When Microsoft made their last price adjustment to their Microsoft 365 licensing, they outlined that all future global pricing would be based on US dollar pricing going forwards and reviewed based on exchange rate changes on a semi-annual basis. Due to the strengthening of the British Pound, this has resulting in Microsoft announcing a [...]
Microsoft 365 Copilot, released early in 2024, is already transforming the way businesses are using the Microsoft 365 apps, vastly increasing productivity and collaboration and bringing new skills to the workforce. The biggest impact so far has been in Microsoft Teams and in Teams meetings. Copilot has completely changed the way meetings are run, [...]
You may have noticed a new 'switch' has recently appeared in Microsoft Outlook, giving you the option to switch on 'New Outlook'. The more curious amongst you may even have tried it out. For those of you that have not, or have but are not sure on the differences, here is our guide to [...]
With Microsoft 365 Copilot now being available for all businesses to purchase, you may be considering deploying this exciting new technology to leverage the productivity benefits that AI promises. However, failing to prepare properly before activating Copilot could mean you don’t realise the benefits, waste time and money or worse, allow staff to unintentionally [...]
The much-anticipated release of Microsoft 365 Copilot to small businesses has now happened. As of 16th January 2024, all businesses with a added Microsoft 365 Business, E3, E5 or Office 365 E3/E5 will be able to purchase Copilot as an add-on and there is no minimum purchase requirement. Microsoft do require a minimum purchase [...]
If you are using Microsoft 365 and have a license for Microsoft 365 E3, E5, Business Standard or Business Premium you may have recently noticed a new ‘button’ appearing in the bar of the Microsoft Edge web browser. This innocuous looking symbol is the gateway to ‘Bing Chat Enterprise’, Microsoft’s generative AI chat service [...]
Microsoft have recently announced the release date for their Copilot artificial intelligence engine for Windows and the Microsoft 365 suite, including the Office apps. The Windows update is already available and will gradually be deployed automatically via Windows update as long as you have Windows 11. For Microsoft 365 and the Office apps, the [...]
Microsoft is changing its pricing structure from 1 April 2023, including Microsoft 365 price increases, taking several steps to align the cost of its Microsoft Cloud products globally. This will have an impact on all user and software licences. Obviously this is concerning as we all need to use technology to improve our businesses and [...]
Did you know you can get free training courses on your Microsoft apps and other business topics through Microsoft Teams? You simply add the Viva Learning app to your sidebar. As part of our cloud services offering we're always on the lookout for new and useful apps and we like the look of Viva Learning. [...]
We take you through Viva Insights, part of Microsoft Viva, the employee experience platform which was launched in 2021, with hybrid working particularly in focus. It’s easily accessible in Teams. To get a feel for the intention behind it, Satya Nadella, CEO at Microsoft said at the Viva launch: “Every organisation will require a [...]
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