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SharePoint Technology & Application Insights Archive

SharePoint Technology & Application Insights Archive

BrightStarr rebrands as Unily
BrightStarr, the company behind the award-winning Unily digital workplace solution is rebranding as …
8 May 2018
Compliance made easy with Unily’s new mandatory content read feature
We're delighted to introduce the new mandatory content read feature to Unily!
10 April 2018
Migrating from Jive to Unily and Office 365
At Unily, we’ve supported a number of organizations migrating from Jive to Unily and Office 365. Thi…
4 April 2018
Unily's commitment to keeping your data safe
In the age of GDPR and with the safety and security of data in the spotlight, we are delighted to an…
27 March 2018
How to measure the value of your digital workplace
On one hand, it’s simple. How much did your digital workplace cost to create? The technology involve…
23 March 2018
Can Office 365 replace your intranet?
In 2017, Microsoft announced some really exciting changes to the Office 365 stack; Microsoft Teams, …
6 February 2018
New to Unily! Introducing targeted homepages for your employees
Your homepage is the landing page of your intranet and you have just seconds to grab your employees’…
5 February 2018
Where does Workplace by Facebook fit in your intranet strategy?
With more than 30,000 organisations now using Facebook’s enterprise communication tool, Workplace by…
1 February 2018
9 surprising findings from the Nielsen Norman Best Intranet Design Annual 2018
As Nielsen Norman announce the winners of the 17th Intranet Design Annual Awards, we share 9 insight…
29 January 2018
New to Unily! Azure Active Directory Group Integration
The Unily CMS (Content Management System) permissions model, updated last year, revolutionized the w…
26 January 2018
2018 digital workplace events you won't want to miss
Over the last 10 years we've seen digital workplace and intranet focused events play a pivotal role …
23 January 2018
Dormakaba to share global intranet on-boarding and launch story at IntraTeam
IntraTeam is the leading intranet and digital workplace event in Copenhagen, offering three days pac…
17 January 2018
JUMPing from Jive to Unily and Office 365
Follow the story of one global business who transitioned over 33,000 files, documents and sites from…
3 January 2018
Creating an intranet employees will love masterclass - New York, NY
We're bringing our exclusive intranet masterclass to New York, NY. In this seminar co-hosted with Mi…
29 December 2017
Creating an intranet employees will love masterclass - Seattle, WA
We're bringing our exclusive intranet masterclass to Seattle, WA. In this FREE seminar co-hosted wit…
28 December 2017
Creating an intranet employees will love masterclass - Los Angeles, CA
We're bringing our exclusive intranet masterclass to Los Angeles, CA. In this FREE seminar co-hosted…
19 December 2017
The digital workplace in 2018: Improving how we work
As the New Year approaches, here we take a look at what will make our digital workplace projects a s…
18 December 2017
Creating an intranet employees will love masterclass - Dallas, TX
We're bringing our exclusive intranet masterclass to Dallas, TX. In this FREE seminar co-hosted with…
18 December 2017
Leadership Lessons: Putting knowledge management at the heart of the digital workplace
One of the most challenging areas for any business is how to capture, keep hold of, and make use of …
14 December 2017
US Unily Success Seminar 2018
Get involved with the first US Unily Success Seminar at Microsoft's offices in New York for a chance…
14 December 2017
A digital workplace is not just for Christmas...
It’s coming up to that time of year where we look back on our progress and what we have achieved thr…
13 December 2017
What's coming to Unily in 2018?
2017 has been another big year for Unily, with over 500,000 new users added to the platform! As well…
13 December 2017
Unily to sponsor IntraTeam 2018 in Denmark
Unily to sponsor IntraTeam 2018 in Copenhagen as a Gold partner. The three day event will share the …
12 December 2017
Inside the world's most productive intranet
As global productivity is reported to still be in decline, it has to be said that there’s one man in…
11 December 2017
What can we expect from SharePoint 2019?
