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Viva Dashboard | What is it? How to use it. How to make it your own.
The Viva Dashboard is one of Viva Connections' most powerful yet misunderstood components. The Dashboard pulls the tools your employees need in a quick and easily consumable dashboard that they can access in the office or on the go. Dynamic interactive dashboard cards allow employees to complete simple tasks or review critical data right in the flow of their work.
Microsoft 365 Business Premium vs. Enterprise Licenses
Having an efficient, hybrid work environment with easy-to-use software is one of—if not the biggest—needs in companies today. Harnessing the ability to create distinct types of documents tailored to your specific needs and collaborating with your colleagues gives users the tools they need to complete [...]
Microsoft Teams Essential vs Microsoft 365
How do I know which Microsoft product is right for my organization? With different, yet similar products like Microsoft Teams (free), Microsoft Teams Essential, Microsoft 365 Business, and Microsoft 365 Enterprise, it’s no wonder we can get lost in deciding which product is right for us. [...]
Dataverse | 6 Easy Steps to Enable Column Level Security
Were you ever worried about who has permission to see sensitive information stored within the company's database? Nowadays, a business' data has evolved from being stored in traditional files and cabinets to being fully on the cloud. With the Implementation of Microsoft Power Platforms including [...]
Modern Work, Process Transformation, and Secure Cloud | What It Means at Creospark
If you’ve been keeping up with us for a while, you probably know what we’re all about. If you don’t - that’s ok, we’ll cut you some slack (just this one time). At Creospark, we like to think of ourselves as an organization that [...]
Microsoft Viva Learning | Your New Study Buddy
* 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. * Whether you’re an expert in your field or have just switched professions or maybe you’re just a curious being, there are always more opportunities [...]
Understanding Microsoft Viva Topics | A Comprehensive Overview
* 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. * Artificial intelligence is taking over the world. Time to stop fearing SkyNet and embrace Johnny 5, friends! [...]
Microsoft Viva Connections | What Is It?
* 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. * One of the more obvious challenges presented by a remote work environment is the lack of social [...]
Viva Insights | What Is It and What Are the Benefits?
* 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. * Every single day that you show up to work, whether virtually or in the office, you’re releasing [...]
Microsoft 365 Office Features to Empower Your Modern Work
Let’s start by thinking back on the massive shifts that have hit the work environment in the last year and a half and forced us all into a business transformation frenzy that we call modern work, shall we? Traditional work habits were put to [...]
4 Non-Meeting Related Communication Tips for Microsoft Teams
When you think about Microsoft Teams, the first thing that comes to mind is probably something along the lines of hosting meetings or chatting with co-workers – but there's so much more to it. Microsoft Teams promotes efficiency and productivity within your workspace through a variety of features – no meetings required! Let’s take a [...]
Team Engagement in a Remote Environment Using Microsoft Teams
We now know that we’re capable of working remotely, and I think it’s fair to say that we have gotten pretty used to it, whether we wanted to or not! It has been such a long time! Seeing so many organizations adopt remote work simultaneously surely brought a lot of questions: are you [...]
5 Quick Tips to Increase Your Efficiency in Microsoft Teams
We all have a few routine tasks and features we access in Microsoft Teams, depending on how you use the app and for what purpose. Believe it or not, there are still many people only using MS Teams for the purpose of chats and online [...]
Cloud-Based Productivity Suites | Google Workspace vs. Microsoft 365
We're sure that you've heard of these two cloud-based productivity suites - Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365. You may not know how they are different from one another. Both have a vivacious following. Which camp do you side with? Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 (formerly Microsoft Office [...]
Using Microsoft Planner for Managing Project Tasks
It should come as no surprise that organizations that have a project management process are far more likely to deliver projects on time and under budget than those that don't. Despite this seemingly obvious fact, it's surprising is that only 46% of organizations actually do [...]
Training a Team on Microsoft Teams
During the last year, it is unquestionable that we have trained multiple new users from companies who adopted Microsoft Teams for their online collaboration. One of the world’s leaders in digital workplace strategies, Microsoft 365 has changed the way we work, literally. However, we run [...]
