Complimentary Windows for Education Consultation

In education, there are many smart reasons to upgrade from Windows 10. How do you choose the Windows option that's right for your school? Receive a free Windows for Education Consultation when you schedule direct.

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Dynamics 365 Finance Helps Chief Financial Officers Tackle the Subscription Economy [MESSAGE: share with your CFO]

As organizations rely more on subscription-based services, revenue recognition becomes more complex with challenges related to pricing and billing as well as scaling operations. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance subscription billing features address these challenges. Read this blog for an overview.

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One Step Closer to Modernization: The MFA Server Migration Utility

Christmas comes now for companies using Microsoft's MFA Server who want to upgrade to the next generation Azure MFA. Microsoft has unveiled its new Azure MFA Server Migration Utility to make migrating to the next generation Azure MFA smoother and easier. The Azure MFA, Microsoft's new flagship MFA server, is designed to provide lower TCO, simpler deployment and better security than the MFA Server. Read this Microsoft article to get more details on the Server and Migration Utility.

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The Total Value of Microsoft Compared to Google

IT professionals in education face several challenges including enabling remote and hybrid learning experiences designed for all, delivering devices that do more with shrinking budgets, and ensuring robust security that's easy to manage and deploy. What factors are important to consider when choosing a technology vendor? This solution brief provides a side-by-side value comparison of solutions and services offered by Microsoft and Google. Download the solution brief when evaluating factors such as device affordability and functionality, device management efficiency, accessibility, costs and security.

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Cloud Storage in Minutes with AWS Storage Gateway

Discover how you can get access to virtually unlimited cloud storage in minutes with AWS Storage Gateway. Watch this video to learn how it works.

Cloud Migration and Modernization with Azure Tools and Resources

The best way to future proof your business is to move more of your applications and workloads to a cloud infrastructure that can satisfy varying requirements. With Microsoft's Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), you can create different environments for different needs. Discover how organizations accelerate their digital transformation and how Azure tools and resources can help your business migrate and modernize in the cloud. Watch this video.

Cloud storage in minutes with AWS Storage Gateway (updated)

Discover how you can get set up with cloud storage in minutes with AWS Storage Gateway. Read this blog post to learn how it works.

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Hybrid Cloud Consultation

There's no one-size-fits all approach to cloud transformation. There are too many combinations of public, private and hosted cloud environments combined with legacy and on-premise applications that can't be moved. A hybrid IT environment gives you many opportunities to put different types of workloads into the environments that provide the best performance. But with so many options, you may want to talk to a hybrid cloud expert about your migration plans. Schedule a free hybrid cloud consultation to discuss your concerns and opportunities with one of our experts. You can book a consultation by filling out this request form.

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The power of innovation: How Kent School District accelerates student success with Microsoft 365 and Surface

As the world grows more connected, the next generation of students will depend on community and collaboration to find solutions. The Kent School District in Washington state implemented Microsoft 365, Teams and Surface tablets to help prepare their students to use digital tools, to encourage collaboration and foster a sense of school community. Read the customer story to see why and how they use digital tools to enhance their students' learning.

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Meeting Request

Microsoft Dynamics 365 connected, intelligent applications enable limitless agility to accelerate innovation and business outcomes, delivering the best customer experiences. Schedule a complimentary demo with one of our experts to discover how.

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Intelligent Business Applications

Watch the video to see how Microsoft Dynamics 365 is enabling unprecedented resiliency and agility for hundreds of thousands of organizations across the globe.

Azure Migrate: The Hub for Cloud Migration and Modernization

The benefits to cloud computing are well known. But the process of migrating data and applications to the cloud isn't as clear cut. There are many moving parts involved in evaluating, developing, migrating and updating multiple applications and infrastructure services. You and your company want a migration process that is simple, secure and creates minimal business disruptions. Azure Migrate acts as a hub for assessing, migrating and modernizing all your infrastructure projects. Learn what Azure Migrate can do to make cloud migration. Watch the video here.

Amazon S3 Storage Classes

With Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), you can manage and reduce storage costs without affecting performance. Review this infographic to learn how.

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Schools promote digitally enhanced learning experiences at the Showcase School Summit.

Microsoft's 3rd annual Global Showcase School Summit celebrated forward-thinking schools that use technology to prioritize student well-being and long-term success. Microsoft Showcase Schools are standout primary and secondary institutions that serve as an example of what is possible, inspiring schools around the world to join the Showcase School Incubator Path. Watch the Microsoft Education video to get a taste of what Showcase Schools can do.

Introduction to the Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering Storage Class | Amazon Web Services

Discover how you can use Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering Storage Classes to optimize costs without sacrificing performance. This video has all the details.

Microsoft Dynamics Demand Forecasting

Most business decisions are based on the future and require a plan, and every plan needs a forecast. Read the solution brief for insight on the role machine learning plays in demand forecasting.

