27th July 2023

.NET 8 Release Announcement

.net8, develppment, Release Microsoft, Software Development

The much-anticipated release of .NET 8 has arrived, bringing a plethora of exciting updates and features to the development community. As a comprehensive and cross-platform framework, .NET 8 aims to streamline the development process and empower developers with cutting-edge tools and capabilities. In this blog post, we will explore the key features of .NET 8 [...]

5th July 2023

Microsoft Azure AI capabilities

AI, Azure, Cloud Microsoft

Microsoft Azure grants businesses the power of cloud technology and replaces the traditional on-premises infrastructure that companies were reliant upon many years ago. Fast forward to today, we see AI quickly gaining momentum in the digital world as a powerful solution to many of today's digital challenges. Entering the fray, Microsoft has invested in AI [...]

30th June 2023

SharePoint security: best practices

security, SharePoint Microsoft, SharePoint

As a platform for enterprise users and global organisations to use as their core intranet system, SharePoint's security capabilities are extremely robust. However, as with any system, these security parameters need to be properly set up and optimised or it risks being compromised. Microsoft has implemented numerous security features within SharePoint and continually updates security [...]

AWS vs Azure: The Cloud Computing Showdown

13th June 2023

AWS vs Azure: The Cloud Computing Showdown

AWS, Azure, Microsoft Microsoft

More often than not, when it comes to choosing a cloud platform software for your business, it tends to be a toss up between AWS or Azure. The two platforms have changed the way we look at cloud computing, but both have benefits that make them great in their own right. So what are they? [...]

Improve productivity with Microsoft Teams custom apps

31st May 2023

Improve productivity with Microsoft Teams custom apps

Collaboration, communication, Microsoft, Teams Microsoft

Microsoft Teams features a library of useful apps by Microsoft and other external services. Teams custom apps such as chatbots, message extensions, and tabs are just a few of the helpful add-ons that users can now take advantage of. Microsoft allows for these apps to work natively across Outlook and Microsoft 365 for seamless features [...]

26th May 2023

SharePoint Migration Planning

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If your business is looking to migrate workloads and systems, you'll need to ensure that you've done careful planning beforehand. Be aware of the potential challenges and unexpected situations that may arise in your migration journey. You may be planning to migrate to the cloud for the first time, or moving to the latest SharePoint [...]

11th May 2023

Microsoft 365 Copilot Is Here

AI, microsoft 365 Microsoft

The pandemic may have sped up digital transformation in businesses, but it's showing no sign of stopping. In 2022 we saw Microsoft take a step into the metaverse and in 2023 they're dipping a toe in AI. The latest announcement brings more to the table than the ChatGPT x Bing integration, this is your new [...]

18th April 2023

Microsoft Purview: Key updates

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Since Microsoft's debut of Azure Purview security platform over a year ago, the platform has constantly been expanding a list of (already impressive) capabilities in terms of compliance and risk management. In early February, Microsoft revealed the latest list of updates that promise enhanced data security for customers and partners, including the introduction of machine [...]

Azure DevOps for modern software development

14th April 2023

Azure DevOps for modern software development

Azure, DevOps, Software Development Microsoft, Software Development

Azure DevOps is a cloud based software development life cycle management service provided by Microsoft. Since its release, it has become one of the most popular project management tools. Today, software developers use Azure DevOps to manage, build, deploy, and test their applications. The service promotes collaboration among teams and defines the process to unify [...]

29th March 2023

Optimising Azure spend

Azure, cost management, Microsoft Microsoft, Solutions

Thanks to Microsoft Azure and technological advancements, more companies than ever before are able to take advantage of cloud technologies. However, one of the downsides of cloud configurations is that costs quickly add up and multiply depending on features used. If cloud costs aren't properly audited, companies may find an unexpected bill at the end [...]

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