Microsoft 365 Consulting

Microsoft 365 is a cloud-based subscription that bundles the familiar Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) with business tools like Teams, Exchange email, SharePoint, OneDrive and Microsoft Copilot. Unlike a one-off software purchase, it’s always up to date and accessible from anywhere. For most businesses it’s the platform teams run on every day – and the real value comes from setting it up and using it well.

It depends on your plan, but a typical business plan includes the Office apps, business email through Exchange, Microsoft Teams for calls and collaboration, and OneDrive and SharePoint for storage and file sharing. Higher tiers add advanced security and device management. We help you choose the plan that fits – and make sure you’re actually using what you’re already paying for.

Microsoft Office refers to the traditional apps you buy once and install (like Office 2021). Microsoft 365 is a subscription that includes those same apps plus cloud services – email, Teams, cloud storage and ongoing updates – for a monthly or annual cost per user. For most businesses, 365 makes more sense because it stays current and works across devices and locations.

Microsoft prices its business plans per user, per month, with different tiers depending on the apps and security you need. The bigger question is usually whether you’re on the right plan and actually using it – many businesses pay for capability they never switch on. We help you pick the right licenses and get full value from them.

You can run it yourself, and many businesses do – but there’s often untapped value and unmanaged risk sitting in the background. As a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Modern Work, we help you configure it properly, secure it, migrate email without downtime, and get more out of the tools you already have.

This catches a lot of businesses out: Microsoft keeps the platform running, but that isn’t the same as backing up your data. Accidental deletion, ransomware or a departing staff member can still cost you. We can put proper backup and recovery in place for your Microsoft 365 data so it’s genuinely protected.

It starts with a consultation to understand how your business uses Microsoft 365 today. We then assess your setup, show you how you can get more value, and handle the configuration, migration and security. From there, you get ongoing support from a team that knows Microsoft 365 inside out.

Copilot is Microsoft’s AI assistant built into the 365 apps – it can draft documents, summarise emails and meetings, analyse data in Excel and more. Used well, it can save your team real time. We can help you work out whether it’s worth adding and how to roll it out safely.