by Toby Ward | Sep 27, 2017
Tags: office 2019, sharepoint 2019, sharepoint hub sites, sharepoint intranet
For the first time ever, Microsoft announced a timeline, albeit an approximate one, for expecting the next version of SharePoint. SharePoint 2019 will be rolled-out, with Office 2019, in preview form by mid-2018, with the full version not expected until the end of next year. Expect that the new version will have an enhanced look-and-feel, […]
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by Toby Ward | Sep 25, 2017
Tags: bing for business, linkedin, microsoft intranet, Office 365, sharepoint intranet
SKYPE FOR TEAMS I lauded the launch of Microsoft Teams earlier this year when Redmond launched the service that could be a killer for Slack. Some thought that Teams couldn’t possibly survive or that it signalled the end of Yammer. Instead, Microsoft is doubling-down on Teams and elevating it to a key service of focus […]
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by Toby Ward | Jul 10, 2017
Tags: chat, INTRANET CONSULTANT, microsoft teams, skype, slack
I cannot think of a digital workplace tool, since SharePoint, that has received so much attention and ink as Slack. It’s very popular, widespread and extremely hip, particularly with the media and technology pundits. Even Vanity Fair has dedicated some of its oh-so-fashionable pages to the hipster app (Slack, The Group-Chat App Everyone Hates To Love…). […]
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by Toby Ward | Feb 2, 2017
Tags: email, intranet webinar, twitter useless
An explosive start that even surpassed Facebook’s stratospheric launch; highly-used by an incredibly engaged audience; simple, and free. What potential… spoiled. Twitter has become a nearly useless tool, overrun by chatter and incoherent missives of daily nonsense, overt narcissism, and celebrity worship. Cluttered with ads, celebrity Retweets, trolling venom, and nonsense about nonsense, Twitter is ineffectual, […]
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by Toby Ward | Jan 23, 2017
Tags: intranet content management, intranet technology solutions, M&A, OpenText
Seismic changes are afoot in the intranet content management space. The intranet technology platform solutions industry has been consolidating furiously in recent years. One of the biggest acquisitions was just announced. Enterprise content management technology leader OpenText has taken another step towards consolidating it’s leadership in the ECM quadrant, with the massive acquisition of Documentum […]
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by Toby Ward | Nov 9, 2016
Tags: cisco, digital workplace, digital workplace design, IBM, intranet case study, intranet conference, intranet content, intranet content planning, intranet design
What makes a great intranet one of the best? In short, a lot. It requires a tremendous amount of intelligent work, planning, investment, and highly engaged executives and employees. But like an exceptional human being (insert your own election joke), none is perfect. In fact, if you have a terrible intranet, in all likelihood, it […]
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