June 2024 Newsletter
June 2024 Newsletter Table of Contents What’s New at eGroup Enabling Technologies? eGroup Enabling Technologies Earns Spot on CRN’s 2024 Solution Provider 500 List for the 12th Consecutive Year! CRN’s annual Solution Provider 500 list recognizes North America’s largest solution providers by revenue, and serves as a prominent benchmark for many of the channel’s most […]
How Microsoft Copilot in Fabric Boosts Productivity
How Microsoft Copilot in Fabric Boosts Productivity How I’m using Copilot in Fabric: Data Factory, Data Science – Spark Notebooks, Power BI Desktop – DAX Query View, and Visuals Creation. As a BI Engineer/Data Analyst, I often work with different tools and platforms to collect, process, analyze, and visualize data. However, sometimes I face challenges […]
Intune Windows Autopilot Device Preparation
Intune Windows Autopilot Device Preparation New Announcement! There is a new Intune Windows Autopilot in town! Welcome Intune Windows Autopilot device preparation to general availability for Entra ID joined devices! Windows Autopilot device preparation should simplify and expedite the process, reducing the time it takes to run devices through Autopilot—plus near real-time deployment status, monitoring […]
Generative AI: Where Does It Fit In & What Myths Need to Be Debunked?
Generative AI: Where Does It Fit In & What Myths Need to Be Debunked? In recent years, the rise of ChatGPT and other AI-powered chatbots has propelled artificial intelligence into the spotlight of mainstream attention. With their ability to generate responses to a myriad of questions, AI platforms have fostered a perception that they possess […]
Licensing Optimization: Lessons Learned
Licensing Optimization: Lessons Learned At some point in almost every Microsoft 365 engagement I have with customers, we talk about licensing. Even if the project has absolutely nothing to do with licensing, and no one planned for it to come up, and we all pinky-swear that we won’t talk about it, it inevitably still comes […]
Teams Phones Major Updates: Chicken or Egg?
Teams Phones Major Updates: Chicken or Egg? Introduction This year, Microsoft will be making two (2) major changes to Teams Native phones: The operating system on the phones will be upgraded to Android 12. Management of Native Teams phones in Intune will switch to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) from the Android Device Administrator. […]
Navigating the VMware License Increase: RETHINK IT & Consider Azure VMware Solution
Navigating the VMware License Increase: RETHINK IT & Consider Azure VMware Solution With Broadcom’s recent acquisition of VMware, many organizations face increases in licensing costs under the new subscription model due to how the subscriptions are calculated. Azure VMware Solution (AVS) presents a compelling alternative to not only help accelerate an organization’s cloud strategy, but […]
May 2024 Newsletter
May 2024 Newsletter What’s New at eGroup Enabling Technologies? eGroup Enabling Technologies Recognized with the Microsoft Verified Managed XDR Solution Status eGroup Enabling Technologies has achieved Microsoft Verified Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) solution status. By achieving this status, our team has proven our robust MXDR services including a Security Operation Center (SOC) with […]
Purview Insider Risk Management: How to Capture Forensic Evidence on Intune Enrolled Devices
Purview Insider Risk Management: How to Capture Forensic Evidence on Intune Enrolled Devices Insider risks are a growing threat to organizations, especially in the era of remote work and cloud-based services. Insider risks can be caused by malicious actors who intentionally steal or leak sensitive data, sabotage systems, or compromise accounts. They can also be […]
AI Program Management: Lessons Learned from Infosec
AI Program Management: Lessons from Infosec The eGroup Enabling Technologies team has been spending a lot of time in the last few months helping clients preparing and deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot and other AI tools. Through this work, it has become clear that to successfully adopt and maximize the value of these tools, it will […]