Amongst a slew of major announcements from the recently held Microsoft Ignite conference was the new…
6 December 2017
8 top tips for communicating your new intranet to your employees
Sometimes the hardest part of implementing your new intranet is engaging the rest of the organisatio…
5 December 2017
Top news content across Unily in 2017
As another year of the Unily community wraps up, we’ve seen thousands of pieces of content created a…
1 December 2017
Unily to support North America's SharePoint Conference as a Gold level sponsor
Connect, Collaborate and Create with Unily at the SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas. The conference…
1 December 2017
Unily comes out on top as ‘Intranet Choice Europe and North America’ in Clearbox Intranet Report
Unily has come out on top in Clearbox Consulting’s ‘SharePoint intranets-in-a-box report 2018’. The …
27 November 2017
Unily scores with Premier League Team Southampton Football Club
Unily, the leading cloud intranet platform has been chosen by one of the founding members of the Pre…
23 November 2017
How to prepare your business for a social intranet
Making the move from a static, brochure-style intranet to a dynamic and social engagement platform c…
9 November 2017
PANDORA: Running a global intranet launch campaign (and winning three awards)
Winning the CIPR #Insidestory award in London and Intra.NET Reloaded Special Jury Award in Berlin ju…
8 November 2017
5 frighteningly effective tips to engage staff to adopt your new intranet
We live in an age where it is possible to connect, campaign, create, and collaborate more efficientl…
31 October 2017
New user profile widgets to enhance intranet collaboration & networking
Earlier this month, we announced brand new widgets that are making their way into Unily Intranets. W…
31 October 2017
SharePoint Hub sites: A Primer
Microsoft has released another SharePoint site type to help people organize content across SharePoin…
27 October 2017
Microsoft Global Network: Bringing Unily performance to you
Having viewed a number of sessions at Microsoft Ignite 2017 this year, one of the key areas of inter…
26 October 2017
Inside Penspen: company-wide emails OUT, personalised intranet platform IN
Traditionally, organisations rely heavily on e-mail for all forms of internal and external communica…
20 October 2017
Shell to use Unily to create a global digital workplace
Unily has been appointed by Shell to connect its 135,000 internal users in over 70 countries and ter…
2 October 2017
Microsoft Ignite announcements you need to know
Microsoft’s flagship conference, Microsoft Ignite, concluded last Friday after a week filled with an…
2 October 2017
Make way! Brand new widgets are coming to Unily
Unily’s Summer Update 2017 brought with it a whole new realm of possibilities to quickly create flex…
2 October 2017
Leadership lessons: overcoming digital workplace growing pains with Informa
Informa is a leading business intelligence, academic publishing, knowledge and events business with …
28 September 2017
Unily named KMWorld Trend-Setting Product of 2017
Award-winning intranet solution Unily has been recognized by KMWorld as a trend-setting product for …
20 September 2017
4 times your digital workplace has kept you out of trouble
A modern intranet can go beyond just serving your core business objectives; it can create a fail saf…
31 August 2017
Graduating from SharePoint Workflows with Office 365
It’s time to leave SharePoint Workflows behind. I say this with a heavy heart. I was a fan of ShareP…
25 August 2017
Upcoming intranet events you don't want to miss
It’s shocking to think that in just 4 months’ time we’ll be leaping into 2018. We at BrightStarr are…
23 August 2017
Unily's roadmap to continuous improvement
With Unily’s impending 4.0 release launching this summer, we’ve been looking back at how far we’ve c…
15 August 2017
6 ways intranet solutions can send your productivity stratospheric
Traditional intranets can sometimes focus too heavily on improving global communications and collabo…
1 August 2017
Office 365 and Unily: Better together
One of the best things about being a customer of Unily is how well it integrates with and complement…
28 July 2017
Easy intranet design examples to get you inspired
Unily’s Summer Update brings with it a host of new ways to configure your intranet design to make ev…
26 July 2017
Creating and consuming global communications with Unily
At BrightStarr, we’re committed to ensuring your intranet drives tangible benefits across five capab…
24 July 2017
Leadership lessons: driving intranet engagement with Ellie Mae
Ellie Mae is the leading cloud-based platform provider for the mortgage finance industry. We caught …
20 July 2017
8 foolproof ways intranet platforms can drive engagement
Intranets are no longer static tools to share intermittent communications; they have the potential t…
12 July 2017
How Badges can help staff value one another
Everyone loves a badge, a label, a way of describing themselves or signposting what they do. As part…
10 July 2017
8 ways to transform internal communications using your intranet guide
Download our essential guide as we highlight eight ways your intranet can transform your internal co…
3 July 2017
SharePoint Framework Extensions in developer preview
Adam Wildash, BrightStarr's Developer Team Lead shares his excitement about the recently announced S…
14 June 2017
PANDORA awarded Intra.NET Reloaded Special Jury Award for digital workplace, INFORA
Global jewellery manufacturer PANDORA has received special recognition at Intra.NET Reloaded Berlin …
2 June 2017
How Affinity Water uses a single intranet page to transform everyday tasks
The modern intranet is gradually changing the way that employees go about their everyday tasks. With…
1 June 2017
Unily's Summer Update puts the power to customize and configure into your hands
Unily's next big update will introduce brand-new features that will empower clients with the ability…
1 June 2017
Informa invests in Unily intranet to boost global connectivity and engagement for 7,500 colleagues
FTSE 100 publishing, intelligence and events group Informa has launched a Unily intranet to help its…
12 May 2017
4 key principles for the modern intranet information architecture
Information architecture is an incredibly complex but ultimately rewarding exercise. So often, a lar…
7 April 2017
Get to grips with Office 365 cloud intranet solutions
Microsoft Office 365 is becoming an increasingly popular choice as an intranet or digital workplace …
9 March 2017
Leadership lessons: how Amec Foster Wheeler engineered a successful intranet launch
The role intranets play when two organisations merge can be crucial. When staff need a lot of suppor…
8 March 2017
1 intranet for every (yes, even blue collar) employee
When a large enterprise launches an intranet, the focus is often on head office workers who fit a ‘s…
7 March 2017
Improving your marketing operation with an intranet
With Marketing departments managing various complex campaigns at a time, even the most prudently tho…
6 March 2017
4 tips to get the most out of your enterprise social network
If implemented and maintained effectively, the value of an enterprise social network can be huge for…
27 February 2017
PANDORA awarded Best International campaign at the CIPR #insidestory Awards 2017
Jewellery manufacturer PANDORA has been named as a winner for Best International Campaign at the 201…
24 February 2017
The importance of positivity in your intranet steering committee
Delivering a new intranet is no small task. It takes a great deal of coordination and vision to deli…
22 February 2017
7 SharePoint and Office 365 innovations our crystal ball predicts for 2017
2016 saw an awesome number of innovations from Microsoft across SharePoint and Office 365. Not only …
31 January 2017
Deep dive into Unily's new document centre
We're taking a deep dive into Unily's new document experience, giving you an inside peek into it's e…
31 January 2017
Content which rocked across Unily intranets in 2016
With thousands of users on the Unily platform, we see a lot of content being published. From informa…
31 January 2017
Fascinating digital workplace trends to inspire your 2017
Our Consulting team work with a diverse, ever-changing set of organisations with completely differen…
27 January 2017
PANDORA shortlisted in two CIPR #InsideStory Award categories
We are delighted to announce that our client, global jewellery manufacturer PANDORA, have been short…
24 January 2017
5 steps to effective document management
We are specialists in SharePoint document management systems and can help you implement all or some …
21 January 2017
Managing brand assets via your intranet
For any brand or marketing manager worth their salt, the sight of a stretched logo or an off-brand f…
18 January 2017
A simple guide to intranet applications & how they help
So you’ve decided upon needing a new intranet, but what applications are you going to need to suppor…
11 January 2017
Our most popular blogs of 2016
In the time honoured tradition of reviews and “best of” articles that tend be prevalent at this time…
4 January 2017
More mobile apps = greater choice or greater confusion?
