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  On this episode of the Digital Workplace Today Podcast, we talk again with Dr. Dale Tuttle, COO of Portal Solutions, on the challenges and opportunities of deploying Office 365 in the developing world. We discuss how not just governments but also aid organizations and others involved in these countries can (and already do) use the capabilities of Office 365. Cloud based solutions present some unique challenges in developing world, and some are easier to overcome than others. Listen to this episode to hear it all, or read the show notes for an overview of the conversation and links to some of the key items discussed.    SHOW NOTES The Portal Solutions Moment of the Week: Microsoft Flow and Power Apps Jenny: Right at this moment [at the time of recording -Ed.], a virtual event is going on with Microsoft announcing the release of SharePoint 2016. It's a very exciting announcement. A lot of eyes are glued to it. Dale, what do you think of it? Dale: It's pretty cool. They annou

On this episode of the Digital Workplace Today Podcast, we talk again with Dr. Dale Tuttle, COO of Portal Solutions and multiple-episode guest of the podcast, about public sector adoption of cloud based tools like Office 365. Discussion of this topic on our blog and podcast is far past due. This episode gives some insight into how the public sector is beginning to embrace all the benefits and cost savings that are out there and available with adopting cloud services. Listen to this episode to hear it all, or read the show notes for an overview of the conversation and links to some of the key items discussed.    SHOW NOTES The State of Public Sector Cloud Technology Adoption Today Jenny: Dale, can you go ahead and shed some light on the public sector and how they're embracing new cloud technologies? Dale: Absolutely. There's an interesting duality here where the federal government has a mandate to use cloud services as much as possible, and that mandate is over five year

On this episode of the Digital Workplace Today Podcast, we talk with the one and only Dr. Dale Tuttle, COO of Portal Solutions and many time guest of the podcast, all about Microsoft Azure (and D.C. hailstorms). We have not talked about Azure, Microsoft's integrated cloud services platform, a whole lot on the blog or this podcast before, but be on the look out for more posts like this in the near future! Listen to this episode to hear it all, or read the show notes for an overview of the conversation and links to some of the key items discussed.    SHOW NOTES   Kicking off with the Portal Solutions Moment of the Week Jenny: Before we get started, I'd like to talk about our Portal Solutions Moment of the Week. I would say, and Dale, see if you echo my same sentiments, this the big thing this week was the SharePoint Fest conference we participated here in Washington D.C. Dale: Well, I think that and the hailstorm yesterday. Jenny: Yeah, they were

Digital Workplace Today is a podcast bringing you the latest trends and top insights of the digital workplace world. On this episode of the Digital Workplace Today Podcast, we talk with a first time guest- Cat Norris, UX Developer at Portal Solutions. We discuss all of the latest news and updates regarding Nintex and workflows. A lot of exciting things are coming up on the workflow front, particularly with SharePoint 2016 coming out this year. Listen to this episode to hear it all, or read the show notes for an overview of the conversation and links to some of the key items we discussed.    SHOW NOTES Kicking off with the Portal Solutions Moment of the Week Jenny: We hear so many times from perspective clients that they have Office 365 but are struggling to figure out how to use all of the advanced functionality. What do all the workloads do? How do they experience it? How do they get training on it? I'm excited to say that just in the last couple of days the Office training team at M

Digital Workplace Today is a podcast bringing you the latest trends and top insights of the digital workplace world. On this episode of the Digital Workplace Today Podcast, we talk with Jill Hannemann, Director of Advisory Services at Portal Solutions, and special guest Adam Levithan, from Metalogix, about how Office 365 can benefit your organization (and how Office 365 is a little bit like strawberry shortcake!). Listen to this episode to hear it all, or read the show notes for an overview of the conversation and links to some of the key items we discussed.  SHOW NOTES Kicking off with the Portal Solutions Moment of the Week Jenny: I find it really interesting. Microsoft is committing to new functionality. They are putting promotions in place to get you to move. This is good for existing Office 365 E3, E4, and ECS customers. They're putting out there, you can take advantage of a fifteen percent promotion to move up to E5. It's something to take a look at, and we'll go ahead and post

Digital Workplace Today is a podcast bringing you the latest trends and top insights of the digital workplace world.   On this podcast, COO Dale Tuttle joins us on the Digital Workplace Today Podcast to talk about the recent "roadshow" events that Portal Solutions held jointly with Microsoft in southern Maryland and Northern Virginia over the last month. The central theme of the roadshow events was using Office 365 to its maximum potential. Dale and I look back at all of the presentations and discussions that took place, the feedback we received, and we dive deeper into some of the capabilities of Office 365. Listen to this episode to hear it all, or read the show notes for an overview of the conversation and links to some of the key items we discussed.    SHOW NOTES A Brief Overview of the Roadshow Events Each roadshow started out with a keynote talk by Microsoft, followed by presentations by Dale, our Director of Advisory Services Jill Hannemann, and our CEO Daniel Co

Digital Workplace Today, is a podcast bringing you the latest trends and top insights of the digital workplace world. On this podcast, Jill Hannemann, our Director of Advisory Services, joins us on the Digital Workplace Today Podcast to talk all about Office 365 and SharePoint governance, including: What is governance? What are some best practices? What things should be avoided? SHOW NOTES What is Governance? When we talk about governance in the context of Office 365 and SharePoint, what we’re trying to ensure is that whatever we design, from a governance perspective, is going to support the natural growth and management of these systems. With governance, we're talking about is establishing roles and responsibilities, establishing policies, and setting the “rules of the road” for people to use these systems. The goal of all of these things is to support the end users, with a good handle on and control of the types of content being put into the system, and that i

