McCann & MullenLowe – Microsoft Teams Case Study


When bringing two companies together through acquisitions, you are often bringing in a different culture with different technology. This can often make it difficult to efficiently collaborate. Sharing files and streamlining communication is a common problem. Two of the leading agency networks, McCann and MullenLowe, needed help to create a single platform which enabled their employees to work together through close collaboration. Microsoft Teams provided the solution they were looking for.

App migration to Azure


In this video, look at strategies to migrate to Microsoft Azure spanning zero to higher levels of coding and when to use which.

From rehosting your apps by lifting and shifting them to Azure to choosing to refactor your apps for greater efficiency, Azure offers you possibilities. You can also rearchitect your apps to be able to quickly add new capabilities or take a cloud-native approach by rebuilding them from scratch. This video also addresses Azure’s new secure options in the wake of the end-of-support for Windows Server 2008 R2 or SQL Server 2008.

5 ways to lead effective virtual meetings with your remote teams

With virtual meetings, your team can connect from across the globe. In this article, read five tips to help you ensure high productivity and efficiency during your virtual meetings. You’ll also learn techniques for keeping cameras on, connecting with your people with empathy, asking if there’s anything they need, ensuring there’s space for attendees to share their thoughts, and setting an agenda with an outline.

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Teams large gallery view and together mode


One of the aspects students and teachers miss about remote learning is being together in the same space. With Microsoft Teams Large Gallery and Together Mode, everyone appears together—virtual high fives are encouraged!

Watch this short video for a quick tip on how to use these new features—and get your students together again.

Prepare for hybrid learning environment with free Teams tutorials

Whether in the classroom, remote, or hybrid, Microsoft Teams is a teaching and learning platform designed for today’s education.

Microsoft has created interactive demonstrations of Teams to help you get started quickly, with one customized for teachers and another for parents and students. These tutorials highlight useful features of Teams for everyone—have a look.

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Top seven tips for faster application development with DevOps

DevOps can help teams of any size develop, fix, and deploy software faster. By having faster application development, faster updates, and faster shipments, development lifecycles are shortened. It’s no wonder organizations across all vertical markets and global geographies have embraced DevOps. Along with collaboration, the ability to integrate DevOps efforts with the widest array of tools possible is a cornerstone to success. Read these 7 in-depth insights on faster application development with DevOps, then contact us to learn more about the flexibility of Microsoft DevOps with GitHub and Azure.

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Modern teaching and learning

The reality is every education system will have a mix of readiness for all three stages of remote learning. Whether schools are at full connectivity, no connectivity, or emerging connectivity, as the majority are, having one process supports transformation across a whole system or country.

This document outlines Microsoft’s strategy for providing one process for supporting all three stages of readiness for remote learning. Interested in getting started? We can help.

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