Five Ways Copilot Can Benefit Small Business Over the past year, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has really taken centre stage, becoming a game-changer for businesses by boosting growth, efficiency, and smart decision-making. And now, with Copilot making its debut and recently becoming available to users with non-enterprise M365 plans, like Microsoft 365 Business Standard and Microsoft…
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Adopting Copilot With the recent announcement from Microsoft that the availability of Copilot is being expanded to Users of Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Office 365 E3 and Office 365 E5, it seemed sensible to provide some pointers on how Copilot should (or could) be adopted into an organisation. This blog is…
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Copilot for All! If you follow my blogs you will know that I have been covering the development, usage scenarios and launch of Microsoft Copilot for months. Whilst this new AI-based tool provides incredible potential for Users of Microsoft 365, the only fly in the ointment was the limitation of the technology to subscribers of…
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Strategic Preparedness for 2024 – Insights for Fusion and our Clients Recently I was invited to an interesting webinar hosted by one of our strategic partners on some IT trends identified from 2023 together with a look ahead to 2024 factors likely to impact our clients. Recap on 2023 Surge In Ransomware Attacks In retrospect,…
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Press for Copilot! If you follow my blog entries you will be well aware of the launch of Copilot and how it will likely impact daily usage of several Microsoft Office software applications. But now the addition of the AI facility is set to impact User hardware too. Microsoft is poised to make 2024 the…
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Sensitivity Labels! In most organisations, individuals collaborate with both internal and external partners to accomplish their tasks. This implies that content is no longer confined within a firewall but can freely traverse various devices, applications, and services. When content moves across these platforms, it’s crucial to ensure that it does so securely and in accordance…
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It’s that time of year! Our office closes on Friday 22nd December and reopens Tuesday 2nd January 2024. Throughout the festive period our Service Desk is open with skeleton staff offering emergencies-only support, during standard working hours. If you are subscribed to our extended, or out of hours services, these will be running as normal throughout.…
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Business IT support Yorkshire: Here’s how you can upgrade your security and stay compliant In 2023, the Yorkshire region was crowned the fastest growing in the UK for the digital industry. With projections for additional growth and recruitment for digital tech jobs on the rise, we’re at a crucial turning point full of opportunities. With…
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Microsoft and Meta Tackle AI Advancements and Data Confidentiality Concerns Towards the end of my recent blog post on Copilot I referenced Microsoft strongly recommends customers ensure their data storage and access strategies are well-established to minimise the risk of data leaks due to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and LLM (Large Language Models).…
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Oh the nostalgia! With the recent passing of Matthew Perry I have been watching re-runs of ‘Friends’ on Netflix (just 32 episodes in of the 326 in total – I think). In the most recent episode I watched (S2 EP8), Chandler has obtained a new laptop for work, which he describes at a ‘bad boy’…
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