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 IMPERF Consulting Limited to #GetModern.

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Benefits of using Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure

This whitepaper highlights why Azure makes sense for applications that rely on SQL Server or Windows Server, based on four themes: security, innovation, hybridity, and cost.

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Benefits of using Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure

This whitepaper highlights why Azure makes sense for applications that rely on SQL Server or Windows Server, based on four themes: security, innovation, hybridity, and cost.

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Law firm runs better with server on Azure

Why run Windows Server on Azure? Ellen Kirby, senior manager of Technical Operations and senior enterprise architect at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, talks about the benefits of running the law firm's Windows Servers on Azure and about leveraging Windows Admin Center for better management and automation.

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Law firm runs better with server on Azure

Why run Windows Server on Azure? Ellen Kirby, senior manager of Technical Operations and senior enterprise architect at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, talks about the benefits of running the law firm's Windows Servers on Azure and about leveraging Windows Admin Center for better management and automation.

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Day in the life: IT project manager

As an IT project manager, you need a place to create and make decisions with your team. With the right platform, there's no limit to what you can achieve. Using a collaboration solution like Teams brings everything together in a shared workspace where you can chat, meet, share files, and work with business apps. Interested in learning more about the benefits of using Teams? Contact us today to find out some of the unique benefits it has over other platforms.

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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 Microsoft 365 Business, the company has quickly shifted much of its communications to Teams. Through Windows 10 and Microsoft 365 Business, Think Up has streamlined communications across the organization, improving productivity. To learn more, contact us at IMPERF Consulting Limited to #GetModern.

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The insider's guide to the modern workplace

For 66% of Global 2000 CEOs, digital transformation is at the heart of their corporate strategy. But embracing new tech and a new culture of work means finding ways to manage and secure productivity while minimizing costs and employee impact. We can help you adopt a modern workplace solution like Microsoft 365 to unlock integrated security capabilities, so you can focus on your business, save money, and achieve more. Contact us today to learn how we can help.

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Gen Z Brings a Whole New Dynamic to the Workforce

With the oldest of Gen Z now 23, they're entering the workforce at a rapid rate. This generation expects a lot from their employers--especially when it comes to tech. To attract the best talent, you'll need to position your company as a tech-based company. Even if your business is analog by nature, the tools you use for collaboration and communication shouldn't be.

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Gen Z Brings a Whole New Dynamic to the Workforce

With the oldest of Gen Z now 23, they're entering the workforce at a rapid rate. This generation expects a lot from their employers--especially when it comes to tech. To attract the best talent, you'll need to position your company as a tech-based company. Even if your business is analog by nature, the tools you use for collaboration and communication shouldn't be.

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Customer story: Teesside University fills the digital skills gap using Microsoft Teams

For teachers and staff at Teesside University, it's important to collaborate and co-create in real time. They knew that they needed to integrate modern digital solutions to enable the range of capabilities they wanted. That's why they turned to Teams. Teams allows their staff of 400 to communicate and collaborate with ease. At IMPERF Consulting Limited, we want your staff to have the right collaboration tools to fit your needs. Contact us today to learn more.

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Systems Imagination uses SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters to deliver cutting-edge medical insights

Systems Imagination uses big data to discover new tiers of medical insights unobtainable through conventional means. In order to gain the distributed computing power it needed, the company adopted Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters. Now, it delivers results based on petabytes of data to its customers within hours while simultaneously keeping operating costs low.

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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.

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Conduct PLC meetings in Teams

We know that connection with colleagues is vital, especially during this time of increased isolation. Many educators are eager for more time brainstorming, sharing ideas, and fueling their passions through their work in Professional Learning Communities. In this video, we cover how to meet now with fellow teachers, schedule meetings for later, and record meeting notes. Have you ever been typing back and forth with someone and wish you could just talk with them in person instead? With Teams, you can quickly do that with the click of one button: Meet now. If you record your meetings, they can be saved within the respective channel so absent members can easily find and view later. Teams makes it easy for educators to continue or create new Professional Learning Communities. Watch this video to learn more about PLC capabilities in Teams.

