 365's collaboration platform, SharePoint Online, offers excellent opportunities for business customization and modification capabilities, according to consultant Shawn Shell.Continue Reading

• SharePoint 2010 remote BLOB storage: A ‘large’ step up on storing data

  SharePoint Server 2010 uses SQL Server for storage and while optimized for structured data, most files in SharePoint libraries are unstructured and copies might be better saved as remote BLOB storage.Continue Reading