Predicting Whether a Tumor is Benign or Malignant (and Doing Other Amazing Things Surprisingly Fast) with NO CODING Using Azure Automated Machine Learning
As a Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM technical consultant, I work with thousands of rows of data in large databases on a daily basis. Being the [...]
How to Go Remote When You’re Not a Remote “Type” of Business: 3 Tips for CIOs
The COVID-19 virus hit…and now your company needs to figure out how to work with no employees in the office. What is your remote workforce [...]
The Sudden Need to Work Remotely: How This Company Transitioned 500 Users in Just One Weekend with a Cost-Effective Solution on Microsoft Azure
At 3 PM last Friday, we received an urgent call from a long-time client. Like thousands of companies across the world, this national media company [...]
Trends in Finance for 2019, Part 5: Adapting to a Changing Workforce
The economic landscape has changed rapidly in the past few years. Changes in financial and environmental regulations, new tariffs on imports and exports, and Brexit, [...]
Trends in Finance for 2019, Part 4: Managing the Financial Impact of Uncertainty
The economic climate has changed rapidly in recent years. Changes in national and international financial and environmental regulations, new tariffs on imports and exports, and [...]
Trends in Finance for 2019, Part 3: Leveraging Technology for Smarter Decisions and Reduced Risk
Since 2008, there has been a huge shift in business. Those years were dominated by a recession, but now businesses are dealing with a new [...]
Trends in Finance for 2019, Part 2: Customer Demands are Changing
There has been a big shift in business since 2008. Those years in between were dominated by the recession. Today, businesses are dealing with a [...]
Trends in Finance for 2019, Part 1: The Role of CFO is Changing
There has been a significant shift in business from 2008 when the recession hit. We’re dealing with a new generation of workers, innovation is the [...]
Your Field Service Organization: Moving from Cost Center to Profit Center
Your field service personnel provide an essential service to your customers and are therefore vital to your company’s growth and customer satisfaction. But for many [...]
Empower Your Help Desk by Creating a Bot…with ZERO Coding!
Many help desks face the same challenge: Answering basic and frequently asked questions. Every IT help desk receives questions like, “How do I reset my [...]
When Your ERP or CRM is Missing That One Critical Feature: Go Cloud Native!
Too many times have I heard this from CXOs: “My CRM (or ERP) is fantastic, BUT…”. Or how about the countless times I have seen [...]
The Cloud Wars? Microsoft Azure versus Amazon Web Services (AWS), Part 1: The Top 3 Things a CTO Needs to Know
This is Part 1 of a multi-blog series “The Cloud Wars.” Watch for more in this series. A long time ago…in a city far, far [...]
AI and Machine Learning for Asset Management Firms: Part 3 – Trip Planning
Can asset management firms really benefit from AI and machine learning? While it sounds improbable, it’s not. AI and machine learning are real and relevant—even [...]
Digital Transformation Accelerated: 5 Ways the Hybrid Cloud Can Work for You
In just the past couple of years, hybrid cloud adoption has expanded across a range of sectors. From finance to government and software to telecom, [...]
AI and Machine Learning for Asset Management Firms: Part 2 – Applications for Managing Institutional Pipelines and RFPs
AI and machine learning for asset management firms sound like marketing hype—with no practical application. But before you dismiss these concepts, read on. AI and [...]
What’s Your Disaster Recovery Plan? Here Comes the Story of the Hurricane
No, not Hurricane Carter (for those who aren’t familiar with the song by Bob Dylan)…but the weather event. I live in the Carolinas, and this [...]
AI and Machine Learning: Practical Applications for Asset Management Firms (Part 1 of a 3-Part Series)
AI. Machine learning. When you hear those terms, what comes to mind is a science fiction movie where machines achieve consciousness—and trouble ensues. At best, [...]
Save My Presentation! A Tale of Business Continuity, Microsoft Office 365, and the Cloud
Imagine if you can: You're hurrying through the airport to catch your flight. You are a road warrior, so the airport and work go hand [...]
6 Reasons We’re Excited About the Microsoft Business Applications Summit (and Why You Should Be, too)
On July 22, HSO will be sending a team to participate in the first-ever Microsoft Business Applications Summit—and we’re pretty excited about it. In an [...]
Microsoft’s Common Data Service (CDS) Version 2 Deep Dive: XRM Redefined
You might have heard about the latest release (version 2) of the Common Data Service, commonly known as CDS. But what does CDS actually mean, [...]
How to Configure Text Analysis in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales & Service (CRM) with Azure Machine Learning Text Analytics
With so many additions and improvements to Microsoft Azure Machine Learning, Microsoft has done a tremendous job of integrating it with Microsoft Dynamics 365—and businesses [...]
Do You Treat Your Legacy Systems Like Pets or Like Cattle?
There's a difference in the way "Old IT" and "New IT" look at legacy systems. Learn the difference…and why it matters The "Old IT" mentality: [...]
Digital Transformation Starts Now: Take the First Steps at QuikEnvision
Digital transformation. You hear it everywhere, and it’s clear that it is the future of business. Technology is driving new ways of doing business, and [...]