Today\u2019s small businesses face enough challenges without IT being a barrier to their success. But how do you make sure your system is a help and not a hindrance?<\/p>\n
As consumers,\u00a0we\u00a0demand\u00a0seamless\u00a0connectivity to give us\u00a0whatever\u00a0we\u00a0need, wherever\u00a0we\u00a0need it.\u00a0It is an attitude that most of us\u00a0take into the\u00a0workplace.\u00a0We\u00a0expect to use tools\u00a0intuitively\u00a0and\u00a0expand\u00a0our knowledge with the minimum of effort.\u00a0So,\u00a0if you want employees to comply with new ways of working, you have to make it easy\u00a0for them.<\/p>\n
And what\u2019s more, as well as enabling teams to work seamlessly and flexibly, you need to keep it all secure. Recent studies show that 85% of SMBs have real cybersecurity concerns, while 56% consider it a top priority. And their concerns are well-founded – 43% of all cyberattacks are targeted at SMBs.<\/p>\n
Paule\u00a0Ka<\/a>,\u00a0a flourishing Parisian fashion brand with 30 years of history, is also no stranger to the subject of security. As the victim of numerous sophisticated online threats and with only a single IT professional\u00a0among a staff of just over 200, the company needed the same level of protection that is often associated with companies many times its size.<\/p>\n With the help of technology partner, Be-Cloud,\u00a0Paule\u00a0Ka switched from Lotus Notes to Microsoft 365 Business, which brings together Microsoft Office 365, Windows 10, and advanced security and device management features.<\/p>\n \u201cBetter security makes us a better business,\u201d\u00a0says Alain\u00a0Quillet, Deputy CEO. \u201cWhen we can focus solely on product creation and business development, that is when we are free to grow. Microsoft 365 has given us the next phase of our evolution.\u201d<\/p>\n Dutch-based\u00a0NHG<\/a>\u00a0(Netherlands National Mortgage Guarantee)\u00a0might not be large in size but 1.4 million homeowners depend upon its public mortgage loan insurance.<\/p>\n The company\u00a0relies on the ability of its increasingly mobile workforce to work smoothly with outside sources. When it relocated to new premises, NHG recognised that many staff members would now have to travel farther to work, and knew the time was right for a more flexible IT\u00a0system.<\/p>\n It equipped all its employees with Microsoft Surfaces – lightweight, hybrid laptop\/tablet devices – that gave them secure access to all the information and functionality they needed on the go.<\/p>\n Today, when NHG colleagues collaborate virtually, they can share screens remotely using Microsoft Teams. This shared information is now consolidated in Microsoft SharePoint, which has become the natural hub for all communication. Sharing by email has become a thing of the past.<\/p>\n \u201cThe idea was to migrate to the cloud, so employees can work anywhere within a secure environment,\u201d explains Arthur van de\u00a0Woestijne, NHG\u2019s IT Manager. \u201cWe are subject to strict regulations in the financial industry, not just data protection rules under GDPR, so Microsoft was a clear forerunner for us.\u201d<\/p>\nSeamless collaboration<\/h2>\n
Intuitive compliance<\/h2>\n