Category: Business

Why Microsoft Teams is Much Better Platform for Collaboration?

VOIP services are the new digital needs to any business! Microsoft Teams’ offers efficient ways, not only to communicate with your Teams and your customers, but outside your business world too, over 65 countries to spread it wide.

During world pandemic i.e. Covid-19, we all have moved to several platforms to collaborate with our teams.

Initially, Zoom became one of the popular platforms for conducting meetings, online classes, and workshops.

Many small or large businesses have been using Zoom and Slack for collaboration and have been able to manage their work efficiently. But does it really provide all the features that Microsoft Teams is offering?  I do not think so!

Slack’s features are quite easy to understand and is mostly used to chat with people. Zoom on the other hand became a very popular app among workers as allows smooth and reliable video chats.

Using Microsoft Teams is a bit bloated with lots of features that might not be used by owners. But, the task management feature, called as planner which enables us to organize our tasks.

Microsoft made their name in technology because of one word. Maybe it is oversimplifying a multi-billion-dollar company, but the word is integration.

Outlook is integrated with Word which is integrated with Teams. Microsoft Teams Integration is the unique feature that keeps us all connected and everything is just a click away.

As we all know about this pandemic (hope it ends soon), in this crucial time we need integration now more than ever.

If I can click once to start a meeting with 10 people instead of sending them the link, I’ll take it.

Google is the closest to Microsoft in terms of making it all work in a fluid and intuitive sense, but Google Meet is not even in the same league as of Teams. If only it were not so! I prefer Google Docs over the online version of Microsoft Word, and Gmail (as part of Google Workspace, which used to be called G-Suite) is much better than Microsoft Outlook, especially for those of us who never delete an email and rely on an inbox search every five seconds.

For now, easily starting a video chat (and adding a team) in Microsoft Teams and integration with Outlook for scheduling group chats is winning me over.

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Users Switching to Other Apps after WhatsApp Updated its Data Terms

After the recent updates by WhatsApp to share data with Facebook. It is being noticed that several other messaging apps are being used more these days.

Messaging apps such as Signal and Telegram messaging apps are seeing a sudden increase in demand. It is mainly because of the updated terms of service by WhatsApp which has raised eyebrows on social media.

On Wednesday, WhatsApp laid out fresh terms, asking users to agree to the update let owner Facebook Inc and its subsidiaries have access to user data including their phone number and location.

As mentioned in our previous article this new update is violating the initial promise that WhatsApp made with its users. It is not only breach of privacy, but it is a huge question mark to their service and privacy policies.

Some privacy activists questioned the “accept our data grab or get out” move on Twitter and suggested users to switch to messaging apps like Signal and Telegram.

Signal’s popularity shot up more on Thursday after it was recommended by Elon Musk, who we all know have one of the most-followed accounts on Twitter. Social media marketing plays a vital role in spreading such news so quickly.

More than 100,000 users installed Signal across the app stores of Apple and Google in the last two days while Telegram picked up nearly 2.2 million downloads, according to data analytics firm Sensor Tower.

New installs of WhatsApp fell 11 per cent in the first seven days of 2021 compared with the prior week but that still amounted to an estimated 10.5 million downloads globally, Sensor Tower said.

Well, if your business is looking for an alternative to spread your word. Then you can use IT Company’s branded SMS gateway server to deliver your message with your own brand name without having so many conditions.

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2021 Brings Best WordPress e-commerce plugins!

Previous year 2020 has taught us many things, locking us down and making us to turn to internet. For the first time, it’s not a bad thing and even better for online businesses.

Through managed WordPress Hosting plugins can help you in growing your online business sales.  These plugins can also help you to setup the kind of business you want to run.

In order to help you grasp this knowledge in the simplest way, we have narrowed down 5 most important plugins that can help you in growing your online business.

  • Easy Digital Downloads:

EDD is one of the best plugins to use for selling digital online products. You can have free WordPress plugin and will only have to pay for the services.

Its installation process is very easy and you start adding your items right away. Plugins also allow you to enjoy several useful features such as, add to cart, pop-up, free downloads, PDF invoices and printing.

  • Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart:

E-commerce world is not only about digital products, you can further enhance your global reach by selling physical tangible products.

Ecwid allows you to start selling physical products online. Another biggest advantage of Ecwid is that it is nota plugin which means apart on WordPress, you can sell products on any platform.

  • Shopify

Even if you are not tech savvy, Shopify handles everything for you from setting up your online shop to assisting you to how to sell your products. Its is not a plugin, so you can use it outside of WordPress as well. IT Consultants offers the best WordPress hosting and also offers online store services to help you increase your global reach via internet.

