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Deloitte's Salesforce Bootcamps Surpass 1K College Students Trained
Program aims to develop students' Salesforce aptitude and build a pipeline of business and technology talent
Deloitte this week announced that it has now trained more than 1,000 college students in its Salesforce Bootcamps through the Deloitte Digital Salesforce Academy, holding over 30 bootcamps at colleges across the country to provide students with a foundation in Salesforce technology and an introduction to the world of consulting.
Deloitte began the DDSA program to deliver enrollees the opportunity to explore Salesforce-related careers, prep for Salesforce certification exams, and learn the skills required for entry-level jobs in the field, according to a news release.
“A few years ago, Deloitte recognized a gap between college students looking for day-one job readiness in business and technology careers and the increasing need for talent with Salesforce smarts, and so we developed a nontraditional learning opportunity through Salesforce Bootcamps, with a goal of making a huge impact by the end of 2021 and beyond,” said Harry Datwani, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP. "We have surpassed our initial target — with more than 1,000 students gaining Salesforce aptitude — and have seen many go on to kick off meaningful careers within the Salesforce ecosystem.”
DDSA offers two courses:
- Salesforce Bootcamp: A two-part, hands-on Salesforce training where students learn Salesforce fundamentals in a small classroom setting from Deloitte professionals, preparing them for the Salesforce Administrator Certification exam.
- Salesforce Career Journey: An introduction to Salesforce Consulting where students can explore career paths in the Salesforce ecosystem while learning first-hand career tips and tricks from professionals. Students can now apply to this virtual program that starts in February 2022.
“Before attending the Salesforce Bootcamp, I knew very little about what a career in consulting would really look like,” said Hunter Leonard Link, an analyst at Deloitte Consulting LLP. “After participating, I had a clear understanding of not only core Salesforce knowledge but also of the culture, opportunities, and experiences at Deloitte Consulting. This gave me the confidence to apply and ultimately receive an offer to join Deloitte as an analyst.”
DDSA's Salesforce Bootcamp and Salesforce Career Journey are open to all college and university students based in the U.S. regardless of school, year or major. Visit the DDSA website for more information about Salesforce Academy training and bootcamps.
About the Author
Kristal Kuykendall is editor, 1105 Media Education Group. She can be reached at [email protected].
“Be less busy.” Slack’s motto encourages users to increase their productivity through their real-time communication platform, and many teams find that it delivers on this message.
As a messaging app designed with teams in mind, Slack has great features to keep your team members organized and in sync. From reporting in every morning to turning it on snooze when you need to concentrate, take advantage of Slack’s great features to maximize your productivity.
We asked 12 entrepreneurs from YEC to share their best tips and tricks for using Slack to get more done. Their answers are below:
1. Hold “Around the Horn” Conversations
Our marketing department has team members across the country, and every few weeks they meet in a Slack chat to have an “around the horn” conversation. It keeps all teams within the department up to speed on one another’s projects, and it’s more efficient than having a video call. Anyone unable to attend that session can read the conversation after. – Chuck Cohn, Varsity Tutors
2. Set Up Integrations
We have a lot of integrations in Slack, especially with Zapier, so that notifications from all of our other tools — like Salesforce, Google Analytics and more — get automatically pushed to specific Slack channels. Once you set up integrations, Slack becomes supercharged as the hub of your team’s communications. Your team can be more productive when alerts are centralized and searchable. – Doreen Bloch, Poshly Inc.
