Category : Crow Canyon Blog

22 01, 2018

Customer Service Software for an International Bank CASE STUDY

2024-07-30T02:23:50-07:00January 22nd, 2018|

Customer satisfaction is critical in any industry, but in banking, it is especially important for maintaining long-term relationships with clients in the face of competitive pressure. Studies have shown again and again that “personalized customer service” makes a huge difference in determining whether a customer sticks with a bank or moves to another. “Great [...]

15 01, 2018

Membership Service System for Non-Profit CASE STUDY

2021-07-07T15:44:24-07:00January 15th, 2018|

Many organizations still use outdated tools for their customer service needs, such as e-mails, attachments, spreadsheets, and even pen and paper. This may be fine when an organization first forms, but as it grows and scales upwards, this approach causes an array of customer service challenges. One of our clients, a large religious organization, [...]

8 01, 2018

Customer Support for Manufacturer of Industrial Computers CASE STUDY

2021-07-08T07:40:33-07:00January 8th, 2018|

Recently, a manufacturer of "industrial computers" approached us with a need for a system that provides support and service of the computers it builds and send out to its customers. The company’s specialized industrial computers are a breed of their own in terms of maintenance, customized equipment, repair, operation, and upgrades. These computers differ [...]

28 12, 2017

Multi-Geo Office 365: Solving the Data Residency Challenge

2024-07-31T00:51:12-07:00December 28th, 2017|

As more and more IT companies transition to a cloud or hybrid architecture, there is an increasing concern over data security and compliance. Constantly evolving international data protection laws mandate how organizations manage their customer's data. But, more often than not, the question is not what is stored... but where it is stored. Regulations [...]

8 12, 2017

Manage Information Overload with SharePoint & Office 365 Applications

2021-01-20T11:57:19-08:00December 8th, 2017|

Information Overload is a serious problem for individuals and for businesses. Emails, Twitter feeds, web sites, texting, smartphones, let alone TV and numerous channels available 24x7, all seek to grab our attention and pull our focus away from the tasks at hand. In the business environment, important information -- a request, task, meeting, project, [...]

1 12, 2017

Application Portals & Intranets: How Do They Interact?

2024-08-14T00:39:28-07:00December 1st, 2017|

Recently we introduced the concept of the SharePoint Application Portal as a friendly, functional interface for users to engage with our SharePoint-integrated applications. In our initial blog article, we discussed the benefits of application portals for both users and admins; in a subsequent article, we went into more detail about how our application portals facilitate [...]

21 11, 2017

Microsoft & AI in Office 365: Progress, but also Concerns

2021-05-05T13:59:11-07:00November 21st, 2017|

In the Crow Canyon blog, we've had several articles about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning, covering Microsoft’s embracing of the technology and the implications of that. We've discussed predictive analytics, the problem with Delve, and Office 365's new personalized search capability. This September’s Ignite conference went into detail about Microsoft’s AI-related progress – [...]

8 11, 2017

Change Management & Asset Management: Powerful Combo for IT Service Providers

2021-01-20T12:02:05-08:00November 8th, 2017|

In order to enact effective Change Management, IT companies cannot arbitrarily make changes to their infrastructure. Decision-makers need to have a clear picture of their assets from summary and detailed perspectives. They need to know what they have in place and how it is configured before they can make decisions to implement changes — [...]

2 11, 2017

The Four Root Causes in Problem Management

2024-07-22T04:55:29-07:00November 2nd, 2017|

Problem Management means investigating deficiencies in IT service delivery and seeking to identify root causes, with the goal of enacting changes that will result in improved operations and more efficient service. Simply put, in order to fix something, you have to know what is broken. The indication of a problem could be a set [...]

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