Wednesday, 31 October 2018
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Excel: Your entry into the world of data analytics
For many office workers, Microsoft Excel is simply the go-to spreadsheet application. But since the late 1990s, Microsoft has been adding analytics functionality, and it’s accelerating the process with its monthly updates to Office 365. Excel now has some fairly potent tools for doing much greater data analysis than calculating a few rows.
And a lot of people are using those tools. A study released earlier this year by SourceMedia Research and commissioned by data-prep tool vendor Paxata found that 68% of organizations use Microsoft Excel as their main means of doing data preparation. The study surveyed 290 executives and IT professionals at organizations with $100 million or more in annual revenue — not exactly small businesses.
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(Insider Story)Thursday, 25 October 2018
For device management, JAMF underpins Apple's enterprise role
As Apple deprecates, JAMF integrates.
That's the feeling I got from the keynote at JAMF's annual JAMF Nation User Conference (JNUC). Apple has been moving to deprecate and decommission many components of its macOS Server platform this year as if it decided to take a back seat to managing its products in enterprise and education.
One of the big take aways from JNUC this week is that JAMF is positioning itself in the driver's seat and doing a phenomenal job of integrating all of Apple's platforms into enterprise environments. In addition to taking the lead for deploying Apple products, JAMF has also made its user conference one of the most significant for enterprise IT in general.
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(Insider Story)Wednesday, 24 October 2018
7 Trello alternatives for visual task management
These days, it's hard enough to keep your own life scheduled. If you're working with a team on a project (or several), it's nearly impossible to make sure everybody’s doing each task at the right time — unless you have the right tool.
For a lot of people, the right tool is Atlassian's Trello, an image-based project management app. While more old-fashioned project management applications can take days or even weeks of training, Trello lets you quickly organize your projects using an easy-to-use, highly visual interface known as Kanban.
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(Insider Story)Tuesday, 23 October 2018
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Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Review: Google’s Pixel 3 has looks and smarts but isn't the best for biz
It’s going much too far to say that flagship Android smartphones have all become the same, but the differences between their hardware have become pretty narrow. Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, OLED screen, Gorilla Glass — if you were buying strictly off a spec sheet, it’s become fairly difficult to make a mistake if you’re picking from among the top four or five phones or vendors.
As nice as Google’s Pixel 3 and 3XL are, though, you’d be hard pressed to make the case for them as ideal machines for the enterprise.
Oh, they’re pretty enough — glass-encased, with big OLED screens. And they’re certainly capable, with top-end components (great screen, responsive feel, and long-lasting battery) and AI features that enhance an already excellent camera. Definitely crave-worthy and worth showing off to your colleagues, who’ll be envious until the next shiny thing comes along.
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(Insider Story)Tuesday, 16 October 2018
Monday, 15 October 2018
Talking DerbyCon, spy chip whispers and Google's data breach | Salted Hash Ep 47
Talking DerbyCon, Chinese whispers and Google's data breach | Salted Hash Ep 47
5 collaboration tools that enhance Microsoft Office
Collaboration tools are everywhere in the business world, but if you and your co-workers use Microsoft Office regularly, you may want to keep your work together close to its applications. The following web apps work on their own in your browser, but they also interoperate with Microsoft Office Online or Office 365 to add collaborative features to your workflow.
Because of this, you and the people you collaborate with each need to have a Microsoft services account (such as with Outlook.com) or an Office 365 sign-in. Also, most (but not all) of the following web tools require you and the people you're collaborating with to sign up for a free account with their services.
Dropbox
Integrates with: Word Online, Excel Online, PowerPoint Online
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(Insider Story)Friday, 12 October 2018
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Prepping your UEM strategy? Tips for a successful deployment
Moving toward a Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) strategy should be a major corporate goal over the next several years as mobile devices proliferate in the workspace and cloud applications replace legacy, client-based software.
Research firm Gartner predicts that 80% of worker tasks will take place on a mobile device by 2020, increasing the momentum behind UEM.
What began almost a decade ago as somewhat ham-handed mobile device management (MDM) – controlling access to enterprise smartphones and tablets often after employees signed onerous agreements – has evolved into today's enterprise mobility management (EMM), which includes mobile application management (MAM).
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(Insider Story)Tuesday, 9 October 2018
Monday, 8 October 2018
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Saturday, 6 October 2018
Spy chips on servers? Lessons learned (and questions to ask)
On Thursday, Bloomberg Businessweek published an in-depth report alleging that Chinese suppliers for server hardware company Supermicro had placed microchips onto motherboards ordered by the San Jose-based company that were later sold to fill orders from as many as 30 customers.
That customer list included Apple and Amazon, two of the world’s wealthiest companies – both achieved a $1 trillion market cap earlier this year. Apple and Amazon reportedly found the chips, contacted law enforcement and did not publicize their findings. Apple is alleged to have alerted the FBI to the issue, but declined to provide any suspect materials.
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(Insider Story)