According to a 2014 report by Nielsen the average number of apps used per month is over 30 on our pe…
28 November 2016
BrightStarr Partners with Microsoft for NRF 2017
Brightstarr will be sponsoring NRF 2017 with Microsoft in January 2017
23 November 2016
How leadership can inspire employees (and remain relevant)
No previous Microsoft executive would have admitted to this kind of heresy. But as Van der Bel said …
18 November 2016
5 things you must assess when evaluating your intranet products
Choosing, customizing and deploying an intranet solution can be a tricky business. Get it right and …
18 November 2016
New York networking drinks at the Fraunces Tavern
Kick off the Holidays with food and drinks on us!
16 November 2016
3 intranet horror stories
As the night draws in and we celebrate Halloween, we have three intranet horrors that will send a sh…
27 October 2016
Effective enterprise social networking with Office 365
Many organizations that are moving to, or have recently adopted Office 365 are excited to have the o…
19 October 2016
Customization using SharePoint's new framework
Microsoft are currently rolling out their new page editor for team sites which provides a much faste…
18 October 2016
10 reason to move your infrastructure to Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure is the crux of Microsoft’s Cloud offering and it’s getting more and more popular eac…
12 October 2016
Monsoon Accessorize deploy Unily cloud intranet to empower international teams
Globally recognized retailer Monsoon Accessorize required a new intranet solution to improve the flo…
5 October 2016
Wrap-up and question time after Microsoft Ignite
With Microsoft’s Ignite fully wrapped up, there’s a lot of information from the SharePoint community…
3 October 2016
BrightStarr opens brand new office in SoHo, New York
BrightStarr is excited to announce the opening of a brand new New York City office located at 524 Br…
3 October 2016
4 things you're forgetting when launching your intranet
We work with customers who are launching global intranets on a day to day basis, making sure crucial…
20 September 2016
Our top 5 Office 365 and SharePoint predictions for Ignite 2016
We’re all really excited about Microsoft Ignite happening over in Atlanta at the end of September. W…
16 September 2016
PANDORA’s Office 365 intranet drives global engagement with stunning user experiences
PANDORA’s signature charms are instantly recognisable across the globe. Sold in more than 90 countri…
30 August 2016
Have your say: BrightStarr digital workplace productivity survey 2016
This timely research into productivity will help you figure out how best to maximise the value of yo…
17 August 2016
2 ways Azure Resource Manager is accelerating Microsoft’s infrastructure services
Even though the Azure platform has been around for several years now, the services that it offers ha…
15 August 2016
See Sam Hassani at an event near you!
Over the next few months our Principal Consultant Sam will be delivering the following two sessions …
2 August 2016
Employee recognition with badges
It’s no secret that companies with an effective employee recognition program enjoy a multitude of be…
26 July 2016
Collaborating across Office 365 tenants utilizing Azure B2B
Late last year Microsoft announced the release of the Azure B2B Collaboration capability. Azure B2B …
20 July 2016
The Hershey Company success story premieres at Microsoft's WPC
Just like chocolate and peanut butter, some things are really good separately, but when combined cre…
12 July 2016
Digital workplace adoption guide: everything you need to know
Intranets (as one aspect of the broad suite of digital workplace technologies) tend to suffer from l…
6 July 2016
Digital workplace adoption: we're in this for the long haul
Achieving consistently high levels of staff adoption of digital workplace tools is not an easy proce…
4 July 2016
BrightStarr is celebrating ten years as a Microsoft Gold Partner
It’s a milestone for us and we’ve been looking back at all the changes that have occurred in our ind…
30 June 2016
Wiggle win Retail Week Mark of Excellence award
We’re excited to announce that BrightStarr and UK sport retailer, Wiggle, have won Retail Week’s Mar…
28 June 2016
Thank you for 10 great years
BrightStarr lives and breathes technology, but sometimes you just need to write a good old-fashioned…
27 June 2016
Real talk: The future of your intranet
As the dust settles on the Microsoft Future of SharePoint announcements, our Principal Consultant Sa…
6 June 2016
BrightStarr finalist for 2016 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award!
