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Driven by the pandemic and employees seeking better balance, hybrid work is quickly becoming the business norm. However, there’s a natural “distance bias” that could be affecting your decision-making.

Learn why hybrid work can boost productivity, how remote workers may become alienated, and tactics for leveling the playing field across in-office and remote environments for the best all-around outcomes.

Treating Remote Employees Fairly in a Hybrid Workplace Avoid unconsciously favoring on-site workers. Here's how to fight location-based biases in meetings.

With the hybrid work here to stay, it’s important to set everyone up for success by choosing a meeting format that best serves their needs. It’s also important to make good use of attendees’ time and lead meetings that reflect your organizational culture. Review the infographic to learn the specific steps for preparing, conducting, and debriefing for a positive hybrid meeting. Get up to speed on the latest Teams updates, such as transcriptions, fluid components, large-gallery mode, live reactions, and more.

Hybrid Meetings: Hybrid work guidance

Have you heard about the latest updates to Microsoft Teams? Features like AI-powered active speaker tracking, multiple video streams, people recognition, and more, are just some of the updates that enhance inclusive hybrid meetings. You can engage beyond video with experiences that make you feel like you’re there, even when you’re not: Review the infographic and get the specifics about how to save employees hors per year with increased productivity due to the collaboration features in Teams.

Hybrid Meetings: Teams powered by Microsoft 365

People feel less connected to their colleagues since moving to remote work. The solution? Create meetings that make everyone feel like equal participants—whether in the office, at home, or on the go. Remote attendees should not suffer from dropped audio or lo-fi, pixelated faces. Microsoft Teams Meetings, Teams Rooms, Surface Hub 2S, Teams webinar, Teams Platform, and Microsoft Endpoint Manager all serve to enhance employee engagement.

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What do you do when faced with disparate solutions for hybrid work? Microsoft Teams creates the digital equivalent of the spontaneous communications that happen in an office setting, so employees feel connected, collaborative, and safe. Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) implemented Microsoft Teams in their effort to streamline communication tools. The combination of Teams and a hybrid work policy expanded their recruiting area, drawing talent by offering leading-edge tools and a people-first culture.

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By now you’ve probably implemented at least a partial hybrid work model, but does it take into account the needs of your employees? Learn what questions to ask to develop the best plan for your business, some scenarios to consider, and why flexibility to pivot may be critical to your organization’s survival, even if things seem to be working.

To Make Hybrid Work, Solicit Employees’ Input As employers establish their hybrid-work plans, they need to get serious about adapting to employees’ needs by soliciting their input along the way. With workers having so many options in terms of workplaces, they’re unlikely to stay employed long at an organization that doesn’t value their op...

In the wake of the pandemic, one trend that emerged is the need for a speedier path to digitalization. As businesses and economies engage in a digital transformation, data and the ability to gain insights from it are at the heart of every successful organization—and the database remains the foundation of any effective, insight-led architecture.

Learn about the 5 leading trends of database innovation—from online and batch workload integration or HTAP to newer multi-model advances in technology such as AI, IoT, and beyond.

Five leading trends of database innovation: Cloud-native, self-driving, and more As economies become more digitalised, there’s no escaping that the foundation of any successful insight-led architecture will remain the database.

Hybrid work has been a big shift, and Microsoft leaned into their growth mindset culture to take a ‘learn it all’ approach in adapting to the reality of modern customer and employee needs. The result? A guide for leaders about how understanding people, places, and processes can enable innovation and success.

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Hybrid Work: A Guide for Business Leaders

Prior to using Azure SQL, organizations managed their SQL Server database environments on-premises. That approach required substantial ongoing investments in infrastructure. By migrating those on-premises databases to Azure SQL, organizations replaced the substantial sunk costs of on-premises database infrastructure with a more elastic “pay as you go” cloud pricing model.

The Total Economic Impact™ Of Migration To Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Databases

The hybrid work model is here to stay. As office and remote work continue to evolve, business leaders are looking for a new operating model. Microsoft 365 products like PowerPoint Live, the Teams camera feed, Microsoft Whiteboard—and devices like Surface Hub—encourage digital collaboration.