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How to use Reflect in Microsoft Teams

Research demonstrates that explicit teaching of social and emotional skills improves student academic and behavioral performance. Microsoft Reflect is a free check-in app to help educators stay on top of their student's emotional needs. Students can use emojis and characters to indicate their moods. 😕😤 Learn more.

AWS IAM Identity Center (Successor to AWS Single Sign-On) FAQs

This article provides answers to the most frequently asked questions about AWS IAM Identity Center in several categories. Please contact HexData Technologies Inc for more information about AWS IAM Identity Center and how it can benefit your business.

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Power Hybrid and Multicloud Environments with Azure Arc Data Solutions

Managing data across cloud and non-cloud applications is extremely difficult. The myriad of data security and privacy regulations, need for data sovereignty and low tolerance for any form of disruption keeps data from living together in a single cloud or application. Yet managing volumes of data across siloed, disparate systems is costly and inefficient. This blog post describes how Azure Arc helps organizations resolve this conundrum by simplifying cloud data management across any infrastructure. Read it here.

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AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) | Amazon Web Services

This video explains that with AWS IAM, you can manage identities in an AWS account or create temporary credentials for workloads. HexData Technologies Inc can help you assess your access management needs. Please contact us to learn more.

Streamline Operations and Fulfillment with Microsoft Dynamics 365

Unified, data-first commerce enables a business to better support omnichannel journeys and create a unified view of shopper interactions, products and management systems. Watch the video to see how Microsoft Dynamics 365 streamlines commerce and back-office operations with intelligent, user-friendly applications that help maximize inventory investment and optimize business practices.

Millennium BCP Enhances Visibility and Agility Through Azure Arc to Deliver Smart Banking Solutions

Customer-facing companies like banks are under pressure to develop innovative applications for customers. When the financial institution Millennium bcp needed a way to speed delivery of innovative banking solutions without hindering security and compliance, it turned to Azure Arc. Get the customer story to discover how the company benefits.

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Responsive teaching that reflects the reality of the student experience using Microsoft Reflect

At All Hallows' School in Brisbane, Australia, teachers and administrators are working to support the emotional well-being of their students, with help from Microsoft 365 A5 and Microsoft Reflect. Reflect is a check-in app that integrates with Teams and enables teachers to create check-ins to gauge their students' social and emotional well-being. Read about the All Hallows School and how they use Microsoft Reflect to engage with their students.

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The Total Value of Microsoft Compared to Google

IT professionals in education face several challenges including enabling remote and hybrid learning experiences designed for all, delivering devices that do more with shrinking budgets, and ensuring robust security that's easy to manage and deploy. What factors are important to consider when choosing a technology vendor? This solution brief provides a side-by-side value comparison of solutions and services offered by Microsoft and Google. Download the solution brief when evaluating factors such as device affordability and functionality, device management efficiency, accessibility, costs and security.

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Complimentary Cloud Migration Consultation

Migrating to the cloud is stressful, no matter the size of your organization. A cloud migration can be stress-free with expert guidance from an experienced cloud provider. We have the experience, the strategies and technology solutions to help your cloud migration succeed. Schedule a complimentary Coud Migration Consultation today.

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Learn How AWS Security Solutions Make Businesses More Resilient Against Ransomware

Check out this video to learn how AWS can reduce the load on busy IT teams while strengthening your security posture. Feel free to reach out to us today if you'd like to learn more.

Secure Your Business with Cloud-based Solutions: SMB Guide and Assessment

In this guide, you'll discover a wealth of information about cybersecurity threats facing SMBs today, best practices for cloud-based security, and an assessment to determine if this level of security can be advantageous for you. If you'd like to learn more, please get in touch with us today.

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Top reasons why teachers and students love using Windows 11

Educators prepare students today for the world they'll face tomorrow. What the future holds is anyone's guess — which is why educators need powerful, intuitive and adaptable tools like Windows 11 to ensure all students can thrive in the classroom and beyond. To better support modern educators, Microsoft has reimagined the Windows platform to help unlock the full potential of every student with secure and engaging student-centered technology that prioritizes equity and accessibility. This blog describes the features and capabilities in Windows 11 for Education and Windows 11 SE devices that meet these requirements and the top 5 reasons educators love Windows 11. Read the blog for insight.

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Dynamics 365 Mixed Reality: Navigating with Hand Tracking

Watch the video to learn how Dynamics 365 mixed reality applications can improve daily operations. See how with voice commands, real-time authoring and intuitive guidance, Dynamics 365 Guides is built for work.

Fannie Mae Builds Productivity and Data Safety with Microsoft Security and Data Protection Solutions

Fannie Mae, the U.S. organization that facilitates mortgage financing, collects and analyzes massive amounts of data to make decisions. Much of that data is highly sensitive information about its customers. To protect that data, as well as make it accessible for analysis, Fannie Mae relies on Microsoft's Azure platform, Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. This customer explains why and how Fannie Mae relies on the cloud-native Azure platform and Microsoft security solutions to safeguard critical data. Read it here.

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