Posts about Microsoft

As tech advancements and innovations continue to evolve, supporting increased productivity and automation across our industries, it’s only natural that organisations start to look to smart technology to help them identify places they can push their efficiencies and offer support managing demanding everyday workloads.

Is your business Copilot-ready? In a bid to take advantage of the advanced productivity and automation benefits that Microsoft Copilot offers, businesses have rushed the implementation of Copilot without considering wider repercussions, which might after the security of their infrastructure.

At a time when IT teams are dealing with increasingly complex challenges - from protecting their infrastructure against known and emerging cyber threats to managing the IT needs of a growing number of hybrid and remote workers - having little to no management of the volume of user applications and devices, at scale, poses a problem for organisations. One that – without an effective solution – could dominate IT workloads and leave them unable to focus on providing strategic and business critical IT support.

Microsoft 365 is widely recognised as the go-to business IT solution provider supporting millions of businesses around the world to be more productive and collaborative around-the-clock. Known for its Office suite of apps, Microsoft 365 has been powering everyday business activities for years. As businesses adopt more of the features included in their Microsoft 365 licensing plan and experience the benefits in terms of productivity, collaboration, and cyber resilience, they often seek additional ways to benefit from advanced functionality, and naturally look to move to the next plan type.

The healthcare system remains a significant ‘easy target’ for cyber criminals. As such, the rise of cyber-attacks in the UK should be a top concern for our healthcare system. 2023 data from Indusface revealed that 52% of health and social care businesses are disproportionately targeted compared to the 49% average of UK businesses, with the sector ranked fifth most likely to be attacked.

Every business is at risk of a cyber-attack. In 2017, cyber attacks on organisations cost the UK economy £10 billion, with 7 out of 10 companies falling victim to a cyber-attack or breach[1]. When a CEO is confronted with a cyber-attack or data breach, they start to worry about their vulnerabilities in the technology they use and forget to look at the very people using those technologies everyday - their employees. According to the 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report, more than 90% of cyber-attacks were traced back to human error[2], suggesting that mistakes caused by humans both initiates and amplifies the risk of cyber-crime and the damage it poses to businesses. The best way for business directors, CEOs and managers to combat this threat is to create a risk-aware workplace culture, and that starts with cyber security awareness.

With remote working on the rise, global business and the move to a more fluid and flexible working model business are seeking the right technology to keep their teams connected.

Meetings in Microsoft Teams have evolved significantly since Teams' initial release in 2017 with COVID-19 being a catalyst for adoption across organisations.

Breakout rooms have become even better, helping you manage your meetings and fostering creativity and communication.