Digital Workplace Today, is a podcast bringing you the latest trends and top insights of the digital workplace world. On this Digital Workplace Today Podcast Tatiana Baquero - Senior Knowledge Management Consultant at Portal Solutions talks with us all about workflows. This is Tatiana's first appearance on the Digital Workplace Today Podcast and we're excited to share her workflow expertise with our listeners. SHOW NOTES Setting the Stage: What are Workflows?  Our show this week begins with Tatiana going over the basics of workflows. "In order to understand what a workflow is," she says, "it's important to understand what a process is." Processes are simply series of steps that have specific objectives, goals, and roles that are involved in order to complete the process. Workflows are the automation of these processes, often by using powerful solutions such as Sharepoint Online or Nintex. By implementing SharePoint workflows, organizations can much more e

Digital Workplace Today, is a podcast bringing you the latest trends and top insights of the digital workplace world. On this Digital Workplace Today Podcast, Dale Tuttle, COO of Portal Solutions, talks with us about how Microsoft's Power BI data visualization tools are helping democratize business analytics. Dale has over 15 years of experience building and operating IT services firms in the DC area and holds a dual Masters and Ph.D from the University of Maryland at College Park. SHOW NOTES The Big Data Backstory  Our show this week begins with Dale discussing the backstory of business data analysis. He’s been doing data analysis and data consulting services for 10-15 years, and he’s always been taken back a little bit by how complicated it is to get started with true analysis of enterprise data. It's usually done by big consulting companies. These are the folks that are able to do big data and big data analysis, largely for cost and expertise reasons. “Big Data&rd

Digital Workplace Today, is a podcast bringing you the latest trends and top insights of the digital workplace world. On this podcast, Daniel Cohen-Dumani takes a look at the current state of SharePoint and where it is headed. Daniel is the founder and CEO of Portal Solutions, and he has been a part of the SharePoint world since its beginnings almost 14 years ago. He joined us today to help us understand the present and future of SharePoint.

Digital Workplace Today, is a podcast bringing you the latest trends and top insights of the digital workplace world. On this podcast, Daniel Cohen-Dumani takes a look back into the early days of SharePoint. Daniel is the founder and CEO of Portal Solutions, and he has been a part of the SharePoint world since its beginnings over a decade ago. He joined us today to help us understand the history of SharePoint.

Digital Workplace Today, is a podcast bringing you the latest trends and top insights of the digital workplace world. On this podcast, Jill Hannemann shares how to make Microsoft Office 365 work for your organization. Jill is our Director of Advisory Services here at Portal Solutions. She joined us today to help us understand what you need to do to get the most out of Office 365. There are many components to Office 365, but their usage is not well connected. We want to help organizations get maximum return on their investment in Office 365.

Digital Workplace Today, is a podcast bringing you the latest trends and top insights of the digital workplace world. On this episode, Jill Hannemann & Adam Krueger talk about how to make SharePoint Mobile Friendly. Jill is our Director of Advisory Services, and Adam is our Creative Director here at Portal Solutions. They joined us today to help us understand responsive design, what it is and why it is important.

Digital Workplace Today, is a podcast bringing you the latest trends and top insights of the digital workplace world. On this episode, Jill Hannemann shares her take on Microsoft SharePoint 2016. Jill is our Director of Advisory Services here at Portal Solutions and joined us today to share all the details on this new version of SharePoint. She shared what it is, when you can get it, who should care and what it can do.

Digital Workplace Today, is a podcast bringing you the latest trends and top insights of the digital workplace world. On this episode, Jill Hannemann told us about her trip to the European SharePoint Conference last week. Jill is our Director of Advisory Services here at Portal Solutions but is also a sought after speaker at many events throughout the year. Now that she is back from Sweden we asked for her take on the conference and for her to give us the scoop about any announcements or updates from the event.

Digital Workplace Today, is a podcast bringing you the latest trends and top insights of the digital workplace world. On this episode, Dale Tuttle, COO of Portal Solutions, talks about cloud strategy. The focus of the discussion includes:   What is the Microsoft Cloud? Why is a cloud strategy is important? What are the key business impacts? How do you get started?

Digital Workplace Today, is a podcast bringing you the latest trends and top insights of the digital workplace world. On this episode, Daniel Cohen-Dumani, CEO and founder and Jill Hannemann, director of advisory services for Portal Solutions, discuss what you will lose with SharePoint 2016. The focus of the discussion includes:   What is it?   When will it be available?   Who should be paying attention? What features will not be included?

Digital Workplace Today is a podcast bringing you the latest trends and top insights of the digital workplace world. On this episode, we discussed Microsoft NextGen Portals intranets with Daniel Cohen-Dumani, CEO and founder of Portal Solutions. In this chat we will take a deep dive into Microsoft NextGen portals. What are they? Why are they important? Why now? And why you should care.

On this podcast, we discuss ready-to-go versus custom solution intranets with Daniel Cohen-Dumani, CEO and founder of Portal Solutions, and Jill Hannemann, Director of Advisory Services for Portal Solutions.