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10 reasons why every enterprise needs a DevOps strategy for 2021

Traditional approaches to development aren’t keeping up with the complexity, pace, and scale of change in today’s digital landscape. With a DevOps strategy, teams work iteratively, delivering real-time responses to threats and opportunities. Scaling DevOps successfully means automating key areas of IT and operations—boosting sales and productivity. And that’s just the beginning.

Learn why every enterprise needs a DevOps strategy for 2021.

10 innovation areas that are reshaping app development

Be a part of the global movement. From start-ups to established enterprises, organizations around the world are leveraging Microsoft Power Apps to reshape app development. Discover 10 innovation areas where Power Apps is changing business. Read on:

Overcoming security challenges with DevSecOps

Throughout the years, software development practices have evolved to serve the needs and the speed of business. However, digital leaders are still facing challenges with security and development. The solutions to these challenges are collaboration, tooling, and DevSecOps best practices.

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NSW: Affording a device in every hand

Integration with other apps is the key to @MicrosoftTeams success. Users appreciate seamless transitions between the Teams app and other Microsoft apps, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and OneNote, just to name a few. Meeting attendees have everything they need to collaborate, plan, and work—and it’s all at an affordable price point. View this video to learn how one organization in Australia capitalized on integration and affordability by choosing Teams.

Scale as you grow with Power Apps

Scale is essential for a growing business. Microsoft Power Apps gives you the agility you need to move from one app to many without sacrificing security. Power Apps provides professional-grade features so you can develop at scale and have all your data in one place. Start building today. Watch this brief video to learn more:

Spotlight on ‘Teams as a Platform’ at Virtual Microsoft Build 2020

You may be hearing buzz about announcements made in late May about Microsoft Teams and especially its integration with Power Platform.

In his article, “Spotlight on ‘Teams as a Platform’ at Virtual Microsoft Build 2020,” Patrick Moorhead explains highlights, such as app development and management and scheduling improvements within Teams. For example, users in Power BI can click Share to Teams to import and share reports (or parts of reports). “By integrating these two tools [Teams and Power Platform], Teams is now essentially a full-blown platform,” writes Moorhead. Read his entire article for all the highlights!

Remote developer productivity

The way people work and live changed drastically during 2020. Companies quickly transitioned to remote work, adopting a new culture to overcome collaboration and remote shipping challenges. Fortunately, Microsoft offers a wide variety of tools and platforms, from Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Azure, GitHub, and Visual Studio—helping companies build business resilience.

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Introduction to Power Apps – Learn

Your business is unique, and so are your challenges. Discover the right app for you with Microsoft Power Apps. Power Apps connects to common data sources so you can integrate easily. Read about the process, watch a video, and learn from a customer success story in this insightful manual:

Benefits of Microsoft Teams

The chat feature in Microsoft #Teams is designed for the modern worker. It’s rich text capable and supports @mentions to ensure quick notification. Users can chat (and call and meet) across devices, including mobile.

Check out this flyer for more details about the collaboration, meetings and calling features. Teams is the hub for teamwork that brings everything together!

Kelly Roofing uses PowerApps to capture photos at work sites

Microsoft Power Apps fixed a business traffic jam for Kelly Roofing. This company was overloaded with paperwork and broken communication lines due to their vast client territory. But with Power Apps, they created a custom app that integrated photos, reports, scheduling, and client info for hundreds of employees to access. Read their success story here: