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A New Year is the perfect time to reach out and say "thank you" for your business in 2021. The team at Five Nines IT Solutions Inc. wishes you and yours health, happiness, peace and success in 2022. Happy New Year!

With the holiday season here, we find ourselves reflecting on the past year and the customers who've helped shape our business. In this spirit, we say thank you and send best wishes to you and yours for the holidays.

Managing endpoint devices in today's enterprise is an increasingly complex—and often frustrating—activity. To address these ongoing challenges of the modern enterprise, IT teams need a modern approach to device management, one that seamlessly integrates all components, from the chip to the cloud. Surface has been designed with built-in support for simplified modern management of the entire device lifecycle: before it's deployed, during its use, and after it's returned to be redeployed or retired. Read this guide to learn more. View: Modern Endpoint Management: Why 'built in' is better than 'bolt on'

Today's workers require adaptability since they often use various devices to accomplish tasks. Microsoft cloud, apps, and endpoints combine services you may already be using, such as Microsoft Intune, which are part of the Microsoft 365 stack designed to help secure access, protect data, and respond and manage risk. Use Endpoint Manager to deploy and configure apps to keep teams connected, apply Azure Virtual Desktop for fast, familiar access to internal resources, access Surface Hub to support a vast device ecosystem, and secure conditional access to mobile apps with Azure Active Directory. View: Unify management and security with Microsoft cloud, apps, and endpoints

REI is the largest consumer cooperative in the United States specializes in camping gear, outdoor apparel, and equipment. The popular Northwest company uses Microsoft Teams Connect capabilities to simplify how employees collaborate with external parties outside the company—with Microsoft Endpoint Manager and Intune key to its strategy for protecting mobile devices. During the pandemic, REI sold their campus and were fully committed to a hybrid work strategy. The fact that they had implemented products within the Microsoft 365 platform helped ensure their success in their new workplace environment. Read More...

COVID-19 dramatically changed the way people work. There were severe shifts in the cloud sector caused by changing work patterns, and this forced C-suite executives to fast-track their cloud migration plans. While the cloud was a lifeline for many of these organizations, they now must prepare to continue this transition. Companies must work towards cloud modernization in partnership with their CIOs and IT departments. Read More...

Managing endpoint devices in today's enterprise is an increasingly complex—and often frustrating—activity. To address these ongoing challenges of the modern enterprise, IT teams need a modern approach to device management, one that seamlessly integrates all components, from the chip to the cloud. Microsoft makes deployment simple. With "zero-touch," Surface devices go from factory-sealed to work-ready in a matter of minutes. Surface has been designed with built-in support for simplified modern management of the entire device lifecycle: before it's deployed, during its use, and after it's returned to be redeployed or retired. Contact us to learn more. dwgrosfield@fiveninesit.ca 519-893-3359

As people spent more time outdoors during COVID-19, Kent Water Sports experienced a huge spike in product demand for its outdoor water and snow activities equipment. Improving its e-commerce experience was essential to keep up with orders. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce and Microsoft Power BI allowed Kent to thrive during the pandemic. The solution enabled employees to access, manage, and share data with ease to fulfill customer needs. Kent had a record sales year and is going strong—just like its active clients.

Digital transformation—the adoption of leading-edge technologies to improve business value and increase customer success—is seen by most organizations as more critical than ever and accelerated by the effects of the pandemic. Application modernization is driven by the need for transformation, privacy, remote work, government regulation, risk assessment, worker productivity, data growth, and the need to stay competitive. Sign up to stay connected so we can help you understand what's driving enterprises to modernize their .NET apps by migrating to the cloud with Microsoft Azure. View: What's driving application modernization?

It's more important than ever to protect your organization's endpoint devices, securing data and systems wherever they are. With built-in protection at every layer, Microsoft Surface implements every standard for a highly secure Windows 10 device. Learn how today's IT and security teams are working proactively to move mobile device management into the cloud. Read the guide: A Modern Blueprint for Endpoint Protection View: A Modern Blueprint for Endpoint Security

Digital transformation is accelerating and keeping up with advancements adds complexity for workers, technology, and security teams. With an ever-expanding attack surface, leaders are challenged to manage a growing number of devices and endpoints. Meet the evolving needs of today's business world with modern endpoints built on the Microsoft 365 and intelligent security cloud. You can build security into apps and device experiences that help reduce the threat of endpoint vulnerability, including adoption of Zero Trust and Secure Endpoints for Frontline workforce devices. Sign up to say connected—we'll help you learn more about how to deploy and protect endpoints for hybrid work environments. View: Deploy and protect endpoints for hybrid work environments

Sophos' mental model for detection and response reflects the way users really work and addresses the challenge of the 'gray zones' in cybersecurity. Read More...

Optimize costs so your resources are better spent on increasing operational efficiencies, supporting new business priorities, and improving customer experiences. Sign up to stay informed on the latest cloud computing trends and learn more about migrating your apps and data to Microsoft Azure— the most cost-effective cloud. Read More...

Optimize costs so your resources are better spent on increasing operational efficiencies, supporting new business priorities, and improving customer experiences. Sign up to stay informed on the latest cloud computing trends and learn more about migrating your apps and data to Microsoft Azure— the most cost-effective cloud. View: Host your .NET application and data on the most cost-effective cloud

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Have you registered for today's webinar? Get tips & learn about resources to help get your Dynamics NAV & Dynamics 365 BC year-end processes done quickly & painlessly. Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EwX4JounQSyow-bayBByBA #MSDynNAV #MSDyn365BC #BusinessCentral #YearEnd

When Grace, a Special Olympics athlete and global youth leader from New Zealand, heard that a friend of hers had to miss a long-awaited competition due to transportation issues, her response was to help build an app that ensured other athletes wouldn't run into similar problems. She teamed up with fellow global youth leader Jack, and the pair worked on a project designed to connect Special Olympics athletes with transportation. When COVID-19 threatened to stall the project's momentum, the duo quickly turned to Microsoft Teams to collaborate and continue developing their app, making sure their inclusive initiative didn't miss a beat. Teams enabled them to communicate across continents and stay on track with their plans. Read More...

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