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    Unlocking Microsoft Viva Connections to Enhance Employee Experience

    In the modern workplace, employee experience is paramount. Microsoft Viva Connections is part of the Microsoft Viva suite. This blog delves into what Viva Connections is, its key features, benefits, and how to implement it effectively in your organization.

    Exchange Server patch alert - Action if you have Exchange on-prem

    Current risks to multiple different on-premises Microsoft Exchange Servers where zero-day vulnerabilities are being exploited by a nation-state affiliated group. Please note that EXCHANGE ONLINE is not affected.

    (Y)Our Success Department

    "People First" is one of our main company values and we don't want this to be just a nice phrase on a plaque on the wall. No, we see it as one of our top priorities in everything we do.

    Creating Your First Microsoft Viva Topic

    Microsoft Viva Topics is the name announced on Feb 4th 2021 as the official name for what was until now known as Project Cortex Topics, Topic Experience or Intelligent Topics. Watch a quick video on how a Viva Topics page is created.

    Microsoft Viva Topics - First Look and Behind the Scenes

    Watch a short video of Microsoft Viva Topics as it appears just after the initial set-up process in ClearPeople's own Microsoft 365 tenant.

    Microsoft Viva Topics - walk-through of set-up

    Want to know how to set-up Microsoft Viva Topics? Here is a short walk through of the steps to get Microsoft Viva Topics set-up in a Microsoft 365 tenant.

    What is Collective Intelligence? And how does it apply in the workplace?

    Collective intelligence is the process by which a large group of individuals gather and share their knowledge, data and skills for the purpose of solving issues.

    What is Microsoft Viva Topics (Project Cortex) and SharePoint Premium (Syntex)?

    In 2020, ClearPeople was announced as one of just 17 Microsoft global launch partners and recognised with Preferred Partner status for Project Cortex (now called Microsoft Viva Topics), Microsoft’s initiative to make AI capabilities available within Microsoft 365.

    Use Authenticator Apps and move away from SMS and voice

    Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) has now been widely accepted and used as a best practice. All your creds are belong to us, is a nice blog that outlines vulnerabilities in credentials other than passwords and highlights the promise of passwordless, cryptographically protected creds like FIDO, Windows Hello, and the Authenticator App.

    YAML and Classic UI in Azure DevOps Pipelines

    In this post we are aiming to clarify the advantages of one over the other in a daily use from a development team point of view.