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Many of our clients use Microsoft based collaboration tools for a variety of purposes. This section of our blog delivers you the best Microsoft tips so you decrease downtime and frustration and increase productivity and collaboration. 

Office 365 Migration Services for Cloud Migration

Office 365 Migration Services

April 14, 2022

More and more businesses have already or are in the process of migrating to the cloud. Our cloud migration experts at SkyTerra will assist you with making the move. Here…

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5 Benefits of Microsoft 365

5 Benefits of Microsoft 365

March 3, 2022

Microsoft 365 is a cloud-based service that encompasses several Microsoft applications like Outlook and Excel as well as other cloud-based services like Microsoft Teams and Microsoft OneDrive. By combining these…

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Microsoft GDAP Pilot Launched

Microsoft GDAP Pilot Launched

February 24, 2022

Late last year Microsoft introduced GDAP (granular delegated admin privileges), which allows cloud solution providers, like SkyTerra,  to control more granular and time-bound access to their customers’ workloads. Background The…

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Microsoft 365 Price Change in 2022

Microsoft 365 Pricing Change in March 2022

February 3, 2022

Microsoft recently announced that its Office 365 pricing will increase on March 1, 2022. This will be the first Microsoft 365 price change since 2011 when Microsoft launched Office 365.…

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Lots of locks, choose the right Microsoft security stack

Microsoft Security Stack: Office 365 ATP vs. Windows Defender ATP vs. Azure ATP

December 14, 2021

You’ve spent a lot of time and money building up your business so it’s important to protect its data. Knowing what kind of protection you need is the first step…

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SkyTerra Tech Delivering a Better Windows Virtual Desktop

Delivering a Better Desktop With Windows Virtual Desktop and Office 365 ProPlus

December 7, 2021

The core to a hybrid business’s success is accessibility to the digital workplace for all employees. Remote workers have a variety of needs and working styles — just like the…

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Microsoft Teams for Business

The Basics of Microsoft Teams for Businesses

October 21, 2021

What Is Microsoft Teams? Microsoft Teams is  one of Microsoft’s newest applications that allows organizations to connect and collaborate. Not only can it be used as a video conferencing tool but…

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Microsoft Teams Training

Free Microsoft Teams Training

October 14, 2021

The hub for teamwork in Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams helps your employees work together seamlessly. Get the most out of Teams with these free Microsoft Teams training courses with  experienced…

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Office 365 Activity Alerts

How to Replace Microsoft Office 365 Activity Alerts on Global Full Control Accounts using Azure Log Analytics

September 23, 2021

As a managed service provider, SkyTerra stays on top of application changes and the cyber security landscape so our clients don’t have to. Microsoft’s deprecation of Office 365 Activity Alerts…

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Maximize ROI on Your Microsoft Structure

Cash Out: How to Maximize ROI on Your Microsoft Structure

August 11, 2021

The goal of using the Microsoft structure as your technology solution is to save your business time and money. A 2019 Microsoft commissioned study found that using just Azure Sentinel…

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Working in the Cloud is the New Norm

Why Working in the Cloud is the New Norm

July 27, 2021

Although the first part of our name is “Sky,” we actually have a physical office location: two of them, to be exact. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, our work…

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Remote Work Eat Our Own Dog Food

When It Comes to Remote Work, We Eat Our Own Dog Food

March 12, 2020

As everyone knows, New England, where our headquarters is located, has weather. Lots of weather…. It could be 70 and sunny one day and then a blizzard or a nor’easter the next. Of course, we have a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) in place if needed like all responsible businesses do, but the truth of the matter is that we work like this every day. We leverage a 100% cloud-based infrastructure to enable our team to work from anywhere, anytime

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