3. Create Channels for Targeted Collaboration
My team has created specific channels in Slack to help us collaborate on projects in a more targeted manner. Rather than using direct messages to connect people together for a discussion, we start a channel that contains everything connected with a project. This includes our discussions, files, images and anything else we need to help us all stay connected and on the same page. – Nicole Munoz, Start Ranking Now
4. Assign an “Owner” to Each Channel
Everyone owns their own channel on our marketing team. Different people are responsible for social media, the blog, our podcast, etc. Each team member is a part of a dedicated Slack channel where we send updates on our work every day. We note what we did the past 24 hours and what we plan to do next. When our work is so intertwined, announcing these things keeps us accountable. – Dave Nevogt, Hubstaff.com
5. Report In Every Morning
Each morning, team members post the three to six items that are most important for them to complete that day. It really helps with transparency and team understanding on a daily basis by fostering clarity about what’s on everyone’s minds. On a few occasions, sharing these updates has also fostered collaboration, evoking a, “Hey, I’d love to work with you on that,” kind of response. – Dan Pickett, Launch Academy
6. “Mention” People Directly
We have several different group chats for different departments and projects. We use @mentions to call out people directly when they need to be aware of something. This informs the person and sends them a personalized notification. It helps us all stay on the same page and ensures that messages to a specific person don’t get lost in the shuffle. – John Rampton, Due
7. Pose Questions
All questions from team members happen in Slack. This ensures that there’s a record of all questions and answers, and they can be used for future employee training. In effect, many of these questions are then used as an employee handbook and as references for other team members. – Marcela De Vivo, Brilliance
8. Leverage Cloud Integrations
Integrate Slack into your project management systems. Use Zapier to quickly connect other collaboration tools and Slack channels to keep on top of all projects and incoming requests. We use teamwork.com for project management and Slack for collaboration. When we marry the two and pull in project alerts, deadlines and notes, it saves time, improves collaboration and enables us to get more done. – Dan Golden, Be Found Online
9. Share Projects
Projects can be shared through Slack so that others can pipe in with their ideas and suggestions, or offer to help on a certain task within a project. In this way, it encourages a more proactive work environment and leads to many team members taking on new things to learn more and develop their skill sets. – Abhilash Patel, Recovery Brands
10. Set Reminders
Use the remind tool (/remind) to set reminders for the team instead of using a calendar with email reminders. Our automated reminders include meetings, hydration breaks, submitting timesheets and any other actions normally done by an office admin. This is a great way to automate productivity for your team. – Anshey Bhatia, Verbal+Visual
11. Use “Do Not Disturb” Mode
Once you’ve mastered Slack’s best practices and it becomes the hub of your team’s communication, you may find that the constant notifications can paradoxically harm your team’s productivity due to their interruptive nature. When employees need to focus, encourage them to use the Do Not Disturb or Snooze features to avoid getting interrupted by non-urgent messages. – Roger Lee, Captain401
12. Plug Into Your Engineering Infrastructure
We’ve connected our engineering infrastructure to Slack so everyone in a project channel is notified as soon as a new build or deployment is available. More importantly, if issues such as failing tests need to be addressed, teams are made aware quickly and regularly. Engineering, quality assurance and project management stay in sync, which makes for great products and happy clients. – Christopher Myers, NewFoundry
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Company’s latest cloud platform release addresses growing demand for multi-SaaS solutions helping make businesses more productive, compliant and secure
JERSEY CITY, N.J., July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AvePoint (NASDAQ: AVPT), the most advanced SaaS and data management platform provider, today announced enhancements across its cloud platform helping organizations Improve security across multiple SaaS applications and scale their IT operations. The improvements reflect AvePoint’s ongoing commitment to helping organizations speed modernization of the applications, technologies and skills that enhance the digital employee experience.
“As companies around the world continue to future-proof their businesses, it’s essential they have the solutions necessary to secure their collaboration data and ensure business continuity so that the role of IT teams can evolve to Improve digital workplace infrastructure and experience,” said John Peluso, Chief Product Officer, AvePoint. “Today’s enhancements across our platform protect multi-SaaS operations, reduce the burden on IT teams, minimize cost and protect mission critical data.”
