#with the sharepoint one???

[snarp]

Is TRQ trying to host transcripts and bonus content on a Sharepoint server. How long has this been going on

[thewingedwolf]

one goofy ass thing i like about my job is we all really like having staff feedback after programs (like after in service, after summer reading, etc) because it just makes it easier to make it actually helpful and easier next time around and that’s all we want right, like PERSONALLY i don’t want to be anxious about a program and dreading it all year, which means i get to do what i Love which is offer my opinion constructively so i can be like “i think some people just don’t understand paylocity, it is a little confusing & for them, going through that app is this scary time sink so they don’t open it ever.” and no one is taking it personally because five other people wrote in “beanstack scares me” and “i’m not using teams” and we can just adjust our expectations of our older coworkers instead of writing people up for it akskd.

[tchaikovskym]

Tumblr might be straight shooting itself into death with all the greedy copycat changes, but by far the biggest enemy on the world wide web for me is Microsoft SharePoint

[darkficsyouneveraskedfor]

Same as it ever was 2

Warnings: this fic will include dark content such as neglect, bullying, manipulation, and possible untagged elements. My warnings are not exhaustive, enter at your own risk.

This is a dark!fic and explicit. 18+ only. Your media consumption is your own responsibility. Warnings have been given. DO NOT PROCEED if these matters upset you.

Summary: Between your home life and work, you just can’t catch a break. Especially after you draw the ire of your boss.

Characters: Lloyd Hansen ft. Pete Brenner

Note: Sorry to those who expected a team-up or simps!

As per usual, I humbly request your thoughts! Reblogs are always appreciated and welcomed, not only do I see them easier but it lets other people see my work. I will do my best to answer all I can. I’m trying to get better at keeping up so thanks everyone for staying with me.

Your feedback will help in this and future works (and WiPs, I haven’t forgotten those!)

I love you all immensely. Take care. 💖

Your eyes burn as you rub them with the heels of your hand. It's late, very late, and Pete's not home. He missed bath time and bedtime. You're only fortunate that the sitter fed the kids.

You continue your tedious Excel mission, yawning at the sharepoint file as you sweep your fingers over the touchpad. You sit against the pillows propped against the bed frame and struggle not to doze. You're almost there, you can do it. Yeah, keep telling yourself that and it might even be true.

You hear an engine. You're not much of an automotive enthusiast but you recognise it. It's Pete unnecessary Corvette. The vehicle he convinced you would be the perfect company car. You sigh and hunker down, blocking out the ruckus of his return.

Still, you hear it all. Him unlocking the door, pausing to take off his jacket and shoes, climbing the stairs, at least considerate of the hour as he keeps his steps light. He enters, seemingly shocked to find you awake as his eyes round in your direction. He stretches, pushing his neck side to side in an exaggerated gesture of fatigue.

"Ugh, long day," he rubs his shoulders with a groan.

You don't acknowledge him as you keep your fingers fluttering over the keyboard. It's too late and you're too drained to be any more angry than you already are. You narrow in on the laptop as he hovers at the edge of your vision, undressing piece by piece.

"Big meeting today. Might've found another investor," he talks above the bellowing elephant in the room. "I think we're almost there."

You curl your lip but say nothing. One word and it's over. It will all come spewing out. Between him and your asshole boss, you have a thread of patience left.

He tosses his pants at the hamper and they catch on the edge before falling on the outside. He doesn't pick them up. You wonder why he insists on spending label name money when he doesn't take care of his clothes. Why he wears big names as you're digging through thrift store bins. You blow out a breath, a sigh that fills the room.

"So," he rolls down his underwear, shamelessly naked but for his black socks, "you just going to give me the silent treatment when I worked all day--"

"I'm still working," you snap and still your hands, glaring up at him, "I'd be done by now if you had picked up the kids from Emma's."

"I... you weren't serious about that, were you?"

"Don't," you warn him and lower your gaze back to the laptop, "I have a big meeting in the morning and I'm gonna spend enough time getting this done. I don't need an argument--"

"Relax," he snips, "I'm gonna shower and sleep. You don't gotta worry." He lumbers over to the bathroom door and you roll your eyes, "we both know nothing else is going on in that bed."

You swallow as your eyes sting again. He slams the door and you hiss. If he wakes up the kids... 

You wait and listen for any stirring beyond your bedroom walls. Thankfully, the house is silent but for the sudden scour of the showerhead. You bat away the layer of tears threatening to spill and shake your head. It's not like you didn't try; you put on some old lingerie two weeks ago and he rolled over and went to sleep. Still, you're the problem. It's always you.

