Open-source software grants its users a degree of accessibility that is not possible through its proprietary counterpart. Open-source codes are published publicly for all who wish to study and manipulate them, whereas proprietary software keeps users more restricted, inside hard, iron-clad lines.
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Connect With Us At Salesforce World Tour NYC
Salesforce World Tour NYC is just a few weeks away! This year’s event is the biggest World Tour yet and will be held at the Javits Center on May 4. It’s not too late to register – World Tour is free to attend. It helps cultivate a community of Salesforce thought leaders, technical experts, sellers, […]
A Healthcare Story: Improving Health Plan Buying and Maintenance Processes With Salesforce
Healthcare organizations are addressing the need to innovate by adopting digital health platforms (DHPs). DHPs enable organizations to support the healthcare quintuple aim, which outlines the high-level goals of the industry: delivering better patient outcomes, reducing the cost of care, improving the patient experience, improving provider experiences, and health equity. Using Salesforce Health Cloud, we […]
How Salesforce Can Be the Fuel for Your Digital Oilfield Launch
Growth Mindset For the history of oil and gas companies, growth has been the key indicator of success. Recently, the global pressure to reduce carbon footprint has switched industry focus from growth to adaptability. To survive the volatility of supply and demand in the market – regularly disrupted by political, social, and economic trends – […]
Microsoft 365 Copilot – Shifting the Way We Work
This is a big deal The tech landscape is always evolving. In the history of computing, there have been three major shifts that completely changed how we view technology and its usefulness to society. Those include: Graphical User Interfaces The Internet Mobile (and social media on mobile i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more recently TikTok) […]
The New Microsoft Teams for Desktop is Here
Microsoft introduces the next chapter of Microsoft Teams Today, March 27, 2023, Microsoft announced the New Microsoft Teams desktop client. This new version of Teams promises to address customer challenges regarding ease of use, reliability, and overall performance. It will be available via Public Preview in March 2023 and generally available later this year. NOTE: […]
Three Foreseen Payer Changes Due to Price Transparency Legislation
The final step in the CMS price transparency legislation is due January 2024 and requires that health plans ensure that their members have access to accurate cost of care tools that show total procedure costs for an episode of care. These 3 major shifts will happen operationally due to price transparency: The “Plan Design […]
The Impact of PunchOut between Buyers and Sellers in B2B Commerce
When buying online in today’s world, we often think of a quick and simple process. However, the B2B purchasing process can be more complex, especially when clients purchase from various suppliers and familiarize themselves with each vendor-purchasing platform, or for sellers who are accommodating requests from various buyers. These touchpoints and roadblocks make the commerce […]
Salesforce Experience Cloud: A Powerful Solution to Manage Customer, Partner, & Employee Communities
Backdrop: The year 2021 saw enormous global upheaval and transition. The need to move to the digital world has never been more imperative than the pandemic. There was a paradigm shift in the digital ecosystem. In April 2021, Salesforce changed its Community Cloud for a more modern service. So, Salesforce built an exciting alternative. This […]
Microsoft Inspire 2022 Recap: “The Viva Edition”
Jump to: Viva Engage Viva Goals Viva Sales Other Viva News Microsoft’s annual partner conference, Microsoft Inspire, wrapped up Wednesday, July 20, 2022. While still virtual, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella kicked off his keynote by explicating the ‘digital imperative’ of infusing technology into all business processes. He implored partners to not just talk about digital […]
Is Optimizely A Good Fit For Portals?
This is a question that I am often asked and having seen many successful Optimizely portals, I can absolutely say the answer is yes. I’ve been amazed by what clients have been able to achieve with portals built on the platform. In this article, I would like to discuss a few topics that could potentially […]
Viva Insights: Empower Hybrid Work Employee Experiences with Data-Driven Insights
Viva Insights In the ever-changing landscape of work, having data-driven intelligence is paramount for individuals, managers, and leaders. Viva Insights takes signals from across M365, Exchange, and teams and uses them to identify trends. From those trends, MS applies a ton of workplace insights gleaned from academic and hands-on research to derive from that data […]