Thursday, February 25, 2021

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While there are multiple ways to distinguish yourself from your competitors, one sure way to set yourself apart is to create and deliver personalized experiences to both existing and prospective customers, tailored to their unique needs and preferences. One sure way to accomplish this is with Dynamics 365. Subscribe today, and stay informed on how Dynamics 365, along with other leading Microsoft solutions, can help elevate and transform your engagements with both current and future customers.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Cisco Cloud Application Centric Infrastructure

This comprehensive overview of Cisco Cloud ACI describes the challenges the solution is designed to overcome, its most important features and their functions, and its powerful capabilities. Please contact ContentMX, LLC for more information about Cisco Cloud ACI.

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5 Tips for Monitoring Activity at Your Small Business

This infographic lists 5 tips for small businesses owners to get started with monitoring activity at their premises, including using smart cameras with built-in intelligence, gaining insights to optimize spaces, paying attention to security and privacy, setting up alerts, and collaborating to resolve problems quickly. For more information about Cisco Workplace Monitoring solutions, please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc..

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X1 Fold - Reshape your reality

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold stands to revolutionize the world of mobile devices. It's the world's first foldable PC—and you can learn more about it by visiting this web link. For additional information, please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. today.

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The Intel® Evo™ vPro® Platform - Built for What IT Needs and What Users Want

This solution brief is a comprehensive, yet easy-to-read document that discusses the advantages of the Intel® Evo™ vPro® platform powered by 11th Gen Intel Core™ vPro processors. It also explains how the Intel Evo vPro platform meets the needs of IT and delivers what users want. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about the Intel Evo vPro platform powered by 11th Gen Intel Core vPro processors.

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Collaborate with Microsoft Teams

This infographic lists the many ways you can use Microsoft Teams to drive workplace collaboration. It also provides statistics on the success and popularity of Microsoft Teams.

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

The Essential Guide to Workplace Monitoring

This guide lists 5 reasons why it makes sense for small businesses to monitor their workspace with smart cameras that provide business intelligence. For more information about Cisco Workplace Monitoring solutions, please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc..

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold - Unfold New Possibilities

This video showcases the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold, the world's first foldable PC. Between the folding design and the available accessories, this cutting-edge device is both beautiful and versatile. Please reach out to Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information.

Cisco ACI Multicloud Capabilities

This informative video illustrates the simplicity of multicloud capabilities with Cisco ACI by walking through a customer scenario. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Cisco ACI.

The Intel® Evo™ vPro® Platform Is Built for What IT Needs and Users Want

This Forrester white paper explains that with the Intel® Evo™ vPro® platform, organizations realized an ROI of 198%. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about the Intel Evo vPro platform.

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24 Hour Fitness personalizes member services using Dynamics 365

Just as every person's fitness goals are different, so too are the individual paths to achieving those goals. But when it comes to creating customized experiences for its 4+ million members across the U.S., 24 Hour Fitness realized there was only one sure path to success: Microsoft Dynamics 365. In the crowded wellness industry, 24 Hour Fitness distinguishes itself through both its innovative approach to fitness and its personalized approach to member service. Today, the company is applying data analytics to member marketing by connecting Dynamics 365 with Adobe Experience Cloud hosted on Microsoft Azure to personalize marketing messages to millions of members at its 400+ health clubs. Watch this video to see how 24 Hour Fitness is connecting marketing and sales data to reach people in exciting new ways, attract record numbers of members, and ultimately help more people attain their fitness goals.

Monday, February 22, 2021

CWPS uses Microsoft Teams to reimagine sales project workflows

How can your organization benefit from Microsoft Teams? Learn from Frank Lusko, the EVP of Sales and Marketing at CWPS, to hear how his sales team has benefited from this collaboration tool through features such as notification alerts and planner scheduling.

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Protect the Privacy of Your Microsoft Teams Meetings

With the increased usage of Microsoft Teams to conduct virtual meetings, the need for tactical best practices to protect your privacy from intruders is also on the rise. This thought leadership article explores how to protect the privacy of your Microsoft Teams Meetings with easy ways to mitigate the risk of such problems by updating your settings.

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Work from Home Is Here to Stay

This case study discusses the features and benefits of Cisco work-from-home solutions, as well as how they provide everything for employees to stay productive and work securely—regardless of their location or device. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Cisco work from home solutions.

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Lenovo Smarter Way Forward - Productivity

Keep your team productive no matter where they work, with smart choices from Lenovo. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Lenovo's service and products.

AI on 11th Gen Intel Core | Intel

This video shows that the 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processor powers exponentially faster, easier, and more wonderful AI experiences. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about the 11th Gen Intel Core processor.