You hit save to make sure the sharepoint updates and you take a final look over each sheet. You're done, you think. You hope. You're too tired to care. You shut the laptop and put it on the night table.

You slide down onto your side and flip off the lamp. You lay with your back to the bathroom door and squeeze your eyes shut. Sleep should be easy but your anxiety further jabs the migraine into your skull. You hate this, all of it. How did it come to this? Where did you go wrong?

🗄️

A couple hours of sleep is hardly enough to recover from the hectic day behind you, or the one awaiting you. You get the kids up, packed, and off to school knowing Pete is probably not even awake. You didn't even try to rouse him as he would only add to your list of worries.

You head to the office, your hope of getting in early crushed as you hurry in at your usual time. You fall into the chair, coat still half-on as you jab the button on the monitor. The PC is asleep but not off. You hit the space bar to wake it up.

You finish stripping off your outer layer and hang it over the back of your chair. You swivel in and gape at the sight before you. Every cell is empty. You click through the sheets as your heart plummets. You close and try reopening the file, hoping it merely timed out.

Nothing. It's all gone but how? You can't believe it. You go into the recovery settings and search through revision history. It's all be locked, you can't see any past edits.

You clutch your head as despair and panic and grief swallow you up. Luck has never been your friend but this is a new low. You roll back slightly and fold over in your chair. You have a choice; accept defeat and tender your resignation or hope for mercy and pretend in the meeting that the file was corrupted without your knowledge. 

"You know," your chair jolts as someone kicks a wheel, "there's a very strict security policy around here. All work devices should be locked and shut down before they are left unattended."

You sit up and spin, dizzy from grief and utter dread as you face Mr. Hansen. He smirks down at you, a black button-up under a sleek evergreen jacket. His wardrobe is even more ostantatious than your husband's; probably because he can afford it. You lift your face and deflate.

"Mr. Hansen," you murmur.

"Anyone could just see the budget… they could tamper with it," he watches you smugly, "or even…delete it."

Your ribs rack and your ears tingle. He did this. Is he crazy? You stand up and he stays as he is. The closeness between you is suffocating.

"Mr. Hansen," you repeat, "I had the numbers done–"

"Oh, you do?" He chuckles, "that's great."

"What did you do? Why?" You accuse.

"I told you, honey bun, you owe me," he pishes his shoulders back, "so…" he lifts his arm and checks his watch, gold and expensive. Probably worth as much as your mortgage, "how exactly are you gonna pay me back? First I let you off early," he holds up a finger  "then… I work a miracle and help you recover that pesky budget."

"Sir," you choke out, mortified, "I'll… I'll stay overtime all week. I swear, I'll–"

"Hmph, nah, I got enough soldiers running the ant hill," he tweaks a brow, "overtime… boring. You got kids, they need mommy home to kiss them goodnight."

You clamp your lips together and watch him desperately. He just wants to torture you. You can feel it all slipping away; your job, your husband, and yourself.

"What do you want?" You exhale weakly.

He tilts his head and lets the tip of his tongue poke out, "you know," he wags his index in front of you, "I know this trick on Excel, why don't I show you?" He pauses for effect, basking in his victory, "in my office?"

A stitch dimples between your eyebrows. His office. Why? You don’t let the trickle of suspicion overflow. You’re not his type. Definitely not Kendra. No, this will be worse than whatever disgusting thoughts he has in her direction.

You set your chin and turn your hands out, “alright, fine. Show me.”

You wait, and he hesitates, as if waiting for you to flinch first. Finally, he pivots on the heel of his ridiculous loafers and struts towards his office. You leave your chair facing the rest of the office and follow, pressing your sweaty palms to the pilled wool that strains across your thighs.

He opens the door of his office and you enter behind him. He lingers by the door and closes it as you stop just inside. For all your years there, you’d never actually been inside his office. There was never any reason for it. Thankfully.

He doesn’t say a word as he rounds his desk and sits casually in his tall-backed chair. It’s much better than those out in the bullpen with the worn cushion and squeaky wheels. You wait, patiently impatient, for him to begin. You feel him plotting, measuring his next move.

He rolls closer to his desk and takes the nearly flat apple mouse, moving it atop the leather pad and clicking with a single finger. His eyes reflect the large screen of his iMac and the corner of his mouth curves upward.

He looks at you and beckons with his other hand, “come here. I’ll show you.”

