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Migrating your business workloads over to the cloud is an exciting opportunity, but there are a lot of considerations, not least:

🎯Security

🎯Cost Compliance

🎯Disruption

🎯Ease of migration

🎯Ease of management

All are important, but security is at the top of that list, and it’s up there for obvious reasons. We’re continually investing in cloud security to make sure our clients businesses are protected.

Learn more about cloud security with AWS ⬇️
https://www.fitts.io/the-c-suite-guide-to-shared-responsibility-for-aws-cloud-security/

Data is fundamental when it comes to creating and testing machine learning models 🤖

If the data used to train these models isn't good, it can cause problems later on. For example, if the data doesn't represent different groups of people properly, the models might not perform well for everyone. Also, if there are unexpected patterns or mistakes in the training data, the models might not be able to make accurate predictions. If the labels given to the data are subjective or not accurate, the models might give misleading results.

Download our infographic to learn more about the key components FITTS uses when designing responsible AI solutions >>https://www.fitts.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Infographic-Design-Responsible-AI-Solutions_3.pdf

Staying productive can be challenging!

In this Microsoft Monthly Insight we are delving into the all-new Microsoft Planner app for teams and how it can help manage your tasks and goals 📅

Read all about the latest updates coming to Microsoft this month in our Monthly Insight post ⬇️

https://www.fitts.io/microsoft-monthly-insight-march-2024/

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It seems straightforward that to create the best customer experience, you need to look outward. What are customers thinking, saying, and doing?
By all means you should continue looking outward. Also looking inward – to what your employees are saying, thinking, and doing, can help improve your customer experience as well.

Read the article to learn more >> https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/why-employee-experience-matters-more-than-you-think/440700

Why Employee Experience Matters More Than You Think | Entrepreneur Customer experience has been the focus for businesses for decades — but now, employee experience is the future. Here's what employers need to understand.

Engaging frontline workers has never been more important.

Read our guide on three key areas that organisations should focus on to help transform the frontline worker experience while becoming more profitable and increasing employee retention in the process.

Read the guide here >> https://assets-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com/87869273-5223-41a0-beb8-11d760931cfc/digitalassets/docs/2119920c-f005-ee11-8f6e-6045bdd2c865?ts=638218207140000000

Interested in learning what’s important to your employees in 2023?

Take a few minutes and read how by having a solid hybrid work plan in place, connecting with and meeting the needs of employees, and working to maintain a solid culture, you can make a significant and positive impact on how your employees think and feel about working for you.

Link to article >> https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2023/2/employee-engagement-considerations-2023

Employee engagement: 3 considerations for 2023 The employee experience must be a top priority for business leaders in the coming year. Let these key principles guide your strategy

What do employees consider important and that helps a company stand out and benefit in multiple ways? Hint: it’s not just competitive pay and perks.

However, It is about connecting with employees on a personal level, ensuring greater autonomy, greater personal growth, instilling a shared purpose, and working to ensure the well-being of employees.

Read Re-thinking Your Approach to the Employee Experience to learn more. Link to article > https://hbr.org/2022/03/rethinking-your-approach-to-the-employee-experience

Rethinking Your Approach to the Employee Experience Companies should focus on not just what they give employees but also how their offerings make employees feel.

It’s long been a dream of Microsoft’s to provide a genuinely helpful assistant in its software – from Clippie through to Cortana, the company has attempted things like Copilot before with mixed results. However, with the power of ChatGPT built in, this really could be a game-changer.

We ask if Copilot can really revolutionise productivity? >> https://www.fitts.io/will-microsofts-chatgpt-powered-copilot-boost-your-productivity/

Did you know that Microsoft Viva not only helps drive greater employee engagement and well-being but that it can help improve productivity through a 75% reduction in content and expert discovery effort?

The Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Viva explains how the Viva integrated digital employee experience is helping companies take on the challenges of the hybrid workforce head-on and how they are realising significant value to their bottom line as a result.

