Microsoft Office has been the industry standard in desktop productivity for more than 20 years, and is the software suite of choice for businesses of all sizes and across all industries. Nonetheless, neither the popularity or quality of Office 365 means you can simply put your compliance efforts on autopilot.

Businesses large and small are implementing new tools and technologies every day to keep up with customer demands, which means IT systems need to be flexibly dynamic, resilient, and reliable. However, no technology is perfect and every business should have a plan in place to avoid crippling downtime costs.

Have you noticed that businesses are frantically reviewing all their data capture and processes now more than ever? Have you experienced a new-found respect for your time and privacy from newsletter publishers and e-marketers asking you whether you’d like to continue receiving their emails?

Then, you can thank the European Union (EU) for its newly enforced General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which went into effect on May 25, 2018 (after two years of preparation and debate). This law gives all citizens in the EU more control over how companies collect and store their data -- even companies outside the EU.

GDPR aims to establish digital privacy as one of the fundamental rights for residents in all 28 EU member states.

Mobile devices, nowadays, are integral to how we work and play. But, with increasing cyberattacks against individuals and businesses, it is no surprise that mobile devices are now considered to be one of the weakest links in the IT infrastructure of most enterprises.

A recent survey conducted by MarketsAndMarkets found that Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies were in place in nearly 40% of American businesses -- which just shows you that almost everyone now owns a smartphone and uses it for business communication.

Although businesses around the world are finally starting to set their sights on the far newer Windows 10, Windows 7 still retains the largest share of the operating system market in the business world. Despite being eight-and-a-half years old, 43.43% of computers still run Windows 7, which surprisingly presents a significant increase from the previous year.

Did you know that 85% of the US workforce aren’t engaged with their jobs? Although reasonably happy at work, over two thirds of employees have no interest in the goals and missions of the companies they work for. On top of that, 18% of the workforce is actively disengaged, which is characterized by frequent negativity that contributes to a toxic workplace.

Strong leadership skills are essential for the success of any organization, but there is more to being a great manager than just giving orders. Published by author Kim Scott in 2017, Radical Candor discusses the various qualities that define strong managerial skills.

Since its initial release in June 2011, Office 365 has become the industry standard in workplace productivity. Built from the ground up with the goal of being a flexible and collaborative platform for businesses of all types and sizes, the suite is constantly evolving as part of an ever-changing technology ecosystem.

Healthcare providers and any organizations handling confidential digital data on their behalf are legally obligated to operate under stringent security standards. Two of these acts are especially important for all such entities operating in the US or providing services to US citizens: HIPAA and HITECH.

Introduced in 1996, HIPAA is meant to protect health insurance coverage for anyone changing or leaving their jobs as well as set basic data security standards pertaining to the protection of personal health information (PHI). The HITECH Act, introduced in 2009, expands upon the security and privacy protections of HIPAA.

Millions of organizations around the world rely on Microsoft Office 365 because it’s the industry leader in workplace productivity.