The Forrester Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Teams

A collaboration and communication hub, Microsoft Teams has surpassed cost-savings expectations in its short couple of years of existence. The increased efficiency on multiple levels is staggering; for example, information workers using Teams and collaborating with colleagues saved an average of 4 hours per week. Have a look at this Total Economic Impact (TEI) report by Forrester for evidence of more time and money savings.

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Mercy Housing keeps residents safe at home using Microsoft Teams

When the pandemic ushered in a new reality of social  distancing, Mercy Housing was able to continue supporting the  residents and  communities it serves while keeping everyone safe—thanks in part to using Microsoft Teams. This customer story shows how Teams  has allowed the organization to maintain critical services, connect with residents and communities, and focus on its mission—all while  supporting highly secure environments for remote work.

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Rapidly-growing UK restaurant chain migrates key business processes to Microsoft Dynamics 365


TGI Friday’s popular and rapidly-growing restaurant franchise in the UK wanted a more scalable, flexible platform for core business processes. To support its ambitious growth, the franchise is consolidating business operations starting with financial management on Microsoft Dynamics 365. Built-in functionality and ease-of-use mean that TGI Friday’s can continue to onboard more business processes while expanding its franchise. Benefits of their innovative growth strategy include lower costs, easier access to data, and better insight.

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eBook: Intelligent Economies: AI’s transformation of industries and society

Discover what hundreds of senior executive survey respondents from around the world think about artificial intelligence and how its use transforms industries. Read the Microsoft-sponsored report from The Economist Intelligence Unit to learn how people are using AI to make the production and distribution of goods and services more intelligent.

You’ll also see how optimistic industry leaders are about AI and how it: 
•Contributes to financial benefits. 
•Transforms economies and jobs.
•Encourages growth and productivity.

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How a cloud-native approach enables frictionless, scalable security

The cloud has profoundly transformed the way organizations operate by simplifying delivery, scale, and management to drive innovation. Cloud technology also greatly empowers development teams by allowing them to shorten development cycles and re-envision the nature of business operations.

No technology is without its unique challenges, though. Security and IT teams sometimes struggle with the adoption of a cloud-native approach because of the friction it can generate with existing applications, some of which lack the requirements for scalable cloud integration capabilities.

Read this article to learn about the three main characteristics that network detection and response (NDR) solutions must have to ensure scalable, frictionless security and native integration with industry-leading solutions such as Microsoft Azure.

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