When Microsoft made their last price adjustment to their Microsoft 365 licensing, they outlined that all future global pricing would be based on US dollar pricing going forwards and reviewed based on exchange rate changes on a semi-annual basis. Due to the strengthening of the British Pound, this has resulting in Microsoft announcing a [...]
In the King’s Speech introduced by the new UK government in July 2024, the UK Cyber Security & Resilience Bill was one of two pieces of legislation introduced to strengthen the UK’s cyber defences. This bill is part of the UK's broader strategy to bolster national security against cyber threats and follows legislation brought [...]
In a recent announcement, Microsoft announced the release of a new category of Windows PCs called Copilot+ PCs. The latest generation of Microsoft Surface devices will fit into this category, but Copilot+ PCs will also be produced and sold by Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Samsung. What is a Copilot+ PC? The key [...]
The eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed some changes to the appearance of Microsoft Teams recently. For a little while you will have had the option to switch to ‘new Teams’. Some of you may have done this or, as the cut off point for using ‘old Teams’ is approaching, have already been [...]
Pro Drive recently undertook an exercise to look for a part time virtual assistant to help out our team with some administration work to free up more time to focus on working with our clients. However, what we expected to be a straightforward process became more challenging once we took into consideration our data [...]
You may have noticed a new 'switch' has recently appeared in Microsoft Outlook, giving you the option to switch on 'New Outlook'. The more curious amongst you may even have tried it out. For those of you that have not, or have but are not sure on the differences, here is our guide to [...]
In the world of email and cyber security DMARC is a hot topic. But what exactly is it, and what does it do for your business? Pro Drive’s Technical Director Matt attempts to demystify it for you. What does DMARC do? In an industry full of acronyms, at Pro Drive we do our best [...]
With Microsoft 365 Copilot now being available for all businesses to purchase, you may be considering deploying this exciting new technology to leverage the productivity benefits that AI promises. However, failing to prepare properly before activating Copilot could mean you don’t realise the benefits, waste time and money or worse, allow staff to unintentionally [...]
The much-anticipated release of Microsoft 365 Copilot to small businesses has now happened. As of 16th January 2024, all businesses with a added Microsoft 365 Business, E3, E5 or Office 365 E3/E5 will be able to purchase Copilot as an add-on and there is no minimum purchase requirement. Microsoft do require a minimum purchase [...]
Microsoft is changing its pricing structure from 1 April 2023, including Microsoft 365 price increases, taking several steps to align the cost of its Microsoft Cloud products globally. This will have an impact on all user and software licences. Obviously this is concerning as we all need to use technology to improve our businesses and [...]
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