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A guide to the latest Microsoft 365 licensing cost adjustments

A guide to the latest Microsoft 365 licensing cost adjustments

Microsoft 365 is getting a price increase. Announced in December 2025 and effective July 1, 2026, the update affects a broad range of commercial, nonprofit, and government subscriptions, from Business Basic to Enterprise E5. It also introduces changes to the features includes in some plans. If your organization relies on

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Microsoft is ending Office 2021 support in 2026

Microsoft is ending Office 2021 support in 2026

If you or your team are still running Office 2021, which houses the standalone perpetual-license versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, mark your calendar. Microsoft has confirmed that support ends on October 13, 2026. The software won’t stop working that day, but what happens afterward is worth understanding well before

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Business intelligence: Leveraging data to make smarter decisions

Business intelligence: Leveraging data to make smarter decisions

From sales figures and customer interactions to website traffic and support tickets, every business generates a vast amount of data. Business intelligence (BI) provides the tools and practices to turn raw information into actionable insights for decision-makers. Think of it as a circulatory system for your organization: it pulls data

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Using Microsoft 365 and CoPilot to transform your daily spreadsheet workflows

Using Microsoft 365 and CoPilot to transform your daily spreadsheet workflows

Relying on manually created tracking tools often leads to formatting errors and broken data connections across your organization. Discover how the latest processing capabilities shift software from a passive database into an active, self-correcting partner. Relying on manually created tracking tools often leads to formatting errors and broken data connections

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6 Disaster recovery myths putting your business at risk

6 Disaster recovery myths putting your business at risk

Disaster recovery (DR) is an essential safeguard, yet it frequently gets brushed aside. Common assumptions give business owners a false sense of security, making it dangerously easy to delay planning. Let’s clear the air and take a look at six persistent IT myths that might be putting your day-to-day operations

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Use Viva Insights to build a more productive team

Use Viva Insights to build a more productive team

Microsoft Viva Insights helps organizations understand how work actually gets done, from meeting habits and collaboration patterns to broader productivity trends. With the right setup, it can reveal where teams are losing time and productivity and how they can work more efficiently. Viva Insights is part of Microsoft Viva and

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Transforming online retail through cloud order management systems

Transforming online retail through cloud order management systems

Managing incoming sales across multiple platforms often leads to administrative gridlock for expanding online stores. Transitioning your transaction workflows to a secure cloud platform provides the clarity needed to efficiently handle order fulfillment. When a business relies on disconnected infrastructure or legacy, on-premise hardware, keeping up with this multi-channelled demand

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Unlocking the true potential of your organization’s data sheets

Unlocking the true potential of your organization’s data sheets

Improving your proficiency with Excel is one of the fastest ways to boost office productivity. These essential functions help you navigate large amounts of information with ease and accuracy. Counting with precision using COUNT and COUNTA Managing large lists often requires knowing exactly how many entries you have without manually

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7 Ways small businesses win with AI

7 Ways small businesses win with AI

Small businesses often struggle to see a clear return on their AI spending. According to a recent survey, the key to success with AI doesn’t lie in having the largest budget or the most advanced technology. What separates companies that successfully adopt AI is how clearly they define what value

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