One of the hottest topics in the SharePoint world right now is Microsoft Flow vs SharePoint Designer workflows. The writing is on the wall: Microsoft will eventually be phasing out SharePoint Designer workflows in favor of Microsoft Flow which is now known as Power Automate. That means it is a good idea to start thinking […]
Lets Get Started We’ve been talking about Power Apps and the Microsoft Power Platform a lot lately. Because of their names, you might think they’re interchangeable—they are not. What is the Power Platform? The Power Platform is the combination of three applications—Power Apps, Power BI, and Power Automate (formerly Microsoft Flow)—into a single common data […]
Getting Started with Office 365 Groups in SharePoint Managing security in Office 365 can be one of the most challenging aspects of the overall platform. Office 365 Groups in SharePoint is no different. Within Office 365 you can have Office 365 groups, distribution lists, security groups, SharePoint groups and much more. Office 365 groups come […]
Not to be confused with internet, the intranet is a closed communications network designed for internal use. Good intranets help keep your employees engaged and productive, so let’s take a look at SharePoint’s Intranet Portal, and what it can offer you! Intranet Homepage The Intranet Homepage is the first thing your employees see when they […]
Top 5 HR Applications in SharePoint Traditionally, the HR process is paperwork-heavy by nature, and after many, many challenges and observations, Microsoft has finally migrated their HR services to the cloud. Having a cloud-based HR service both centralizes and automates a lot of tasks that will make your life easier. Not only does it cut […]
An Introduction to Office 365 Security We’ve often talked about security and compliance here on the ESW Associates blog. Because security is paramount, it’s only natural Microsoft has been investing in making it easier for organizations to achieve their compliance and security goals. Since most organizations have separate teams working in these two spaces, […]
You might’ve heard the term “shell” used in computer science before—essentially, a shell gives you access to services in an operating system, and can be either command-based, or have a graphical user interface. Windows PowerShell has been around for a while (since 2006, in fact,) and Microsoft initially developed it for task automation and configuration […]
There are a good amount of SharePoint consulting companies as well as SharePoint consultants in the world. What makes one company better than another can be hard to differentiate. eSoftware Associates is unique in that we also specialize in building custom Microsoft Office apps which gives us a whole different perspective on how technologies can […]
How to Migrate from InfoPath to Power Apps Interested in migrating from InfoPath to Power Apps, but finding that there aren’t many good articles explaining the differences? We have you covered. This article describes what both technologies are, what they are good at and what to look out for before attempting to do the migration. […]
