Microsoft 365
Make the Most of your Microsoft 365 Licensing
If you're a small business in the UK, it's likely that you already use Microsoft 365 in some way. However, most UK businesses don't use their licensing to it's full extent, and often end up over-spending on additional software, not knowing the power of the applications they have access to.
So what is Microsoft 365? In short, it's Microsoft's cloud-based Office suite. But in reality, it's so much more. Microsoft 365 is a suite of applications that handles everything a small businesses needs to work remotely and securely, manage staff across the world, and automate manual tasks. At Mason Infotech we help businesses to make the most of their Microsoft 365 environments.
What to expect from Mason Infotech's 365 experts
Most of our clients come to us with the same problem: they've purchased a Porsche, but they're driving it like a Transit van. We enable businesses to access the full potential of the suite with our consulting services. Most businesses require a unique set up, depending on things like remote work policies, regulatory requirements, or 3rd party software. We conduct a thorough analysis of your business infrastructure and help to determine a clear end goal where your business is more secure, more collaborative, and better trained.
Immediate Benefits
Some of the benefits of moving to Microsoft 365 are longer term, but there are a few that businesses can feel immediately. Most of which involve removing unnecessary 3rd Party Apps which are already in the Microsoft 365 suite. We estimate that most businesses can save around 30% on software licensing by moving to a Microsoft 365 powered app.
Understanding Microsoft 365 Services
If most businesses aren't making the most of their Microsoft 365, what are they missing out on? According to Microsoft themselves, about 90% of license users only ever open 4 applications: Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams. There are 31 applications available within the suite. This means that most users are only using about 12% of their licensed capabilities.
Are Microsoft over-licensing, and if so, why use Microsoft 365 at all? Amazingly, they aren't. Business are using 3rd party applications instead of the Microsoft options. When we polled our clients and broader network as to why, the answer was resounding - they didn't know that Microsoft had an app to help them.
Microsoft Apps like Visio, Bookings, or Delve have been overlooked for costly alternatives.
This is where we come in.
Learn about our favourite M365 appsMicrosoft 365 and Security
If your PC is managed with Microsoft 365 Business Premium, it is safeguarded by Microsoft Defender for Business. Defender is a security solution that was specifically designed by Microsoft for business with under 300 employees. Businesses paying for outdated Anti-virus protection, or 3rd party EDR software, may overstretching their security budget.
Mason Infotech's IT support for SME businesses ensures that businesses understand what Defender is doing for them, to make sure that security budget can be spent accordingly. Instead of paying for double coverage, our clients have been able to reinvest money in training, pentesting, or accreditations. This is where we prove our salt - we create measurable ROI from your Microsoft 365 spend.
Microsoft 365 Apps Across Devices
Microsoft 365 takes your business critical apps and makes them available across devices. So whether you're in the office, travelling home, or in front of a client, you'll be able to work from any location.
With Microsoft 365, teams can collaborate across devices on apps like Outlook, Excel, OneNote, and Word.
Unleashing Microsoft Teams
It's never been easier to stay connected with Microsoft Teams. Since launch, Microsoft have been adding features to their most popular communications app, making it seamless to share documents, manage calendars, and communicate instantly.
With a little configuration and a license add-on - Microsoft Teams can also become your telephone system of choice, with the ability to make internal and external calls. So far, multiple Mason Infotech clients have moved to softphone only configurations once they have integrated Teams into their communications package, making working from anywhere completely seamless.
Secure Backups with Microsoft 365
Many of our clients have distributed workforces, meaning it can be difficult to secure all colleague data in one place. Microsoft 365 backup manager is specifically designed for distributed workforces and enables organisations to restore, recover, or isolate all files instantaneously.
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