We are pleased to announce we have been named a finalist for the 2016 Microsoft Collaboration and Co…
30 May 2016
Jewellery designer Pandora to present with BrightStarr at London Technology Week
BrightStarr will be joined by internationally renowned contemporary jewellery designer and retailer …
25 May 2016
5 ways to ensure smooth content migration
A few pearls of wisdom that we've gained from working on several content audit and migration efforts…
23 May 2016
10 essentials for creating an intranet employees love
We've partnered with Ragan Communications to bring you our top tips for creating an intranet your em…
19 May 2016
How VELUX Group is driving digital workplace adoption
Our Adoption Series continues with a look at how the perfect launch can create a basis for your new …
16 May 2016
US events round-up
It was a busy week for BrightStarr US with two excellent Intranet events happening on the same days:…
5 May 2016
The future of SharePoint
On the 4th May, Microsoft made some exciting announcements around the Future of SharePoint. If you d…
5 May 2016
3 things to do before launching a new collaboration solution
The phrase ‘if you build it, they will come’ is sadly not always the case for digital workplace solu…
4 May 2016
Top tips for driving better digital workplace adoption
BrightStarr Consultants Matt and Martyn discuss their top tips for driving digital workplace adoptio…
27 April 2016
Cultural intranet adoption Q&A with dorma+kaba
As part of our intranet adoption series, we sat down with Alex Wood, Internal Communications and Gro…
25 April 2016
Introducing our digital workplace adoption series
Welcome to our digital workplace adoption series. If you struggle with employees engaging with your …
24 April 2016
8 reasons the BrightStarr marketing team love Office 365 Planner
Office 365 Planner is a new experience from Microsoft which offers a simple, highly visual way to or…
20 April 2016
5 ways we plan to use Microsoft Office Graph
Microsoft Office Graph has been discussed in the corridors and offices for Microsoft for quite a whi…
18 April 2016
What’s new for Unily’s 2016 Spring Updates?
We’re excited to announce our latest round of brand new features, functionality and an exciting new …
17 April 2016
10 top tips for custom IT solution success
For some organizations, a custom intranet or IT solution is the only choice to meet unique requireme…
17 April 2016
Expert intranet adoption panel lined up for BrightStarr UK seminar
In our upcoming seminar on Thursday the 14th April, we’re talking all about intranet adoption: a to…
10 April 2016
Three ways to avoid an Office 365 customer success mess
Microsoft has laid off the Customer Success Managers (CSMs) dedicated to the adoption of Office 365.…
25 February 2016
Design, technology and productivity: the year ahead
Like the weather, predictions tend to be... unpredictable. Instead, a better aphorism to use is what…
17 February 2016
Our 4th time winning the Best Intranet Design Award
Another year and we are delighted to say another BrightStarr client has won user-experience research…
15 January 2016
dorma+kaba win Nielsen Norman Best Intranet Design Award 2016
It’s that time of year again when user-experience research firm the Nielsen Norman Group announce …
11 January 2016
What the Office 365 E5 plan means for your organization
At the beginning of December, Microsoft announced the general availability of Office 365 E5, their m…
4 January 2016
Creating exceptional retail intranets: your employees are the new customers
Employees are often the forgotten customers in retail, but their contribution and engagement in inte…
25 December 2015
Festive wrap-up webinar: Best of the Q&A
On the 8th of December, we held our annual festive wrap-up webinar. We wanted to share a selection o…
16 December 2015
2015 wrap-up and what's hot for 2016?
In this year’s festive wrap-up event, we discussed the hottest Digital Workplace trends of 2015, the…
10 December 2015
BrightStarr utilize Sharegate to simplify and accelerate the migration process
A huge number of our clients’ enterprise projects require some form of data migration across ShareP…
3 December 2015
Plotting the way to intelligent tech with the Microsoft Graph
As Microsoft announce the public release of Microsoft Graph, what does it mean for your enterprise s…
23 November 2015
6 ways to give your intranet the power of purpose
It is of vital importance that leaders inspire their employees with vision and strategic purpose but…
16 November 2015
Using card style design to improve your intranet user experience
First pioneered by Pinterest and now adopted by Facebook, Twitter, Google and other titans of the we…
9 November 2015
Royal Free Choose Unily Intranet
UK Unily client The Royal Free Hospital were invited to speak on stage at the SMiLE Conference. Wa…
6 November 2015
The ROI of collaboration
In business, decisions are made by running the numbers and choosing the optimum outcome, but what ha…
2 November 2015
BrightStarr are Finalists in the ITEuropa European IT and Software Excellence Awards
BrightStarr has been selected as a finalist in three categories for the ITEuropa Awards! The ITEurop…
30 October 2015
What's new in SharePoint 2016?
