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UC&C Tools: What Do Users Want?

Workplace collaboration tools have turned out to be extremely popular with users - but with success comes new challenges: such as how to integrate all those new apps within the organization. This is especially true when it comes to user demand for consumer apps. 

This is one of the reasons Microsoft rebranded Lync as Skype for Business: combining the proven Enterprpise features of its trusted UC&C solution with the familiar UI of Skype is an all-around win-win. 

Solve Business Problems with Office 365

Technology is a wonderful tool - except when the tools you are using are incompatible with those of your colleagues. Moving to the Office 365 unified suite of tools in the Cloud becomes an easy decision when weighed against the other options, as discovered by Timothy Harris, vice president of global IT shared services at Mylan, a global pharmaceutical company. He first wrote about it in the Microsoft Office 365 blog, which is reprinted here with permission.

Cloud Technology for the Workplace


Industry pundits termed Tuesday's release of Skype for Business as a component of Office 365 a "game changer," for Microsoft's directive to host Enterprise Voice in the cloud. In our opinion, this is the most exciting development in office cloud technology. The best is yet to come.

Catch our five essential Skype for Business resources here.


 

Five Essential Skype for Business Resources


Today Microsoft began rolling out Skype for Business to the world (the client became available today, with Skype for Business server due on May 1). And industry sources agree: It promises to be a game changer. Here are five online resources to help with the transition:

Skype for Business the #UCRevolution Has Begun

Ford Uses Microsoft Azure To Seamlessly Update Cars

Ford Motor Company is powering their business with the cloud in a big, bold way: By debuting a new, hybrid cloud-based service that will allow car owners to upgrade their in-vehicle infotainment systems automatically -- and like many of our customers, when it came to choosing a platform to run it on, they selected Microsoft Azure.