Posts by Janine Jeanson
Clean Data, Clear Decisions: How to Optimize Data Quality
Last week, I sat down with one of our data experts, Olena Shevchenko, to get her thoughts on clean data and why it’s important. As someone with a non-technical background, I wanted to understand the steps you can take to ensure you are working with clean data. Clean Data: Step 1 Olena explained the first step she would take is exploring. She gave the example of having a very wide data table, where you may or may not know the source of the data. You want to explore what kind of naming standards there are for the columns and understand what the underlying data behind it is. You also want … Read more
Intranet Migration to SharePoint Creates Consistency and Better Search Functions
A global non-profit organization specializing in health services reached out to Improving Winnipeg to assist them with an intranet migration to SharePoint from their current Interact-hosted environment. The existing intranet system lacked organization and consistency. Metadata used to tag pages and documents was often inconsistent and redundant, with page authors creating their own terms for content tagging. This lack of standardized terminology made it difficult to search and filter resources effectively. Additionally, there was ambiguity around content ownership, and the absence of clear responsibilities led to numerous outdated pages and documents. Based on the issues our client was facing, it was clear they were in need of an intranet migration … Read more
Internal Oversharing Concerns? Microsoft Has a Solution
Microsoft Copilot is still relatively new technology. Therefore, users are likely experiencing some uncertainty in using or adopting it. With this uncertainty comes the risk of oversharing – the unintentional or inappropriate sharing of sensitive or confidential information within an organization. Internal oversharing concerns are normal, and Microsoft has a deployment blueprint to address these concerns. When Does Internal Oversharing Happen? Oversharing happens when users share documents, emails, or other data with individuals who should not have access to it, either within or outside the organization. This can lead to various risks, like data breaches, loss of intellectual property, and compliance issues. The Microsoft Copilot blueprint provides strategies and tools … Read more
AI’s Secret Weapon: The Importance of Quality Data for AI Insights
There are many conversations surrounding the benefits of AI. Two of the benefits often discussed are the amount of time AI can save you and its ability to provide key organizational insights. Unfortunately, many people fail to realize that just because AI simplifies many aspects of a job, doesn’t mean building it requires a simple approach. Using quality data for AI insights is key to ensuring you are getting the most out of AI technology. Why Quality Data for AI Insights Matters High-quality data ensures AI models can detect patterns accurately and then uses those patterns to make correct predictions to provide actionable organizational insights. With poor-quality data, you run … Read more
Policy Management System Leads to Better Tracking and Insights
A major Canadian university was using an outdated policy management system that wasn’t flexible and couldn’t fit their growing business needs. They wanted to be able to keep track of correspondences within the system. They also wanted the ability to add fields (metadata for the documents that are stored for policies) and take away fields as became necessary. The old system was not user friendly and didn’t allow them to manage the policies as they would have liked. They needed a policy management system. For example, when an email is sent out containing a document, they want to know who responded and how they responded. The New Policy Management System … Read more
DevSecOps: Modern DevOps Practices – Conclusion
DevSecOps: Modern DevOps Practices – Conclusion DevSecOps rounds out our 3-part blog series on Modern DevOps practices. As a quick recap, Modern DevOps combines and automates the work of software development teams (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to increase collaboration, communication, and integration. Security plays a large role in Modern DevOps practices. We briefly touched on DevSecOps in the first part of this series, but due to its importance, it warrants a spotlight. What is DevSecOps? DevSecOps (Development, Security, and Operations) integrates security into all phases of the software development lifecycle. It reduces the risk of releasing code with security vulnerabilities by incorporating security practices from the start of development. … Read more
Modern DevOps Practices – Part 2: Transitioning to a Modern DevOps Culture
Modern DevOps Practices – Part 2: Transitioning to a Modern DevOps Culture Last week, we published a blog about engaging in modern DevOps practices. Modern DevOps combines and automates the work of software development teams (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to increase collaboration, communication, and integration. But what if you aren’t currently engaging in Modern DevOps practices? What does transitioning to a Modern DevOps culture entail? The Benefits of a Modern DevOps Culture By fostering collaboration between development and operations teams, DevOps allows for faster software development cycles and quicker releases. Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) processes improve responses to changing requirements and the release of updates. DevOps practices … Read more
Modern DevOps Practices – Part 1: An Intro
Modern DevOps Practices – Part 1: An Intro The landscape of work is shifting. Technology plays a significant role in every organization’s day-to-day operation. Finding ways to leverage technology to support your team and give them the space to work together is essential to your organization’s success. For application developers, modern DevOps practices is one of the best ways to improve and streamline the app dev process. What Is Modern DevOps? Modern DevOps aims to increase collaboration, communication, and integration between software development teams (Dev) and IT Operations (Ops). It works by combining and automating the work of these two teams. By allowing the Dev and Ops teams to work … Read more
Power Automate Desktop: Best Practices & More
Power Automate Desktop: Best Practices & More Recently, we attended the Power Platform Community Conference, where we were able to learn more about the Power Platform and what it can do for those using Microsoft Windows. Power Automate Desktop was a hot topic of conversation because of it’s enablement of robotic process automation for Microsoft Windows. Power Automate Desktop allows users to automate repetitive tasks by creating desktop flows, which can be built using prebuilt drag-and-drop actions or by recording your own desktop flows to run later. Microsoft designed this powerful new tool with everyone in mind – it can be used in your home or within large organizations. Power … Read more
Custom Applications: Choosing the Right Company for Your Needs
Custom Applications: Choosing the Right Company for Your Needs Today, many organizations are turning towards custom applications to use in their daily operations. Some will use them to target and attract new customers and others will use them to improve their daily operations. If you are looking for a custom application, you are one of many organizations that are searching for the same thing. But due to the volume of application development experts, how do you choose the right one for your needs? There are many factors to consider when selecting an organization to build your custom application. You should: How Can I Evaluate an Organization’s Experience and Expertise? The … Read more