June 20th, 2024 → 10:47 pm @ kamind // No Comments
Introduction In today’s digital world, many businesses are now deploying devices more than ever before. Some of these could be the traditional hard-wired ones, wireless ones, and even those that are virtualized. But, manually deploying all of them can be a very time consuming and labor-intensive task, especially if you have a lot of them. This is where Microsoft Autopilot comes into play, and is further reviewed in this article. What Is Microsoft Autopilot? Microsoft defines it as follows: “Windows Autopilot is a collection of technologies used to set up and pre-configure new devices, getting them ready for productive use. Windows Autopilot can be used to deploy Windows PCs or HoloLens 2 devices.” (SOURCE: 1). How It Works Imagine this kind of scenario: Suppose you have outsourced all of your Cloud based Infrastructure to a CSP (Cloud Services Provider), such as KAMIND IT. You are in need of other resources, […]
March 6th, 2023 → 10:20 am @ kamind // No Comments
Whenever a business gets an Azure or M365 account (or perhaps even both), a sense of excitement starts to fill in. After all, now you can do those projects and other items you have always wanted to do, at a very affordable price, you can scale resources up and down as you need, and you can perform tasks from wherever and whenever you want to, in a secure manner. But what happens if a license expires? What happens when Azure consumption is not paid? Is it the end of the world? Not really, and we explain the entire process in this article. What The Process Is Like Just because your license ends, it does not mean that you have lost all of your data or access to M365 or Azure portals, at least initially. Here is what exactly happens after a license is expired: 1. 365 Expiration: Once your M365 […]
November 9th, 2022 → 8:52 am @ kamind // No Comments
Introduction One of our last articles provided an overview of Viva from Microsoft. Essentially, it was designed to be a brand-new experience platform for your employees, so that they further strengthen their advantages and hone in more on their weaknesses. In this article, we look at those areas in which VIVA can be used by employees to help increase their productivity levels. What Is Employee Productivity? Employees used to typically work by themselves, trying to meet the weekly goals as set forth by their manager. But as technology advanced, people found themselves working together in groups, and even in multiple teams from different geographic locations. Group work is now the norm. But the new term is not teams per se, but rather it is now called “collaboration”. It can exist in three different ways: Working with shared resources on a network drive; Working with other colleagues on a project management […]