You reluctantly round his desk. There’s something about his nonchalance that both irks and unsettles you. You near and look at his screen. You see the slobbery lips of a teary-eyed woman right before he minimises the window. You pretend not to notice as he clicks onto the excel file.

It’s there. All your work. You squint and see the title in the bar of the window; Copy of… He kept a copy but he destroyed yours. It’s all a trick. You can’t be surprised by that.

“There it is,” he clicks his tongue, “all your hard work. Wow, I gotta say, that’s impressive.”

“You…” you put your hands on your hips and glance between him and the screen, “what do you want?”

“Nothing much,” he snickers, “and I’d say it’s not too different than what you want. What you really want.”

You blink at his vague statement. You bring an arm up across your stomach and stare at him nervously. Men like him just want their ego inflated. You just have to remember how to kiss ass.

“So,” he leans back and reaches for his belt, “we don’t got much time. Meeting’s in a smooth fifteen so–”

“What are you doing?” You hiss.

He stops, keeping his hands over his lap. You see his velvet pants twitch.

“We can play pretend. I don’t mind. You like the whole hard to get thing, I get it, you got class,” he says, “but we both know the old man isn’t giving you what you need. I can tell by the way you keep your ass clenched–”

“Mr. Hansen,” you snarl.

“I’m not asking for much. A quick handy,” he unbuckles his belt, “I just want a little more than you give the husband. I don’t want it to be a chore, alright? You’re not washing dishes–”

“You’re gross-”

“And you’re going to do it,” he opens his fly. Again, your shock is lacking. No underwear, nasty. “Because you’ve been here, what…” he reaches into his pants and pulls his dick out as he talks, “twelve years?” He strokes himself without shame, “and you walk out of here without a single reference and you’ll be lucky to get a job at the McDonald’s drive-thru.”

You focus on his face, horrified. Like most women, it’s not the first time you’ve been in this position. Propositioned in such a revolting way. Put in a winless situation. Yet, you somehow believed those days were over for you. You’d found safety in age.

“You can’t be serious…” you mutter.

“I’m fucking serious and I’m horny. Since you wanna cockblock me, you can deal with the consequences, honey,” he turns the chair towards you, “you do remember how these things work, right?”

You stare at him, almost glaring. You don’t let your revulsion seep through fully because as repugnant as he is, he’s right. You need this job. You’re not young, you can’t just walk away and crash on a friend’s couch until you find something better. You’re a mother and a wife. A wife.

“Is it really cheating if you can’t stand it?” He chortles as if reading your mind.

You take a breath and step forward. He winces at your suddenness. He braces the armrest of the chair as you reach for his rigid length. You grip him, biting down to keep from ripping your touch away. You look past him to the wall as he grunt and lets out a quivery breath.

You pump him and he hisses, “honey, it’s not a stick shift. Be fucking nice. Get some fucking lube on it.”

You tamp down your disgust and pull your hand back. You hold it up and spit onto it, hiding the action as best you can. You’d rather spit in his face.

You grab him again and run your hand from base to tip and back. He chokes and clings to the chair tighter as it shifts beneath him. He groans as you fixate on the framed Harvard Business School degree. Just when you thought life couldn’t slap you in the face again.

He pushes his head back and rumbles as you feel him tensing. He’s like any man. Simple, through and through. 

You feel him trembling and sense the change in his tone. He’s close. You taste bile, sickened by yourself and him. You stop and keep your hand around him.

“Send it,” you demand.

“Huh?” He puffs.

“Send the file or I don’t finish. And neither do you–”

“Honey, that’s not–”

You squeeze, “send the file.”

“Fine, fine,” he reaches over, straining as he taps a few buttons. You watch the screen and he hits share, you wave him away from the keyboard. You type in your email with your free hand and press enter.

“Great,” you pump your hand again, hips aching at the awkward way you have to bend.  

You grasp the chair above his shoulder as you speed up. He growls and plants his feet, rasping through his rising pleasure, “don’t fuck up my suit–”

You angle his dick and cup your hand under the tip. You have to look then. You watch as he explodes, catching the gushing flow in your palm as he quakes and moans out his delight. Your stomach churns as you stroke him until he’s empty and squirming.

You retract your hand and turn to grab a tissue to wipe away the mess. You’re certain to take a healthy dollop from the sanitizer bottle as well, clearing your throat as you try to shake off what you just did. You look at your watch and roll your shoulders.

“I’ll see you in the meeting,” you retreat to the door as his breath peters out.

