Getting started with artificial intelligence without much programming background may seem like something for people with just a bit too much self-confidence. Yet with Microsoft's AI Builder, it is possible. You can use AI models to add intelligence to the apps you build on the Microsoft Power Platform. There are lots of useful components available that you can start using right away. Our experts explain what to expect from plug-and-play intelligence and in which business scenarios it is most useful.

Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, working from home has suddenly become a priority on the corporate agenda. The very same health crisis has simultaneously brought with it a shortage of physical hardware. This extraordinary confluence of circumstances has forced many organizations, including smaller ones, to make the step to a virtual desktop in the cloud. But have they actually made the right choice in doing so? We compare two Microsoft solutions: Windows 365, which was only launched in the summer, and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), until recently called Windows Virtual Desktop.

The Microsoft Power Platform's low-code approach makes it possible for just about anyone to build an app, but how do you turn it into an intuitive and attractive end product? What do you need to consider when it comes to usability, design and branding? We would like to help you out with some basic principles.

Tools such as Microsoft SCCM and Microsoft Intune allow you to securely deploy and manage IT devices so that employees have seamless access to company applications and data anytime, anywhere. But do you need both tools to do so? Or is one enough?

The world is constantly evolving, and that also has an important impact on your customers' digital experiences. Each phase of the customer journey (discovery, commerce and engage) nowadays contains an opportunity for optimization; the upcoming cookieless world, the benefits of marketplaces and the efficiency of brand fans. We have organized a webinar dedicated to each of these topics. Discover the most important take-aways here or watch the recordings again.

From now on, we'll be guiding you through the wonderful world of Microsoft Power Platform every month. Each time, we'll treat you to a different way of using the platform and discuss a current topic in detail. Let's begin at the beginning: what's the best way to get started? And is this something anyone can do, or should only tech whizzes make the attempt? Discover a lot of interesting insights and handy resources to help you get started with Power Platform.

Ask any resident of a random city or municipality about everyday annoyances and they are likely to bring up mobility issues, from congestion woes to a lack of good parking. A Smart Mobility policy can help tackle such challenges with the help of a well-thought-out approach and technological assistance such as sensors and cameras. With extensive collaboration efforts and the implementation of an intelligent mobility network, the most pervasive mobility pain points can be addressed.

Traditional 9-to-5 work days? Those days are quietly slipping into the oblivion of the history books. As soon as this is once again possible, employees will want to be able to work efficiently from any workplace (at the office, in the home office, on the road, etc.). In other words, we are evolving towards a hybrid working environment.

If you're investing in updating or upgrading your data center, when you choose Aruba AOS-CX you are choosing a future-oriented solution. The benefits of the operating system are located right at two junctions: between network and security, and between data center and multicloud. What's more, the software also facilitates substantial cost savings.

Now more than ever, a solid backup and recovery strategy is becoming an indispensable part of a broader IT security strategy. This is particularly true at a time when ransomware attacks are making the news each and every day. Commvault offers a broad response to the issues that arise in this regard.

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Now that the wave that led us to all suddenly work from home as much as possible is slowly but surely receding, we are ready to embrace a new, hybrid work model in its wake. Some of us will be returning to the office more regularly, while others will continue to reap the benefits of working from home. This new model will change the way we interact with each other and with our work environment. This requires a new form of collaboration that goes beyond the online meetings we know today. We need tools that can bring people in diverse geographical locations together virtually, so they can collaborate more closely and efficiently. We organized an Innovation Thursday on this topic – see the highlights here.

Smart companies are proactively pursuing an effective partnership between HR and IT. After all, both departments play a crucial role in keeping the digital transformation in an organization on the right track. Based on existing theories and a new survey of Flemish companies, Kwinten Seghers and Simon Schelpe investigate the possibilities in their master's thesis 'Organization and Management'.