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With Microsoft Windows Server & SQL Server on Azure, you can easily and safely migrate to the cloud. Transfer server apps to modernize and scale with flexibility with simple installation that gives you more time to focus on other aspects of your business.

Remember, security and integrity are essential for databases that contain client information.

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Data democracy challenges the notion that every application requires its own database. It may make sense for data to be stored in silos, but they need to appear to be one coherent source of information—and this is where cloud-based Database-as-a-service (DBaaS) comes into place. Its key service is the ability to provision users with the data they need at the right time, regardless of where or how it’s stored.

Read more to learn about DBaaS and the challenges companies will face in the information-driven future.

Council Post: DataBase-As-A-Service: A Vote For Data Democracy Although data democracy has become an overused industry buzz-phrase, it is a term with real meaning and substance.

Now that hybrid work is becoming the prevailing paradigm, companies are struggling to avoid the pitfalls and balance the needs of a diverse and divided workforce.

Explore the four things you should consider—from investing in the right tools and overcoming meeting fatigue to finding new ways for personal connection with people who may feel isolated and disengaged.

Council Post: Setting The Stage For Collaborative Hybrid Teams With a little preparation, intentional ex*****on and authentic connection, this team model can allow for greater inclusion, broader diversity and an opportunity for everyone to contribute more meaningfully.

Due to COVID-19, the NFL abandoned its high-touch, in-person communication culture at league offices and quickly adopted a virtual home field. Microsoft Teams helped the NFL stay connected and safely execute all 270 combined regular season and playoff games and Super Bowl LV—despite the collaboration challenges brought on by the pandemic.

Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Surface devices empowered the NFL to communicate internally and manage operations behind the virtual draft, including event security and technical support.

The NFL huddles with Microsoft Teams to digitize collaboration and deliver virtual gameday experiences Microsoft customer stories. See how Microsoft tools help companies run their business.

Three years after its inception, Rx.Health vaulted over the obstacles that trip up so many companies with big ambitions for scalability, performance, and compliance. Its founders backed their vision with the technical capabilities of Microsoft Azure, mapping out a blueprint for growth with Microsoft FastTrack for Azure that’s going global. The resulting scalable cloud includes an Azure Data Lake for AI modeling and a combination of Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB to track remote patient monitoring and patient engagement data across disparate sources.

Digital health provider creates a scalable unification platform for healthcare and life science with Azure-based technology When a group of visionary clinicians and technologists came together to solve multiple healthcare issues—scalability, security, and increased access to care—they created an original and highly effective digital health solution. Transitioning from startup to growth, Rx.Health turned to Microsoft ...

Curious why Teams is the fastest growing business app in the 's history, with more than 500K companies using it? The key is powerful integration. Combine existing apps, build from scratch with low-code tools, and develop custom solutions to expand your work experience. Subscribe now!

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What does operational visibility look like in a hybrid cloud environment? It's an end-to-end view of infrastructure performance across application workloads and microservices, wherever they reside, providing the intelligence needed to monitor and measure KPIs. Learn about the steps leaders are taking before, during, and after a migration.

Splunk BrandVoice: How To Get Your Cloud Migration Strategy Right This transformational effort includes migrating workloads to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, which may not have been historically deployed as cloud-ready applications.

Empower your employees to access secure data and apps from anywhere, at any time. See how Windows Virtual Desktop can scale and optimize services while keeping your information safe—no matter where you log in.

Empower employees for secure remote work with Windows Virtual Desktop Windows Virtual Desktop empowers secure remote work with an enterprise grade desktop experience on Windows 10, powered by Azure.

There's something right for businesses both big and small when you build custom Teams solutions. Low code tools can save money, install efficiency, and engineer innovation. Develop apps with Power Platform, use them in Teams, and contact Clouds Choice Limited to get started!

