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Feed: CIO. Author: . As IT jobs grow increasingly complex, there’s more ambiguity surrounding how job titles are defined by any given company and how employers can compensate candidates in the same role with varying skillsets. Pay premiums help employers track the value of specific skills, so they know how competitive the market is for candidates with those skills and how much to offer on top of the base salary.To keep a finger on the pulse of these premiums, Foote Partners has been tracking pay data on IT skills since 1999 to see which skills and certifications give the biggest ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog. Author: Thomas Wisniewski. Has your perception of the cloud kept up with advancements in technology? Economic and logistic disruptions from COVID-19 have compelled most organizations to reassess whether their legacy systems can deliver on modern goals and priorities. While shifting market conditions have accelerated cloud adoption, some are still weighing the benefits. These businesses have allowed on-premises nostalgia to take hold and determine their cloud strategy.Don't allow misconceptions to dictate your journey. Get expert help through the Microsoft Dynamics 365 migration program to move from Dynamics AX or Dynamics CRM to Dynamics 365.Addressing misconceptions about ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog. Author: Shruti Shukla. A decade ago, marketing was focused on guiding the customer through predictable stages of awareness, consideration, and purchase. We were relatively assured that if we reached x number of eyeballs, we could expect y number of responses and z number of conversions.That world no longer exists. Eighty-one percent of consumers1 want to purchase from brands that get to know them, but nearly three-quarters2 are frustrated by tons of irrelevant content which makes them feel so disconnected. That feedback exposes how the customer experience is falling short and reminds us that it's no ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog. Author: Deanna Sparks. The pandemic has been challenging in many ways. It has impacted nearly every facet of our lives with disruptions in supply chains, millions furloughed, and much more. Despite such, the pandemic was positive in one regardit tested our capacity to come together and innovateand frankly, we soared on so many levels. In a blink of an eye, we united to create solutions to blend the human spirit and technology to deliver resilient solutions to outlast the pandemic. This was never more evident than in customer service.Together, we transformed into superheroes. Turning our ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog. Author: Jared Hall. It's time for us to bring all new and future HR capabilities and enhancements within Dynamics 365 Human Resources to all our customers.We currently have two separate sets of human resources capabilities on two different infrastructures within Dynamics 365:Dynamics 365 Human Resources, which is a complete stand-alone application running on an independent infrastructure. Our customers use this application to increase organizational agility and get workforce insights. All investments over the last three years have been focused on this application.The HR module, which is a legacy set of capabilities that was previously part ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog. Author: Brenda Bown. Empowering everyone to collaborate as one business, everywhere.Across industries, businesses are undergoing a once-in-a-generation shift in how, when, and where people work. This shift to flexible, hybrid work modelswith some workers on-site, others remoteis forcing many businesses to rethink how people digitally engage and collaborate with colleagues, partners, and customers in the flow of work.As we talk to business leaders about the new era of hybrid work, a resounding theme is the need for new ways for people across business functions to collaborate as one business, everywhere. Collaboration needs to empower anyone ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . As the economy picks up, demand for many inputs is outstripping supply, driving up prices for things as diverse as construction materials, energy, food ingredients, and semiconductors. Soon, that list will include Office 365 subscriptions.You might not have heard about it from your sales rep yet, but Microsoft quietly announced that starting March 1, 2022, it will hike the price of many of its enterprise Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscriptions. (Consumer and education subscription prices aren’t changing — for now.)Even if you spotted the company’s Aug. 19 blog post, “New pricing for Microsoft 365,” you ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . A recent Ernst and Young report found that 81% of organizations embrace the notion that data should be at the heart of all decision making. Yet, in many organization the decision-making process is stalled because data is still kept in silos.With data locked in various silos in different formats and configurations, getting a big picture of what is happening throughout the organization can be challenging. This leads to a longer decision-making process and poorer outcomes. The key to unlocking this siloed system is an automation solution that brings together data from disparate sources, allowing it to be ... Read More

Feed: James Serra's Blog. Author: James Serra. Microsoft has a ton of data platform-related products, but there are certain areas where they either don’t have a product or what they have is limited and you need to look at a 3rd-party product to fill that gap. At the company I work at, EY, we are building a data fabric on Azure and I have listed below the areas that we have had to look at other products outside the Microsoft realm: Master Data Management (MDM): Microsoft has Master Data Services (MDS), but it is for lightweight MDM needs and has ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . This is the second post in a three-part series about transformational modern analytics. In case you missed it, read the first post to learn how governance and data management enable your digital business.In our age of digital transformation, we are witnessing the transformational power of data to inform business decisions and drive change in real time. Tapping into organizational data can help your teams shape connected customer experiences, surface system constraints and improve operations, and align business leadership on shared metrics.However, many organizations still struggle to increase the number of people using data in their daily ... Read More