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Explore our Microsoft blog collection. Read a variety of articles focused on maximizing the potential of Microsoft solutions for your organization. Discover insights, strategies, and best practices to enhance productivity, streamline operations, and drive success with Microsoft tools.

Simplify Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) IT Integration with Azure Virtual Desktop

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Simplify Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) IT Integration with Azure Virtual Desktop One of the biggest challenges in mergers and acquisitions is the complex task of...
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How to Create a Microsoft Office 365 Implementation Strategy For Your Hybrid Workplace

Time to read: 5 minutes

Implementing Microsoft Office 365 for any organization is a large IT challenge to begin with. Adding in the complexity of the “new normal” hybrid work...
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What Are Microsoft Consulting Services? The Different Types and How to Figure Out Which Ones You Need

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Microsoft applications and services are world-renowned for their ease of use, development, and customization. They have earned the respect of business application developers, users, and...
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The Microsoft Modern Workplace Transformation: What Is It and Why Do You Need It?

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At a time when your business users expect workplace flexibility (working from anywhere), the blend of technologies your organization relies on to create a digitized,...
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Everything You Need To Develop A Microsoft 365 Implementation Plan For Your Enterprise

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If your organization is preparing an enterprise-scale Microsoft 365 implementation or upgrade, the first & most critical step is developing the plan. The struggle many...
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Windows 365 vs Azure Virtual Desktop: Your Questions Answered 

Time to read: 4 minutes

What is a virtual desktop and why do organizations need it? A virtual desktop is a computer within the cloud that exists as a non-physical...
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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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Is Contact-Less IT in Your Future?

Time to read: 2 minutes

For many organizations, managing devices remotely has long been a practice, but in today’s world relying on contact-less or remote capabilities is essential.   The organizations...
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Upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 Before You Become A Security Risk.

Time to read: 6 minutes

Are you still using Windows 7? It’s time to upgrade to Windows 10 as soon as possible. Microsoft’s long-anticipated End of Support for Windows 7...
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Microsoft Azure Extends Hybrid Cloud Benefits, Enabling Multi-Cloud Management

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New developments in hybrid cloud management capabilities continue to drive agility and innovation.  Customers are realizing the tremendous value of outsourcing some, or ALL, of...
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Microsoft Ignite 2019: New Gateway CVI Options offer Seamless Interoperability for Team Collaboration

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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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Yorktel Announces Two New Service Offerings for MS Teams

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Earlier today, Yorktel announced two new services that will dramatically enhance users Microsoft Teams experience, Microsoft Teams Gateway and Univago Teams Voice! These new services, along...
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Our OBTP Capabilities with Microsoft Teams

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Check out the video below to learn more about Yorktel’s Gateway and One Button to Push capabilities with Microsoft Teams!  
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Is Your Network Ready to Migrate to MS Teams? | A Yorktel Webinar

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The journey to digital workplace transformation requires physical workplace transformation as well.  How so? Join Vishal Brown to discuss the topic: “Migrating to Microsoft Teams:...
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Migrating from Skype to Teams? Follow the (Road) Map

Time to read: 2 minutes

As you’ve probably heard, Microsoft is phasing out Skype for Business and introducing Microsoft Teams, a central hub for teamwork bringing together chat, meetings, calling,...
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Why do I believe that Skype for Business will have a far greater impact than Lync ever had?

Why do I believe that Skype for Business will have a far greater impact than Lync ever had?

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I am often asked this question, and there are numerous answers and reasons as to why I believe this. To illustrate, let’s start with a...
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Will Skype for Business Become the New Killer UC App?

Will Skype for Business Become the New Killer UC App?

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About two months ago, Microsoft’s corporate VP for Skype, Gurdeep Pall, revealed some big changes projected for Microsoft Lync in the first half of 2015...
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