The time has come and SharePoint 2016 is finally out in Beta. What do you need to know about SharePo…
26 October 2015
10 top tips to bespoke IT solution success guide
Download our guide for our top tips to saving both time and money when undertaking a bespoke IT solu…
10 October 2015
Raconteur Public Sector Report
With election year fast approaching, the government’s £14-16 billion annual IT spend, and the role o…
23 September 2015
3 reasons your digital profile at work is essential
In today’s world the vast majority of us will curate and manage our digital presence in some way. So…
20 September 2015
Death of a solution salesman
The traditional idea of ‘solution selling’ is not a bad one, but times are changing. How can the mod…
16 September 2015
In the era of digital workplace, is your intranet dead?
With more vendors, consultants, experts and commentators rushing to join the Digital Workplace bandw…
8 September 2015
How your new intranet will make your merger, acquisition or de-merger that much easier
Mergers and acquisitions can represent a particularly unstable time for any two businesses. Whether …
7 September 2015
Why mobile working is essential for employees
The advent of BYOD and the consumerization of IT is changing not only the way we work, but also the …
29 August 2015
It's the end of the line for SharePoint 2010: What's your plan?
SharePoint 2010 brought us a truly enterprise collaboration application, incorporating many of the f…
26 August 2015
The Cloud Search Service Application has been released for SharePoint On-premises
Not so long ago I spoke about the new Hybrid Search experiences provided by the all new Cloud Search…
24 August 2015
The digital workplace guide: everything you need to know
From the definition of a digital workplace to how to develop a strategy that can actually be deliver…
21 August 2015
The 5 most common mistakes in internal communication
The smallest businesses can share information organically and very easily but larger enterprises wit…
11 August 2015
Four ways to gain executive support for your new intranet
You have identified replacing your ineffective Intranet of strategic importance, so how do you get s…
10 August 2015
Building a productive social network
A recent survey found ‘93% of business leaders agree that Enterprise Social tools stimulate innovati…
5 August 2015
6 ways 'As a Service' is changing the way the enterprise approaches intranets forever
With a traditional 'box of software' or custom solution comes the problem of obsolescence. Boxed sof…
3 August 2015
The necessity of better knowledge management for the legal sector
As a SharePoint consultancy, we see a whole range of legal sector organizations come to us with a c…
20 July 2015
What makes an award winning intranet solution?
When looking back over the last few years of award winners, it’s become clear a lot has changed in t…
13 July 2015
Unily wins 'Best Cloud or Hybrid Deployment' award
At this year’s Microsoft Ignite Conference, the BrightStarr & Unily team received some exciting news…
22 June 2015
Can your intranet drive innovation?
Can intranets help how companies innovate? That was the question posed to a panel of industry expert…
15 June 2015
The power of JSOM
I’ve been a SharePoint developer for several years now and over that time have dabbled with the REST…
10 June 2015
Summer 2015 speaking engagements
Upon returning from this year's hugely successful SharePoint Saturday event in the Netherlands on Ju…
6 June 2015
BrightStarr Finalist for 2015 Microsoft Partner of the Year!
Today is a banner day for BrightStarr, with two big announcements coming out of their corporate head…
2 June 2015
Speaking at SharePoint Saturday Netherlands 2015
I'm really excited to be speaking at this years' SharePoint Saturday Netherlands on June 6th 2015. A…
1 June 2015
Unily continues to blossom with Spring 2015 updates
We talk a lot about the importance of how our Unily intranet platform is evergreen and continues to …
31 May 2015
Intra.NET Reloaded
Last week BrightStarr sponsored Intra.NET Reloaded and it was an outstanding event! It promised to b…
31 May 2015
3 things to look for when outsourcing SharePoint support
So you've invested time and money building a fantastic SharePoint based Intranet or Website. Go liv…
14 May 2015
5 top tips For IT project management
During the last decade of delivering a wide range of IT projects, I have enjoyed constantly learning…
7 April 2015
Don't make finding content in your Intranet an Easter Egg hunt!
While we might find the thrill of the hunt exciting on the one Easter weekend every year, it definit…
1 April 2015
BrightStarr & Linklaters wins Best Information Management Solution
We are proud to announce that Linklaters' SharePoint Intranet has won Best Storage/Information Manag…
30 March 2015
SharePoint 2016 predictions
We want to explore the hottest enterprise technology trends, the very latest releases relating to th…
23 March 2015
Migrating from SharePoint on-premises to SharePoint Online on Office 365
Having helped numerous organizations make the transition from SharePoint on-premises to SharePoint O…
19 March 2015
Configuring inbound Hybrid Search for a large distributed organization
In this post I'm focusing on a particular problem area to be aware of when configuring the Inbound H…
12 March 2015
BrightStarr presents Unily cloud Intranet at Microsoft CIO Summit
Last week Microsoft hosted their invite only North America CIO Summit where BrightStarr was invited …
5 March 2015
Ready for new user experience reality?
No matter how rich the information on your website, it's of little value if it isn't delivered with …
26 February 2015
The latest Microsoft acquisition supports their new, more open approach
So Microsoft is acquiring Sunrise for over $100 Million – another front end acquisition!
5 February 2015
What's new for developers in 2015?
The beginning of a new year signals the start of a new release cycle for software vendors. So I thou…
29 January 2015
UX and Emotional Design: Why they are not mutually exclusive
We are steadily inundated with creative UX presences, whether it be the bright new kiosk placed in f…
22 January 2015
You don't need a SharePoint Intranet
Many employees will only have a rudimentary understanding of 'the cloud' from the consumer world and…
15 January 2015
ConocoPhillips Win Nielsen Norman Best Intranet Design Award 2015
The user-experience research firm Nielsen Norman Group has just announced the winners of their Best …
7 January 2015
Christmas roundup - what's hot for enterprise in 2015?
