Microsoft’s Services are Increasing in Price

You’d best mind your budget if you’re a subscriber to Microsoft 365 or Office 365, as Microsoft plans to increase the price of these services. We wanted to give you a quick heads up and clear the air a little bit preventatively, primarily so that you can adjust your plans if need be.

Microsoft’s Price Increase is Out of Our Hands

Whether you’re relying on us to provide you with Microsoft’s services or seeking them out from another provider, the increase in costs is going to be pretty unavoidable. It is, after all, coming from Microsoft, and not every business is going to be able to absorb these prices.

However, this makes the experience you receive from your provider all the more important to consider. This is certainly our focus, as we want to help you make the most of your solutions… particularly if you need to pay more for them.

How We Can Help You Get the Most Value from Microsoft’s Tools

We’ve made it our business (in a very literal sense) to familiarize ourselves with the tools available for businesses to use, particularly so that we can help you make the most of them. For instance, there are a lot of business tools that Microsoft features in the bundle that have legitimate benefits. For instance:

Microsoft Teams

Teams is Microsoft’s answer to dedicated communication and collaboration needs, giving teammates various ways to work together throughout the day. Other Microsoft products integrate with Teams very well, making it a useful piece of software for any business to have.

OneDrive

The business version of OneDrive functions much like the free version that is intended for personal use, with the capability for many users to share documents on multiple devices and browsers. OneDrive gives its users the access they need, with permissions granted based on each user’s needs.

SharePoint

Similarly to OneDrive, SharePoint is also a document-sharing tool, although it functions more as an intranet for your employees to create and share via process-based applications. In this way, SharePoint gives your team another means to be productive.

Microsoft Bookings

Scheduling appointments can be a real pain to manage, which is what makes the idea of having your clients handle it for themselves such an intriguing one. Microsoft Bookings does just that, presenting them with your availability and allowing them to claim a time for themselves.

Azure Information Protection

Aiding in data security, Azure Information Protection adds another layer of protections. This is of particular importance to those that are operating from someplace outside of your network and the defenses you have installed there. Access permissions are also manageable through this tool, allowing you to adjust who can access what on your business network.

Intune

Intune is a platform that enables you to control any of your data that is on either your business’ devices, or used on ones that are owned by your employees. It can be considered a version of mobile device management, allowing you to manage the risks that mobile devices could otherwise introduce.

Power Automate and Power BI Pro

Automation allows your technology and data to do even more for you. That’s what Power Automate and Power BI Pro enable, letting you connect various processes without the need for any complex coding skills. This allows you to fully utilize your data, organizing it and revealing insights that can help drive your business actions.

We’ll Help You Make the Most of All Your Business’ Tools

Yeah, the price increase by Microsoft is a bit of a bummer, but getting more value might be enough to offset the negatives of the situation. We can help you get as much value as possible from all of your tools. Learn more by calling (403) 210-2927.