Business is a dynamic thing; we work in our business world for years, and something will come up and we will think, "well, we knew it would happen one day..." Yet we still don't have a solid plan for what to do. People leave, and suddenly we must scramble to adapt. Promotions, department moves, all normal things that happen in an organization that somehow catch us by surprise.
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As SharePoint 2013 Workflows moves closer to an end of life, we here at Pait have discussed how to best make sure our customers- past, present, and future- are prepared for the end of this important and once very common technology.
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We live in an age of wonders, no doubt. News of Artificial Intelligence (AI) advances are in the news almost daily, accompanied by commentary and predictions that are almost entirely speculation. I am writing a blog article about using AI in business but, I am forced to admit, and I am not an AI expert. I have to fall back on years of consulting with other technologies throughout my career to see how expectations eventually settled into reality with other new or popular concepts.
AI will impact our work life, but a lot of customers are possibly expecting too much in the short term. Advice from Microsoft has been restrained; they are encouraging us to experiment, be prepared to fail, and keep an attitude of learning instead of already knowing what the AI should do for you.
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If you really think about it, is it possible your coworkers aren’t telling you important information about your work world? When we meet with customers, we have encountered an odd phenomenon: we send the invites, we announce our roles within Pait Group and how we hope to help with their project. Then we spend the next hour listening to the customers being completely surprised by everything their coworkers say.
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OK, so if you haven't read JSON Column Formatting (Part 1), this entry will probably make less sense than it should. Take a minute and check that out before you go on with this blog post, and you will be much happier.
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Here is the truth. The beloved term “best practices” is almost meaningless in a system as complex and flexible as Microsoft 365. The services of Microsoft 365 can be configured in radically different ways to limit or expand their reach into the world, and you have to determine what best represents your organization's way of working.
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