Pait Group Blog

Six Reasons you Should STILL Hire a Consultant

No one could have predicted how the workplace (and world) would change between 2014 and 2023. MANY of our older blog posts with the hottest new tools and updates have aged like milk, where some are aging like a fine wine. Here are the same six reasons you should hire a consultant, but with a few added points. 

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Decoding the Puzzle: Navigating Power Apps and Power Automate Licensing with Ease

Welcome to the world of Power Platform, where choosing the right license is like solving an intricate puzzle, one that needs to perfectly align with both your business needs and budget. Whether you're a solo entrepreneur or a large enterprise, understanding the nuances of Power Apps and Power Automate licensing is like finding the secret recipe for digital efficiency. Get ready to explore each license type, understanding their features, costs, and uses, as we break this puzzle down and piece it back together!

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Configuring the Layout of SharePoint Forms Part 2: Conditional Fields

Back in June, I wrote a blog about how you can make default SharePoint forms a bit more user friendly and aesthetically pleasing using “Configure Layout” feature. For me, this is one of those life hacks that became a regular activity in your day-to-day life. Every list I create gets a configured layout form and then I decide if it needs additional functionality, like conditional fields.

Conditional fields in this case are fields that we only show to the user when they’ve provided certain information already. For my example, I’m going to modify the Travel Request form I already formatted. I added a new column for “method of travel” and included two choices: driving and flying. If the user selects flying, then the flight information fields will become visible. If they select driving, then those flight information fields remain hidden. Let’s start.

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Maybe Your Coworkers Aren’t Telling You Everything

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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JSON Column Formatting (Part 2)

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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A Plan for Securing Your Tenant (Even if Everything Looks Like It Is Working)

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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