In 2014 we have seen some huge changes in the enterprise technology space, and here at BrightStarr w…
18 December 2014
Hybrid Cloud – best of both worlds?
There is a lot of buzz about hybrid cloud currently but what is it and why is it getting attention i…
11 December 2014
November speaking and SharePoint Hybrid update
As mentioned in this post last month, November was a busy month with various speaking engagements de…
7 December 2014
Sam's Sessions November 2014
At BrightStarr we pride ourselves on being The SharePoint Experts, and we hire the best talent aroun…
13 November 2014
Microsoft Unily roadshow - New York roundup
Tuesday was the kick-off event for the Microsoft Unily Roadshow which is taking place across the US …
6 November 2014
Internal comms are essential to enterprise success. But the question is why?
It is really interesting to consider how essential internal communications are becoming to enterpris…
30 October 2014
BrightStarr Announced as Members of the new Yammer Customer Engagement Partner Program
The YCEPP certification has been developed to train and certify personnel as key partners in implem…
28 October 2014
Will Office 365 change vendor focus?
Here at BrightStarr we are embracing the change that Office 365 is bringing to the enterprise techno…
22 October 2014
Why not SharePoint website design?
Why is it that such a small proportion of firms with SharePoint don't use it for public facing websi…
6 October 2014
Say hello to the brand new Unily Windows 8.1 experiences!
At the start of September BrightStarr launched Unily cloud Intranets as a Service; the out-of-the-bo…
22 September 2014
The changing shape of Microsoft partners
It is no secret that Satya Nadella is shaking things up at Microsoft and things are looking really e…
18 September 2014
Coding for kids – what it says about user education
From the start of this school year children as young as five in the UK will start to learn coding. W…
11 September 2014
BrightStarr launches Unily: Cloud Intranet as a Service
Microsoft Gold Partner BrightStarr is proud to announce the launch of Unily; cloud Intranet as a Ser…
4 September 2014
What can the enterprise learn from viral social media?
You should never underestimate the power of social media to unite people in a common cause or goal.
27 August 2014
Why you can't launch SharePoint and let go
Most people know that SharePoint is an exceptionally powerful productivity tool for the enterprise b…
20 August 2014
Want an extra day of productivity each week? Get the right intranet!
With companies constantly trying new ways to save money or run more efficiently, it's amazing how of…
14 August 2014
Part 2 - Securely publishing SharePoint externally using Web Application Proxy (WAP)
In this post we will take a look at the end-to-end configuration process of WAP using pre-authentic…
6 August 2014
Troubleshooting SharePoint 2013 document rendering through Office Web Apps
I recently encountered an issue where a SharePoint 2013 farm (SP1) was failing to render any documen…
30 July 2014
Dont do 'agile', be agile
It's unlikely that you haven't come across this term and most likely your day-to-day working has bee…
23 July 2014
Three ways technology can transform the education experience
Digitizing resources for the modern generation that is becoming ever more technologically savvy is p…
9 July 2014
New outlook web app feature to celebrate just before independence day
Microsoft has introduced its latest features to Outlook email client for enhanced document collabor…
3 July 2014
Why watching the World Cup is a lesson in intranet best practice
Convincing your boss that you need to leave early to catch a World Cup football game can be problema…
30 June 2014
The business culture of senior management
In combination with growing, rigorous consumer demands and the competitive nature of all markets, st…
23 June 2014
Microsoft scores with new enterprise experience
There is nothing like the World Cup to show the incredible potential of social collaboration, as lit…
18 June 2014
Part 1 - Securely publishing SharePoint externally using Web Application Proxy (WAP)
Hopefully this post gives you an overview of the new capabilities of the Web Application Proxy (WAP…
4 June 2014
The global enterprise with SharePoint
In this blog we discuss how SharePoint can really support global operations in a way that allows bus…
2 June 2014
Is IT as a Service the future for the enterprise?
IT as a Service – this can mean different things to different people depending on your organizationa…
28 May 2014
Information overload or Information over-consumption?
If we do not have time because of all the information we are consuming, then to be more effective we…
21 May 2014
Four reasons to be a BrightStarr SharePoint consultant
Here at BrightStarr we wanted to know what our consultants love the most about working with us and w…
19 May 2014
How cloud & mobile support intranet adoption
There is a huge amount of interest at the moment in enabling greater access to company data and capi…
14 May 2014
BrightStarr launch new SharePoint 2013 Seminars to aid knowledge transfer
BrightStarr, the SharePoint experts, bring you Microsoft SharePoint 2013 in all it's glory.
14 May 2014
Why mobile access for SharePoint intranets is essential
Your mobile device, as with most people, has become an extension of your hand (and your brain)... if…
7 May 2014
BrightStarr UK join Microsoft’s virtual employee program
A leading global SharePoint Consultancy and Digital Agency, announced today that they have been sele…
6 May 2014
Corporate headshots – gathering, governing and garnering
The corporate profile photo for employees has become a common business asset today as staff find it …
5 May 2014
There has never been a better time to build enterprise apps
In this blog I want to cover the software that is available to organisations wanting to develop ente…
29 April 2014
Security in the cloud
There has been a lot in the news recently about security breaches. The Heartbleed virus, NSA snoopin…
25 April 2014
Three big business challenges solved by the cloud
Simply moving your Intranet to the Cloud on its own isn't enough, but moving to the Cloud in the rig…
22 April 2014
Many languages, one SharePoint.
