5th October 2023

SharePoint in Modern Workplaces

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In today's rapidly evolving workplace landscape, collaboration, information management, and seamless communication are essential for productivity and success. SharePoint, Microsoft's powerful collaboration platform, plays a pivotal role in modern workplaces by providing a versatile set of tools and capabilities that empower organisations to adapt to the demands of the digital age. In this article, we'll [...]

Improving Cloud-Native Applications with .NET 8

29th September 2023

Improving Cloud-Native Applications with .NET 8

.net 8, application development, Microsoft Microsoft

Application development is rapidly evolving, with a growing emphasis on cloud-native architectures that prioritise scalability, flexibility, and efficiency. The upcoming release of .NET 8, the latest iteration of the .NET framework, is well-equipped to support the development of cloud-native applications. In this article, we will explore how .NET 8 empowers developers to build modern, cloud-native [...]

Microsoft continues AI innovation with Llama 2 support

7th September 2023

Microsoft continues AI innovation with Llama 2 support

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During Microsoft Inspire in July of this year, Microsoft and Meta jointly announced support for the Llama 2 family of large language models (LLMs). Llama 2 is a LLM that enables developers and organisations to create generative AI-powered tools. Both Meta and Microsoft are taking an open approach with Llama 2 in order to create [...]

Integrating On-Premises Infrastructure With Azure

6th September 2023

Integrating On-Premises Infrastructure With Azure

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It's no secret that cloud computing is the driving force behind business evolution, allowing businesses access to unprecedented flexibility, and efficiency. As companies seek to capitalise on the benefits of cloud computing, Microsoft Azure has emerged as a key player, helping businesses integrate on-prem infrastructure with the cloud. But if you're still considering making the [...]

Influential becomes Microsoft Solutions Partner for Modern Work

31st August 2023

Influential becomes Microsoft Solutions Partner for Modern Work

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When businesses come across challenges in their project, they need a Microsoft partner that specialises in solving their unique issues. With our new designation as a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Modern Work, we have a broad but expert skill set in which to lead our customers to success. We are recognised by Microsoft for delivering [...]

1st August 2023

.NET 8 Benefits

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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 [...]

AWS vs Azure: The Cloud Computing Showdown

13th June 2023

AWS vs Azure: The Cloud Computing Showdown

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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 [...]

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 [...]

29th March 2023

Optimising Azure spend

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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 [...]