Microsoft 365
With Microsoft 365 (M365), you can access the tools that help you work smarter. Also, boost your business with Copilot for Microsoft 365, an AI-powered solution for all of your needs.
Microsoft 365 (previously Microsoft Office 365) is a comprehensive suite of productivity tools and cloud-based services. It includes applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, as well as cloud-based services like Exchange Online for email, SharePoint Online for collaboration, OneDrive for file storage, Teams for communication and collaboration, and more.
Microsoft 365 can help you achieve significant cost reductions while improving productivity, employee experience, and security by simplifying your IT solution stack with Microsoft.
- Eliminate complexities: save on licensing costs by over 60% per user by consolidating into Microsoft 365, compared to using multiple individual solutions.1
- Simplify management: reduce IT management expenses by up to 40%2 and device management time by as much as 25%1 by automating system updates.
- Protect employees: use a Zero Trust security model to help lower the chance of a data breach by up to 50%.3
Microsoft 365 applications
The Microsoft 365 apps enable you to get started seamlessly, focus on tasks, and stay on track with apps and cloud storage across your devices. Depending on your subscription level, apps include:
Microsoft Teams
Meet, chat, call, and collaborate with communications software that makes it easy to work, plan, and innovate together.
Microsoft SharePoint
Create and control content, knowledge, and applications to enable teamwork, easily access information, and work together smoothly across the organisation.
Microsoft Exchange
Exchange lets you work together on your key documents and gives you a focused inbox that sorts the most important messages and matches your work style, so you can be more efficient.
Microsoft Defender for Business
Help keep your devices and servers secure from online threats such as ransomware and malware. Microsoft Defender for Business is an easy-to-use cyber security solution to help protect against, detect, and respond to cyber attacks.
Microsoft Intune
Manage and protect endpoints for better hybrid work experiences and lower total cost of ownership with Microsoft Intune.
Microsoft Word
Improve your writing and produce visually appealing documents on any device, at any time.
Microsoft Excel
Use Excel to analyse your data, organise your information, and save time. Create spreadsheets easily from templates or from scratch and use modern formulas to do calculations.
Microsoft Outlook
Manage your day in one view. Emails, calendars, contacts, and to-do lists – all easy to access at work or on the go.
Microsoft OneDrive
Manage your files from any device, anywhere. Your files and folders are synced across devices, and you can even work on them offline with a Microsoft 365 subscription.
Microsoft PowerPoint
Easily create slides that look great and have a strong impact with Designer and Ideas in PowerPoint.
Microsoft Clipchamp
Create and edit videos quickly and easily with Clipchamp.
Microsoft OneNote
OneNote is a digital note-taking app that provides a single place for keeping all of your notes, research, plans, and information.
Microsoft 365 features
Microsoft 365 offers a comprehensive solution that empowers organisations of all shapes and sizes and across all industries to collaborate effectively, operate efficiently, and adapt to change.
M365 offers various tools that help team members work together. SharePoint Online lets you store and share documents in one place, while Teams lets you talk and work on documents at the same time through chat, video calls, and document collaboration.
With M365, employees can access their documents, emails, and applications from anywhere with an internet connection. This flexibility allows for remote work, which can increase productivity and attract top talent regardless of geographical location.
M365 is scalable, meaning businesses can easily add or remove users and services as their needs change. Whether an organisation is growing rapidly or downsizing, Microsoft 365 can adjust to accommodate fluctuations in workforce size and requirements.
Microsoft invests heavily in security features to protect data within the M365 environment. This includes advanced threat protection, data loss prevention, and compliance tools to help organisations meet industry regulations and standards.
The integration of various tools within M365 streamlines workflows and reduces the time spent switching between different applications. For example, users can seamlessly transition from editing a document in Word to collaborating on it in Teams, enhancing overall productivity.
M365 includes tools like Power BI for data analysis and visualisation, enabling organisations to gain insights from their data and make informed decisions. This capability can drive innovation and competitive advantage.
Microsoft regularly updates and improves the features and security of M365, ensuring that organisations always have access to the latest tools and protections.
Amplify productivity with Copilot
Enhance productivity, performance, and results with Copilot for Microsoft 365.
Copilot for Microsoft 365 is an AI-powered assistant that integrates with the apps you use daily, such as Teams, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and more, offering improved productivity and creativity. With Copilot for Microsoft 365, you work faster and smarter, saving precious time so you can concentrate on what’s most important for your organisation.
Copilot for Microsoft 365
Foster creativity and enhance efficiency
Copilot in Teams
Make your meetings more productive
Copilot in Word
Enhance your writing journey
Copilot in PowerPoint
Create captivating presentations from your ideas
Copilot in Excel
Simplify decision-making for your organisation
Copilot: the impact on productivity, creativity, and time
Microsoft conducted some research using a mix of surveys and experiments to learn how Copilot is changing work. Copilot is already helping people work faster and more creatively, and saving time. When asking early users, their key findings were:
- 70% said they were more productive
- 29% faster overall in a series of tasks (searching, writing, and summarising)
- Nearly 4x faster catching up on a missed meeting
- 77% said they didn’t want to give it up
Microsoft 365 FAQs
This depends on your subscription type, but from a business point of view, Microsoft 365 includes apps such as Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Exchange.
Moving up levels gives access to apps such as Microsoft Defender, Clipchamp, Microsoft Loop, Microsoft Purview, Intune, and Entra ID.
Microsoft 365 is the new name for Office 365. It has all the Office apps you’re familiar with. Microsoft 365 helps you and your business do more with advanced Office apps, smart cloud services, and world-class security.
Microsoft 365 for business enables employees to access the people, information, and content they need to perform their tasks, from any device. Your Microsoft 365 for business subscription may offer different benefits depending on your plan, such as:
- The latest versions of apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Email and calendars using Outlook and Exchange
- Group chat, online meetings, and calling in Microsoft Teams
- 1TB of OneDrive storage
- Frequent updates and upgrades not available anywhere else
Boost your creativity and productivity
Create, share, and collaborate with your favourite apps all in one place with Microsoft 365.
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[1] Forrester Consulting, The Total Economic Impact™ of Microsoft 365 E3, commissioned by Microsoft, October 2022
[2] Enterprise Strategy Group, Exploring the Economic Benefits of Windows 365, commissioned by Microsoft, June 2022
[3] Forrester Consulting, The Total Economic Impact™ of Zero Trust Solutions From Microsoft, commissioned by Microsoft, December 2021