Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Customer Story: Technology in harmony - the story of Port Alberni School District
Tucked away on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, the small district of Port Alberni is making a big impact on its students through technology. As part of a three-person IT team, Jack Hitchings was able to simplify the district's technology landscape while offering a stronger set of learning tools. Check out the story.
The state of modern device deployment in education
IT professionals have a unique perspective on technology in education. This study picked the brains of over 150 educational IT professionals, to learn more about their challenges, their priorities, and their future goals for technology in their schools. The study compared those responses with the two most prevalent device management systems on the market: Microsoft's Intune for Education and Google's Chrome Management Console. Check out the results for yourself.
Tuesday, 28 January 2020
Intune for Education Technical Datasheet
From deployment to security, Intune for Education was built with the needs of schools in mind. Check out the features and benefits, especially for your hardworking IT professionals, in this infographic.
Migration to Microsoft Azure: A technical overview
As part of its digital transformation, Canada's Capstone Mining needed a hybrid environment. It started shifting workloads to Azure for better scalability and resilience. But they didn't do it alone; they had help along the way.
At Liquid Telecom, we are industry experts ready to help you transform the way your company does business. If you're in the market for a cloud solution to upgrade your IT infrastructure, contact us today to learn how we can help.
Crash Course in Office 365: How it Can Help You Grow Your Business
This e-book "crash course" will show you how adopting cloud-based Office 365 gives you ever-improving versions of apps with new capabilities delivered every month. Learn how Office 365 empowers you to access content from any device, coauthor with anyone in real time and use the power of AI to create more impactful content with less effort.
Contact our team at Liquid Telecom to learn more about our Office 365 solutions.
View: Crash Course in Office 365: How it Can Help You Grow Your Business
Customer Story: New South Wales - Scaling STEM education in one of the world's largest school jurisdictions
Managing 800,000 students in over 2,200 schools is a challenge in itself. The district of New South Wales has gone even further, tackling the challenge of preparing students for the job market of the future by integrating STEM technologies in their curriculum. Check out this video to learn how the second largest school district in the world is able to manage over 360,000 devices, while improving both teacher and student experience.
Top 5 benefits of moving to the cloud now
Migrating your IT infrastructure to the cloud has a ton of benefits. Whether you're looking to improve security and become GDPR compliant, cut your total cost of ownership by 10.25%, or promote teamwork and innovation by integrating AI capabilities, the cloud provides a solution to your IT problems.
Monday, 27 January 2020
Improve Productivity with Windows and Office
Employees spend 50% more time collaborating with other employees. Yet many are still not working to their full potential because of disorganized collaboration, file sharing and decision-making processes.
With Windows 10 and Office 365, you can collaborate in real time and leverage the intelligence of the cloud with the latest from Windows 10 and Office 365. Check out this infographic for a quick view of industry trends, pain points, proof points and more on how going modern with Microsoft improves productivity.
To learn more, contact Liquid Telecom.
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
5 Ways IoT Is Reinventing Businesses Today
In a recent survey of business executives, 45% report IoT has helped boost profits by 1% to 5%, and another 41% say the impact has boosted them by 5% to 15% annually. That's a huge increase to profit with a simple integration. Except integrating IoT isn't always simple.
At Liquid Telecom, we have years of experience helping businesses just like yours to plan, implement, and optimize their connected devices. We can help you to do the same. Contact us to learn more.
3 ways online collaboration tools can boost company productivity
Online collaboration tools help employees with prioritization, decrease travel expenses, and improve work-life balance. But the biggest benefit is the increase to productivity. With extensive online collaboration tools, you can host webinars, engage with customers easily, and more.
At Liquid Telecom, we specialize in helping businesses implement online productivity solutions and modernize their IT strategy. Contact us today to find out how we can help.
Microsoft Will Soon End Support for Windows 7. Now What?
End of support is fast approaching for Windows 7 and Office 2010. Is sticking with Windows 7 worth the risk? How much will it cost? What does this mean for your company? Check out this article to explore these questions. Contact Liquid Telecom to #GetModern.
The role of familiarity in predicting the ability of technology to improve learning outcomes
Simply putting devices in classrooms will not create impactful learning experiences for students; those come from the teachers. If teachers are unable to integrate this new technology into their classrooms due to time constraints or lack of training, students will not benefit. This in-depth study explores the reasons, and possible solutions, to address this experience and implementation gap.
View: The role of familiarity in predicting the ability of technology to improve learning outcomes
Cloud Migration Concerns Persist for Provider Organizations
This article explores the caution and hesitation in the healthcare industry to shift data and infrastructure off-premises. In a recent survey of hospital CIOs, close to 40% don't see a clear business value in migrating. Yet overhead accounts for 50% of hospital costs--costs that could be reduced through cloud migration.
Chances are you could also benefit from lower overhead costs. At Liquid Telecom, we have trained professionals with years of experience helping businesses just like yours. Contact us today to learn more.