Enhanced SaaS Application Resiliency and Security Across Multi-Cloud Environments
To empower organizations with the protection they need across multiple cloud platforms, AvePoint’s latest release:
Delegated Administration Functionality for Scale and Efficiency
To make it easier for Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) leaders, to scale repeatable processes and boost productivity, AvePoint’s latest release:
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Empowers I&O administrators to create and modify their own workflows with a no-code approach to streamline Microsoft 365 management as well as delegate workflow creation or execution to delegate workflow creation to other line of business owners
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Strengthens organizations’ approach to Microsoft 365 governance policy, guidance and enforcement with expanded support for guest user management and private channel renewal options within Microsoft Teams
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Provides greater ease of use and insights to organizations seeking to better understand their users’ activity and license costs so they can maximize their Microsoft 365 investments
More Effective Information Lifecycle and Data Management Across Repositories
To help organizations ensure the integrity of their digital workspaces and content by reducing risk, decreasing storage costs and optimizing efficiency, AvePoint’s latest release:
For more information, please visit AvePoint.com.
About AvePoint
Collaborate with confidence. AvePoint provides the most advanced platform for SaaS and data management to optimize SaaS operations and secure collaboration. More than 9 million cloud users rely on our solutions. Our SaaS solutions are also available to managed service providers via more than 100 cloud marketplaces, so they can better support and manage their small and mid-sized business customers. Founded in 2001, AvePoint is a five-time Global Microsoft Partner of the Year and headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. For more information, visit https://www.avepoint.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws including statements regarding the future performance of and market opportunities for AvePoint. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "strategy," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause real future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to: changes in the competitive and regulated industries in which AvePoint operates, variations in operating performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting AvePoint's business and changes in AvePoint’s ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and ability to identify and realize additional opportunities, and the risk of downturns in the market and the technology industry. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of AvePoint’s most exact Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, its registration statement on Form S-1 and related prospectus and prospectus supplements, and in its subsequent filings made to the SEC. Copies of these and other documents filed by AvePoint from time to time are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause real events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and AvePoint does not assume any obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements after the date of this release, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. AvePoint does not deliver any assurance that it will achieve its expectations.
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The UCIe Consortium Board includes founding members Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE), AMD, Arm, Google Cloud, Intel Corporation, Meta, Microsoft Corporation, Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung Electronics, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, and newly-elected members, Alibaba and NVIDIA.
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UCIe Consortium was officially incorporated in Delaware in June and will drive the UCIe technology forward with specifications, compliance, and interoperability events to foster a universal interconnect at the package-level.
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UCIe Consortium is open for membership. Interested companies and institutions are encouraged to join.
BEAVERTON, Ore., August 02, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE), AMD, Arm, Google Cloud, Intel Corporation, Meta, Microsoft Corporation, Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung Electronics, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company announced the incorporation of the UCIe™ (Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express™) Consortium and unveiled two newly-elected Board members Alibaba and NVIDIA. The founding members announced the formation of the industry consortium in March 2022 and remain dedicated to advancing the UCIe specification to establish a chiplet ecosystem and future generations of chiplet technologies.
"The industry response to our announcement of UCIe has been overwhelmingly positive, and we’ve already had more than 60 companies now," said Dr. Debendra Das Sharma, Chairman, UCIe Consortium. "Our official incorporation is a great milestone as we have an ambitious plan to continue evolving UCIe technology to meet industry requirements and develop a global interoperable chiplet ecosystem."
UCIe 1.0 Specification – Available to Download
The UCIe 1.0 specification provides a complete standardized die-to-die interconnect with physical layer, protocol stack, software model, and compliance testing. The specification leverages the established PCI Express® (PCI-SIG®) and Compute Express Link™ (CXL™) industry standards. It will enable end users to easily mix and match chiplet components from a multi-vendor ecosystem for System-on-Chip (SoC) construction, including customized SoC. The evaluation copy of the UCIe 1.0 specification is available for obtain here.
Join the UCIe Consortium
The promoter companies include leaders in semiconductors, packaging, IP suppliers, foundries, and cloud service providers. UCIe Consortium welcomes interested companies and institutions to join the organization as Contributors to help shape future UCIe specifications. For membership information, contact admin@UCIexpress.org.
