Greg Marts

Microsoft Practice Lead, Cloud and Systems Engineer at Versatile

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Building A Successful Hybrid Workforce

By Greg Marts on Apr 21, 2022 10:45:11 AM

In a recent survey conducted by IBM’s Institute of Business Value, more than 14,000 respondents voiced their opinions about a hybrid work model. The survey results portray a shift in employee expectations with their employers and an emphasis on greater work-life balance along with hybrid work flexibility. In today’s hyper-competitive job market, many organizations are looking at a hybrid work model to retain and recruit top talent while streamlining their operations. For IT organizations making the shift from in-office work to a hybrid workforce, this idea may sound a bit daunting. For those individuals, Versatile’s team of experts put together a few tips & tricks to help you with your transition into a secure and flexible hybrid work model.

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Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience and How it Affects You

By Greg Marts on Mar 8, 2022 9:43:48 AM

When Microsoft launched their New Commerce Experience (NCE), its goal was to provide customers greater choice and flexibility with license purchasing. For the past 10 years, licensees had the option to cancel anytime without penalty, add or reduce seats as required, pay per day, or choose annual terms for seat-based offers in the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) Program.

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Staying Safe & Secure for the New Year

By Greg Marts on Jan 5, 2022 2:16:15 PM

Stay safe this new year and secure yourself and your loved ones online with these ten tips from our cloud expert. 

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Age of Web Conferencing: Benefits of Switching to Online

By Greg Marts on Mar 26, 2020 9:15:00 AM

Even before the Covid-19 outbreak many businesses were not fully leveraging what we consider to be one of the most invaluable tools in your organization.

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Microsoft Self-Service Purchase for Power Platform Products and How to Block it using PowerShell

By Greg Marts on Nov 25, 2019 2:30:00 PM

Welcome! If you’re here reading this, chances are you’re looking for some information about Microsoft’s recent announcement pertaining to self-service purchasing capabilities in Office 365. If that’s the case, you’re in the right place! Ever since the announcement for MC193609 showed up in Office 365 message centers, I’ve been fielding questions from clients about what to do; so I took this opportunity to summarize the recent history of this roadmap item and offer a few tips on how to make sure your organization is ready for the January 2020 rollout.

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