Preview of Microsoft Forms Pro starts soon – and empowers Dynamics 365

Preview of Microsoft Forms Pro starts soon – and empowers Dynamics 365

An advanced Solution for Company Surveys was added to the roadmap called “Forms Pro” It seems that main focus is about getting feedback in real-time with deeper integration into Dynamics 365, Common Data Services (CDS) and Power Platform Products like PowerApps, Microsoft Flow and PowerBI. Exciting to see how surveys are going to empower these…

Microsoft a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Analytics and BI Platforms for 12 consecutive years

Microsoft a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Analytics and BI Platforms for 12 consecutive years

Wow! I have to admit that I wasn’t aware that Gardner is positioning Power BI as leading solution for Business Intelligence since 12 years. Congratulations to Microsoft and their partners! Stay tuned for product news also from Quest around Power BI. https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-a-leader-in-gartners-magic-quadrant-for-analytics-and-bi-platforms-for-12-consecutive-years/

New SharePoint page enhancement in Office 365

New SharePoint page enhancement in Office 365

SharePoint Communication Sites played a significant leading role that companies are using SharePoint again to build Intranets. Now Microsoft is rolling out new exciting possibilities to customize SharePoint Pages: 1) Customize title region | control what the title region of each page looks like (layout, alignment, title, date). Section backgrounds | display as distinct sections…

Why I am now managing my Tasks with To-Do in Office 365
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Why I am now managing my Tasks with To-Do in Office 365

Although I started using a paper book for Bullet Journaling a year ago (thanks to Steve Ngyuen from Yammer) and read Ryder Carrolls`s Bullet Journaling Method I am still using To Do Apps. My favorite App since many years is Wunderlist after I stopped working with Outlook Tasks because of missing mobile App. So why…

Microsoft Teams Industry-based templates released

Microsoft Teams Industry-based templates released

In Microsoft Teams February Roundup Microsoft also announced new industry specific templates for Teams and new Template API to /beta Graph Endpoints. Education templates such as Class, Staff, and PLC teams  Retail templates such as Store and Manager Collaboration teams  Healthcare templates such as Ward and Hospital teams  Further readings: Empower healthcare organizations with NEW capabilities in Microsoft Team…

Review of Plantronics Calisto 7200 Speaker Phones. Short look at Calisto 3200 and 5200

Review of Plantronics Calisto 7200 Speaker Phones. Short look at Calisto 3200 and 5200

Early January Plantronics has provided me a free test sample of Calisto 7200 Speaker Phone (Amazon Affiliate) and I want to share my impressions using it to enjoy music and joining Conference Calls with Webex, Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business. With one touch incoming calls can be accepted or finished and everyone might get…

New Certification: Microsoft Service Adoption Specialist
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New Certification: Microsoft Service Adoption Specialist

Yesterday I have finalized a new Certification by Microsoft called “Microsoft Service Adoption Specialist” which is based on an EDX eLearning / MOOC Course. I can really recommend this training for everyone who want to lead a Microsoft Modern Workplace Launch from Usage and Adoption Perspective. Lots of good video content and interviews created by…