How much time does the average worker spend hunting for a lost document, or seeking out the last bit of data needed to complete a report? 

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In a previous post, we offered a preview of Microsoft Office 2019 products, including Exchange Server 2019, SharePoint Server 2019, Skype for Business Server 2019 and Project Server 2019. The recurring themes in the initial product descriptions from Microsoft revolved around user experience, simplification, performance and collaboration, all of which contribute to more modern, user-friendly products.

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A recent SANS Institute report offered good news and bad news about threat intelligence. The good news is that threat intelligence is widely used, and many organizations believe it has enhanced their ability to detect and respond to threats quickly and accurately.

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The ability to collect and analyze data from manufacturing equipment, buildings, vehicles and various other corporate assets can deliver tremendous business value. Sensors can provide data on temperature, pressure, fuel levels and more, and send alerts if equipment malfunctions or is in need of routine maintenance. Fleet managers can track the location and speed of tractor-trailers, monitor driver behavior, and modify routes based upon real-time conditions. 

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One of the most valuable features of a mobile device is the ability to pinpoint its geographic location. Many of the most widely used mobile applications, from Google to Facebook, use real-time location data to help users find something or provide them with relevant information. 

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While the use of collaboration tools is on the rise, email remains a vital component of corporate communications. It’s also a primary vector for malware distribution and attacks on endpoint devices. Most of these attacks attempt to exploit users rather than defeat security controls. In the 2018 Survey on Endpoint Protection and Response by the SANS Institute, 53 percent of IT professionals said their organizations had fallen victim to social engineering and phishing attacks, while half said they’d been impacted by ransomware.

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Microsoft recently offered a preview of what you can expect to see in the Microsoft Office 2019 on-premises server products when they’re released later this year. We discussed the new features and enhancements at a high level in our last post. Now we’ll delve a little deeper into some of the changes that are coming.

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New Microsoft Office 2019 on-premises server products, which are set to be released before the end of 2018, were made available for public preview on July 24. The new products include Exchange Server 2019, SharePoint Server 2019, Skype for Business Server 2019 and Project Server 2019. Here’s what we’ve learned about these products thus far.

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In a previous post, we discussed the data governance tools available in Microsoft Office 365, which help you manage, protect and ensure the integrity of your data by assigning retention policies to new and existing content. Labels are used to classify content in Office 365, enabling you to establish more granular retention and data loss prevention policies so data can be more tightly controlled.

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 This isn’t your parents’ workplace. More employees are working remotely than ever, and tech-savvy Millennials will represent half of the American workforce by 2020. As the workplace changes, the way we collaborate and share information continues to change with it. Adoption of Microsoft Office 365 is indicative of these changes.

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