New Features (Teams Mostly) Microsoft has been busy rolling out new features to the Microsoft 365 platform. Most of these are in Teams. Lists, Forms and OneDrive new features could be viewed as “not-Teams”. Only the OneDrive “Dark Mode” and Lists “iOS App” updates are clearly not going to be used in Teams. Most of […]
Today a customer asked me about the value that we were bringing and how to they can justify paying for our services. The way Managed Service Providers (MSPs) justify their value to clients is to offer services at a price below what the client can get that same service for. In the case of this […]
Security has been a 2 edged sword for both IT Staff and IT Users. You need it but it made using your tools harder. That all changes with cloud managed security. Loved by Users Loved by IT Trusted by All General Networks can help you coordinate security across multiple platforms, using multiple apps and manage […]
Microsoft Teams helps employees do more, no matter where they work. General Networks helps setup, learn and use Teams. Work from Home (WFH) is easy when Teams is your WFH platform! The modern workplace is everywhere. In the office. Out of the office. On the road. An increasing number of American workers work remotely at […]
If you have been following my blog you will know I’ve been enjoying using FindTime for years. I was quite upset when it got canceled and I was really happy when FindTime was returned to service at https://findtime.microsoft.com/. While it looks like you still need to install it there, it seems the backend is now […]
What’s the landscape for security in the Work From Home (WFH) era or Covid-19 While the basics of security and the threats have not changed much, the landscape has changed significantly. While most organizations are not working from the office, the normal situation of “build a security wall” and put important resources behind it is […]
“When both Google and Microsoft are recommending the same thing, it’s probably a good time to start following their advice.” – ZDNet With the “big 3” in agreement, it’s time to listen. Apple no longer makes it optional. Microsoft says it stops 99.9% of hack attempts and requires it for any Microsoft Partner with […]
Below is the official announcement that Skype for Business will be “retired” in July of 2021. The newer and more feature rich Teams is replacing Skype for Business. Skype (the free consumer app) will not be affected by this announcement. At General Networks we have migrated ourselves and many customers to Teams and the transition […]
In partnership with Microsoft, General Networks will be leading two free App in a Day (AIAD) workshops in Southern California. These free workshops provide IT and business decision-makers with the skills to build great business apps using Microsoft PowerApps without writing code. […]
The security landscape has changed The truth to security is: Passwords alone can no longer protect your data. If your not using a multi-layer security system your going to get hacked sooner or later. I think everyone has heard that getting hacked can be extremely expensive. But, are you aware that it is also currently […]