Archives 2020

WinDays20: Secure login with Azure AD Conditional Access

For the first time in history, the WinDays conference will be held online. As in previous years, 3 PRO will have a representative in the lecturer role.

Our COO, Hrvoje Kusulja, will talk about the importance of security, and how to prevent malicious attacks with Azure Active Directory Conditional Access.

Hrvoje will show several different scenarios, access methods, per user granulation, device status, login location usage, etc.

When and where?

Date and time: 07.12.2020, 14:30 – 15:00

Registration: windays.hr

Secure Collaboration with Microsoft Teams

The safety of our customers has always been paramount. Our RND team continuously researches and tests tools that provide high availability, privacy, and simplicity. One of them is Microsoft Teams, which we have been using since the very beginning.

MS Teams can help your organization raise security to a higher level.

Important Security and Privacy Features in MS Teams

Meeting Options

You decide who can join your meeting and who should wait in the lobby. As a meeting organizer, you can define presenters and attendees, control who can to present content, and remove participants during the meeting if needed.

Recording Access

Only meeting attendees and those who were invited to the meeting have access to the recording of the meeting. Recordings are located on the Microsoft Stream service and can be downloaded or shared according to specified permissions.

External Access

This feature enables Teams users from other organizations to join and work within specific teams and channels. It’s an essential feature when people from multiple organizations need to collaborate with each other.

Multi-Factor Authentication

A password alone is not sufficient for account protection anymore. To protect organizational accounts from attacks, there must be an additional form of identity verification. 3 PRO recommends the Microsoft MFA mobile application, which integrates fully with Microsoft’s Cloud services.

Advanced Threat Protection

Safeguards users from malicious content. When ATP identifies harmful content, it automatically locks it, so that users are unable able to open it or share it with other people.

Encryption

Audio/video traffic and chat messages are encrypted by SRTP – the Secure Real-Time Transport Protocol.

There are also many other features like Data Loss Prevention, Channel moderation, Communication compliance, Conditional access, etc. As each organization is specific, we recommend performing an analysis and providing consultations so that we can tailor the services to fit your organization’s needs.

Arrange Consultations Today!

In the current information technology landscape, organizations should regularly explore additional security features and functionalities. Our certified IT engineers can help you understand which steps you should take to become more secure.

Do not hesitate and contact us today!

Office 2010 – End of Support

Office 2010 was built to help users to become more productive. But, as we know, software and technology development force us to adjust to the new digital era. Many organizations moved to the cloud and they already went through the digital transformations of their businesses.

So, why is Office 2010 not appropriate for your organization? Its extended support will end on October 13, 2020. And from that date, users will no longer have:

  • bug fixes, security fixes, including security updates that protect your computer from malicious attacks
  • software updates
  • phone and chat technical support

Also, they will not be able to download Office 2010 apps from the Microsoft web site.

We recommend an upgrade to Microsoft 365 Apps.

What will happen if you don’t upgrade to Microsoft 365 Apps?

If you decide to use Office 2010 after the end of the support date, your Office applications will function, but your business will be exposed to potential risks.

Stay secure and supported: contact 3 PRO, and upgrade your Office apps today! We have highly experienced IT engineers who will help you run your IT operations without any complications.

Microsoft Surface Devices Now Available from 3 PRO

Need a perfect device for your business? In combination with Microsoft 365 services, Surface devices provide the best working experience for remote and office work.

As a Microsoft Partner, 3 PRO can deliver the Surface devices listed below.

List of available devices

  • Surface Pro 7 – a powerful 12.3″ 2-in-1 laptop that transforms into a tablet. It’s enriched with a long life fast charge battery that can last up to 10.5 hours.
    • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3, i5, i7
    • RAM: 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB
    • SSD: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
  • Surface Go 2 – the smallest Surface device! Ultra-portable, with a 10.5″ screen.
    • Processor: Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor 4425Y, 8th Gen Intel® Core m3 Processor
    • RAM: 4 GB, 8 GB
    • Storage: 64 GB eMMC drive, 128 GB SSD
  • Surface Laptop 3
    • Available in two sizes and two colors – Black and Platinum – with a bunch of possible accessories such as the Surface Dock, Surface Pen, Mini Display Port Adapter, USB-C Adapter, additional Power Supply, etc.
      • Processor: Intel i5-1035G7 and i7-1065G7
      • RAM: from 8 GB up to 32 GB
      • SSD: 256 GB up to 1 TB

  • Surface Book 3 – an all in one computer with a touch screen.
    • 13.5″ model
      • Processor and graphics: Intel® i5-1035G7 with Intel® Iris™ Plus Graphics and i7-1065G7 with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 with Max-Q Design w/4GB GDDR5 graphics memory
      • SSD: 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB
      • RAM: 8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB
    • 15″ model
      • Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 models: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with Max-Q Design w/6GB GDDR6 graphics memory
      • SSD : 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB
      • RAM: 16 GB or 32 GB
  • Surface Pro X – an ultra-thin laptop with the edge to edge 13″ screen. Available only in black color with four different configurations:
    • Microsoft SQ1 processor, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD
    • Microsoft SQ1 processor, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD
    • Microsoft SQ1 processor, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD
    • Microsoft SQ1 processor, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB SSD
  • Surface Pro 5 LTE – 4G LTE tablet/laptop for users that work remotely.
    • Processor: Intel Core 7th Generation i5
    • RAM: 4 GB, 8 GB
    • SSD: 128 GB, 256 GB
  • Surface Studio 2 – available in three versions:
    • Inter Core i7, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD
    • Inter Core i7, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD
    • Inter Core i7, 32 GB RAM, 2 TB SSD

3 PRO can help you to find a perfect device that will meet your business needs. Contact us for more information about prices and warranty.

Power BI – Design Your Own Dashboard

It’s convenient to have a clean and readable Power BI dashboard. You should be able to see all the important information at first glance. The question is, which steps do you need to take to accomplish that?

  1. Less is more – avoid scroll bars on the dashboard, remove all non-essential data, and keep only important results.
  2. Use full-screen mode – read your reports without distractions.
  3. Accent the most important information – sometimes this is just a number, such as the number of opportunities, total revenue, etc.
  4. Put the most important data in the top left corner. It’s natural for us to read from left to right, top to bottom.

Not sure how to customize your dashboard? 3 PRO provides consultations, education, and configuration for Power BI services!

Power BI Dashboard for Mobile Phones

It’s possible to customize your dashboard in the Power BI service for portrait mode on your mobile phone.

Natively, dashboard tiles are the same size, laid out one after another. In the edit view of the Power Bi service you can unpin, resize, and rearrange tiles to fit your phone.

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