Office 365 and Creativity: Lovepop

In today’s fast-paced world, mobility is the key to collaboration. At Quay Focus, we want to make sure you’re integrating the right solutions so you can continue to produce great work, regardless of your geographical constraints.

Lovepop scaled their business half way around the world in a matter of months. To maintain the collaboration needed to create beautiful cards, they used Office 365. Office 365 allowed them to communicate their designs and stay connected with their 400-employee network.

We want to help your business maintain the collaboration needed for your business to thrive. Contact us to find out more and check out this video.

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Kelly Services moves to Skype for Business for complete cloud communications

If you can’t get to your customers, someone else will. Seconds can make the difference between winning and losing business. But Skype for Business with Microsoft Office 365 makes anywhere, anytime connectivity easy and convenient without compromising productivity or your quality of service.

With full-featured voice and meeting capabilities across devices, Skype for Business with #Office365 can make the difference for you. Contact our team at Quay Focus to find out how.

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Customer story: Chesterfield County

Manual processes, handwritten logs, and paper trails are not only inefficient, but they can be costly. These outdated business management techniques often result in error, duplication, and quality-control issues that can compromise efficiency, productivity, and morale.

But with cloud-based productivity and data centralization tools such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, you can modernize your business and achieve more.

At Quay Focus, we understand the importance of modern digital tools to help businesses move forward. Contact us to learn more. #WhyCloud

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The role of familiarity in predicting the ability of technology to improve learning outcomes

We often spend so much time focused on getting technology into classrooms, and devices in the hands of students, that we fail to focus on ensuring that these technologies are actually being applied in a meaningful way.

Teachers are already overburdened with an abundance of requirements and a lack of time to meet them. So, instead of simply demanding they figure out the technology and implementation on their own time, we believe in setting them up for success from the start.

By providing an interface that teachers are already familiar with, like Windows 10, we can slash their learning curve, reduce frustration, and get tech into curriculums faster. Contact us to learn more.

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Preparing the class of 2030

Social and emotional skills are far more predictive of a student’s achievement than home environment or demographics. That’s because employers are looking for people who are able to think on their feet and build strong relationships.

Technology has the incredible potential to level the playing field and make these important skill developments accessible to all students, by giving teachers the ability to combine emotional and cognitive skills with academic learning.

At Quay Focus, we want to help your school use technology to arm all student with the skills they’ll need in the workplace.

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Customer Story: School gets future ready with Windows 10 devices, Office 365, and STEM curriculum

No one person can be an expert on everything, and this applies to teachers as well. When it comes to STEM areas where many are unfamiliar, technology can give them access to tools and other educators who can help them confidently expand their STEM curriculums.

Similarly, students can’t be expected to resonate with every subject taught. More STEM in the classroom offers exposure to a wider variety of subjects and activities, increasing the likelihood that students find a subject they’re passionate about.

At Quay Focus, we want to help your teachers bring exciting new content into their classrooms.

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Top 10 Security Deployment Actions with Microsoft 365

Threats come from all areas, from malware attacks to compromised user credentials, and even accidental data leaks caused by human error. Naturally, it follows that an effective security system should have tools to cover all these areas.

Using tools like Azure Active Directory and Single Sign On, you can protect your system from common user credential problems while Azure Information Protection can keep your data encrypted and secure even if it’s shared outside of your system.

We understand the security problems facing your business are far from simple, which is why our multifaceted solution contains tools to address each one.

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