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About UCIe™ Consortium
The UCIe Consortium is an industry consortium dedicated to advancing UCIe™ (Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express™) technology, an open industry standard that defines the interconnect between chiplets within a package, enabling an open chiplet ecosystem and ubiquitous interconnect at the package level. UCIe Consortium is led by key industry leaders Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE), Alibaba, AMD, Arm, Google Cloud, Intel Corporation, Meta, Microsoft Corporation, NVIDIA, Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung Electronics, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. For more information, visit www.UCIexpress.org.
PCI-SIG, PCI Express, and PCIe are registered trademarks of PCI-SIG. Compute Express Link™ and CXL™ Consortium are trademarks of the Compute Express Link Consortium. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Alida has also maintained its distinction for “Best Support” and “Easiest to Do Business with” in the Mid-Market Relationship Index Report for 5th quarter in a row
TORONTO — Alida, a leader in Total Experience Management (TXM), today announced it has been recognized by G2, the world’s leading business solutions review website, as a Leader in the Experience Management Software category across the Overall and Mid-Market Grid Report. Alida has also received award badges for “Best Support” and “Easiest to Do Business” in the Mid-Market Relationship Index Report, as well as the “Users Love Us” badge.
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G2 recognitions are based on customer satisfaction scores, derived directly from user reviews, and market presence, which includes consideration for seller size and social impact. “Best Support” and “Easiest to Do Business With” badges are awarded based on results from G2’s Mid-Market Relationship Index Report. The “Users Love Us” badge is earned after collecting 20 reviews with an average rating of 4.0 stars. Alida has received the “Users Love Us” badge consistently for the last 21 quarters, since Spring 2017.
“Alida is honored to be recognized as a Leader in Experience Management Software by our own customers,” said Ross Wainwright, CEO at Alida. “As a company in the Voice of the Customer (VoC) industry, we place high value on listening to our customers and innovating for them. With over 175 customer-led product enhancements to the Alida TXM platform in just two years, we are dedicated to supporting organizations in elevating their customers’ experiences.”
For inclusion in the report, a product must have received 10 or more reviews. Some of the reviews about Alida include:
- “We love engaging with our brand influencers across all platforms and all brands. The Alida platform allows us to launch targeted activities to specific audiences and collect results quickly. Our research team is able to support multiple teams across all of our brands (including marketing, commercial, sales, product, UX), collecting valuable insights in just a few days, when needed. – 5/5 stars, Community Manager, Custom Insights Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
- “The platform is very easy to use, it’s so user friendly that you can get started exploring and building projects right away. If an issue does arise their customer support team is SO great! I have used both the chat support as well as calling into their hotline and both were seamless. They also have a lot of blog content that has tips and tricks as well as step by step instructions on how to implement activities.” – 5/5 stars, Administrator in Consumer Goods Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
- “Unlike other platforms, Alida’s platform is almost all proprietary, so the integration between different parts like survey programming and reporting is seamless.” – 4.5/5 stars, Consultant in Retail Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
“Rankings on G2 reports are based on data provided to us by real software buyers,” said Sara Rossio, Chief Product Officer at G2. “Potential buyers know they can trust these insights when researching and selecting software because they’re rooted in vetted, verified, and authentic reviews.”
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For more information on Alida’s products and how they can help your organization uncover and action your customers’ truth, visit www.alida.com/products.
About G2
G2 is the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace. More than 60 million people annually — including employees at all of the FORTUNE 500 — use G2 to make smarter software decisions based on authentic peer reviews. Thousands of software and services companies of all sizes partner with G2 to build their reputation, manage their software spend, and grow their business – including Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoom, and Adobe. To learn more about where you go for software, visit www.g2.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
About Alida
Alida believes in a world where customers are respected as the ultimate source of truth. Because knowing the whole truth about your customers—even the parts that are hard to hear—can help companies make better decisions that drive long-term customer loyalty and growth. With the Alida Total Experience Management (TXM) Platform, leading brands like HBOMax, Adobe, Red Bull, and J.Crew turn their customer truth into action to power exceptional customer, employee, product, and brand experiences. Founded over 20 years ago, Alida helps the world’s largest brands Improve their total experience with its team of 500+ experts across 11 countries.
