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Microsoft Announces Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare

Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare provides healthcare organization with a suite of new tools designed to help them recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

November 2, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has launched the Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare to provide healthcare organization with a suite of new tools designed to help them recover from the COVID-19 crisis. The new offering, announced last week, includes “provides trusted and integrated capabilities that deliver automation and efficiency on high-value workflows as well as deep data analysis functionality for […]

Google Begins Rolling Out Virtual Backgrounds in Meet

Google Meet users will soon be able to select from virtual background templates or upload their own image to replace their background during video calls.

November 2, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Google Meet has now caught up with other videoconferencing and collaboration platforms with the company’s rollout of custom virtual backgrounds for video calls. Google in a Friday blog post announced the feature, which allows users to either select one of Google’s hand-picked backgrounds or upload their own image. Google’s backgrounds include office spaces, landscapes and […]

Otter.ai, Zoom Team Up For Live Video Call Captions

Speech recognition and transcription service Otter.ai has launched a new live video captioning services for videoconferencing calls and webinars on Zoom.

October 30, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Speech recognition and transcription provider Otter.ai has launched a new live video captioning services for videoconferencing calls and webinars on Zoom. The integration with the two popular platforms builds upon an existing relationship between the two that enables Zoom participants to open a secure, live, interactive transcript directly from a video call or after a […]

Microsoft, Salesforce Partner on New Teams Integration

Microsoft and Salesforce have patterned on a new integration that allows users to bring customer and case records from Salesforce to Microsoft Teams.

October 26, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft and Salesforce have patterned on a new integration that allows users to interweave customer and case records from Salesforce within the Microsoft Teams app. The integration will be offered to Sales and Service Cloud customers with Enterprise or Unlimited edition at no cost and aims to bring customer data typically stored in a customer […]

The 5 Misconceptions You Probably Have About a Zero Trust Approach

We bet you've probably fell victim to one of these misconceptions about implementing a zero trust approach. That's ok, we're here to help.

October 21, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

Zero Trust has gained significant momentum this year with the surge in pandemic-induced remote work, taking a fast track from security option to business priority. In fact, recent research from Microsoft shows 51% of business leaders are speeding up their deployment of Zero Trust capabilities. But what does Zero Trust really mean in practice and what are […]

Mark Cuban Says Employers Need to Take Care of Employees’ Mental Health

Good business leaders should be cognizant that employees might be struggling with mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mark Cuban says.

October 19, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The COVID-19 pandemic is hard on all of us — business owners, managers, employees and the like. The crisis is not only hurting your organization, IT department and your customers, but its also having a more profound effect on the people that devote their lives to you and the vision you have for your company. […]

How IT Managers Can Overcome Common Challenges and Achieve Success

October 19, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

With remote work going from a temporary solution to a way of life, IT managers like yourself are juggle more than ever. Anything from creating a user-friendly help desk for your remote employees to making sure the IT infrastructure you are using is working efficiently. It’s a big job, but you know exactly how to […]

‘Jewel of Waikiki’ Hotel Automation Relies on Control4 System

With a Control4 hotel automation system, guests can use iPads to dial-in audio systems, climate controls, lighting, & motorized window shades.

October 19, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

When the owners of Espacio the Jewel Waikiki in Oahu, Hawaii, decided to transform their 73-room hotel building into nine full-floor ultra-luxury suites with private elevators, they knew their target market of celebrities and other high-end clientele would expect an “above and beyond” experience from the moment they arrive. The Tech Decision The usual top-shelf […]

My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 104: How COVID-19 is Changing Our Videoconferencing Habits

Mark Strassman, SVP of LogMeIn’s unified communications and collaboration unit, joins the podcast to talk about how our videoconferencing habits have changed.

October 16, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Mark Strassman, SVP of LogMeIn’s unified communications and collaboration unit, joins the podcast to talk about how our videoconferencing habits have changed.

Virtual Events, Apps, SDKs Coming to Zoom

Zoomtopia included announcements of new products and features like virtual events, Zoom apps, SDKs, UC enhancements and more.

October 16, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In addition to its phased approach to rolling out an end-to-end encryption offering to better secure calls, Zoom announced several new products and features during its fourth annual Zoomtopia. The event, held virtually this year, comes as the platform is experiencing a gargantuan increase in users due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remote work. That […]