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The IBM FlashSystem family is not just for big organizations; it includes entry-level products suitable for small and mid-size businesses, as well as being able to satisfy mid-range and high-end needs. You no longer need a complex mix of storage solutions.

Why is FlashSystem ideal for you business?

• There are no software licensing costs for entry-level machines – software is already included in the machine price.
• IBM Storage Insights allows you to monitor IBM storage, as well as 500+ multi-vendor systems from a single pane.
  • The free version comes bundled with all FlashSystem products.
• The HyperSwap functionality, available for most machines, can enable 100% availability.
• With up to 5x data reduction you can store more with less hardware.

IBM Storage Insights

FlashSystem Solutions

FlashSystem 5010

A budget-friendly solution with enterprise-class features that increases agility; gives you up to 70% better performance compared to previous models, and includes a 3-year warranty. Suitable for small business storage needs.

FlashSystem 5030

Mid-range workloads do not have to be expensive. FlashSystem 5030 offers scalability and high-performance data compression and de-duplication.

FlashSystem 5100

Enables performance, scalability, and flexibility in a 2U rack unit. It provides blazing fast response times at an affordable price point.

FlashSystem 7200

High-end storage capabilities for organizations that need enterprise-class mid-range storage. Suitable for real-time analytics, AI apps and multi-cloud architectures that require consistent high levels of performance.

FlashSystem 9200

Brings the highest levels of performance, security, and availability. It’s NVMe-optimized storage for modern enterprises.

Test Drive

Contact us if you want to try IBM storage for free. Test Drive gives you a chance to experience the performance of new IBM’s FlashSystem solutions.

3 PRO as an IBM Gold Business Partner can demonstrate one of the available Storage Systems on your location, together with its capabilities, so that you could witness all the benefits for your business firsthand.

Test Drive is available until September 30, 2020.

SharePoint is a perfect tool for document management. It’s accessible from any device through a web browser. Here are some cool features for everyday use:

Alerts

SharePoint alerts keep you updated when something on your site or in the document has been modified. They are available for your lists, libraries, folders, files, list items, and they can be delivered by email or a text message to your mobile phone. Also, you can choose their frequency – immediately after a modification, or daily/weekly notification.

Metadata

The file title, author name, file size attributes etc. are called metadata.

Sometimes, the information they contain is enough. For improved organization of files you can define your own columns, such as categories, document type, etc. This could make your life significantly easier.

Version History

The Version History feature allows you to view, restore, and delete old versions of your documents. In the version history pane, you can see the following information:

• version number
• date and time when the version was created
• name of the user who made changes
• size
• comments

Keep in mind that this feature has to be enabled in the Library or List settings.

3 PRO provides SharePoint consultations and education. Feel free to contact us!

Forms Pro enables you to create surveys, analyze feedback, evaluate information, and it can help you identify service gaps so you could retarget your marketing campaigns. It has a user-friendly interface and is very simple to use. Thanks to responsive design, your customers can respond by using web browsers on computers and mobile devices.

Questions

As you can see below, there are few types of questions available: rating questions, choice questions, Likert for attitude and opinion gauge, Net Promoter Score, and a comment section.

Survey Distribution

• share it via built-in email composer
• configure a trigger for Microsoft flow to send a survey when a business scenario is fulfilled
• embed it to a web page
  
• create a sharable link
• generate a QR code

Survey Insights

For detailed insights, Forms Pro includes real-time analytics with AI capabilities from Power BI. In the customized dashboard, you can switch between individual survey results and response patterns. Also, for a more in-depth analysis, the results can be exported as Excel format.

Licensing

Forms Pro is included in the following Dynamics 365 subscriptions:

• Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise
• Dynamics 365 Customer Service Enterprise
• Dynamics 365 Field Service
• Dynamics 365 Marketing
• Dynamics 365 Talent
• Dynamics 365 Project Service Automation
• Dynamics 365 Operations
• Dynamics 365 Relationship Sales

Also, it is available as an upgrade for Office 365/Microsoft 365 subscriptions.

The license is based on the number of survey response per month:

• Dynamics 365 enterprise tenant includes 2000 free responses. Additional responses can be purchased subsequently.
• Office 365 subscriptions do not include free responses, users have to purchase responses in bundles of 2000 responses per month.

Contact us for more information about prices and features.

The current situation in the world has forced schools and faculties to teach online. We would say that the easiest way to keep communication between students and teachers/professors is via the Teams app.

Collaboration and Communication within the Teams app

With Teams, you can easily create teams for classes or groups for educators. The app provides real-time one-on-one conversations and chats with up to 100 people, file collaboration, online classes (live sessions) with recording capabilities, virtual whiteboard, screen sharing, for presentation, etc. Everything you need for a successful online lecture.

Students, teachers, and staff can seamlessly work together, create content, and share resources all from a single, easy-to-learn and simple to use platform.

Enhance Student Creativity

1. Inspire them to brainstorm with their colleagues in the OneNote app; for example, they can work on their essays together.
2. Encourage them to put feedback on other’s homework by commenting on Word Online files.
3. Show them Sway and how they can express themselves.

Have Fun with Video Calls Backgrounds

Need help with Teams setup? Contact us!

Some of the Office 365 plans will change names and become a part of the Microsoft 365 family. The change will happen automatically on April 21, 2020.

New Microsoft 365 offerings for small and medium-sized businesses

In the last few years, Office 365 plans were extended with new apps and services, and more will be added in the upcoming months. That was one of the reasons why Microsoft decided to rename its services.

• Office 365 Business Essentials → Microsoft 365 Business Basic.
• Office 365 Business Premium → Microsoft 365 Business Standard.
• Microsoft 365 Business → Microsoft 365 Business Premium.
• Office 365 Business and Office 365 ProPlus → Microsoft 365 Apps. To distinguish these two, they will have the suffix “for business” and “for enterprise”.

At this time, prices and features will remain the same.

Which Office 365 plans will not change names?

There will be no changes for Office 365 Enterprise portfolio. Here is the list of available plans:

• Office 365 for Enterprise
  • Office 365 E1
  • Office 365 E3
  • Office 365 E5
• Office 365 for Firstline Workers
  • Office 365 F1
• Office 365 for Education
  • Office 365 A1
  • Office 365 A3
  • Office 365 A5

Contact us for more information about Microsoft 365 plans.