Follow these 8 CRM implementation best practices

When it comes to choosing a customer relationship management (CRM) system for your business, your options have never been more abundant. Established vendors are releasing new features and functionality at an impressive pace, while new vendors are entering the market just as quickly. Solutions range from systems designed for large enterprises and SMBs to decentralized mobile workforces, and everything in between. All of this choice is giving rise to two very important questions: how to you determine which CRM solution is right for your business, and more important, how do you get business users to make the most out of the system—and out of your investment? In her article for CIO magazine entitled "8 CRM implementation best practices," author Jennifer Lonoff Schiff addresses those questions and CRM in general, distilling feedback from CRM vendors, users, and experts into eight suggestions for maximizing the effectiveness of a customer relationship management system. Read the full article to learn what these experts and industry insiders had to say.

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Create and use private channels in Microsoft Teams

With Microsoft Teams private channels, you can have focused, private conversations with specific people on your team. This Microsoft Teams tutorial video will show you how to create private channels as you're working remotely.

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Work from Home

This video shows how easy it is to deploy Cisco Security—as well as manage it from the cloud, without onsite IT personnel. For more information about Cisco work from home solutions, please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc..

Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i - Smart and Sleek

Meet the Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i, a smart and sleek laptop. The Slim weighs in at just 2.77 lbs and is a remarkable 0.54" thick. Don't confuse slim with flimsy, though. The Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i is made with a durable all-aluminum, aerospace chassis that will last. Please reach out to Coastal Computer Systems Inc. today for more information.

Cisco ACI Anywhere

This video showcases Cisco ACI Anywhere, a unique solution that helps you take control of data center management. It has all the simplicity of a remote control, enabling you to manage a vast array of products and complexities from anywhere, any time. To learn more, contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for further details.

The Intel® Evo™ vPro® Platform

This infographic shows what features the Intel® vPro® platform and Intel® Evo™ offer for IT and users. It illustrates the advantages of the Intel Evo vPro platform, including its groundbreaking performance and collaboration, comprehensive security features, and leading remote manageability and stability. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about the Intel Evo vPro platform.

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8 best practices for a successful CRM implementation

If customers are the lifeblood of business, then customer relationship management (CRM) is the daily checkup to ensure that the heart is still pumping steadily and that the entire body is in good health. Metaphors aside, CRM describes the processes, tools, and activities that companies employ to understand their customers and respond rapidly to their ever-changing needs and preferences. Given the importance and widespread use of CRM across today's businesses, it would be natural to assume that CRM implementation is a fairly straightforward and routinely successful process—but rarely is this the case. This raises the question as to why—and more important, as to what your company can do to ensure that your CRM efforts pay off. In this infographic, we address those questions by distilling input from vendors, users, and experts into eight best practices that your company can follow to help deliver a successful (and ultimately, fruitful) CRM implementation.

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Thursday, February 11, 2021

Expand Collaboration

Customize and expand your remote collaboration with @Microsoft Teams, keeping your team engaged, connected, and secure. Subscribe now!

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Expand your experiences. Subscribe now.

Are your customers on a true path to purchase--or are they just ambling along without direction? Subscribe today, and stay informed on how Microsoft Dynamics 365 can help elevate and transform your customers' journey by creating consistent, personalized experiences along the entire purchase path.

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

What Small Businesses Need to Know about Remote Work

This infographic provides 5 tips to help small business owners and their employees secure and productive as they transition into remote working environments. To learn more, Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for further details.

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ThinkShield Plan of Defense Employee Mistake

Watch this video to learn how ThinkShield prevents human error and closes security blind spots. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about ThinkShield.

Remote Work Solutions—Simple, Secure, and Reliable with Cisco Meraki

This solution guide lists the solution highlights as well as various solutions for remote work and the Cisco Meraki product portfolio. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Meraki.

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10th Generation Processors by the Numbers

This infographic on the "10th Generation Processors by the Numbers" compares the "Ice Lake" and "Comet Lake" processor architectures used for the 10th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors. For "Comet Lake," technical specifications are included for the newest U-Series and Y-Series.

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Microsoft Teams at 3: Everything you need to connect with your teammates and be more productive

Microsoft Teams continues to invest in experiences that will make it easier for teams to communicate and collaborate. This article by Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft 365, informs how new capabilities reflect commitment to two things: building the very best online meeting experience for customers and bringing technological solutions to traditionally underserved professionals, including Firstline and healthcare workers. The latest features include new integration between Teams and RealWear head-mounted devices, real-time noise suppression during meetings, booking apps, pop out chats, the raise hand feature, and more

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

The Essential Guide to Working from Home

This guide provides an in-depth look at the state of remote work today, and the trends we are likely to see in the future. It also provides useful information about effectively managing remote workers and the networking solutions to facilitate this securely. For more information, please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc..

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Lenovo ThinkShield Solutions Guide

In this solution brief, you will discover how Lenovo's ThinkShield is designed as an investment that safeguards your business against threats while streamlining IT security processes. Please reach out to Coastal Computer Systems Inc. today for more information.

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Cisco Meraki - Mobilize Your Workforce Without Skipping a Beat

This infographic shows that with more than 10 years of experience scaling cloud infrastructure, Cisco Meraki offers a solution for every use case—and it's purpose-built for remote. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Cisco Meraki.

