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| Silicon Valley VCs Have a Message for CIOs CIO | "Show me the money!!!" - Some VC somewhere. But seriously, the IT/CIO conversation always comes back to one thing: the business. It's about creating business value. I suspect this is nothing new, though in the past IT has been focused more on driving back office operations. Now, IT must not only keep the lights on; they need to drive revenue so their business can pay the power bill. Forrester Projects US Tech Market Will Grow By Around 5% In 2017 And 2018 Forrester | One of the driving factors? Cloud spending. "However, the cloud’s positive impact on the software, services, and staff parts of US tech budgets continues to be mitigated by its cannibalizing effect on computer hardware and traditional tech outsourcing spending." Microsoft’s Fluent Design System Threatens to Make Windows Look Good Ars Technica | Movement and animation are overarching themes seen throughout this new Design system. Perhaps, the name "Fluent" stems from the constant transition between devices (and even, the fluent transition between the real world and augmented reality). |
 How to Write Effective Emails That People Will Actually Read Freshbooks | My favorite tip: Be brief. 27 Pre-Written Templates for Your Toughest Work Emails The Muse | For something everyone does (i.e. send emails), there are few email writing courses or training classes. I get it, writing emails is simple. Still, would you be more efficient if you sent better emails? Pay attention to people who send great emails and see what they do. You'll likely notice patterns. |
 Screen Sharing Comes to Slack Video Calls Slack | Screen sharing is now available across teams on Slack’s paid plans. Depending on Slack's strategic decisions, it appears Slack, G Suite, and Office 365 may be on competitive collision course. Are we that far from startups working entirely on Slack? (Speculation) Upcoming Changes to Chat in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides G Suite | "As of June 7th, 2017, shortly before the Talk shutdown, organizations on the Rapid release track that have the Google Hangouts service enabled will have chat available in the Docs Editors; organizations on the Scheduled release track with Hangouts enabled will have chat in the Docs Editors starting on June 21st." New in Yammer—Building a More Connected and Engaged Organization Office 365 | This Yammer post discusses the following: 1) How to spark conversations on your intranet by bringing Yammer and SharePoint together. 2) How to share, view, and discuss videos from Office 365 Video and Microsoft Stream. 3) Accessing relevant information from third-party apps and services using Connectors in Yammer. 4) Keeping group membership up to date by enabling dynamic groups in Yammer. 5) Connecting with new Yammer apps for iPad, Windows and Mac. SharePoint Virtual Summit Showcases Growth, Innovations and Customer Success Office 365 | If you missed the SharePoint Virtual Summit, you can watch the recording here. New SharePoint and OneDrive Capabilities Accelerate Your DigitalTransformation Office 365 | Here’s a recap of the headline announcements made at the SharePoint Virtual Summit, and the broader set of innovations Microsoft highlighted. 20 New Partners on the Cloud Content Management Journey Box | With too many new partners to mention, Box continues to extend their partner network. |
| Today: BetterCloud Founder and CEO David Politis discuss the latest tech trends. |