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eBook: The ultimate guide to Windows Server 2019

Take full advantage of your on-premises investments with Windows Server 2019. Learn how to extend your on-premises environments to the cloud with the Windows Server 2019 advanced hybrid capabilities. Additionally, learn how to add additional security layers and update your applications and infrastructure when you connect to the cloud.

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Microsoft Teams increases collaboration in the modern workplace at Microsoft

Ever wonder how Microsoft is consistently ranked in the top 20 best tech companies to work for? For one, they integrate the collaboration solutions they create, increasing employee effectiveness and morale. With Teams, their employees can get up to speed during morning coffee, connect across the company, and hold meetings from anywhere--facilitating a culture of collaboration. Check out the full story and contact us to learn how we can help you adopt the best collaboration solution on the market.

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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 Microsoft 365 Business, they have a complete unified solution. By adopting Windows 10 and Microsoft 365 Business, 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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Do more with Microsoft Teams

59% of workers are unsatisfied with meetings, and 57% feel meetings are unproductive. That's a lot of dissatisfied employees. If your team is feeling the effects of inefficient workplace solutions, consider modernizing. Take the first step in understanding where you can make improvements and contact the professionals at IMPERF Consulting Limited. We can help you identify inefficient processes that detract from employee productivity and adopt the right modern workplace solutions.

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Solution overview video

Learn about the features and benefits of migrating to Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure. This video discusses key aspects such as preventing the loss of valuable data and getting the lowest cost of ownership.

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How CIOs can promote diversity and inclusion

If you want a high performing team, it's in your best interest to have a diverse workforce. According to a McKinsey report, diversity in the workplace is directly tied to financial outperformance. But do you have the modern workplace you need to facilitate inclusion? Make sure you have the right digital tools to promote diversity. Talk to a professional at IMPERF Consulting Limited, to learn more about the modern workplace solutions that will help your diverse workforce achieve more.

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Remote staff meeting with Teams

It's easy to meet through Microsoft Teams. You can invite others to meet right now, or you can schedule a future meeting through the calendar tab. Participants can take notes, invite others, share content, and even record the meeting for team members to watch later. After each meeting, all the notes, recordings, shared files, and conversations are available for future reference. Teams takes the stress out of scheduling, organizing and recording meetings, so you can focus on content and collaboration. Even better, Office 365 and Teams A1 is free to educators right now!

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Innovate Infographic

Moving Windows Server and SQL workloads to Azure provides flexible, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure. It also supports rapid innovation and digital transformation, freeing you to innovate. This infographic presents the benefits of running Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure.

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Innovate Infographic

Moving Windows Server and SQL workloads to Azure provides flexible, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure. It also supports rapid innovation and digital transformation, freeing you to innovate. This infographic presents the benefits of running Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure.

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Customer Story: Think Up Consulting

Think Up Consulting is a young, fast-growing agency based in Greenville, South Carolina. The agency specializes in brand strategy, change management and strategic consulting to help global brands make deep, lasting connections with customers. For Think Up, the ability to ensure seamless communication and reliable security while maximizing productivity are musts. To support these priorities, the company chose Microsoft 365 Business to streamline internal processes and dramatically reduce the number of emails employees send. A forward-thinking company, Think Up continues to explore and adapt new technology to help increase employee efficiency and better meet its customer's needs. We can help you do the same. Contact us to learn more.

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Customer story: John's Crazy Socks shows the world what employees with disabilities can achieve

What color are your socks? John and his father, Mark, are trying to mix up your wardrobe and bring a smile to your face with bright, colorful, patterned socks. With a diverse staff of individuals with different abilities, John's Crazy Socks strives to show the world what is possible when you give people a chance. With a modern workplace solution, their team has the tools they need to grow their business and enable their workforce to achieve more.

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Itaú Unibanco boosts service availability and data processing with SQL Server 2019

As a banking leader in Latin America and one of the largest banks in the world, Itaú Unibanco handles thousands of transactions every second. Operating on an aging data infrastructure, the bank found it difficult to expand its digital services without breaking SLAs or putting its guarantee of continuous service availability at risk. Since it migrated database services to Microsoft SQL Server 2019 based on Intel datacenter technologies, Itaú Unibanco can confidently scale data collection and infrastructure maintenance while it delivers the high level of service its private and commercial banking customers rely on.

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