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What You Need To Know Today Microsoft Debuts Its Second ‘Vertical Cloud’: Microsoft Cloud for Retail ZDNet | The Microsoft Cloud for Retail is meant to provide an "end-to-end shopper journey." Like the healthcare cloud package, it combines services and features from Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform and, specific for retail customers, Microsoft Advertising. Like the healthcare cloud offering, Cloud for Retail is meant to bring together disparate data sources via a common data model. Top IT Workflows & Automations to Power the 2021 Digital Workplace BetterCloud | Recent studies show that IT needs to strive for highly automated and iterative SaaS operations*. But that begs one critical (and tricky) question: How do you even begin to tackle automation, let alone master it? To help you start 2021 on the right foot, we curated a collection of resources that explore the power of IT workflows and automation. Google Launches Privacy-Sensitive Guest Mode on Google Assistant Devices VentureBeat | Google today launched Guest Mode, a new way to use Google Assistant on smart devices like Nest Audio and Nest Hub Max without having to sign into a Google account. First announced last fall, Guest Mode allows users to use Google Assistant-powered smart speakers and smart displays without having their activity saved. Microsoft Increases OneDrive File Size Limit to 250GB Neowin | If you work with massive files, you'll be pleased to find out that Microsoft is increasing file size support in OneDrive to 250GB. The previous maximum file size was 100GB, so this makes a big difference. This includes uploads in SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams. Tips & Tricks for the Digital Workplace Enable Automatic Page Zoom for Easier Reading in Safari Cult of Mac | If your vision isn’t too spectacular, increasing font sizes on your Apple devices can make a huge difference to usability. And when you choose a larger font in your settings, that change extends to many of your apps. However, a larger system font won’t automatically make webpages easier to read in Safari. There’s another setting for that, and we’ll show you how to take advantage of it. How to Enable an Extension in Chrome’s Incognito Mode How-To Geek | By default, Google Chrome does not run extensions in Incognito mode because they could potentially compromise your privacy. But, if you’d like to give an extension permission to work in private browsing mode, it’s easy to do. Here’s how.

What's Happening in the SaaSOps Community How Are Those of You on Workspace Business or Enterprise Purchasing Chromebooks in Bulk? SaaSOps Community | We've heard from several IT leaders that Chromebooks are the future—for a lot of reasons. But one question remains: How are you purchasing them, especially in bulk? Check out how your colleagues are addressing this challenge by clicking the link above.

New Option To Block Devices With Basic Management From Accessing Your Organization’s Data Google Workspace Updates | Google is adding the ability for admins to manually block or unblock mobile apps from accessing access to their organization’s Google Workspace data on Android and iOS devices with basic mobile management. These actions can be automated using device management rules (for supported editions). Improved Mobile Device Management Rules Experience in the Admin Console Google Workspace Updates | We’re making improvements to how you manage rules related to mobile device management (MDM) in the Admin console. There are two key aspects of the launch: A new location for MDM rules and new rule options and creation workflow.

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