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Mobile 10th Gen Intel® Core™ U-Series and Y-Series Processors

This informative product brief on the "Mobile 10th Gen Intel® Core™ U-Series and Y-Series Processors" covers both series in detail, providing excellent support for why the latest SKU ("Comet Lake") processors are ideal for today's advanced applications, streaming HD, battery life requirements, and wireless standards.

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Travel Counsellors Upgrade from On-Premise CRM to Microsoft Dynamics 365

Travel Counsellors Ltd. is an independent travel company headquartered in Manchester, England with more than 1,800 travel counselors operating in seven countries around the world. One of the company's most important strategies for growth is to recruit more travel counselors globally--but to maximize this strategy, the company needed to move from on-premises Microsoft Dynamics to cloud-based Dynamics 365, an implementation spearheaded by Microsoft partner Alithya. But rather than sit on the sidelines while Alithya did all the work, Travel Counsellors tapped into Alithya's unique methodology to empower a team internally to run the project, and relied on Alithya's oversight, expertise, and experience to ensure that its internal team was doing things according to best practices to make the implementation as smooth as possible. Watch the video to see how this innovative approach to deploying Dynamics 365 helped Travel Counsellors achieve its strategic goals while learning CRM implementation from an inside, hands-on perspective.

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Investing in a CRM solution? Follow these 7 steps for a successful implementation.

For many organizations and their management teams, the mere mention of customer relationship management (CRM) inspires immediate apprehension. Far too numerous are the stories from companies across all industries about failed implementations, wasted money and time, and frustrated sales executives. But it doesn't have to be that way, according to a Forbes article entitled "Seven Steps For Successful CRM Implementation." In the article, author Marc Emmer asserts that past challenges with CRM implementation have little to do with technology, and more to do with the culture of the organization attempting to implement it. Read the full article to discover what Mr. Emmer feels are the seven keys to successfully deploying and utilizing CRM.

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Saving time with Microsoft Teams

This infographic displays stats on how Microsoft Teams reduces the total number of meetings as well as their duration from improved collaboration and information sharing.

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Why AMD?

This video explains how laptops and desktops powered by AMD Ryzen™ PRO processors provide better overall user experience and value, offering robust battery life for long-lasting productivity, built-in security at the silicon level, blazing-fast clock speeds, and high CPU core density. For more information about AMD Ryzen PRO CPUs, please contact ContentMX, LLC.

5 things to ask yourself before setting up a new office

This infographic helps readers answer the question of whether they should handle their own IT needs, and illustrates how it can be more expensive to do it yourself. For additional information, contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc..

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Security Made Simple with Cisco Meraki

This video discusses Cisco Meraki and how it simplifies technology to free up time and resources for other things. Learn more by contacting Coastal Computer Systems Inc. today.

6 GHz Wi-Fi 6E - Business Wi-Fi's biggest advancement in 20 years

This infographic shows that Intel® Wi-Fi 6/6E (Gig+) offers many large high-speed channels but with improved performance and reliability—and no legacy Wi-Fi interference or congestion. For more information about Intel® Wi-Fi 6/6E (Gig+), please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc..

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Mercy Housing keeps residents safe at home using Microsoft Teams

When the pandemic ushered in a new reality of social distancing, Mercy Housing was able to continue supporting the residents and communities it serves while keeping everyone safe using Microsoft Teams. This customer story video outlines when COVID-19 created a tremendous need for a tool that can maintain personal connection, Teams has allowed the company to maintain reaching residents and serving its communities, growing the business while working remotely, all while supporting highly secure environments for remote work.

Need a New Office?

This guide highlights the importance of reliable, secure networks for small businesses. It also introduces the Cisco Designed portfolio, a package of products and services designed to make networking easier. If you would like to learn more, please reach out to Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information.

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A PC for the Outperformers

This datasheet provides an in-depth look at the Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen2—technical specifications, features, design, and even accessories to go with it. For further details, please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. today.

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Security Made Simple Guidebook

This guidebook provides you with detailed insights into what Cisco Meraki can do and how it saves time and money for IT security teams. If you would like to learn more, please reach out to Coastal Computer Systems Inc. today.

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Best-in-Class Video Conferencing & Business Collab w/ 11th Gen Intel vPro® platform | Intel Business

This video demonstrates that the 11th Gen Intel® vPro® platform enables premium collaborations through background blur, better image quality, custom backgrounds, and AI-driven noise suppression. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about the 11th Gen Intel vPro® platform.

Monday, February 1, 2021

Transform the customer journey with Dynamics 365 for Sales + Adobe Marketing Cloud

How do you differentiate yourself and stand out from your competitors? Delivering a more consistent, seamless, and personalized experience for customers is a great way to start--and an even better way to gain a competitive advantage by transforming the customer journey. View this infographic to discover how integrating Dynamics 365 applications with Adobe Marketing Cloud lets you leverage integrated tools and unified data to gain a 360-degree view of customers, orchestrate personalized campaigns, and deliver the right content, at the right time, at every touchpoint.

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