Category: Software
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6 Best Free Alternatives to Microsoft Word (2023 Update)
If you’re tired of paying for Microsoft Office features you don’t use, here are free alternatives to Word you can download and start using today. [embedded content] Microsoft Word has its devotees, but find one person who loves it, and you’ll probably find several who don’t. From redesigns that hide familiar menu items to overly…
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Okta moves passkeys to cloud, allowing multi-device authentication
Okta’s formula for multi-device identity authentication for a hybrid workforce: extract passwords, add ease of passkeys across devices. Amid an industry migration away from passwords, Okta has launched Okta Device Access, part of its suite of Workforce Identity Cloud products and an effort to unify passkey access across all devices under a single identity and…
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6 best free alternatives to Microsoft Excel in 2023
Discover the best free alternatives to Microsoft Excel: powerful, feature-packed solutions to help you work smarter and faster with the ability to create comprehensive spreadsheets and analyze data. Spreadsheets are part of the modern business world, meaning someday you’ll have to look at one. The kinds of features you need from your spreadsheet application can…
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How to use Google Bard with Google Sheets
Illustration: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic Google Bard can help you create content and calculations for Google Sheets. In the first role, Bard serves as a smart list generator that produces content in a table for you to export to a Google Sheet. In the latter role, Bard’s responses help you devise Google Sheets formulas and functions. These…
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GoTo Resolve review (2023): Pricing, key features, pros & cons
GoTo Resolve provides remote on-demand IT support on any device. Read our GoTo Resolve review to learn more about key features, pros and cons. Image: Sikov/Adobe Stock With the recently changing dynamics of most employees working predominantly from the corporate headquarters to now when remote work is the norm of many workers, IT teams have…
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Salesforce launches AI Cloud with raft of generative AI tools
Salesforce’s series of generative AI, ChatGPT-style tools rolling out this year are designed to provide customers with large language models integrated with the company’s products. Image: Sundry Photography/Adobe Stock Salesforce on Monday announced a comprehensive expansion of artificial intelligence products under a new AI Cloud name. The products are designed to give CRM workforces generative…
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Dynamics 365 Business Central integration in Teams
Image: monticellllo/Adobe Stock Dynamics — Microsoft’s combination customer relationship management and enterprise resource planning platform for sales, service, project management and operations — isn’t just for large organizations. Dynamics 365 Business Central is aimed at small and midsize businesses and has many of the same tools, features and integrations. Jump to: Business Central in Outlook…
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Support for these Microsoft enterprise products ends in 2023
Image: Pixabay Microsoft has a policy that limits application support to ten years for most products without a defined lifecycle. As a result, there’s a long list of products that have been or will be deprecated in 2023. The complete list is documented as part of Microsoft’s lifecycle site, which shows what’s going out of…
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Should you migrate from Azure AD Connect to Cloud Sync?
Image: Dilok/Adobe Stock Even though a lot of the functionality of domain controllers can be moved to the cloud, most organizations that use Active Directory need a hybrid infrastructure that gives users access to cloud resources (like OneDrive and Microsoft 365) through Azure Active Directory as well as on-premises file shares, printers and applications that…
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SAP vs Oracle: Which HR Software Is Better for Your Business in 2023?
Unsure which HR software is the best choice for your business? Learn the key differences between SAP and Oracle, and find out which one is the best fit for your specific needs. When it comes to HR software for large and enterprise businesses, Oracle and SAP are two of the top vendors you will see…