Microsoft 365 Environment

Slaying the Dragon: Tips for Legacy Application Modernization

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Legacy Application Modernization

Many organizations have them: old applications written in time immemorial, poorly documented, and with nonexistent tests. Yet, they’re still responsible for holding up key parts of the production environment, even if no one understands exactly how. Venturing into the code can feel like stepping over the threshold of a dragon’s lair: make one wrong step and suddenly your world is engulfed in flames. Legacy application modernization can seem daunting. But sometimes it is necessary that we conduct development on our legacy applications, and this post will present some guidelines on how to get a handle on a legacy application modernization project and extract some value without burning the world down … Read more

The Myths of the Low Code/No Code Solutions  

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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

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Agentic AI

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

From Chaos to Clarity: Automating Business Processes with Power Automate

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Automating Business Processes

Organizations have largely adopted a digital-first model. Manual processes are more than just inefficient; they’re a barrier to the growth and success of a business. Whether it’s hunting down approvals, managing repetitive data entry, or working with (annoying) disconnected systems, these tasks drain productivity and increase the chance of risk. Fortunately, Microsoft Power Automate offers a powerful solution to bring order to this chaos by automating business processes.  What is Power Automate?  Power Automate is Microsoft’s low-code automation platform that allows users to create workflows between apps and services. It can help streamline repetitive tasks, reduce human error, and free up time for work that can position your organization better … Read more

The Differences Between SharePoint and OneDrive: A Guide

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Differences Between SharePoint and OneDrive

Many people struggle with understanding the differences between SharePoint and OneDrive and when it is appropriate to use each of them. This blog will discuss SharePoint and OneDrive and will help you better understand how to use them for a better collaborative organizational experience. What is SharePoint? To better understand the differences between SharePoint and OneDrive, let’s establish what each of them are and why they are important. SharePoint is a collaboration and document management platform and is widely used by organizations to create intranet sites, manage content, and streamline business processes. SharePoint allows people to work together on shared documents and projects. Collaboration is easy with SharePoint and allows … Read more

Modernizing Legacy Applications: Future Proof Your Organization

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Modernizing Legacy Applications

We are seeing rapid and constant shifts and changes within the technology world. For the average person, these changes can be a lot to keep up with. It seems like there are always new features, new technologies, and updates to existing technology that present themselves. Because of this, it is easy for your organization’s application(s) to become outdated. This blog will discuss why modernizing legacy applications is essential and provide tips for modernizing. When applications become outdated, there are several issues that may arise. Poor user experience is the most obvious, but many people fail to realize the number and seriousness of the challenges that may be faced when applications … Read more

Attributes of a Well-Designed Microsoft Entra Tenant

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Microsoft Entra Tenant

Having a well-designed Microsoft Entra Tenant is essential. It ensures your organization is set up for robust security, compliance, and operational efficiency. Implementing strong authentication methods and conditional access policies protects sensitive data from unauthorized access.   A thoughtfully structured tenant helps you meet regulatory and compliance requirements, which is crucial for industries with strict data protection standards. It also helps with scalability and allows the organization to grow seamlessly without the need for significant reconfiguration.   A well-organized tenant also simplifies administrative tasks, reducing the risk of human errors and enhancing overall productivity. It also provides a positive user experience by providing clear and consistent access to resources, which improves collaboration … Read more

Exploring Your Microsoft 365 Environment  

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Microsoft 365 Environment

Crafting your organization’s digital transformation with Microsoft 365 cloud computing requires a solid and well-thought-out foundation. A strong foundation allows an organization’s workers to be productive, collaborate, perform better, and maintain privacy, compliance, and security. Correctly configurating your organization’s Microsoft 365 subscription and Microsoft Entra tenant provides that foundation, which is essential to make the most out of your Microsoft 365 environment.   Microsoft 365 Environment Subscriptions and Plans  Microsoft 365 subscriptions plans and subscriptions are not the same thing and it’s important to make that distinction.  With Microsoft 365, a plan typically refers to a specific set of features and services included in your subscription. Microsoft offers various plans or … Read more