“Honey…” he sighs.

“Mr. Hansen,” you reach for the door, leaving him with his limpening dick hanging out.

You march out, not looking one way or the other, as you head for your desk. You’re shaking by the time you reach it, nearly collapsing into the chair. What have you done? You are just as disgusting as he is. You’re pathetic, you’re a loser, you’re… a cheater.

[animentality]

Not to be a little corporate slave boot licker, but I did just work overtime for the first time in five years because one of my coworkers sounded like she was about to start crying on the phone because she messed something up on SharePoint and needed help to re write some documents she completely forgot were due by Saturday.

my eyes are burning from an entire day of speedrunning through three projects that should've been spaced out over at least a week, but she didn't actually toss them my way until literally the last day before they were due.

but I don't know. I felt bad for her and when she thanked me profusely for working overtime with her, I was like.

I mean.

shit.

did I just get a little rush of dopamine from... from completing a task at work???

I might as well kill myself. what am I, a capitalist plant now???

christ.

imagine working when you don't have to work and helping a company when you're not obligated to help a company.

nightmares. I'm losing my grip.

[startedwellthatsentence]

Question about browsers

I'm asking this because I think I have developed a use for browsers that is different to the normal person, and I want to see if that's true.

It started on my phone, actually, in which I Firefox (previously Chrome) for ONLY fanfiction, and Safari for everything else. Firefox is in a folder with my Kindle, Books, and Comixology apps.

Then I got two jobs that both use Microsoft (Teams, Sharepoint, etc.), and if I am logged into them both on the same browser they won't let me access ANYTHING because I don't have permission with one of my accounts, even though I do with the other. So I use Edge for one job and Opera for the other.

I use Firefox for my personal browser because of the security features.

I use Chrome for school, because I use Speechify for all of my readings and their web app only works on Chrome. (Speechify my beloved, I would not be capable of grad school without you.)

So I just want to know: is this normal?

[pancakeke]

A bit of additional context:

These instructions are more for other people (backups, management, etc) than myself. I have all this stuff memorized.

SharePoint auto saves every fucking edit anyone makes to anything which causes a lot of problems. I don't give anyone edit access to Word files, but everyone basically has edit access to Excel files. Due to this, people may accidentally alter or delete instructions in Excel. I can revert changes but the level of tech literacy around here is balls and I cannot reasonably expect it to improve.

Sometimes two or more Excel files are required to update one report, and for this reason instructions may reference multiple files.

Since Word files are separate from the reports in Excel, when file names or processes change I have to make sure I'm keeping multiple docs in sync.

[bridgyrose]

I think one of the most depressing things about my job is listening to how those above me see AI.

The chief if staff where I work is currently trying to get chatgpt to be a fundamental with writing. The head of BI is trying to use chatgpt in order to write scripts for our SharePoint. The CEO is certain AI and machine learning are the next steps to bring everything together in the future.

Don't get me wrong, I think AI has some really great potential eventually, but right now, I really don't think it's up to the standards anyone needs if it has to be trained by using all data it can get its hands on.

[donaldtrumpsrightear]

Working for the government is like oh, to do your job you need to be connected to Mooby. The mooby login info is on sharepoint. I’ll send you the sharepoint access link through oracle. In order to log in to oracle you need to download a Linux web client. In order to download the Linux web client you need to put a ticket in to IT. In order to put a ticket into it, you have to log in to PORTITS. In order to get access to PORTITS, you need to get on AegisOne. In order to access aegis one, you need the code in this file. It’s on Mendeley. The Mendeley login info is in SLLIMS. In order to be able to log into SLLIMS, you need to complete the CITI training. The CITI training videos are on Mooby. Have fun!! :) If you have a problem with this DONT come to my office even though it’s across the hall I will ONLY respond to email.

[thatswhatsushesaid]

get 2 know me meme

tagged by @cryptidafter 🫡

tagging: whoever feels like doing this, but also @watertightvines @ratheralark @needsmoreresearch @chaos0pikachu @skalidris @thepurplewombat @evilhasnever

Do you make your bed?

yep! not like super neatly or whatever but it gets remade every morning to prevent the cats from causing problems.

What’s your favorite number?

seven--just like prev! dunno why exactly, i just vibe with it.

What is your job?

i'm an overworked government bureaucrat, which maybe explains why i think jin guangyao should get to murder whomever he wants.

