10th August 2023

Power BI integration overview

connector, Integration, Power BI Microsoft

With Power BI, you are able to connect several data sources together simultaneously and design a data model for your business analysis. The data sources can be systems such as other business intelligence software, corporate tools, project management platforms, and any number of your business' external systems; documents, images, files, emails, videos, etc. This includes [...]

4th August 2023

Power BI security best practices

best practices, Power BI, security Microsoft

Ensuring a secure platform on which to store sensitive information and work collaboratively on is a business' top priority. For businesses using Power BI, we've pulled together a non-exhaustive list of security steps to keep your data safe. Implement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) The first step is the easiest. By enabling Multi-Factor Authentication, users must use [...]

1st August 2023

.NET 8 Benefits

Microsoft, net development, Software Development Microsoft, Software Development

With the upcoming release of .NET 8 this year, we are expecting significant generational jumps in terms of functionality updates. In this post, we'll look at the .NET 8 benefits and why we're excited for the new release. Benefits of .NET 8 adoption Increased developer productivity The latest features and improvements in .NET 8, coupled [...]

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

guide, Migration, SharePoint Microsoft, SharePoint

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 [...]

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