According to IWG, as many as 70% of employees work remotely at least one day each week. With a distributed workforce, individual team members and diverse employees bring different expectations, preferences, and tool demands. That’s why it’s important to have the right tools that everyone knows. Adopting a familiar modern workplace with solutions like Microsoft Teams can help bring your workforce together.

At CANDI, we have the expertise and experience to help you integrate the modern workplace you need to achieve more. Contact us today to learn more on how we can help.

.@Forrester research shows organizations using @Office365 reduce data breaches by 75%. Security is just one of four reasons to make the move to the cloud. Check out this eBook to learn 3 other reasons why you should move to the cloud using #Windows 10 and @Office365.

Looking for a lightweight, portable approach to running multiple applications? Containers might be the answer. With containers, applications are isolated and packaged only with their unique dependencies, allowing for increased density and consuming fewer resources than virtual machines. Containers can help you rapidly scale up or down to meet your changing business needs.

At CANDI, we want to help you find the solution that can increase your utilization and meet your ever-changing business needs. Contact us today to learn more about how we’re prepared to help you modernize your IT needs.

The buyer’s journey is changing, blurring the lines between the once separate marketing and selling functions. Companies that are embracing this change are already seeing positive results, with tightly aligned sales and marketing functions experiencing 38% higher sales.

What does this mean for your business? It starts with a base of shared data. By using integrated tools like Dynamics 365, these two functions can combine customer data from multiple sources to generate more insights that help nurture leads and provide a consistent customer experience.

Contact us to learn how you can market and sell smarter.

86% of current or planned AI spending is in customer-oriented areas, especially marketing and sales. That’s because businesses recognize the potential of AI to offer new insights and improve customer experiences.

Contrary to expectations, adding AI to customer-oriented areas can actually result in more personal interactions and build strong relationships between you and your customers. That stronger relationship is just one exciting way companies are using AI to gain a competitive advantage.

At CANDI, we want to help you find the AI solution that will propel your business to the top.

Enhance Security and remain compliant as end of support approaches.

It takes hackers 4 minutes to get into servers through email attacks. 286 days on average to detect a #security breach and an additional 80 days to repair the damage.

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Updates to your IT infrastructure might not be the most glamorous change you can do for your business, but it’s certainly one of the most important. When you update your IT networks, data management resources, and analytics tools, you’re creating a solid foundation upon which the rest of your IT solutions will function. A strong IT infrastructure paves the way for expansion into next-generation resources like AI.

At CANDI, we can help you find the right solutions to create a solid IT infrastructure. Contact us today to learn more about how our experienced professionals can help.

Oftentimes, a prospect has never heard of a company when a sales rep first makes contact. This cold-calling strategy can be frustrating and ineffective, but content marketing offers an alternative.

Connected sales and marketing offer a huge opportunity for more effective lead generation and follow-up. By putting out educational content, you can build trust and add value with leads before your sellers initiate contact.

At CANDI, we can help you find the best tools to integrate marketing and sales and boost the value of your leads. Contact us to learn more.

According to a recent survey, over half of the companies that are industry leaders in AI adoption are working with external partners and suppliers to gain a deeper understanding of data and AI implementation. This strategy is especially effective for smaller companies that want to implement AI in their business, but don’t have the resources available for a full-time AI specialist.

At CANDI, we can help you determine which AI implementation strategies are best suited for your business. Check out this article to learn more, and contact us to get started.

IT shouldn’t be a bottleneck for collaboration, yet it happens more often than you think. It’s easy to fall into a gatekeeper mindset, but as professionals, it’s important to remember the mission of your IT department. As an IT pro, your role should be to enable and support your fellow employees. Adopting a facilitator mindset can benefit the productivity of workers and the firm.

At CANDI, we want you to have the right platform to match your mindset. Let’s chat about the best ways to get you started.

Support for Windows 7 and Office 2010 is ending. Enhance your security and upgrade to a new #Windows 10 device and #Office365.

Read this blog and learn more about three small businesses that use Microsoft solutions to help grow their businesses and remain secure. #GetModern with CANDI and contact us today!