If you could go back to school, would you?

nooooope. i've got my masters and that is more than enough for me. i've actually told my husband that if i start making any serious noises about going back to school, he has my permission to yell at me.

Can you parallel park?

y... yes. in that once i am parked, i am sure that my car is parallel to something, somewhere.

A job you had that would surprise people?

i'm genuinely not sure any of my day jobs are that exciting lol. uhhh i designed and administered sharepoint online websites for a major canadian university for a while and hated every second of it despite making bank while i did it. god i hate sharepoint so much.

Do you think aliens are real?

i think it's way more unlikely that we're totally alone in the universe.

Can you drive a manual car?

nope, never learned how to drive stick shift unfortunately.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

i'm not sure i feel guilty about it exactly but i do enjoy rewatching gilmore girls while very high.

Tattoos?

just the one, which will be a week old as of tomorrow 👀 it's a stylized rendering of the solar eclipse! my husband and the man of honour at our wedding also got matching tattoos, so it's a very sentimental tattoo for me.

Favorite color?

i'm a jewel tones kind of bitch, so deep forest green, burgundy, etc,

Favorite type of music?

i like a little bit of everything tbh but i mostly listen to grunge and bluegrass.

Do you like puzzles?

no 😤 they stress me out lol

Any phobias?

several, and broadcasting what they are on a public platform like this while knowing i have at least two hatefollowers sounds like a very bad idea.

Favorite childhood sport?

horse-riding! i also took dance and played soccer but riding horses was the most fun. also the cheapest since i just went down to our neighbour's farm and rode her horses lol

Do you talk to yourself?

oh yes.

What movies do you adore?

god, okay, this is hard: the LOTR extended editions, the OG star wars trilogy, OG jurassic park, saved!, batman: the dark knight, captain america: the winter soldier, inception, sunshine, 1408, knives out, parasite, leon the professional, anything directed by hayao miyazaki, anything directed by guillermo del toro (except for the shape of water, which i can't watch because of the scene with the cat)--i'm sure i'm forgetting something.

Coffee or tea?

can't start my day without a cup of tea 👍

First thing you wanted to be growing up?

i wanted to be a veterinarian! but i also wanted to be an astronaut just as badly because i figured even aliens probably have pets, and someone has to look after them.

[mariacallous]

Got the following email from my supervisor this morning (some edits by me to remove potentially identifying information:

Hi Sean,

The overall team director and I met yesterday to review the SharePoint file structure. Firstly, just wanted to truly thank you for gathering all of this information! When we were going through it, we got so excited about how much having all of this information in one hub will be helpful for our staff (knowing it is an ever evolving site!).

As we were going through it, we started to realize the amount of overlap with the CRM process discovery, e.g. intake, design review, etc. So given that these efforts are relatively simultaneous, we wanted to take a look to see if we could rearrange the files to be in a more sequential folder structure (which I know we have gone back and forth on in the past. This structure will better align with the process mapping from theCRM side, while still maintaining clear ownership for the populators (aka the relevant division overseeing the "design and environmental review" folder.

Take a look and let us know of any thoughts / feedback! Also had a few specific questions we wanted your thoughts on that we can discuss at some point today.

Thanks!

I'm skeptical of the benefits and overlap they mention, I'm not sure they need to align with the other project, and I don't think the ownership of folders by "populators" is clear now, with how they made the changes.

But I don't care anymore. Every project or work I get asked to do and get involved with seems to end up like this, and I'm tired of working and investing in something and feeling or having any level of responsibility or enthusiasm and having that ruined or thrown in my face.

The "gathering all of the information" also feels backhanded, because I also had it organized and set up until you decided that needed to be changed.

But whatever.

[evildeerboy]

going FUCKING insane bc 4 years ago our company switched from using server storage to cloud storage meaning we had this big effort to move everything and we were reassured that video files and assets should all live on the server so everyone can easily find and access them. at first i was apprehensive bc After Effects relies heavily on linked files and if anything gets broken or moved around a lot its just a headache to fix. i was told it wasn’t going to be an issue since EVERYTHING would live in sharepoint.

apparently the leadership team all knew that they were only buying 1 SINGLE TB OF STORAGE FOR THE ENTIRE COMPANY TO WORK OFF OF THE THE WHOLE TIME WE HAVE CLOUD STORAGE but most of us didn’t know this so no one pushed back on this extremely stupid idea

well it’s 4 years later and we’ve obviously hit the limit because that’s how linear time works. and now somehow it’s become my job to move tons of files BACK to the server (i do not work in the IT dept i have to emphasize. i am a motion designer). meanwhile it’s shoveling snow in a blizzard bc obviously we will need more storage space if we want to use cloud storage at all otherwise we will perpetually be out of storage!!! Like what!!! Why was there no plan for when this was going to happen i hate it here 😭

[bunglegaydogs]

youve got to be FUCKING kidding me ive just been into my college work folder that every single one of my teachers and anyone with the link has access to, because i saw a glimpse of a word file/document named 'personal thx' earlier today and was confused.

so, ive just been on my sharepoint onedrive thing, searched for it, had a look.

