thyssenkrupp Steel Europe forges a modern way of working with Microsoft 365

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GitHub can be a great resource for quickly building a templated solution. Case in point: thyssenkrupp Steel Europe developed their Company Communicator app for Microsoft Teams using an open-source Teams app template from GitHub.

Now executives can share company information and other news with employees and even host virtual town hall events—which proved invaluable in keeping hundreds of workers connected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Future of Manufacturing: A Blueprint for an Intelligent Supply Chain

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Read this report from PSFK to discover ways to maximize your success with digital transformation. You’ll see how intelligent business applications can help you create autonomous supply chains and explore ways to prepare for the future, such as building a more skilled workforce and prioritizing sustainable practices.

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Modern meetings need modern tools

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Have you attended a meeting lately? How was it? In a commissioned report, Microsoft learned about employee challenges with meetings. The findings? Meeting stressors: longer than planned; attendees multi-tasking, late or unprepared; difficult to schedule everyone; and too many meetings. Additionally, 50% of meetings are status or collaborative, and participants need multiple tools. The bottom line is that meeting attendees need better tools that satisfy the needs and address the challenges of today’s modern meetings. Microsoft Teams fits the bill.

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GE Aviation’s Digital Group makes the skies safer with Microsoft

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As an industry leader in airline systems, GE Aviation’s Digital Group knows that safety and efficiency are paramount to its airline partners. That’s why GE developed FlightPulse, an app that puts data and analytics in the hands of more than 3,000 Qantas pilots to help them improve safety and efficiency on every flight. A solution this complex would typically take years to develop, but using Microsoft developer tools, GitHub, and Microsoft Azure, GE was able to build and deploy FlightPulse in a matter of months.

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6 ways to kickstart DevSecOps

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DevOps methodologies provide businesses with a faster and more efficient way to create and deliver code—and organizations are turning to DevSecOps as the solution to harden security and address compliance at the same time.

Sign up to stay connected. We’ll show you 6 ways to kickstart DevSecOps and integrate security into your practices.

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ROI Case Study: Kelly Roofing Case Study

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This case study demonstrates an excellent example of a real-world implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. In it, Nucleus Research describes the key business benefits to Kelly Roofing and breaks down how they achieved a 508% return on investment (ROI).

Kelly Roofing notes these positive outcomes.

– Reduction in costs
– More efficient use of resources
– Increased productivity from automation
– Reduction of working capital

Page 6 comprises a detailed financial analysis that can be leveraged as a model for customer decision making.

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5 reasons happy developers build in better security

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Good news for companies revamping DevOps: according to Forbes, “Happier developers work harder, collaborate more, and are better for business.” Citing an Oxford study, Forbes said that survey respondents revealed strong ties between job satisfaction and well-established, cohesive DevOps practices. Microsoft DevOps with GitHub is built for greater collaboration, control, flexibility, and security—a recipe for happiness. Read the article here and learn how investing in DevOps is investing in your organization’s future.

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Manufacturing a more sustainable future

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COVID-19 has brought disruption to many areas of life, including manufacturing. In this thought leadership piece, learn about the importance of opportunities for increased innovation in crisis response and recovery, as well as the need for a more sustainable future.

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4 Ways the Business World is Going to Change in 2020

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When the world is changing at breakneck speed, innovation becomes an organization’s most important weapon. History offers a few key lessons about how to wield that weapon in the future.

The article underscores that the process of innovation itself is morphing into ‘outside-in’ models in addition to other important trends. Share this forward-thinking article from Inc. on your social media accounts to attract new followers.

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NSW: Empowering through ease of use

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For the New South Wales Department of Education, getting students excited about technology started with ease of use. Students were empowered through using technology they were originally unfamiliar with and over time creating professional quality work. Teachers saw increased confidence levels as well as authentic interest from students wanting to learn more.

We want devices and technology that are easy to use, whether it be students in an educational environment or employees in the modern workplace. Ease of use must be a priority, and Microsoft Teams was built for this. View this video for a quick glimpse of this.