SharePoint is a tool that has been built for online collaboration and SharePoint Online have feature…
18 April 2014
Responsive design with SharePoint
responsive design continues to be a dominant topic across the tech landscape as mobile devices repr…
14 April 2014
Content governance with Sitecore
Building a new website takes a considerable amount of investment from your company. Therefore, after…
9 April 2014
3 cloud computing myths busted
SharePoint is not new in the world of enterprise technology. However with SharePoint Online and Offi…
7 April 2014
SharePoint 2013 mobile features
A big driver for organisations upgrading from older versions of SharePoint to SharePoint 2013 is acc…
4 April 2014
User personas - why bother?
When explaining personas during workshops, I almost always hear the question, "Isn't this personas s…
1 April 2014
BrightStarr's top tips for SharePoint project management
Managing a complex technology project on time, on budget and with undeniable client satisfaction is …
27 March 2014
Five awesome things about enterprise social
Since the creation of the original blog, social media has continued to develop and evolve in new and…
25 March 2014
How the 80/20 rule applies to SharePoint
Many of us have heard the 80/20 rule and it can be applied to a variety of different scenarios, more…
20 March 2014
Your opinions on enterprise social networks
There has been a lot of information from BrightStarr around enterprise social networks in these last…
18 March 2014
BrightStarr's SharePoint conference experience
Microsoft's SharePoint Conference is the biggest event in the diary of anyone invested in SharePoint…
13 March 2014
SharePoint, Social and Gamification
The concept of Play has been around a long time now in business. The idea being that people are more…
11 March 2014
What is a hybrid SharePoint system?
A hybrid SharePoint system is one that uses both SharePoint ‘On Premises’ and SharePoint Online (par…
4 March 2014
Five enterprise social myths - busted
Today, more than 1.5 billion people around the globe have a social networking account. The social ne…
25 February 2014
Enterprise social driving innovation
At BrightStarr we are always trying to push boundaries and think about how we can do things bette…
25 February 2014
BrightStarr at the SharePoint Conference
The SharePoint Conference 2014 is just around the corner and we can finally announce that we have al…
20 February 2014
The Azure Search service
The Azure team has been steadily adding features to their Pay-as-you-Go Search Service. At the time …
19 February 2014
Protecting your investment through tailored governance
So, what do our customers ask us about governance? What is the advice we give them? What do other co…
18 February 2014
SharePoint hybrid deployments - the social disconnect
In previous insights and webinars delivered by the BrightStarr team we've highlighted some of the ke…
13 February 2014
SharePoint Saturday Stockholm wrap-up
Over the weekend of Jan 25th – 26th I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the SharePoint S…
11 February 2014
BrightStarr become a Worldwide MTC Alliance Partner
BrightStarr is pleased to announce their already close relationship with Microsoft has been strength…
6 February 2014
More than just content management
Companies today require websites that are able to adapt to their visitor's needs, whether based on t…
4 February 2014
Corporate social networking- just Facebook at work? Think again
We need an internal Facebook - Really???
28 January 2014
Build your social strategy 'the times they are a-changin'
When I'm out talking to clients or reading the latest research around social technologies it's clea…
23 January 2014
Beginning 2014 in the Cloud
In the world of technology, the term "cloud" is often seen as a mere buzzword, right up there with "…
16 January 2014
Analysing Forrester's SharePoint survey
In October last year Forrester, the technology research and analysis company, released the results o…
15 January 2014
Filtering SharePoint list data with [me]
Those that have worked with SharePoint for even a short period will know that much of its power come…
10 January 2014
SharePoint in 2014: Our predictions
As 2013 has come to to a close, and we have just begun a brand new year, we thought it would be inte…
2 January 2014
Abt Associates win Nielsen Norman Best Intranet Design Award 2014
Abt Associates required an intranet to support a workforce of 2,700 staff, who are often based in ch…
1 January 2014
Microsoft's early Christmas gift: Yammer Now
Every December, working on-the-go gets taken to another level when the man in red makes his rounds a…
24 December 2013
Real time editing comes to Office web apps
Microsoft has constantly improved the apps over the years, most recently adding real time collaborat…
19 December 2013
BrightStarr is set to take the SharePoint world by storm as it recruits the best SharePoint talent around
Since its formation in the UK six years ago, BrightStarr has exceeded its ambitious growth plans and…
12 December 2013
Office 365 - The importance of good planning and oversight
Crawl times tend to vary, from day to day as well as across subscription plans and in a case I read…
9 December 2013
When is SkyDrive Pro not quite SkyDrive Pro
SkyDrive is a consumer focused service that gives anyone who signs up free cloud storage space. Nume…
27 November 2013
Five great improvements to SharePoint Online websites
SharePoint 2013 brought with it lots of new features to this component, in this blog are our top fiv…
14 November 2013
I am Microsoft's apprentice of the year!
