Weekly Monitor Digest: Last Week's Top Stories (12/12 - 12/16)

4 Windows Command Prompt Tricks Everyone Should Know

PCWorld | Fix your internet, examine your system's energy use, and more.

Making Sense of Microsoft's Messy Collaboration Strategy

CIO | Microsoft's Office 365 suite recently expanded with more apps for enterprise collaboration, but will the-more-the-merrier approach prevail, or is consolidation inevitable?

From One CIO to Another: Why The Dominant On-Premise Model Has Had Its Day

BetterCloud Monitor | If you want to think long-term and big picture, says one CIO, then SaaS absolutely needs to be part of your solution set. Take heed, fellow CIOs: IT is in a tug o' war--pushed to do more while being pulled in new directions--in a data governance and regulation environment that will punish the unprepared.

Asked by Our Community, Answered by an Expert: 10 Questions About the Future of Work and How It Will Affect IT

BetterCloud Monitor | In our third-ever AMA, best-selling author and futurist Jacob Morgan answered 10 questions from our BetterIT community members. BetterIT is an open community of forward-thinking IT professionals that are looking to learn more about popular SaaS applications and share best practices related to topics like security, networking, and hardware. With 600+ members and more than 25 channels, there's something for every IT professional. You can join for free here.

11 Common Gmail Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

BetterCloud Monitor | Even if you use Gmail every day, you might not be using it as efficiently as you could be. Here are 11 common mistakes that people make, as well as how to avoid them so that you can be more productive in Gmail.

3 Ways to Make Your Google Docs Look More Professional

BetterCloud Monitor | We’ve all seen the differences between Google Docs that were clearly slapped together and those that look polished and professional. Here are three tips make sure your Docs fall into the second category.

Work Faster in Google Docs with These 10 Useful Keyboard Shortcuts

BetterCloud Monitor | One of the best ways to speed up your productivity is to use keyboard shortcuts. Here are ten useful shortcuts for common tasks in Google Docs.

SaaS Updates Summary: December 12–December 16

Last week, G Suite rolled out two updates (Basic Mobile Management and easier-to-understand bounce messages and message headers). In other news, you can let Cortana arrange meetings on your behalf, make video calls in Slack, and create custom ticket reports in Freshservice. Click the link for more information.

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