ITS A FUCKING FANFICTION I WROTE IN MARCH

AND MY TEACHERS WILL HAVE SEEN IT

im actually so fucking close to throwing myself under a goddamn bus

im screeching bro aint no fucking way my college tutors have been reading my gay angst fanfics about dead gay wizards

[zerosecurity]

Crown Equipment Corporation a Major Forklift Manufacturer Hacked

Key Takeaways

- Crown Equipment Corporation, a major forklift manufacturer, faces a suspected cyberattack and global IT outage. - Production plants have been shut down, and employees report unpaid due to IT issues. - While the company remains tight-lipped, employees and online discussions suggest a potential ransomware attack. - The lack of official communication has fueled speculation and criticism of Crown's incident handling. - The situation highlights the importance of cybersecurity preparedness and transparent communication during data breaches or cyberattacks.According to reports, Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world's largest manufacturers of forklift trucks and industrial equipment, has been the victim of a suspected cyberattack. The incident has resulted in a global IT outage, forcing the company to shut down production plants worldwide and leaving employees without access to critical systems. About Crown Equipment CorporationCrown Equipment Corporation, headquartered in New Bremen, Ohio, United States, is the fifth-largest manufacturer of forklift trucks, industrial trucks, and high-rack conveyors globally. The company has regional headquarters in Australia, China, Germany, and Singapore, with its European headquarters located in Feldkirchen near Munich, Germany. Crown also operates a production facility in Roding, Bavaria, Germany. Worldwide IT Systems Down and Production HaltedSince Monday, June 10, 2024, production at Crown's sites in Roding, Germany, has been at a standstill due to a reported IT system outage. The company's websites (crown.com) are inaccessible, with attempts to visit resulting in an error message stating "crown.com is temporarily unavailable." Additionally, the company's phone lines appear to be down, making it challenging to reach them. Suspicions of a Cyberattack and Ransomware InvolvementWhile Crown Equipment Corporation's management remains tight-lipped about the situation, reports from employees and online discussions suggest a potential cyberattack, possibly involving ransomware. Employees have taken to social media platforms like Twitter and Reddit to express their frustrations, claiming they have not been paid due to the IT issues One Twitter user, allegedly a Crown employee, stated, "thanks for letting your servers be hacked and not paying your employees. It's not like we have bills or anything. I thought I worked for a better company." Another tweet from a purported employee read, "Hey Jon, I work for Crown Equipment, a billion-dollar company with 19,000 plus employees. We were hit with a cyberattack and are currently not working. Now they tell us no pay! This after bragging about being an employee-first company, have to love corporate America." A Reddit thread was started to discuss the hack:https://www.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1denozy/crown_lift_trucks_experiencing_phishing_hack/ Lack of Official Communication and SpeculationCrown Equipment Corporation has yet to release an official statement regarding the nature of the incident or the extent of the impact. This lack of communication has fueled speculation and rumors within the cybersecurity community and among employees. Reports indicate that the company has advised employees not to clear data from their tablets and has implemented additional security measures, such as reducing the timeout function for multi-factor authentication (MFA) and restricting access to Office 365 applications like email, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive to company devices only. Handling of the Incident CriticizedThe way Crown Equipment Corporation has handled this incident has drawn criticism from cybersecurity experts and observers. The lack of transparency and clear communication has left customers and employees in the dark, leading to widespread speculation and concerns about the potential data breach and its implications. Read the full article

[elsa16744]

Power of Data Visualization: A Deep Dive into Microsoft Power BI Services 

In today’s data-driven world, the ability to transform raw data into actionable insights is a crucial asset for businesses. As organizations accumulate vast amounts of data from various sources, the challenge lies not just in storing and managing this data but in making sense of it. This is where Microsoft Power BI Services comes into play—a powerful tool designed to bring data to life through intuitive and dynamic visualizations. 

What is Microsoft Power BI? 

