Stop Blaming Burnout On Workload. Blame Your Microsoft 365 Setup.
Picture an office manager at a 120-person accounting firm in Franklin, TN. It’s 4:45 on a Thursday. Her Microsoft Teams sidebar has fourteen unread channels.
Tools, policies, and technology trends that help teams work efficiently, collaborate easily, and stay connected anywhere.
Picture an office manager at a 120-person accounting firm in Franklin, TN. It’s 4:45 on a Thursday. Her Microsoft Teams sidebar has fourteen unread channels.
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Artificial Intelligence is here to stay, and your employees are probably already using AI at work. Whether they’re leveraging ChatGPT for quick research, summarizing emails
If you’re running a business, your productivity suite is the foundation of your daily operations. Your email, documents, spreadsheets, databases, and collaboration tools are either
Reliable, scalable, and secure IT infrastructure is more critical than ever in healthcare. With HealthSafeIT, we have strategically chosen Microsoft Azure as our primary cloud
In today’s world, technology is the backbone of our daily lives and business operations. From the moment we wake up to the time we go
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Link to Video Join Edward and Daniel this month as they discuss using Microsoft Planner and To Do to improve business productivity. They pull from
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Full disclaimer: I’m a Windows fan and run a successful technology consulting company based on Microsoft products and services. I’m also a user of the
The idea of people actually setting money on fire is pretty humorous. Watching it happen in real life is less satisfying, wasteful even, so let’s
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There are many features of Microsoft 365 that some users don’t know exists as part of their subscription. In fact, a lot of individuals with
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Status is now a communications tool in your office, not something to brag about! What we are talking about is the usage of the Status
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Go ahead and reread the headline again; it’s correct. We have reached the limit of technology, making us more productive, and entered the era of
Would you build a power or water filtration plant for your business? The answer for 99% of us is no, which would make no sense. Many
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Phones Occupy a Special Place In the Technology World. They are one of the few devices that haven’t changed since Alexander Graham Bell’s first call.
10 years ago, we founded Stringfellow on the idea that running a solid technology infrastructure and providing end-user support were not functions a business should
Technology typically makes things more reliable and easier to use. Cars have navigation, your smartphone can find you a place to eat, and you can
We work best with growing firms who want proactive, executive-level IT strategy, not just help desk tickets.
If that’s you, we’d love to talk.
What You’ll Get From The Conversation:
With over 25 years of business technology experience, Glenn leads our efforts in delivering reliable IT to growing businesses looking to achieve success.
Patrick McGrory works with business leaders who are tired of chasing their IT provider for answers. He helps them find technology support that keeps pace with where the company is headed instead of where it was three years ago.
Harper Hughes works with growing companies that have outgrown the IT setup they started with. She helps leaders sort out what they actually need from a technology partner and gets them to a plan they can act on.
With over 25 years of business technology experience, Glenn leads our efforts in delivering reliable IT to growing businesses looking to achieve success.
With her experience to translate business challenges into clear, practical solutions. Karen helps organizations design strategies to achieve success.
