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Presentation and Panelist Discussion on Tips for Getting True Adoption by End Users
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We would bet that Microsoft makes up one of the largest spends of your IT budget – but are you making the most of it? Microsoft Teams, collaboration, adoption and change management are all hot topics right now. Why? Because they are all revolutionizing the way companies work, communicate and drive productivity. Office 365 solutions, like Teams, enable your employees to achieve business outcomes – cost savings, time savings, simplifying and automating processes. However, these outcomes can only be achieved if end-users adopt and want to use the new technology…and use it as intended. People often resist change and those resistors can prevent success, but most often people resist technology when they don’t know how or when to use it. So, what are the best ways to drive successful adoption in your organization?

Check out the video below documenting an event with Interlink and one of our clients, G&J Pepsi, as we dive into Teams, Office 365 and Adoption – sharing tips on how to make the most of your Microsoft Investments.

Desktop Analytics, Azure Active Directory User Group Discovery, Maintenance Options & more – check out our favorite new features from Update 1906 for System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
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System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) is a game-changer for productivity and efficiency for your IT staff. As a product in the Microsoft System Center suite of management solutions, SCCM helps organizations manage devices and users both on-premises and in the cloud. It reduces manual overhead tasks that IT teams normally must do, therefore letting them focus more on high-value projects. The great thing about SCCM is that it works alongside your existing Microsoft technologies. It can integrate with Intune, Exchange Server, Remote Desktop, Windows Deployment Services, and many more solutions. With the latest update, SCCM can also integrate with Desktop Analytics, which increases your opportunities with this tool even further. The update also enables some other new features that make things easier for IT with multiple new capabilities and features.

Microsoft Azure is an ever-expanding set of cloud solutions. How do you keep up?

Don't miss this live event to learn more!

Azure gives your organization the freedom to build, manage, and deploy applications on a massive, global network using your favorite tools and frameworks while protecting your data with world-class security. However, it can be hard to keep up with all the changes and understand what's all there. 


There are a lot of pieces that go into Azure - security, governance, assessments, management and more. Don't you wish you could have a better understanding of all these aspects of Azure to make the most out of your investment? 
 
In an exclusive webinar on October 24th, Interlink will dive into Azure, cover relevant changes and updates, & uncover how Azure services can expand your current solutions. 



You’ll also walk away with a good understanding of:

• Azure Security & Governance 
• Cost Management
• Support Options
• Microsoft Azure Funding

If you are looking to learn about the value Azure, dive deeper into its capabilities, and learn how this solution can improve your business, register for this webinar today.

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Date: October 24, 2019
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 AM ET
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We understand that adopting new technology involves change, and change can be daunting – what’s the best way to seamlessly adopt new technologies throughout your organization?
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IT projects are notorious for their high failure rate. It’s estimated that up to 70% of change initiative projects fail to deliver their desired results – but why? The main aspect of these failures is due to poor change management planning and little to no end-user adoption – most organizations put new practices and technology before their people.

This blog article was originally posted on April 22, 2019, by Robert J. Gates

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Microsoft Teams is a transformational tool, with that make sure to spend some time thinking about how you should configure various security, compliance, and governance settings across the platform.

For the past several years I have had the opportunity to transform the way I work, communicate, and collaborate within my team and across various groups internally and externally. At first glance, Microsoft Teams may look like a simple chat client but there are many aspects across data, communication, and collaboration capabilities that can produce a fair amount of data.

The data generated within Microsoft Teams can provide a ton of value for an organization but for a legal, security, and compliance aspect it’s important to spend some time making sure you have Microsoft Teams configured to meet your organization’s needs.

To get started I recommend taking a look at the Microsoft Teams Governance Quick Start Guide. It’s a great place to get started in identifying and preparing your Microsoft Teams environment. As you continue your journey in deploying Microsoft Teams you will want to drill down in the various Microsoft Teams Policies focused on the various elements across the platform.