Join us on our mission to reimagine the experience at www.alida.com and @alidaTXM.
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Alida has also maintained its distinction for "Best Support" and "Easiest to Do Business with" in the Mid-Market Relationship Index Report for 5th quarter in a row
TORONTO, June 29, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alida, a leader in Total Experience Management (TXM), today announced it has been recognized by G2, the world’s leading business solutions review website, as a Leader in the Experience Management Software category across the Overall and Mid-Market Grid Report. Alida has also received award badges for "Best Support" and "Easiest to Do Business" in the Mid-Market Relationship Index Report, as well as the "Users Love Us'' badge.
G2 recognitions are based on customer satisfaction scores, derived directly from user reviews, and market presence, which includes consideration for seller size and social impact. "Best Support" and "Easiest to Do Business With" badges are awarded based on results from G2’s Mid-Market Relationship Index Report. The "Users Love Us" badge is earned after collecting 20 reviews with an average rating of 4.0 stars. Alida has received the "Users Love Us" badge consistently for the last 21 quarters, since Spring 2017.
"Alida is honored to be recognized as a Leader in Experience Management Software by our own customers," said Ross Wainwright, CEO at Alida. "As a company in the Voice of the Customer (VoC) industry, we place high value on listening to our customers and innovating for them. With over 175 customer-led product enhancements to the Alida TXM platform in just two years, we are dedicated to supporting organizations in elevating their customers' experiences."
For inclusion in the report, a product must have received 10 or more reviews. Some of the reviews about Alida include:
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"We love engaging with our brand influencers across all platforms and all brands. The Alida platform allows us to launch targeted activities to specific audiences and collect results quickly. Our research team is able to support multiple teams across all of our brands (including marketing, commercial, sales, product, UX), collecting valuable insights in just a few days, when needed. – 5/5 stars, Community Manager, Custom Insights Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
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"The platform is very easy to use, it’s so user friendly that you can get started exploring and building projects right away. If an issue does arise their customer support team is SO great! I have used both the chat support as well as calling into their hotline and both were seamless. They also have a lot of blog content that has tips and tricks as well as step by step instructions on how to implement activities." – 5/5 stars, Administrator in Consumer Goods Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
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"Unlike other platforms, Alida's platform is almost all proprietary, so the integration between different parts like survey programming and reporting is seamless." – 4.5/5 stars, Consultant in Retail Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
"Rankings on G2 reports are based on data provided to us by real software buyers," said Sara Rossio, Chief Product Officer at G2. "Potential buyers know they can trust these insights when researching and selecting software because they’re rooted in vetted, verified, and authentic reviews."
For more information on Alida’s products and how they can help your organization uncover and action your customers’ truth, visit www.alida.com/products.
About G2
G2 is the world's largest and most trusted software marketplace. More than 60 million people annually — including employees at all of the FORTUNE 500 — use G2 to make smarter software decisions based on authentic peer reviews. Thousands of software and services companies of all sizes partner with G2 to build their reputation, manage their software spend, and grow their business – including Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoom, and Adobe. To learn more about where you go for software, visit www.g2.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
About Alida
Alida believes in a world where customers are respected as the ultimate source of truth. Because knowing the whole truth about your customers—even the parts that are hard to hear—can help companies make better decisions that drive long-term customer loyalty and growth. With the Alida Total Experience Management (TXM) Platform, leading brands like HBOMax, Adobe, Red Bull, and J.Crew turn their customer truth into action to power exceptional customer, employee, product, and brand experiences. Founded over 20 years ago, Alida helps the world’s largest brands Improve their total experience with its team of 500+ experts across 11 countries.
Join us on our mission to reimagine the experience at www.alida.com and @alidaTXM.
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Media
Genevieve Raveau
Senior Manager, Global PR
genevieve.raveau@alida.com
