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Are You Getting The Most Out of Your Microsoft 365?

All of the applications that you need for your business are now available in the Cloud.  So, all you have to do is just download whatever apps you may need in a matter of minutes, at an extremely affordable price (typical M365 pricing is around $10.00/user). But while this is certainly advantageous, are you truly harnessing ...

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Understanding Microsoft Security Licensing

Now that a majority of the popular Microsoft software applications are available as a hosted platform (or in other words, you can access them via the “Software as a Service”, or “SaaS” model), one of the other thoughts that will be on your mind is that of the security which comes with these applications.  This ...

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Microsoft 365 Education Licensing

There is another group of players that are impacted by the current environment. This is the educational industry. At the present time, teachers of all grade levels, and even university/college professors are constantly being challenged to teach their students from the virtual world, without any form of direct interaction. For example, all lectures, homework, and exams ...

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To All KAMIND Colleagues

To All KAMIND Colleagues, I wanted to let you know about a new feature in Office 365 - You can find it in the Security and Compliance Center. There are helpful training tips about how to protect your company against security breaches. Microsoft has put together some training programs for all clients. The information is located ...

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DHS Creates Tool to Predict How Long SARS-CoV-2 Lives on Surfaces

Thousands of users accessed the new calculator on its initial day of launch. Researchers in the Homeland Security Department’s Science and Technology Directorate recently produced and continue to update a predictive modeling tool that forecasts the natural decay of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—on surfaces under relevant temperature and humidity conditions. The SARS-CoV-2 Natural Decay Calculator pulls insights from in-progress research efforts ...

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NOTE from the KAMIND IT support team:

Our managed clients do not need to worry about this update. If you are manually updating your system, please delay applying the Windows build 2004. https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2020/05/29/microsoft-windows-10-2004-may-2020-update-free-windows-10-update/#589d9b8b7921

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Software Licensing For the Non-Profit Sector

During these unprecedented times, not only are businesses facing difficulties with cash flow, but there is another sector that is probably in even more dire straits. That is, the non-profit sector.  As its name directly implies, these kinds of businesses are not designed to make a net profit; rather, their ultimate goal is to provide charitable ...

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Cybersecurity Compliance Trends in A Post-Pandemic World

While COVID-19 may have ground most of the world to a halt, unfortunately, we cannot say the same for hackers and cybercriminals. And with most economists predicting a global recession by the end of 2020, malicious actors are more eager than ever to capitalize on the chaos. Traditionally, one of the best ways to establish the ...

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Understanding Enterprise, CSP, & Office 365 E1 Licensing

Up until about perhaps six or seven years ago, when you would go to a store like Best Buy or Fry’s to purchase either a desktop or laptop computer, everything came included in the box . . . except for one thing, which was the Microsoft suite of Office Products. Depending upon your needs, most people ...

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VPN Concentrators

What A Virtual- Private Network Concentrator Is As the Coronavirus continues, and no clear certainty as too when businesses will open back up again, employees will still be continuing to work from home. Of course, the security issues that surround this have made the news headlines quietly. Workers have been told at nauseum to use strong ...

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