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developing your office 365 deployment strategy

don’t treat it as just an extension of your desktop applications. that’s a waste.

by john higgins
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once you have made the decision to commit to deploying office 365 in your organization, it is important that you develop a deployment strategy. this will determine whether you achieve success or failure.

join the next webinar: office 365 – ready, set go! – developing your strategy, 2 hours, 2 cpe

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there are countless examples of organizations that treat office 365 as simply an extension of the microsoft office desktop applications. they simply make office 365 available to their staff without any advanced planning or training. a sure recipe for disaster.

my goal is to provide you with some insight into how to effectively plan for your office 365 deployment to maximize the return on your investment and optimize the efficiency in your workflows. read more →

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onedrive: why it’s essential for firms

the five reasons you need onedrive cloud storage and how to use it.

by john higgins

accounting firms need to have all their shared files stored in one of two cloud storage platforms: onedrive for business or sharepoint online. the two applications are variations on the same theme, but they are central to the entire microsoft office 365 ecosystem.

learn more in these upcoming two-hour webinars: onedrive cloud storage–what it is and how to use it and onedrive–file sharing and collaboration in the cloud

onedrive is where you would store all of the files that you do not typically share with others, either inside or outside your organization. on the other hand, sharepoint is the place where you should store all the files that you share with others. you have a lot of control over how you organize your sharepoint storage to control who can access which files.

the benefits to your firm for leveraging cloud storage are numerous: read more →

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onenote: the hidden treasure in office 365

join the webinar: onenote – mastering organization of your notes & correspondence

by john higgins

many years have passed since i began my journey to go paperless, both personally and professionally.  it has been like getting into a fitness routine, the hardest part was getting started.

however, once i began to see the benefits of my efforts, the journey transitioned from a challenge to a very positive experience. yet, there was always that last mile that was nagging me. what i mean is that it felt like i had ended up with my own personal silos of information. email messages stayed in outlook, letters and correspondence stayed in word, spreadsheets stayed in excel and so on.

there is so much you can do with onenote. if want to learn about every nook and cranny feature, please join our webinar: onenote – mastering organization of your notes & correspondence

then i discovered onenote. i had actually seen the onenote icon in my office applications menu for a few years before i began to explore it. that is when everything changed for me. read more →

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john higgins: why office 365?

because firms need to get their money’s worth out of the ubiquitous software app.

by john higgins
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most firms are already using microsoft office 365. but too few are leveraging all its features, particularly the tools that accelerate workflows by fostering collaboration and speeding communications.