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Preparing the class of 2030
The role of schools is changing. Today's kindergartners need our education system to offer knowledge and skill development opportunities, to ensure they graduate with the tools that employers of the future will be looking for. Check out this infographic to learn more about what the future will require and what we can do now to help our schools meet those requirements.
Customer story: EON
Natasha Franck, founder of EON, is working to create a more sustainable future by embedding clothing with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tech to help recycle garments at their end of life and put a dent in the number of clothes that eventually end up in landfills.
RFID is just one example of the boundless applications of IoT technology available to drive transformation. At Liquid Telecom, we have the industry experts who can help you connect your devices. Contact us to learn more.
Customer story: AIA Group
As markets evolve, it's important to present new ways for employees to collaborate and communicate. That's why AIA made investments in productivity tools to improve the way their employees work together and serve their customers. At Liquid Telecom, we know how important your employees' tools are. That's why we want to help you upgrade your assets with the latest modern desktop solutions on the market. Contact us today to learn how we can help.
Customer Story: School gets future ready with Windows 10 devices, Office 365, and STEM curriculum
Watch a Norwegian school prepare its students for the ever-shifting landscape of the working world by combining tools with concepts in order to develop widely-applicable soft skills along with technical literacy.
Customer story: Medical Teams International (MTI) transforms health care for more than 1 million refugees in Uganda
Medical Teams International, a nonprofit provider of health care and humanitarian aid, partnered with Microsoft to transform medical care for more than 1 million South Sudanese refugees and Ugandan citizens. To streamline the process, they used apps and infrastructure in the cloud. MTI can now access data anywhere and get real-time analysis to help identify life-saving trends.
At Liquid Telecom, we can work with you to get the right infrastructure in place to help your business succeed. Contact us today to learn more.
Monday, 20 January 2020
Customer Story: Think Up Consulting | Most Productive
Think Up Consulting is a business built on collaboration. Its 39 team members--known as Thinkers--spread their time across as many as 11 projects each. Seamless communication is a must for creating customized solutions for every Think Up customer.
With Microsoft Teams, Thinkers can easily access the tools they need from the platform. The company creates new channels for each project, so Thinkers can keep project-specific conversations and files organized and accessible. Since adopting Office 365, the company has quickly shifted much of its communications to Teams. Through Windows 10 and Office 365, Think Up has streamlined communications across the organization, improving productivity.
To learn more, contact us at Liquid Telecom to #GetModern.
Thursday, 16 January 2020
Making the Shift to a Modern Desktop with Microsoft 365
After 10 years, it is time to say goodbye to Windows 7 and modernize your desktop by embracing the exciting new advancements of Windows 10. Even though we couldn't be more excited about what's to come, we also understand that the shift can be stressful for your business. Check out this guide and contact us to learn all about preparing for a smooth transition.
View: Making the Shift to a Modern Desktop with Microsoft 365
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Building Collaborative Teaching Communities
What technology in our schools is really about is providing already brilliant educators with the tools they need to better communicate and implement their curriculum. That's what Teams was able to accomplish for Catholic Education Western Australia. Check out their incredible success story in this report.
Interested in replicating their success in your own classrooms? We at Liquid Telecom are too. Contact us to get started.
Windows 10 helps prepare students for the future with skills needed for work and life
It's perfectly natural to be apprehensive about adopting new technology. Do we really need it? Will we actually use it? For schools contemplating the adoption of Windows 10 and looking to improve learning outcomes for students, we believe the answer to these questions is a resounding yes! Still unsure? Check out this infographic and contact us to have your concerns addressed.
View: Windows 10 helps prepare students for the future with skills needed for work and life
Creating security controls for IoT devices at Microsoft
How are you leveraging the latest technology to meet your needs? Microsoft is using IoT to provide efficiency and convenience. With IoT, Microsoft monitors datacenters, controls smart building systems, and interacts with HoloLens devices. While you may have other needs, you can use that same technology to fulfill them.
At Liquid Telecom, we know how to help your business connect devices and create the IoT system that will drive the transformation you need. Contact us today to learn more.
View: Creating security controls for IoT devices at Microsoft
Making the shift to a modern desktop with Microsoft 365
Making the shift to a modern desktop helps you to foster a highly secure workspace, empowered by the latest productivity, teamwork, and collaboration experiences for your organization. A modern desktop is Windows 10 and Office 365 kept up to date, and while that combination seems straightforward, adopting these solutions can be a challenge. At Liquid Telecom, we have some of the best IT pros you will find, and together, we can integrate your modern desktop solutions quickly and securely. Contact us today to learn more.
View: Making the shift to a modern desktop with Microsoft 365
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With the advances in digital business applications, isn't it time to rethink how you integrate your applications into your IT infrastructure? From scale and agility to all-new capabilities, the cloud can help you move and grow quickly. We can help you take advantage of the cloud opportunity. To receive updates from Liquid Telecom and to learn more about Apps and Infrastructure, subscribe now!
Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Exposing the Top 4 Myths of Cloud Security
One in five organizations have lost customers as a result of a cyberattack. Nearly 30% have lost revenue, with the average cost of a single data breach reported to be $4 million.
