Finalists in 2021 Microsoft South Africa Partner Awards
Cloud Essentials is proud to have been named as a finalist in this year’s Microsoft South Africa Partner Awards in the Modern Work Partner of the Year category. We are delighted that our compliance advisory work with Microsoft has had such
Exploring new features of Microsoft Azure Purview
Today’s organisations are creating and storing more data than ever before – data which often holds enormous business value. As volumes increase, however, the challenge of discovering and managing that data grows exponentially, particularly when compliance and data governance are
Turning content into knowledge with Microsoft Viva Topics
According to Microsoft’s Jared Spataro, employees spend an average of seven weeks every year searching for, or recreating, information. We’re willing to bet that figure gets even higher in remote work situations, where it’s significantly more difficult to tap into an organisation’s
End of the road for Skype for Business
The time has finally come for good old Skype for Business to make way for its communication and collaboration successor – Microsoft Teams. Microsoft has announced that support for Skype for Business will end on 31 July 2021. Skype for Business
Microsoft 365 Content Services Preferred Partner status
Cloud Essentials are pleased to announce that we have been recognised by Microsoft as a Preferred Partner in their Microsoft 365 Content Services Partner Program. This is another exciting milestone for Cloud Essentials in our mission to help our clients
Supporting furloughed users in Office 365 & Teams
IT departments the world over have been relied upon heavily to keep their companies operational during the coronavirus lockdown: setting up secure remote working facilities, commissioning laptops, delivering Office 365 and Teams support and training, and more. Now the subject of furloughing staff
How Microsoft 365 E5 Licences Pay For Themselves
At Cloud Essentials, we spend a lot of time analysing licence package and add-on possibilities for enterprise clients in a variety of different verticals. Our most common recommendation – particularly for legal and financial services with more complex threat protection,
Securing Microsoft Teams for compliance
Collaboration is a big business buzzword these days, with tools popping up all over the show to help you and your team work better, together. These tools can add undeniable value to your workplace, but without proper integration into your