Office Delve is something Microsoft has been putting in the works for years now. Until now, Microsoft have kept Office Delve quiet. Oslo (the codename for Delve) is the next generation of search and discovery software available for Office Premium users. Delve is Microsoft’s vision to help users integrate different amounts of content in various Information Silos all in one place. This means that the information is more streamlined and easy for users to access and work with.
Search re-defined
Oslo works to push people to get the things that they’re normally doing in a faster and more enjoyable manner. After all, learning, retrieving and utilizing your favorite information shouldn’t be a chore. Technology should help you get your work done, rather than endlessly search for things to use that fill your criteria, while still leaving you confused as to what you’re looking at.
The goal of Microsoft Delve is not just to create a search solution either – it’s to create an entire proactive, transformational, delightful experience that is not only intelligent but works socially to integrate all aspects of the applications you need it to, without the hassle that you associate with working.
Proactively Approaches Your Work Approach and Personalizes For You
Assuming you work hard when you’re at work, you’re constantly going to meetings, dealing with emails, and there’s a ton of people out there who need to talk to you. When you’re pushed to the max and you need to cut through those hectic days, you can eliminate the extra workload by using Delve to bring you exactly what you need. It also trends your information by associating your current workload with your previous workload and showing you exactly what you need to get done today, and what’s especially important in the future. Plus, all that information is delivered directly to you in ways that are easy for you to use and easy for you to scan.
Oslo also goes the extra mile to personalize your experience and even tailor it for you. It shows you information unique to you as you follow through with your everyday routine. Delve goes in deep to figure out everything you do from which documents you read to the people you meet with. You also can program private activities and public activities, including people you’re following. Something that has never been more important than it is now is privacy, and Delve has you covered on this front. Delve’s system ensures all your sensitive information stays how you want it: for your eyes only.
Finds and Organizes Your Favorite Content
Have you ever found that perfect article or piece of content, and wanted to get back to it but couldn’t find it? Typically you might have to wait for return correspondence or even try to find a new piece of information, but Delve brings everything to you in PowerPoint presentations that present your information to you. Office Graph keeps track of your meetings, keeps track of the presentations, stores the presentations, then connects the dots for you. Delve shines when you want to navigate through your best ideas intuitively, with “shared with me”, “modified by me” and “trending tags” so you don’t have to find everything you want to look at.
Improves Your Overall Network
Connecting your information to your work network makes you much more visible, giving you more information on the world around you. If you’ve ever typed in generic keywords to search for something, you’ll know how inefficient this can be, because you’ll often return reams of documents that contain that same word. With Delve, you can narrow down your search to cut search times dramatically and speed up your working day.
Author
Alex Viall is the Director of one of London’s leading IT support companies. Based in Soho, Mustard IT provide IT support to SME’s throughout London and the South-East.