At the same time, 74% of IT leaders say security concerns hold them back from moving to the cloud. What about you?
Get the real story. Here are four common myths about cloud security and facts about the Microsoft cloud.
Finding the right IoT solution for your business
Are you an expert when it comes to building cloud solutions? As it turns out, you don't have to be. With the right SaaS solution from Azure, you can manage your device and cloud solutions with predictable or fine-tuned pricing and still have the level of control that makes you comfortable.
At Liquid Telecom, we can help you determine whether you're best fitted for SaaS or PaaS solutions. Contact us today to learn how we can help you drive transformation with Azure.
Microsoft 365 Windows 10 Flyer
In today's modern digital age, you need an operating system that can keep your workers and their assets safe from threats. Windows 10 is safe, secure, and it provides critical security capabilities that enable organizations to effectively guard against malicious activity. At Liquid Telecom, we have years of experience helping customers upgrade their Windows systems so they're using the best version available. Contact us today to find out more.
Customer Story: Critical to curricular success - Bridgeport's Windows 10 pilot and scale journey
How does a 60-device trial turn into a 46 school-wide technology revolution? Check out the story of Bridgeport, a diverse school district that is leveraging the communication, device management, and STEM curriculum tools of Windows 10 to better engage teachers and students while streamlining IT maintenance.
Customer story: How migrating to Azure is modernizing JB Hunt
With more than 2,100 applications, trucking company JB Hunt needed to simplify their data operations onto one platform. They didn't want to restructure all their applications, so they found a platform that could seamlessly integrate with their existing apps. Azure made moving their on-premises infrastructure to the cloud easy. It gave them the ability to lift and shift to a modern platform. With the right help, you can do the same. Contact Liquid Telecom to learn how we can help.
Monday, 13 January 2020
Increase Productivity and Security with Windows and Office
With the end of support for Windows 7 and Office 2010 fast approaching, your company's sensitive data is at risk -- a risk compounded by the skyrocketing number of employee devices.
Confirming this trend are findings from the World Trade Report and a Kaspersky Lab Study showing 50% of small businesses have suffered a data breach costing an average of $120,000.
Without the right tools, how would your company respond to a major breach?
Going modern with Microsoft can help. Specifically, it enables you to increase productivity and security, while reducing costs. This infographic provides more industry trends and customer stories. Check it out to better understand the risks and why Windows 10 and Office 365 are the right solutions to address them.
View: Increase Productivity and Security with Windows and Office
Wednesday, 8 January 2020
IoT devices proliferate, from smart bulbs to industrial vibration sensors
How are you using IoT? One of the biggest uses for IoT in an industrial setting is preventive maintenance. Devices like vibration and wear sensors measure the stresses on and performance of factory equipment to help catch malfunctions before they happen. Now you can use the same software to run your devices as Fortune 500 companies, and Liquid Telecom can help. We're industry experts and have the knowledge you need to adopt and connect all of your IoT devices. Contact us today for more.
Tuesday, 7 January 2020
Workplace agility: The true secret to improving productivity and efficiency
Balance and choice in the workplace are more important to the millennial generation than salary. With Gen Z coming up fast, choice won't be something nice to have, it'll be expected. That's why maintaining agility in the workplace is so important.
At Liquid Telecom, we know that you need to keep your workforce productive and happy, and we want to help you find the solution that best meets your constantly evolving agility needs. Contact us today to find out more.
4 Proven Ways To Accelerate Your Growth From Startup To Thriving SMB
More than 446 million records were exposed in over 1,200 data breaches within the SMB space in 2018. How secure is your business? Check out this article for four tips to accelerate business growth and remain secure.
PCL Construction LLC
PCL Construction LLC uses IoT to connect their management with their jobsites. The devices alert builders and management to issues with construction. With the sensors, they can monitor the temperature, humidity, and pressure in over 483 units, something that would normally be done by hand. Now they can focus workers on more important things that drive value back to the company. At Liquid Telecom, we can help you deliver the same results. Contact us today to learn more.
Customer story: Goodyear
Goodyear has been accelerating for 100 years. Today, as innovation happens faster than ever, it's more important for their team to be connected, no matter where they are. Having the right tools to enable that collaboration and productivity is essential. That's why they use Microsoft 365; it's the right solution for their needs.
At Liquid Telecom, we can help you identify the solutions that will keep your team connected and productive. Contact us today to learn more.
Microsoft Education: Every Student Has a Voice
Children across the globe share a love of learning and a love of doing. From art to science and beyond, with the right tools in hand, there's no telling what they will accomplish.
Monday, 6 January 2020
Customer Story: Think Up Consulting Overview
When Think Up Consulting, a brand strategy and change management firm, introduced Microsoft Teams, it was a big shift for the organization from a collaboration standpoint. They brought file sharing, team chat and project management together using Teams as the main hub for each project. With Teams, Think Up is creating a central hub, and with Office 365, they have a complete unified solution. By adopting Windows 10 and Office 365, Think Up customers have the reassurance and confidence of security.
We can help you do the same. Contact us to learn more.
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