REI, the largest consumer cooperative in the United States, uses Microsoft Teams Connect capabilities to simplify how employees collaborate with people outside their organization. The company, for example, applies Microsoft Endpoint Manager and Intune in its strategy for protecting mobile devices. Moving to Microsoft 365 enabled employees more opportunities to use personal devices—and most importantly, to keep them secure. The freedom and flexibility of a hybrid or remote workforce with secure devices has also allowed the company to recruit and hire outside the Puget Sound area.