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| Cloud Computing is Winning EVERYTHING Network World | No autographs, please! Yesterday, we sent you our 2017 State of the SaaS-Powered Workplace Report. Shortly after, this piece was published in Network World, which references our 2017 annual report. Seriously though, thank you to everyone who took the survey. This type of research would not be possible without your help and participation. Don't Worry CIOs: You Still Control Tech Spending CIO | Who buys tech these days? Does it all go through IT? Does IT lead all procurement or only facilitate it? Does IT have the final say? Reply to this email with a quick note if this is a topic you'd like for us to explore. Which Tech Giant Would You Drop? The New York Times | If you have trouble viewing this, open the article in a private browser window. It's a quick, interesting quiz. Personally, it would be very hard for me to rid myself of Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and then Facebook. |
 40 Years of Stanford Research Found That People With This One Quality Are More Likely to Succeed James Clear | Spoiler alert: The quality is the ability to delay gratification. Still, this article provides a few easy steps you can take to train yourself to improve in this area. 7 Office 365 Tips You Won’t Want to Live Without BetterCloud Monitor | Hyperbole? Perhaps. Helpful? Definitely. |
 Quick Access in Google Drive Now Available on the Web G Suite | Quick Access intelligently predicts and surfaces files based on things like who specific files are frequently shared with, when relevant meetings occur, what files are used at specific times of the day. This looks a lot like Google Cloud Search. Save time with Smart Reply in Gmail G Suite | You've probably already noted this if you use the iOS or Android Gmail apps, but Smart Reply is now available. "Smart Reply utilizes machine learning to give you better responses the more you use it." Announcing the Public Preview of the Office 365 Adoption Content Pack in PowerBI Office 365 | "The new Office 365 adoption content pack gives you a cross-product view of how users communicate and collaborate to help IT admins provide more targeted user communication. When you better understand how employees use the various services within Office 365, it is easy to decide where to prioritize training and communication efforts. The content pack lets admins further visualize and analyze their Office 365 usage data, create custom reports, share insights and understand how specific regions or departments use Office 365." Note-Taking Made Easier for Everyone: Redesigning OneNote Office 365 | The major updates here come in two areas: 1) simplified navigation, and 2) consistency across devices. |
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