Read the Study to learn more >> https://assets-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com/87869273-5223-41a0-beb8-11d760931cfc/digitalassets/docs/9d4259da-e005-ee11-8f6e-6045bdd2c865?ts=638218141880000000

There are very few businesses today that are not seriously considering what AI could do for them. Indeed, recent surveys show that 35% of businesses are already using AI in some form in 2023, and 42% are planning to adopt it soon.

But what if you don’t have the in-house development skills, computer scientists or computing power to set up your own AI service? The fact is that few companies today have the capacity to build AI tools from scratch by themselves. And this is where Microsoft’s Azure Cognitive Services help >> https://www.fitts.io/have-you-used-azure-cognitive-services-yet/

Product, sales, and customer data are all used to make important decisions for what you build, how you sell it, and understanding how your customers react to it. Your employee data is equally important in keeping employees engaged and satisfied.

Read our infographic to learn how connection, purpose, growth, and insight are all key elements of increased employee well-being and how Microsoft Viva can help. Read it here >> https://assets-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com/87869273-5223-41a0-beb8-11d760931cfc/digitalassets/docs/db7b64d1-dc05-ee11-8f6e-6045bdd2c865?ts=638218124560000000

Azure Virtual Machines give organisations a flexible, cost-effective, and efficient way of using computing power without having to buy their own hardware. But if you aren’t an IT expert, then the term ‘virtual machines’ can sound a little abstract.

At FITTS, we’ve helped many of our clients to set up and use Azure Virtual Machines. Let’s explore what they are, and what you can do with them. >> https://www.fitts.io/5-uses-of-azure-virtual-machines/

Learn how Viva Goals helps organisations create transparency and alignment on business goals while reducing siloed objectives, unclear ownership, and undefined metrics in the process.

Watch the video >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP72sxAYNZo&list=PLXPr7gfUMmKzuqYwbbAjAXuUP0MDiTAME&index=45

See Microsoft Viva Goals in action Introducing Microsoft Viva Goals, a goal-setting and management solution that aligns teams to your organization’s strategic priorities, driving results and a...

Understand your employees' values, concerns, and create intentional, custom employee experiences that speak directly to them and the work they do.

Read this article to understand the importance of understanding the landscape of employee personal values and mindsets, and how weaving together daily employee touchpoints throughout the employee journey across 5 key areas can improve employee engagement and wellbeing.

Link>> https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2022/11/09/employee-experience-the-critical-ingredient-to-workplace-culture/?sh=75e161a23d21

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Council Post: Employee Experience: The Critical Ingredient To Workplace Culture Employers need to take a more sophisticated approach to employee segmentation that enables personalized, targeted and relevant content for employees—just like the customer and user experiences.

Are you one of the 20 million people who use Microsoft Viva on a regular basis? Despite only launching in February 2021, the employee experience platform has notched up huge adoption figures in a very short space of time. And during April’s Viva Summit, the Viva team announced several exciting new updates to the platform which should make it even more popular.

Given Microsoft’s much-publicised investments in OpenAI, you won’t be surprised to learn that the new updates mainly focus on integrating artificial intelligence into Viva’s various features.

So, if you regularly use Viva, what can you expect to see being rolled out in the coming months? >> https://www.fitts.io/microsoft-viva-whats-new/

Ensuring the security of a company's assets is one of the critical responsibilities for any organisation, especially in the age of increased cyber threats.

Learn more about what Microsoft Defender EASM can do for your organisation cybersecurity >>> https://conta.cc/3NcINTl

Securing Your External Attack Surface: Insights from a Cybersecurity Expert on Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management - FITTS Defender EASM is a cloud-based service that allows businesses to discover and manage their external attack surface.

The need to harness data for greater clarity and agility has never been more necessary as customer expectations heighten and our economy becomes more digitally driven. Read more on how you can make data-driven decisions for a better future >>> https://www.fitts.io/driving-value-from-your-data-in-times-of-change/

Driving Value From Your Data in Times of Change - FITTS How are leading financial institutions shaping the future of the industry? With cloud.

