Become a Better "Yammer"
TecFac recently made the switch from Podio (a team collaboration tool by Citrix) to Yammer. We were avid Podio users because of the capability it gave us to communicate with each other. However, with the focus and energy Microsoft has been placing on Yammer and SharePoint, we decided to make...
Office Mobile and OneDrive Apps – What do I think?
I was so thrilled when Microsoft released Office Mobile for iPhones and Android devices. I immediately installed it on my iPhone and was anxious to begin using it. I also installed the OneDrive app as well. My initial thoughts were that they were great! Leaps and bounds from what we’ve...
To Yammer or Not to Yammer? That is the SharePoint Question…
Yammer is a private social network that allows its users to connect with colleagues as well as external partners, clients, etc. On Yammer, users can join groups, follow individuals to receive status updates, participate in conversations, send messages and more. Since Microsoft purchased Yammer, they have been working on integrating...
Spring Forward with the latest Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online
The Spring 2014 release of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 SP1 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online Professional includes several enhancements and add-ons worth mentioning. For Dynamics CRM users responsible for marketing, the new Microsoft Dynamics Marketing (formerly MarketingPilot) is now an Azure cloud service that provides a very nice drag-n-drop visual...
The Microsoft Project Pro and SharePoint Dance
In my last post, I talked about there being a time for everything and provided a few suggestions on how we can make the best out of the time that we have. One of those suggestions was to use tools like Microsoft Project Pro to list out and assign your...
Office 365 and DocuSign Partnership Announcement
One of the key ways to help “save our planet” is to reduce the amount of paper we use on a daily basis. This has been the goal of many organizations which they’ve achieved by using solutions like SharePoint for document sharing and SkyDrive for file storage. Going paperless with...
SharePoint Online Backup Solutions
Many will agree that SharePoint is a very feasible solution for organizations. It allows them to accomplish their goals through increased collaboration, easy access to information, business workflow, and more. What is even better is that organizations can experience all of it without investing in the infrastructure required to host...
Search innovations for site and portal design in SharePoint Online
I found this article by Mark Kashman very useful in highlighting the new search features available for SharePoint Online. Check it out! In February 2013, SharePoint Online in Office 365 introduced full enterprise search technology. Today we’re announcing the latest search-based innovation rolling out to SharePoint Online over the next...
How SharePoint Online Helped
As we network with our colleagues, partners and friends, we realize that we all have the same needs within our organizations when it comes to communication, information sharing and process improvement. Some of these needs are: Central document repository Single source for information Email reduction Paper reduction Workflow automation These...