8th February 2022

Why use Microsoft 365 for Business?

Modern workplace needs are changing, the office applications we all know and love need to evolve to cater to them. Businesses need to enable their teams to work anywhere, at any time, and give them secure access to essential apps and data. Microsoft 365 for business provides all of Microsoft's fundamental productivity apps in one [...]

How working with a Microsoft Partner benefits your business

1st February 2022

How working with a Microsoft Partner benefits your business

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Working with a Microsoft Partner benefits your business by saving you time and money. Utilise high-quality services, products, continuous customer support, expertise, and access to smarter tools and programs. Unsure how working with a Microsoft Partner benefits your business directly? Here are four more reasons to work with a Microsoft Partner: Up-to-date solutions Microsoft technologies [...]

10th January 2022

The Microsoft metaverse is coming.

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The Microsoft metaverse is coming to Microsoft Teams in early 2022. With the announcement of Mesh moving to Microsoft Teams, we can expect to see; avatars, virtual reality spaces, and new ways to communicate in mixed reality. How will the latest way of working collaboratively benefit your remote and hybrid workforce? Microsoft's announcement is a [...]

Achieve your cloud sustainability goals with the Microsoft Emissions Impact Dashboard

23rd November 2021

Achieve your cloud sustainability goals with the Microsoft Emissions Impact Dashboard

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As cloud services become more widely adopted by companies around the world, the scale of impact that cloud usage has on the environment has also been increasingly important. With the announcement of the general availability of the Microsoft Emissions Impact Dashboard, Microsoft customers using Azure are able to view, track, report, and analyse their carbon [...]

Microsoft Price Increase: Everything you need to know

23rd September 2021

Microsoft Price Increase: Everything you need to know

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Optimising your current licensing position is vital for any business looking to become more cost effective. With Microsoft recently announcing license price increases, now is the perfect time to make sure you're getting the best value for money. As a Microsoft Gold Partner, we can give you the clarity you need to make the most [...]

20th July 2021

How to choose the right Microsoft partner type to suit your business needs

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Microsoft works with over 64,000 partners, so how do you find the right one to suit your business needs? There are three different Microsoft Partner types that help businesses identify the perfect partner for them: partner level, silver, and gold level. Achieving any of the three Microsoft competencies to become a Partner of Record. Meaning, [...]

Why an Azure ecommerce platform is dynamite for selling online

21st January 2021

Why an Azure ecommerce platform is dynamite for selling online

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The percentage of UK shoppers using ecommerce reached 87 percent in 2020, up 25 percent since 2010. But with great opportunity comes high competition. So how can you stand out from the ecommerce crowd? In this article we'll explain how an Azure ecommerce platform will make the difference. In a nutshell, Microsoft Azure is a [...]

Influential achieves Microsoft Gold Partner certification

20th January 2021

Influential achieves Microsoft Gold Partner certification

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With more and more business moving online, it’s safe to say that effective IT will be vital in 2021. And on that note, we're excited to say that Influential Software has now gained Microsoft Gold Partner certification. As well as overall Microsoft Gold Partner status, our team has also achieved the following Microsoft competencies: Microsoft [...]

Azure security breach left thousands of customer records exposed

11th January 2021

Azure security breach left thousands of customer records exposed

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After some questionable security practices, an Azure security breach exposed more than half a million sensitive documents on the internet. The exposed data were hosted in unprotected Microsoft Azure Blob storage and could be viewed by anyone with the files' direct address, without any authentication. Microsoft Azure Blob storage is used for storing significant amounts [...]

Microsoft Access to cloud migration: the why and the how

21st December 2020

Microsoft Access to cloud migration: the why and the how

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While Microsoft Access was once an innovative database, it is now looking more and more like an outdated system. As many businesses go serverless, it's essential to consider the benefits of Microsoft Access to cloud migration. Microsoft Access is nearly 30 years old, which means it’s under constant threat of reaching the end of Microsoft [...]

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