  • WP EasyCart

It is an affordable WordPress plugin for all businesses who want to see their products online. It offers absolute support in setting up and handles all the hard work by themselves. Through WP EasyCart, you can sell all kinds of products including, physical, digital products, digital download such as, videos, audios etc. You can also sell subscriptions, gift cards and can also ask for donation from this platform.

  • WooCommerce

It is one of the most popular plugins available for e-commerce. It offers you complete customization and the plugin itself is free.

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The Digital Transformation we can expect to see in 2021

Even in this world pandemic in 2020, we were still able to prove that we all can work from home and can achieve our objectives.

2021 is here and we can see very promising products to head our way. Following are the few devices and products that we can expect in 2021;

  • MORE FOLDABLE DEVICES

After the release of the Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold 2 last year, Samsung is already up to third generation of foldable smartphones.

Other manufacturers like Apple are already ready to dive into the foldable market this year. According to reports, two foldable iPhone prototypes have already passed internal durability tests.

But it is quite expected that in 2022, we will possibly see a foldable iPhone or iPad device.

  • BENDABLE LAPTOPS

It is expected that in 2021, folding screens technology will be implemented in laptops as well. Isn’t it cool?

Lenovo has already showed they’re its X1 Fold which is basically a 13.3-inch tablet that bends in half to be used as a laptop.

Similarly, other companies will develop such devices as well that will have a keyboard and trackpad on the lower half and screen up top so, that users can connect to each other virtually.

  • M1 iMAC

Apple’s iMac with the M1 chip that is coming in 2021.

We have heard persistent rumours that Apple will release a redesigned iMac and it will also have the M1 processor under the hood.

So, we can totally imagine the improvement the M1 will bring with the iMac.

  • MORE 5G

The rollout of the 5G networks grew significantly in 2020 and the networks will near completion in 2021 in most of the major cities of Australia.

Customers who invested in a 5G device in 2020 will be able to enjoy the early adoption even more as the speed and capacity of 5G becomes accessible in more parts of the country.

In 2021, all of the flagship and upper mid-tier phones released will have 5G compatibility.

After the launch of Apple’s iPhone 12 which is the first 5G-compatible smartphone, 5G received a huge boost of awareness among customers.

  • TVs EVEN SMARTER AND MORE 8K

It is true that Covid-19 has completely changed our lifestyle and has affected our enterprise solutions and work as well.

In 2021, it is expected that new technology will make the picture and audio quality even better to enhance the in-home experience.

8K will become even more ordinary as more 8K content becomes available on streaming, gaming and broadcast.

  • SMART HOME PRODUCTS CONTINUE TO EXPAND

We are already using a lot of digital devices. But, in 2021 it is likely possible that smart home devices will be increased dramatically.

In 2021, smart home products will also be more affordable and further increase the connectivity as API Integrations allow them to connect to many devices be it web or mobile devices.

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Could Intel Regain Dominance in 2021?

As we all know 2020 has been a rollercoaster for everyone including businesses, even the giant tech companies have faced several issues during this global pandemic that is Covid-19.

In 2020, Intel got a lot of negative attention, it happened mostly because of the latest the most stunning releases of tech devices by its competitors. Intel’s releases were great in 2020, but the actual problem came from the launch of AMD and Apple’s outshining Team Blue’s hardware.

Although, Intel’s Core i3 had HyperThreading this feature meant that Intel users will enjoy great multi-threaded performance. However, it was not enough when AMD Ryzen 5000 series were launched.

As we know, Intel’s latest mobile chips are brilliantly developed to provide excellent battery life, provided the fact that a lot of mobile applications are used by users at the same time. In November 2020, Intel’s mobile progress was reduced slightly when it’s major competitor and tech giant – Apple announced MacBook Air, Mac mini and 13-inch MacBook Pro which directly impacted the progress of intel’s silicon for processors that were designed in-house at Apple.

Few of the releases in 2020 might stay the same in 2021, for instance Intel Xe. It did allow consumers to use graphics themselves, however it still do not provide enough graphics to run an application or game such as, Cyberpunk 2077.

Considering the rapid change in technology and intel’s competitors are launching new products quickly with stunning new features, Intel users are looking forward to Intel graphics cards, but it feels like we have been waiting for this our entire life. I guess, we’ll have to wait and see if their concepts will translate into an actual product or not in 2021.

Apart from desktop applications that are often used by all consumers and are working quite well on Intel’s devices, their mobile side is also still competitive. Intel will face a hard time to stay competitive especially due to the heavy competition coming from both AMD and ARM.

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