If you are planning for hybrid work in the long term and want your employees to be able to use a Windows desktop anywhere, see what can do for you >>>

Making Azure Virtual Desktop a reality - FITTS On demand webinar 'Making Azure Virtual Desktop a Reality' - watch to learn how to securely migrate your on-premises Remote Desktop Services environment and Apps to Azure.

Remote and hybrid working brings with it a long list of security implications for businesses – and IT teams need robust security and compliance procedures to enable a seamless and secure hybrid workspace for a distributed workforce.

Watch our recent session where our CEO James Haworth explains why today’s businesses need a new security model that more effectively adapts to the complexity of the Hybrid workplace, and embraces the mobile workforce and their devices, apps, and data wherever they are located.

Watch it here>> https://www.fitts.io/redefining-security-practices-for-hybrid-working/

Two companies have been given a fine of Ksh.5 million each by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC).

This is an important step in helping protect Kenya's data!

Read more >>>

Gov't slaps mobile lending company with Ksh.5M fine for abusing customer data Two companies, Whitepath Limited and Regus Kenya, have been slapped with a fine of Ksh.5 million each by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC).

No one likes to imagine a cyber-attack on their organisations, these sorts of events can be hugely disruptive, preventing your staff from working, losing you customers, and damaging your reputation. Last month, Capita suffered a cyberattack (https://conta.cc/3KaoX85) leaving crucial NHS employees unable to access their emails and devices.

So, what can be done to help prevent this? DRaaS is a cloud service that enables companies to back up their data, infrastructure, computers, users and networks in a virtual environment.

Read more >>> https://conta.cc/3KkOED8

What is Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service… and do you need it? - FITTS DRaaS is much more expensive than the standard cloud back-up, or more traditional data backup strategies. Nevertheless, there are some fairly compelling reasons to consider DRaaS.

In 2023, every organisation is keeping up with dynamic digital transformations as more data is generated than ever before. Security concerns are now higher than ever, as cyber threats continue to grow in volume and become more sophisticated. Security analysts are finding it harder to analyse, investigate, respond, and resolve the security alerts overload in a timely and effective manner.

Read what our expert has to say on why you need Microsoft Sentinel as your next generation solution for security analytics and how it can benefit your organisation.

Read more >>> https://conta.cc/3zroutj

Why you need Microsoft Sentinel Cloud-Native SIEM/SOAR as your next generation solution for security analytics - FITTS To stay ahead of the relentless security threats, organisations are investing in Microsoft Sentinel cloud-native SIEM/SOAR

We are bringing you more Microsoft monthly Insight!

In our March issue, we are looking at all the exciting updates coming to Microsoft Teams this month. As well as what's new in Microsoft AI technology.

Read all about it >>> https://www.fitts.io/microsoft-monthly-insight-march-2023/

Microsoft Monthly Insight - March 2023 - FITTS We are back bringing you the latest Microsoft Monthly Insight focused on Business Change and Technology, in easily digestible nuggets!

When you migrate to , you will have access to an extensive range of powerful tools that can protect you from ransomware, hackers, scams and insider threats.

While it is good to know about all of Azure’s cybersecurity tools, most organisations will only ever need to use a handful of them. Here are five of the most important security features in Azure. >>> https://www.fitts.io/5-microsoft-azure-security-features-that-can-benefit-your-organisation/

Far more work than ever is performed and stored online in the cloud. Huge numbers of people are working remotely. The boom in apps and mobile work has challenged fundamental ideas about what and where the workplace is.
Navigating this complexity is very challenging. And that’s where an IT managed services provider (MSP) helps. So, what is an IT MSP, and how do they benefit you? https://www.fitts.io/why-an-it-managed-service-provider-is-a-solid-investment-for-your-business/