Power Platform This infographic shows how to build custom Teams solutions with low code tools that can save money, install efficiency, and engineer innovation. Develop apps, automate workflows, and dashboards with Power Platform and use them in Microsoft Teams for businesses big and small.

Global youth leaders from Special Olympics collaborated using Microsoft Teams to help develop a transportation app. With Teams, Grace and Jack were able to make progress on their important project despite the limitations posed by Covid-19 stay at home orders.

Special Olympics Global Youth Leaders use Microsoft Teams to build a global community and shape the future When Grace, a Special Olympics athlete and global youth leader from New Zealand, heard that a friend of hers had to miss a long-awaited competition due to transportation issues, her response was to help build an app that ensured other athletes wouldn’t run into similar problems. She teamed up with...

Reduce complexity and choose tools to fit your needs when you work with Migrate. Learn how can help simplify your app migration process and calculate cost savings with this video:

Azure Migrate: The hub for cloud migration In this video, you'll learn about Azure Migrate, Microsoft Azure's central hub for datacenter cloud migration. Azure Migrate helps you discover, assess, and migrate workloads to Azure with integrated first and third-party tools.

In this digital age, data privacy and protection are critical. not only increases flexibility but also provides best-in-class security. Learn how this program takes steps to ensure secure workflows.

Cloud Security and Windows Virtual Desktop Keeping your work secure is paramount. Windows Virtual Desktop can help. Learn the protocols Microsoft takes to ensure data privacy, network protection, and more.

Most businesses rely on the cloud for their storage and innovation needs but are only at the beginning of their cloud journey. Read this article from to learn how to develop a full vision and plan for your future in cloud innovation, and contact Clouds Choice Limited to learn more.

Council Post: How To Avoid Cloud Migration Pitfalls If you want to see your business fully migrate onto the cloud in the next few years, it takes forward-looking leadership and knowledge of past mistakes.

Toyota Motor North America had been running Skype for Business on Azure. When Microsoft phased out those datacenters, TMNA moved to Teams. The switch to Teams Only included a superior audio conferencing and calling experience, including Teams Phone for external calls.

Toyota Motor North America migrates 40,000 to Microsoft Teams in three weeks Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) brings together Toyota’s marketing, sales, engineering, and manufacturing operations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Forty thousand employees use Microsoft Teams for calling, conferencing, chat, and collaboration.

Working remotely is part of most businesses' new environments. The trend is becoming the norm. Keep up to date on ways you can effortlessly boost your productivity and security with Windows Virtual Desktop. Subscribe and contact Clouds Choice Limited to learn more.

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Schneider Electric had an established culture of diversity and inclusivity, and Teams helped to put on a lens on that for their HR marketing campaign. In this story, Teams provided the backbone for the production through easy communication, and is the key tool used for the company to keep those collaborations and contributions going.

Schneider Electric How Microsoft Teams helped create a successful HR marketing campaign How open communication created a successful HR marketing campaign: Schneider Electric had already established a culture of diversity and inclusivity, and Microsoft helped to put on a lens on that for their HR marketing campaign. Using Teams provided the backbone for the preproduction work of commina...

provides tools for successful digital transformation that work flexibly within the company's chosen migration process. Watch this video to learn more about why companies like , , and chose to migrate to for their business transformation.

Transform your business with Azure migration Learn why companies like Albertsons, H&R Block, and Carlsberg Group chose to migrate to Azure and how the move has helped them transform their businesses. Microsoft provides tools for successful migration that work flexibly within the company's chosen migration process. Microsoft data platforms prov...

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Microsoft Teams has become the fastest growing app in Microsoft history with more than 330,000 companies worldwide using it. If you're not already onboard, check out this article for 5 reasons why you should start using Teams today. Contact Clouds Choice Limited to get started.

5 reasons why you should start using Microsoft Teams today Collaboration and teamwork are the defining characteristic of modern organisations. Since its launch, Microsoft Teams has become the fastest growing app in Microsoft’s history with more than 330,000 companies worldwide using it. If you’re working in one of those companies, then you’re probably...

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