Posts by Janine Jeanson
Migrating to SharePoint Without Going Crazy: A Step-By-Step Guide
Imagine you’ve just bought your dream home. You’re excited about the move. You’ve been planning all the ways in which you’re going to decorate it. You’re picking out furniture and paint colours. But also think about all the packing you have to do. You have way more stuff than you thought and your move date is fast approaching. It’s exciting, but it’s also chaotic. Migrating to SharePoint can feel like this. That’s why appropriate planning is essential. Switching from a different platform? Planning is essential. Upgrading from an older version? Planning is essential. No matter what the purpose for a migration, you need to have a plan in place. This … Read more
Why Developer Experience Matters in Enterprise Tools
Why Developer Experience Matters in Enterprise Tools With enterprise software, internal tools often get the short end of the stick. While customer-facing applications receive the majority of design attention, internal tools that are used daily by developers, analysts, and operations teams, don’t get the attention they deserve. Developer experience (DX) is just as important as user experience (UX), especially when it comes to productivity, morale, and long-term business outcomes. The Hidden Cost of Poor Interfaces Enterprise tools are the backbone of internal operations. Developers rely on these systems to build, test, and ship products. Yet many of these tools are clunky, unintuitive, and frustrating to use. Poorly designed interfaces lead … Read more
How We Stay Curious: Learning and Growing as a Team
Growth is the hallmark of good business. Staying on top of industry trends, learning new skills, and understanding shifts in the market help deliver better products and services to clients. This blog will detail how we stay curious and what we do to make sure we are always learning and growing as a team. Gaining new skills and experiences has always been important to the Improving Winnipeg team. It was that way when we were Imaginet and it continues to be an essential part of how we operate as Improving Winnipeg. Remote Work and Staying Curious Is there a way to learn and grow as a team when most of … Read more
Empathy in Tech and Business: A Hidden Superpower
With the amount of innovation and rapid change, empathy might seem like it’s nice to have in a business, but not essential. A soft skill, if you will. At Improving, we believe the opposite: empathy is a superpower. Empathy in tech and business is the quiet force behind stronger teams, better products, and more meaningful relationships with our clients and communities. What Is Empathy and What Does it Mean in a Business Context? Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. In tech and business, it means listening deeply to clients’ needs, as opposed to just their requirements. Empathy also lends a hand in creating inclusive environments … Read more
AI Algorithm Bias: Why Awareness is Key
Machine learning and use of AI has gained a significant amount of traction in the last 12 months alone. We are going to see continuous shifts with this technology and use of AI tools is going to increase. On the surface, AI is great. It can do pretty much anything. But many people fail to realize the risks associated with AI. One such risk is AI algorithm bias. What is AI Algorithm Bias? AI Algorithm bias happens when AI systems produce either unfair or skewed answers that reflect societal inequalities. It can also happen when a question is phrased in a way that leads AI to provide an answer it … Read more
Cloud Solutions: A Guide for Modern Businesses
Businesses today are understandably searching for ways to be more agile, scalable, and cost-effective. One of the most effective tools allowing business owners to do this is cloud computing. Many people struggle to understand what cloud computing is because there are a lot of moving parts and varieties. This blog will discuss what cloud solutions are, and how you can determine which type is right for your organization’s needs. What Are Cloud Solutions? First, it’s important to understand what exactly cloud solutions are. Cloud solutions refer to services such as storage, computing power, databases, networking, and software. These are all delivered over the internet (or what we more commonly know … Read more
Inside Microsoft Fabric: A Conversation with a Data Scientist
As a non-technical person, I wanted to understand more about Microsoft Fabric and why people love this tool. I sat down with one of our data experts, Anastasiia, to get a better understanding of how Microsoft Fabric helps her in her work. This blog will provide you with a more in-depth view inside Microsoft Fabric, it’s benefits, and it’s failures. When I asked her to talk to me about Fabric, her immediate response was, “Fabric is a masterpiece. It is super convenient and underestimated as a tool. However, I am incredibly happy to see our clients becoming more aware of all the benefits Fabric is offering as we receive more … Read more
What to Know About Microsoft’s New OneDrive Archiving Policy
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced it was rolling out a significant change to how it handles unlicensed OneDrive user accounts. Microsoft’s new OneDrive archiving policy is something every IT admin and business leader should be aware of. Enforcement began on January 27, 2025, but the rollout has slowed to ensure a safe roll-out with sufficient time for admins to adjust. Admins should anticipate that it takes time for all unlicensed accounts to complete the enforcement process. The initial enforcement rollout will be complete by October 29, 2025. You have time, but it’s better to get on top of this. What’s Changing with the OneDrive Archiving Policy? Microsoft will begin automatically archiving … Read more
The Myths of the Low Code/No Code Solutions
The Power Platform solutions that include Power Apps, Power Pages, and Power Automate, offer low code/no code solutions for application builds. This is fantastic when you have quick and simple implementations (like a generic form that can be quickly accessed by a wide range of users) that don’t require you to get fancy. The low code/no code solution can be extremely useful for mid-complexity implementations as well but can struggle as complexity increases. This blog will discuss the limitations and myths surrounding low code/no code solutions and serve as a guide to highlight how Improving can help with choosing when and how to use low code/no code solutions. Low Code/No … Read more
Agentic AI and Business Transformation
Organizational leaders are constantly looking for ways to use AI to transform operations. Agentic AI refers to artificial intelligence systems that operate with a certain degree of autonomy. It can perceive, reason, and take actions toward specific goals without constant human intervention. Traditional AI typically responds to direct inputs or follows predefined rules set by a user. Agentic AI systems are designed to set and pursue objectives, adapt to changing environments, make decisions based on context, and learn from outcomes to improve over time. In other words, it’s smarter. Why Agentic AI is a Good Thing With an increase in adaptability and autonomy of AI systems, people are free to focus on higher-value … Read more