Microsoft M365 Modern Workplace

Microsoft 365 (M365) Modern Workplace is a concept that has Microsoft Services and tools that help one build a modern workplace. When employees’ everyday productivity tools help them enhance their quality of work and output, they will be more enthused, joyful and happy to perform. In a scenario like this where people were forced to work from home, it is imperative that the company ensures its employees get the best. Providing a seamless user experience along with protecting vital data and information is crucial. This is why Microsoft ventured into building a Modern Workplace for their users.

What do you mean by a Modern Workplace?

There is no clear definition for what can be called a Modern Workplace. But ideally, a workplace that:

· Enhances communication

· Enables Seamless Collaborations

· Enables ease and flexibility during Remote Work

· Is technologically advanced

· Has a streamlined, modern workflow and process

· Increases employee productivity and a lot more

· Speeds up work as everything is on cloud

· Enhanced Data Security

Can be called a “Modern Workplace”.

Microsoft Teams Adoption

Microsoft has indeed leveraged the lockdown period to its optimum; so much that Microsoft Teams has become an undetachable part of our professional lives now. A Statista report says that, as of April 2021, MS Teams has a daily count of 145 million users. Isn’t that insane? The statistic has doubled since April 2020 last year.

Almost everyone uses MS Teams daily, but do you use it only to chat or schedule meetings when there is so much more that you can use it for? There are many ways by which you can optimally use the platform. This blog talks about certain features of MS Teams that you might not know of. Additionally, you can also reach out to service providers who can fully integrate and help you reap the maximum benefits out of the platform.

Power Automate

Power Automate is a tool by Microsoft which is aimed at Business Process Automation. It lets you automate and streamline repetitive tasks and paperless processes by creating workflows. Your team can focus their attention where it’s needed the most. The benefit being, there is zero coding and minimal effort required.

Power Automate brings together the power of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Digital Process Automation (DPA) enhanced with the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Not only can you connect Automate with Microsoft native apps but also with upto 450 3rd party apps as well.

Power Automate enables to automate multiple apps using a single platform, customize, manage and seamlessly integrate UI flows on cloud.

Scaling, automating and maintaining business processes and user workflows aren’t necessarily easy but Power Automate simplifies it for you. If you want help implementing it, contact a service provider who can help you build a modern workplace strategy.

Power BI

Business Intelligence and Automation is everywhere. User experience is bound to get enhanced and statistical in the coming times. Power BI is a business intelligence from Microsoft helps empower your team members to discover insights hidden within your data. It has a collection of apps, connectors and services that work in tandem and combines the data into a coherent insight. It helps the user better visualize and discover what’s important and share that with your people.

You can customize the tool to fit your needs and role.

It is one of the best Data Visualization Tools available in the market and it is easier than MS Excel. A drag and drop function which doesn’t need you to perform any data functions.

SharePoint Migration and SharePoint Development

We at Infrassist help you build a modern workplace by leveraging SharePoint. We help you with SharePoint Online (SPOL) — Architecture, Design & Configuration, SharePoint Online (SPOL) — Migration and SharePoint Development.

Under SharePoint Online (SPOL), a user can:

· Design or redevelop Intranet Portals, create custom business process-specific workflows using Power Automate

· Use MDM Solutions to restrict and gain better control over organization data to prevent access from non-compliant devices

· You can also configure easy-to-manage permission model (O365 group based) under SPOL, One Drive for Business & MS Teams for meeting secure collaboration requirements within & outside organization users.

Under SharePoint Online (SPOL) Migration — one can migrate from on-prem file shares, SharePoint environment to SharePoint Online under M365.

These were just a few of the many functionalities that you can perform when it comes to SharePoint.

Conclusion

Lastly, moving from traditional to a digital requires a well-thought of digital business strategy and not everyone can make the transition by themselves. M365 Modern Workplace is aimed at helping you ease collaborations, automate tasks, show insights on what matters and keep vital information secure. Reach out to a service provider who can not only help you strategize but also build and transorm your work environment.