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Discover What’s New with Microsoft Copilot: June Refresh
Your workflow just leveled up. As announced at this year’s Microsoft Build, the latest Microsoft 365 Copilot updates are here, and they’re designed to make your daily grind faster, easier, and more intelligent. From AI-generated audio summaries to a completely redesigned chat experience, the [...]
CIS vs. NIST: The Cybersecurity Workout Your Organization Needs
Just like getting in physical shape, building cyber resilience requires both endurance and strength. Cardio boosts your stamina; strength training builds resilience. In cybersecurity, CIS Controls and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework are your cardio and strength routines. Together, they form a balanced strategy to help [...]
Farewell Microsoft Office 2016 & 2019: Why It’s Time to Upgrade Before October 14, 2025
It’s official. Microsoft is ending support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 on October 14, 2025. While many organizations have seen this coming, the time for action is now. Continuing to run these legacy Office versions past the deadline won’t just slow your business [...]
Future-Proof Your Digital Workspace: Navigating SharePoint Server 2016/2019 End of Life
The countdown is on. On July 14, 2026, Microsoft will officially end support for SharePoint Server 2016 and 2019. That means no more security updates, bug fixes, or technical support. If your organization is still relying on these platforms, the time to plan your [...]
How to Bring Return on Participation (ROP) to Your Virtual Meetings
As we continue to shift to remote or hybrid work environments, virtual meetings are quickly filling up our schedules. In fact, according to Microsoft’s 2022 Work Trend Index, weekly meeting time has more than doubled — a 252 percent increase — for Teams users since [...]
Harness the Power of Viva Sales | Maximizing Your Sales Potential
Sellers are under a lot of stress. Finding and qualifying leads for your business to convert into closed deals carries a lot of pressure, right? Not to mention, time-consuming. What’s more, according to research conducted by Microsoft, 66% of a seller’s day is spent managing [...]
How to Use Power Platform to Create a Data Culture?
Making data-driven decisions can be the differentiator between success and failure. We're constantly generating data in our never-ending interactions with technology and access to meaningful data, and the appropriate analytical tools are crucial to success. As leaders, we must provide our team with the most [...]
Channel vs. Non-Channel Microsoft Teams Meetings
If you’re confused by the different types of meetings in Microsoft Teams and how each one can be used, you’re not alone! Our team recently made fifty billion test meetings (slight exaggeration) to break down the pros and cons of channel meetings and non-channel meetings. [...]
Deciding Between Out-of-the-Box (OOTB), Custom, or Third-Party Solutions in Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 offers an impressive stack of tools, and here at Creospark, we have an out-of-the-box (OOTB) first approach. There are many reasons why we believe you should almost always attempt to use the OOTB tools available to you before taking the custom route. However, sometimes [...]
The Future of Microsoft and What 2023 Has in Store for You
The new year is upon us, and technology advances at such high speeds that it's hard to keep up! Well, that's where we come in to give you an exclusive summary of the most exciting thing coming from Microsoft in 2023 to ensure that you're [...]
Convert Your Figma Designs to Microsoft Power Apps | Step-by-Step Demo
Technology is evolving at a faster pace than we could ever imagine. Time and time again, innovative applications and processes are created to make our lives a little easier. The incredible web-based design tool Figma keeps pace with your team’s ideas and workflows – promoting [...]
7 Resolutions to Improve Digital Teamwork with Microsoft 365
Teamwork is essential to success, and while there’s no I in Team, there is most certainly a ‘me.’ Yes, teamwork gets a bit more challenging in the digital world, but it’s still our job as teammates to up our game. The good news is, Microsoft has [...]
A Guide to Microsoft Syntex | Content AI for Microsoft Cloud
* Viva Topics will be retired on Feb 22, 2025, and has ceased new feature developments as of February 22, 2024, due to Microsoft's focus on Copilot. * Managing digital assets is one of the main obstacles that prevent organizations from reaching maximum efficiency. Our [...]
What is Power Automate?
As one of the five applications available in the Power Platform, Power Automate is the most widely used among our clients and team. It enables users to build flows that automatically complete the repetitive manual tasks they spend so much time on daily. From web [...]
Microsoft Ignite 2022 | Satya Nadella Keynote Takeaways
Microsoft Ignite sure has grown since its TechEd Florida days of the early 90s. The annual Microsoft conference usually lasts three to five days, and we look forward to every minute of it each year. It's where Microsoft unveils product roadmaps and its latest innovation. [...]
Intro to Intranet Success Metrics
A lot of effort went into implementing, building, and preparing your digital workspace. Whether you’ve passed a development milestone or are ready to go live today, you’ve come a long way. The next step — measuring your digital workspace's success — requires the same amount of [...]
Digital Transformation | Modernizing a Legacy System
Software is involved with everything we do. As employees, it’s heavily integrated into our workflows, which can affect our mood. That's why digital transformations are so important nowadays. Using the right software can foster innovation, productivity, and growth while using the wrong software can leave [...]
Viva Goals and OKRs | Everything You Need to Know
Microsoft Viva—dedicated to the employee experience—delivers education, critical company information, and insights right in the flow of work. Now, they're adding a new application to the suite that helps teams achieve their goals more efficiently. Viva Goals’ foundation embraces the OKR framework helping companies align [...]
Time Savings Newest Trend | Process Transformation
There’s a new way to save time, one that’s criminally underused and extremely powerful. No, it isn’t just about changing habits. It goes a step further and gets to the underlying problem: workflows. Yes, I’m talking about automation, but not just automation. Why not go [...]
An Introduction to Power Platform Centre of Excellence (CoE)
If you’ve hung around the IT world over the past few years, you’ve probably heard the term ‘digital transformation.’ It seems like everyone’s talking about it. But that’s about where it ends, talking about it. Not many companies are actually doing it, and if they [...]