Microsoft Power BI is a suite of business analytics tools that enables organizations to analyze data and share insights. It provides interactive visualizations and business intelligence capabilities with a simple interface, making it accessible to both technical and non-technical users. Whether you are analyzing sales performance, tracking customer behavior, or monitoring operational efficiency, Power BI empowers you to create dashboards and reports that highlight the key metrics driving your business. 

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Data Connectivity: Power BI supports a wide range of data sources, including Excel, SQL Server, cloud-based data warehouses, and even social media platforms. This extensive connectivity ensures that users can pull in data from various systems and consolidate it into a single, coherent view. The ability to connect to both on-premises and cloud-based data sources provides flexibility and scalability as your data needs evolve. 

Real-Time Analytics: In today’s fast-paced business environment, real-time data is critical. Power BI’s real-time analytics capabilities allow users to monitor data as it’s collected, providing up-to-the-minute insights. Whether tracking website traffic, monitoring social media engagement, or analyzing sales figures, Power BI ensures that you are always equipped with the latest information. 

Custom Visualizations: While Power BI comes with a robust library of standard visualizations, it also supports custom visuals. Organizations can create unique visualizations that cater to specific business needs, ensuring that the data is presented in the most effective way possible. These custom visuals can be developed in-house or sourced from the Power BI community, offering endless possibilities for data representation. 

Collaboration and Sharing: Collaboration is key to making data-driven decisions. Power BI makes it easy to share insights with colleagues, whether through interactive reports or shared dashboards. Reports can be published to the Power BI service, embedded in websites, or shared via email, ensuring that stakeholders have access to the information they need, when they need it. 

Integration with Microsoft Ecosystem: As part of the Microsoft ecosystem, Power BI seamlessly integrates with other Microsoft products like Excel, Azure, and SharePoint. This integration enhances productivity by allowing users to leverage familiar tools and workflows. For example, users can import Excel data directly into Power BI, or embed Power BI reports in SharePoint for easy access. 

The Benefits of Microsoft Power BI Services for Businesses 

The adoption of Microsoft Power BI Services offers numerous benefits for businesses looking to harness the power of their data: 

Enhanced Decision-Making: By providing real-time, data-driven insights, Power BI enables businesses to make informed decisions faster. The ability to visualize data through dashboards and reports ensures that critical information is easily accessible, allowing decision-makers to respond to trends and challenges with agility. 

Cost-Effective Solution: Power BI offers a cost-effective solution for businesses of all sizes. With a range of pricing options, including a free version, Power BI is accessible to small businesses and large enterprises alike. The cloud-based service model also reduces the need for expensive hardware and IT infrastructure, making it a scalable option as your business grows. 

Improved Data Governance: Data governance is a growing concern for many organizations. Power BI helps address this by providing centralized control over data access and usage. Administrators can set permissions and define data access policies, ensuring that sensitive information is protected and that users only have access to the data they need. 

Scalability and Flexibility: As businesses grow and their data needs evolve, Power BI scales effortlessly to accommodate new data sources, users, and reporting requirements. Whether expanding to new markets, launching new products, or adapting to regulatory changes, Power BI provides the flexibility to adapt and thrive in a dynamic business environment. 

Streamlined Reporting: Traditional reporting processes can be time-consuming and prone to errors. Power BI automates many of these processes, reducing the time spent on report creation and ensuring accuracy. With Power BI, reports are not only generated faster but are also more insightful, helping businesses to stay ahead of the competition. 

Empowering Non-Technical Users: One of Power BI’s greatest strengths is its accessibility. Non-technical users can easily create and share reports without relying on IT departments. This democratization of data empowers teams across the organization to take ownership of their data and contribute to data-driven decision-making. 

Use Cases of Microsoft Power BI Services 

Power BI’s versatility makes it suitable for a wide range of industries and use cases: 

Retail: Retailers use Power BI to analyze sales data, track inventory levels, and understand customer behavior. Real-time dashboards help retail managers make quick decisions on pricing, promotions, and stock replenishment. 

Finance: Financial institutions rely on Power BI to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), analyze risk, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Power BI’s robust data security features make it an ideal choice for handling sensitive financial data. 

Healthcare: In healthcare, Power BI is used to track patient outcomes, monitor resource utilization, and analyze population health trends. The ability to visualize complex data sets helps healthcare providers deliver better care and improve operational efficiency. 

Manufacturing: Manufacturers leverage Power BI to monitor production processes, optimize supply chains, and manage quality control. Real-time analytics enable manufacturers to identify bottlenecks and make data-driven adjustments on the fly. 

