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The hidden costs of insecure file sharing: A horror story
IT horror stories happen year-round. Protect your organization from data breaches with smart file sharing security.
Google Apps vs Office 365: Comparing the Usage, Adoption, and Effectiveness of Cloud IT's Power Players
The Office 365 vs. Google Apps story is just beginning. The data we’ve collected will help provide insights into where the platforms–and their customers–stand today.
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15 Ways to Maximize Your Productivity with Google Drive
Even if you use Google Drive every day, there are likely a few tricks you haven’t mastered. Here are 15 great ways to kick your productivity into a higher gear.
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Why Skype for Business is More Important Than You Thought
Skype for Business is the central communication tool for many businesses, and it’s quickly adding features. Find out why the tool is such an important piece in Microsoft’s enterprise plans.
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June Release Notes: BetterCloud for Office 365 Adds Mailbox Alerts, Backend Improvements
We’re excited to announce several valuable updates to BetterCloud for Office 365, our newest product that’s currently in beta (try it free here). This release introduced an additional alert to the Domain Health and Insight Center, management actions to extend existing alert capabilities, and backend improvements.
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10 Steps to Foolproof User Deprovisioning in Office 365
Deprovisioning users correctly is essential to the security of your organization. This step-by-step guide to Office 365 deprovisioning shows you how to do it right.
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Third-party Applications and the Impact on Google Drive Security
Interested in learning more? Check out our Introduction to Google Drive Security By nature, third-party applications pose a significant security risk. Although Google takes great pains to secure Google Drive, this effort can be negated by granting a potentially insecure third party vendor permission to access your Drive data. In…
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Trends in Cloud IT: Dissecting Adoption Across Thousands of Organizations
You’ve heard it before, the shift to the cloud is underway. What you haven’t heard, or seen for that matter, is a comprehensive look at the demographics of 1,500 IT professionals and the factors contributing to their adoption of cloud IT.
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4 Ways to Transform Your Organization with Google Hangouts
When used effectively, Google Hangouts can be a transformative business application. Explore four ways Hangouts can change the way you work.
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Why the Move to Cloud Office Systems is the Biggest IT Shift in 20 Years
IT is on the cusp of its biggest shift since the birth of the internet. Here’s why the rise of cloud office systems will revolutionize the way we work.
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5 Things You Should Know About Your Office 365 Tenant
Over the last six months, our team has spoken with hundreds of IT admins about the key problems they face when managing their Office 365 tenants. While Microsoft offers customers a multitude of management solutions, the customers we’ve spoken to as part of our BetterCloud for Office 365 Beta Advisor program have made one problem clear — they desperately want better visibility into their environment, but they lack the time or the tools needed to get that critical information.
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Endpoint Devices and the Impact on Google Drive Security
Interested in learning more? Check out our Introduction to Google Drive Security Although Google Drive is primarily a browser-based application, there are several mobile and desktop applications that can lead to data exposure if the endpoint device itself is compromised. Laptops and Google Drive Security The greatest vulnerability to Google…
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Case Study: Why ABC Companies Replaced CloudLock with BetterCloud
A privately-held and family-owned business, ABC Companies is the leading provider of motorcoaches and transit equipment sales and services. With 11 locations throughout North America, the company has experienced tremendous growth and expansion since its founding 5 decades ago. When Matt Horn, Senior Network Administrator at ABC Companies, joined the…
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