Microsoft 365 Copilot
What is Microsoft 365 Copilot?
Microsoft’s M365 Copilot, Microsoft’s AI companion for the M365 productivity suite, seamlessly integrates across Microsoft’s various applications and experiences, including Microsoft 365, Windows 11, Edge, and Bing. Copilot provides users with AI assistance in numerous aspects of their work within Microsoft applications.
When using Microsoft 365, applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams will incorporate Copilot to enhance productivity. This includes tasks like generating text and tables in Word, summarising emails in Outlook, and creating Python visualisations in Excel.
If you’d like to see more specific examples of the functionality there’s a range of videos showing M365 Copilot working in individual applications on Microsoft’s general availability announcement blog here.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Available For All
Microsoft M365 Copilot is now available through general release.
Microsoft’s M365 Copilot, Microsoft’s AI companion for the M365 productivity suite, seamlessly integrates across Microsoft’s various applications and experiences, including Microsoft 365, Windows 11, Edge, and Bing. Copilot provides users with AI assistance in numerous aspects of their work within Microsoft applications.
When using Microsoft 365, applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams will incorporate Copilot to enhance productivity. This includes tasks like generating text and tables in Word, summarising emails in Outlook, and creating Python visualisations in Excel.
If you’d like to see more specific examples of the functionality there’s a range of videos showing M365 Copilot working in individual applications on Microsoft’s general availability announcement blog here.
What versions of Microsoft Copilot are available?
It’s important to emphasise that, whilst M365 Copilot is very much capturing the limelight, this is just one of a range of Copilots Microsoft is introducing across its extensive portfolio. Fundamentally these all align with one wider goal: to empower users with Natural Language Recognition, reducing or even removing mundane work whilst also mitigating the dependency on extensive skilling these products require to fully utilise their extensive capabilities.
Today these broadly fall into 6 categories (Microsoft have teased there’s more in the works), we’ll look at these a little closer below.
Microsoft Copilot for Web
Copilots for Productivity (M365 Copilot)
Microsoft Copilot for Business (Dynamics Copilot)
Microsoft Copilot for Analytics (Fabric Copilot)
Microsoft Copilot for Security (Security Copilot)
Microsoft Copilot for Development (GitHub Copilot)
Microsoft Copilot: Pricing
Before enabling Microsoft Copilot across your tools and apps, it’s essential to procure a license, contrary to earlier assumptions of it being a free service.
In July, Microsoft disclosed the official pricing, which stands at $30 per user per month, alongside your existing Microsoft subscription, like Business Standard, Premium, E3, or E5.
Adopting Microsoft Copilot
An adoption strategy extends beyond providing guidance; it serves as a pivotal directive for organisations, helping them fully realise the potential of their technology investments. We work closely with our customers to intricately craft a tailored adoption blueprint that seamlessly aligns with your unique business goals.
We function as the bridge between technology and its effective utilisation, ensuring your teams are well-prepared and empowered to optimise productivity and nurture innovation. With Ultima, our emphasis isn’t on pushing products but on sparking transformation, propelling your organisation into a future where technology transitions from a simple tool to a central strategic asset.
Microsoft Copilot Readiness Assessment:
Ultima has put together a set of services to ensure our customers maximise their investment in Copilot starting with our free assessment service which includes the following benefits:
• Gain an independent view of how ready your organisation is to adopt Microsoft 365 Copilot
• Learn how to go about identifying AI Opportunities within your business
• Learn how and why you need to consider controlling the Input to Copilot
• Learn the end-to-end considerations and processes for adopting Microsoft 365 Copilot
Our 4-step assessment service is designed to give you the clarity you need to start your journey with Microsoft 365. To get started, read our datasheet below:
This is also available through the Microsoft Marketplace.
Our Microsoft Relationship
We’ve been a Microsoft partner for over 25 years and hold all six key Microsoft Partner Designations across Security, Modern Work and Azure (which includes Infrastructure, Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation and Modernise Endpoints).
We have also been awarded Advanced Specialisations in Calling for Microsoft Teams, Windows Virtual Desktop and Infra and Database Migration. As a FastTrack Ready Partner, Ultima can help you deploy Microsoft 365 at no additional cost and provide you with more efficient, customised, and enhanced solutions with extended support capabilities.
As a Microsoft SI, LSP and ESA, our customers can leverage both technical and software licensing expertise from one partner.
UiQ LIVE: Copilot Conversations – Gain or Pain
Seeking insights into the future of Microsoft Copilot? Join us for an immersive experience as we
showcase our biggest Copilot event yet. 11am-12pm Tuesday 19th March, 2024
Event Agenda:
- Welcome and the market for Generative AI with Ultima CEO, Scott Dodds.
- Customer insights with Microsoft UK Copilot GTM Lead, Tatiana Arventi.
- What is Copilot? with Technical Presales Director, Matt Hudson.
- Real-world ‘How do I’ demo Session with Workspace Solutions Specialist, Volkan Bilgic
- The future roadmap of Copilot with Head of Licensing, Ian Gerrard.
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