Conclusion 

In an era where data is a key driver of business success, Microsoft Power BI Services offers a powerful, flexible, and cost-effective solution for transforming raw data into actionable insights. Its user-friendly interface, extensive data connectivity, and real-time analytics capabilities make it an invaluable tool for organizations across industries. By adopting Power BI, businesses can unlock the full potential of their data, making informed decisions that drive growth, efficiency, and innovation. 

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five good things

I figure it's probably time for one of these; haven't done one in a while.

The migration of our file storage to Sharepoint at job number one is finally over, HOORAY. It seems to have gone fairly well, but the whole process was much more complicated than it needed to be and the communication/instructions was pretty dire throughout. But it's done and now I can stop masterminding that and go back to cataloguing my files at last.

I'm in the process of organising my catalogue database at job number two, also at last - I started transferring my predecessor's Word lists into it in about 2016 and once everything was in I started categorising everything in about 2020; the categorising is now done, and I'm working through the categories straightening everything out and assigning them numbers so that eventually if it goes into a proper database (it's in Excel at the moment as a convenient holder for the data, but I want to get it into the database at job number one as it would be so much easier to use). And it is DEEPLY satisfying. Everything is finally starting to make sense.

I've been after a pair of purple Doc Martens for most of the year - I got a pair of 'vegan' patent ones from ebay but they are bizarrely narrow and I can't wear them, even in one size up (I usually have no problem at all with Docs, they're always true to size for me but these are awful), and I've been keeping a saved search for the non-vegan blackcurrant 'lamper' ones from a few years ago but they seem quite rare and so far haven't come up in my size. And then last week one of my saved searches came up with a pair of 'purplish blue' glitter ones, in my size (it is a miracle) and they are the perfect shade of purple. I'm picky with my purples, I much prefer the blue-toned shades to the pink-toned ones, and these are just right. I love them so much!

I've finished both my Yuletide assignment (which went in a direction I was definitely not expecting XD ) and a treat for an old friend, so all I need to do is post them and that's that off my plate.

I'm really enjoying this year's English course - it's level 2, after I did the level 3 course first, and it's much easier, more sociolinguistics based, although I think I'm overthinking the assignments because I'm used to working at level 3 now. It's really interesting, so far we've had stuff about the history and spread of English, accents and pronunciation and how to use the Oxford English Dictionary, and for my first assignment I got - dear lord - 100%. Unheard of. I think I had 100% for one of the assignments on the beginner's German course, but I had an unfair advantage on that one because I'd retained a lot of my A-level German from thirty years ago. I actually rather struggled with this assignment (overthinking things, I think, but I found it quite complex) and wasn't expecting to have done nearly that well, so that was very satisfying.

I have one more week of work and then I'm taking three weeks off for Christmas to recharge, study, work on my WIPs with any luck, and just generally chill out. The parents are coming to us for Christmas Day, which will be nice, and they're staying at the pub (it's also a hotel) so we're going to have dinner there with them on Christmas Eve and then have them to ours for Christmas Day. Which means I'm going to have to dig out the decorations and lights, which I wasn't quite sure I was going to bother to do this year, but I think it'll do me good. Light everything as bright as possible and stick two fingers up at the darkness, is my general philosophy at this time of year. :D

I'm doing okay at the moment, I think - I don't usually do very well with winter, but this year seems to be easier than usual somehow. Let's see how I feel come January...

We're greatly enjoying the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials - Ten and Donna were always our favourites, and it's been so great to see Fourteen being able to go back and resolve Donna's storyline. We rewatched their series and then kept going, because although we did give each new Doctor a try, we never really got on with them because we'd loved Ten so much so we've not actually watched a full series since Ten and Donna; and we're enjoying them now we've a) got a bit of distance, and b) got Ten back as Fourteen, I think XD I'm not very fond of Amy, but Rory is lovely and we've recently 'met' Mark Williams as his dad and he's just wonderful. :D

I'm knitting myself a poncho to wear for work as I bought one a few weeks ago and have been greatly enjoying swishing around in it so I thought I'd make myself another one; it's a bigger project than most of the ones I've done before but so far it's going okay and I'm having fun with it.

As always, if you like this format do feel free to take it and run with it - not compulsory to stick to five (I rarely do) but if you can manage to get up to five it's quite therapeutic, I find. The good things can be as big or as small as you like, much like that 'daily delight' thing that's been going round this year.