Georgia Banking Company turbocharges growth

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Georgia Banking Company in Atlanta, GA has grown from a $600 million bank to a $1.5 billion phenomenon in only two years. That kind of rapid growth is good news for the company but challenging for its IT security staff. Fortunately, the bank’s plans called for enhanced security. Georgia Banking Co. adopted Microsoft Azure with VPN Gateway, Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Purview Data Loss Prevention and other Microsoft security solutions.

The highly bankable result? Substantial savings, best-in-class user experience for employees and customers, and heightened security draw rave reviews from IT and other employees.

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Reinventing Microsoft’s Employee Experience for a Hybrid World

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Transform your employee experience for the hybrid workplace with insights from Microsoft’s journey. Discover the benefits of focusing on digital capabilities, physical spaces and organizational culture. Find out how Microsoft Viva can help your employees find balance in the hybrid work environment, and leverage the Microsoft Power Platform to drive innovation. Ensure network security with Zero Trust and build strong partnerships. Read the blog, “Reinventing Microsoft’s Employee Experience for a Hybrid World.”

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What Are the Pros and Cons of Remote Working?

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Does your organization offer opportunities for remote work? If you’re re-evaluating your model, watch this episode of the Ripple Effect podcast where experts discuss pros and cons. Explore how power dynamics, resource access and visibility impact work experiences. With insights from experts at the Wharton School, this podcast will help you navigate the challenges of hybrid work arrangements. Gain a deeper understanding of how remote work can reshape work-life balance. Join the conversation.

Announcing Public Preview of Personal Desktop Autoscale on Azure Virtual Desktop

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Good news! You can now preview Microsoft’s Personal Desktop Autoscale, which is Azure Virtual Desktop’s native scaling solution that automatically starts session host virtual machines according to schedule.

With Personal Desktop Autoscale, you can save costs by shutting down idle session hosts while ensuring session hosts can be started by users when needed.

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Westpac transforms IT and enables secure, inclusive, flexible work with Windows 11 Enterprise

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Westpac, one of the largest banks in Australia, wanted to improve support for its more than 40,000 people, including its hybrid workforce, by transforming its IT environment.

In 2023, the bank chose a solution based on Windows 11 Enterprise E5 and Microsoft cloud services which has since improved user experience for staff and supported secure flexible work that is inclusive of all work styles.

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IBM Security 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report

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IBM’s 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report — conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by IBM— examines the root causes and both short-term and long-term consequences of data breaches.

The report includes information from 553 organizations impacted by data breaches that occurred between March 2022 and March 2023 and explores the various factors and technologies that either limited or increased the costs of a breach.

Download the report and learn what works, and doesn’t, in preventing data breaches.

View: IBM Security 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report