Ohio University’s yearlong pilot of Microsoft 365 Copilot delivered a pragmatic, measured verdict: the tool can help with routine drafting and information retrieval, especially for communication-heavy administrative work, but the headline productivity payoff is modest and highly role-dependent —...
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San Francisco has quietly pushed one of the largest municipal deployments of generative AI in the United States, rolling Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat—powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o—out across tens of thousands of city employees with promises of measurable productivity gains, faster resident service...
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The Web3 infrastructure story that has been quietly brewing for years reached a new inflection point this cycle: large cloud providers are no longer passive hosts for blockchain experiments — they are active strategic partners, builders, and gatekeepers whose technical choices and compliance...
Senior business leaders in Gloucestershire looking to improve efficiency, create tech‑powered strategies and learn how AI can benefit day‑to‑day operations are invited to a free, one‑off breakfast workshop this September that promises hands‑on insight into Microsoft Copilot, data‑driven decision...
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The era of the Frontier Firm has arrived: organizations that pair intelligence on tap with a modern cloud foundation are already pulling ahead, and the business case for migrating and modernizing on Microsoft Azure is now concrete, measurable, and urgent for leaders who want AI to scale across...
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Headline: When the Chamber Teaches AI: What Logansport’s Workshop Means for Small Businesses
Deck: On Aug. 15, 2025 the Logansport Cass County Chamber of Commerce packed a room for an introductory AI workshop. That turnout — and the questions that followed — shows small and medium businesses are...
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Microsoft is stepping up its game by urging corporate customers to ditch perpetual Office licenses in favor of Microsoft 365 subscriptions—a move that promises not only enhanced collaboration and mobility but also tangible cost savings and efficiency boosts.
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Microsoft's push to continuously modernize its ecosystem is evident not only in its ambitious upgrade campaigns for Windows 11 but also in its persistent efforts to drive adoption of Microsoft 365 over traditional stand-alone Office applications. Microsoft's latest narrative positions Microsoft...
Microsoft 365 Copilot promises to revolutionize how organizations harness AI-driven productivity tools. However, with its high licensing costs, it becomes more than just a flashy new feature—it’s a vital asset that needs to prove its value. In this article, we delve into how enterprises can...
In a detailed 14-week trial involving 218 participants, Australia’s Department of the Treasury has delivered a nuanced verdict on Microsoft’s AI-powered Microsoft 365 Copilot. While the technology demonstrated promising return on investment (ROI) under certain conditions, staff reported that...
Editor’s Note: Last year, we shared Forrester Consulting’s Total Economic Impact (TEI) study of Windows 10 (June 2016) which found significant IT management cost savings, security and productivity benefits for Windows 10 customers. In December 2016, Forrester Consulting on behalf of Microsoft...
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The decision to upgrade to Windows 7 will need to make the cheque-signers happy, so this video explores the return on investment following the upgrade ( ZDNet UK - IT At Work )
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