Collaboration

Welcome to our Collaboration blog collection. Here, you’ll find a wealth of strategies and insights on enhancing collaborative efforts within your organization. Explore modern techniques and tools to improve teamwork, streamline communication, and foster a culture of innovation in the modern workplace.

Discovering the Magic: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Yorktel Media Services

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Ever wondered what makes a large-scale event successful? Our award-winning Media Services team recently showcased their expertise at the 2024 Operations Summit, all captured in...
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CIO Coverage Names Yorktel in the Top 10 Leading Microsoft Partners to Watch in 2023

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Incorporating four decades of collaboration experience, along with knowledge of the entire Microsoft cloud ecosystem, Yorktel’s holistic approach to collaboration solutions and services has allowed...
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The Ultimate Guide to Selecting the Right Cisco Collaboration Flex Plan For Your Organization

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The modern office is digital, collaborative, and location agnostic. Business users can choose where they work and their working hours. However, regardless of their location,...
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Secure Collaboration for the Anywhere Workplace

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You may not know where each of your employees will rest their head tonight, when they will next log in, or even exactly what they...
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Microsoft CEO Praises Yorktel’s Innovative Use of Microsoft Technology

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For many organizations, the global pandemic has acted as an unforeseen springboard forcing the advancement of remote collaboration & video communications. The downside is that...
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Pre-Order the New Surface Hub 2S 85” to Equip Your Hybrid Teams

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Microsoft is expanding its Surface Hub product line with the new Surface Hub 2S 85”, now available for reservation through Yorktel. The device will be...
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Work from Home enterprise collaboration for the remote workforce

Will COVID-19 be the Tipping Point for Technology over Travel?

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Originally authored in early March, Ken Scaturro anticipates the surge of Work from Home technologies in this April 2020 Sound & Communications feature article. As...
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Teams collaborating remotely

Top 5 Telecommuting Tips to Stay Productive and Safe from Coronavirus

Time to read: 4 minutes

Concerns over coronavirus, or COVID-19, have spread to global proportions. The Federal government has imposed travel restrictions, as have many large corporations, and countries are closing borders worldwide to slow the spread of...
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Video Blog: BASF

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On November 5th Yorktel held an onsite demo of our various products and services to BASF employees. Check out the video to learn more!
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Conference room table

Microsoft Ignite 2019: New Gateway CVI Options offer Seamless Interoperability for Team Collaboration

Time to read: 2 minutes

Microsoft Ignite 2019 featured several heavy-hitting industry announcements which tackled everything from IoT to AI to next-gen analytics. It was an exciting show, in part...
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Businessman using data network

Could Your MSP Be Your New BFF?

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Communications and collaboration technologies are evolving so quickly, forward-thinking organizations are struggling to keep up. Internal IT teams are consumed with managing new IT initiatives....
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Navigating Digital Workplace

4 Tips for a Successful Digital Workplace

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The Digital Workplace – Where Exactly Is It? The digital workplace is more than a place – it’s a strategy – and a method of...
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Cisco webex Teams

The Future of Collaboration is NOW

Time to read: 4 minutes

In April, Cisco announced the coming together of its Cisco Spark and WebEx platforms into a whole new team-centered solution. This new meetings app, called...
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Why Our Customers Believe Every Meeting Can be on Video

Why Our Customers Believe Every Meeting Can be on Video

Time to read: 4 minutes

I’ve been with Yorktel for 14 years and as you can imagine, I’ve seen a lot of video technology innovation – though you’d miss the...
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Wanted Needed: Greater Workforce Agility

Wanted Needed: Greater Workforce Agility

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An organization’s ability to move quickly when challenged — without compromising stability —is a key indicator of the organization’s overall health. There is a lot...
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Make True Collaboration a Reality

Make True Collaboration a Reality

Time to read: 4 minutes

True Next Gen Workplace collaboration doesn’t have to be a distant utopia; it can be a game-changer for your company right now. Recently, the East...
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Empowering Construction Workers with Visual Collaboration

Empowering Construction Workers with Visual Collaboration

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With our Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) accreditation renewed for another year, we were approached by BDC (Building Design & Construction) Magazine and...
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Are You Ready to Embrace the Next-Gen Workplace?

Are You Ready to Embrace the Next-Gen Workplace?

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As the concept of “work” continues to evolve, the environment and the technologies used to optimize collaboration, innovation, and productivity become increasingly more valuable. It’s...
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UC&C Roadmapping, Part I: Assessment – Defining Goals to Overcome Problems With Enterprise Collaboration

UC&C Roadmapping, Part I: Assessment – Defining Goals to Overcome Problems With Enterprise Collaboration

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For technology to have real business value, it must address a tangible problem. When it comes to Unified Communications and Collaboration – UC&C – goal...
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How the Cloud Makes Enterprise Architecture Strategic

How the Cloud Makes Enterprise Architecture Strategic

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In my previous post, I talked about some takeaways from a recent Gartner conference on Enterprise Architecture. The main idea is that an Enterprise Architecture...
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Global UC Market Predicted to Reach $16 Billion

Global UC Market Predicted to Reach $16 Billion

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It’s exciting to think about what’s in store for unified communications in 2014. For starters, multiple research firms are predicting big growth for this technology. Transparency...
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Survey shows video’s popularity as essential business collaboration tool

Survey shows video’s popularity as essential business collaboration tool

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My most recent post in our ongoing blog series in Smart Business, addresses results from a Polycom survey. Specifically, decision-makers worldwide view video conferencing as the essential team collaboration tool....
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4 Reasons Why Enterprise Video Must Evolve and Integrate

4 Reasons Why Enterprise Video Must Evolve and Integrate

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In this month’s Smart Business, I wrote a piece that talks about how as enterprises build out video platforms to enable seamless communication across their...
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Options Beyond Skype For Enterprise Video Conferencing

Options Beyond Skype For Enterprise Video Conferencing

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Author: Yorktel VP Professional Services Technical difficulties might not be a big deal when you’re just using Skype to chat with distant cousins overseas. But...
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