My name is Jamie Sauvarin, and I have recently been crowned Microsoft's Apprentice of the year! Let …
24 October 2013
BrightStarr Employee Wins Microsoft Apprentice of the Year 2013
Jamie Sauvarin, one of the BrightStarr team, was awarded the prestigious ‘Microsoft Apprentice of th…
24 October 2013
Customer immersion experience with BrightStarr
BrightStarr strongly believe that only by getting hands on with products and technologies can users …
17 October 2013
SkyDrive Pro - Syncing SharePoint data
Microsoft announced a new SkyDrive Pro desktop client for Windows. This is a stand-alone desktop app…
8 October 2013
Social for the enterprise finally comes of age
Microsoft recently released a little bit more information about it's Office 365 / Yammer roadmap. Yo…
6 October 2013
BrightStarr shortlisted for Website of the Year Award
BrightStarr is delighted to have been shortlisted for the WireHive 100 Digital Agency ‘Website of th…
1 September 2013
Three things to know before using SharePoint for a website
Starting any Microsoft SharePoint project can be a daunting task, especially when it’s a corporate w…
29 August 2013
Working from home with Office 365
You would be hard pressed not to have seen the recent comments from Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer concerni…
26 August 2013
Why do SharePoint users need training?
A question we sometimes get asked is, “Why does SharePoint require user training?” Often the preconc…
13 August 2013
SharePoint 2013 for web content management
Microsoft consolidates its position as a main stream Web Content Management (WCM) player
5 August 2013
BrightStarr achieve Microsoft's Digital Marketing Gold competency award
BrightStarr are delighted to announce that in recognition of their digital marketing expertise they …
1 August 2013
SharePoint 2013 'On Premise' and 'Online' hybrid
This year will truly be the year of Microsoft’s 'Modern UI' inspired line of products.
31 July 2013
Determining who benefits from the SharePoint implementations
As with everything new we do in life, there is always a hump we must get over in order to feel fully…
29 July 2013
Five traits of a good SharePoint consultant
Here at BrightStarr we spend a lot of time working with clients to understand their problems. We sit…
19 July 2013
What three features do users expect in a ‘modern’ company intranet?
The release of SharePoint 2013 has many IT managers pondering the benefits of upgrading their variou…
15 July 2013
Five things you didn't know about SharePoint 2013
Now that SharePoint 2013 is generally available there is no end of articles and blog posts highlight…
12 July 2013
People vs Technology
It is becoming more and more of a challenge taking the ownership of a platform away from the IT team…
10 July 2013
What’s new in SharePoint 2013 workflows?
One of the much improved features of SharePoint 2013 is the workflow engine. SharePoint 2010 used ‘W…
9 July 2013
The power of the SharePoint 2013 App store
Almost as soon as SharePoint 2010 was released (in May of 2010) people were requesting an app store.…
5 July 2013
BrightStarr named in top IT services firms in New York
BrightStarr has been named as one of the Top IT Services Firms in New York this year by Clutch, as…
4 July 2013
SharePoint as a form of technological chivalry
One of my biggest fascinations stemming from childhood has been the history of ideas, in particular;…
1 July 2013
Private Azure Cloud with Windows Azure Pack
Microsoft have recently released the trial version of the Windows Azure Pack.
28 June 2013
Do you need a SharePoint strategy?
The short answer is yes, but maybe not always for the reasons you think.
25 June 2013
What exactly is user adoption?
The phrase 'User adoption' is one we hear a lot as we go about our daily work. Be it on client site,…
20 June 2013
Everything is an App
Ask pretty much anyone what an app is and they will tell you it’s something they can download onto t…
14 June 2013
The mobile intranet SharePoint now in 3D
Prioritisation is key when putting together the road map for your intranet. Requirements come from m…
12 June 2013
5 Office 365 features for users on the move
More and more people now use mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, to access the Internet…
11 June 2013
SharePoint 2013 Search
Find out about the many other benefits of SharePoint 2013 and what they can do for your organizatio…
4 June 2013
5 tools to help you design amazing SharePoint interfaces
Here at BrightStarr, we have come to rely on a number of really useful SharePoint tools. So we thoug…
31 May 2013
Thinking of upgrading to SharePoint 2013? You are not alone
A recent survey by MetaLogix has revealed that over 60% of respondents were actively looking at up…
28 May 2013
SharePoint Newsfeed App – Social on the go!
A surge in popularity of mobile devices over recent years has influenced the way we can better consu…
17 May 2013
Getting the most out of SharePoint end-user training
SharePoint is the fastest selling technology from Microsoft, thus inevitably every week or so there …
14 May 2013
Integrating LinkedIn to mobile apps and SharePoint using Azure
LinkedIn integration - how we did it
7 May 2013
Usability testing for successful SharePoint implementations
Usability testing – a keystone in successful SharePoint implementations
7 May 2013
Targeting content at mobile devices in SharePoint 2013
This shift to a mobile Internet has profound implications for websites and web design. It is no long…
1 May 2013
Designing a good intranet system: collecting requirements
Designing a good Intranet is difficult, not least because ‘good’ means so many different things to d…
30 April 2013
Everything Everywhere Win Nielsen Norman Best Intranet Design Award 2012
We are thrilled to announce that Everything Everywhere have been awarded the Nielsen Norman Best Int…
1 January 2012