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Microsoft Teams improvements for May

By Michael Owen / May 27, 2020

With a record number of people now using Microsoft Teams, there is more demand for new and exciting features that will enhance the user experience.

Power BI improvements for April

By Andy McLean / May 15, 2020

Over the past month, Power BI has introduced a range of exciting features, despite the ongoing crisis that is causing disruption for many businesses. As always, Microsoft has taken customer feedback on board, making improvements based on the needs of its growing userbase, in a bid to enhance the user experience. The most recent updates…

Maintaining Microsoft Teams’ staggering growth

By Michael Owen / May 6, 2020

During Microsoft’s quarterly earnings report to Wall Street, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella described the significant spike in Teams usage as ‘two years’ worth of digital transformation in two months’. Staggeringly, the platform now has over 75 million daily active users, and last month, it welcomed more than 200 million Microsoft Teams meeting participants in a…

Offering new capabilities with 2020 release wave one

By Andrew Morgans / April 30, 2020

Share on Facebook 𝕏 Share on X Share on Linkedin Earlier this month, Microsoft announced the official start of the 2020 release wave one, which included the deployment of new applications and capabilities for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. With these updates, Microsoft are providing support and resources to organisations, prioritising seamless business continuity…

Teams turns three – celebrating a significant spike in usage

By Michael Owen / April 23, 2020

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin   Microsoft Teams recently celebrated its third birthday, giving us another opportunity to look closely at the service and how it can help businesses of all sizes. Since its creation, Teams has been a cloud-based hub for company communication and collaboration, allowing globally connected workforces to…

Coronavirus: a message to our customers and partners

By Jason Betteridge / April 7, 2020

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Updated 20 March 2020 With the increasing threat from the coronavirus (Covid-19) we have taken steps to protect the safety of our people, our customers, our partners and wider society. While ensuring the continuation of our service delivery, amid these challenging times. Our first priority is…

SharePoint updates improve the remote working experience

By Michael Owen / April 3, 2020

Share on Facebook 𝕏 Share on X Share on Linkedin Share on WhatsApp Share on Email Over the past few years, SharePoint has been on a journey to reinvent the intelligent intranet across browsers, devices and its mobile app. Modern businesses rely on cross-platform collaboration, and Microsoft has been helping organisations harness their collective knowledge…

Power BI improvements for March

By Andy McLean / March 24, 2020

Despite the spread of coronavirus and the uncertainty caused by recent events, Microsoft’s Power BI update cycles have continued as usual. As always, these updates have been shaped by customer feedback, introducing features that address some of the most pressing issues currently faced by users. This month, the updates cover a range of key areas,…

Maintaining business productivity with Microsoft Teams

By Michael Owen / March 20, 2020

Following the advice given by Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, businesses across the UK are allowing their employees to work from home, to tackle the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19). Whilst remote working is nothing new, a situation where entire workforces have been sent home is unprecedented, so it’s crucial that steps are taken to ensure operations…

Microsoft Teams improvements for February

By Michael Owen / March 13, 2020

It may have been the shortest month of the year, but that didn’t stop Microsoft Teams from introducing a host of highly requested features. Microsoft’s proactive approach means that improvements are made consistently throughout the year, rather than waiting for issues to occur before making changes. A major part of this process is the close…