Trying to get everyone in one place for a meeting or important discussion is an ache and pain every business experiences… and as your business continues to expand, the higher the urgency for effective collaboration tools.
If you are a modern business, you likely have remote workers. Remote workers can be those who operate from home, or are often on the road for customer visits. This can make communication a real challenge, certainly for larger organisations. Without effective communication you are more likely to misunderstand information, miss deadlines and tasks can remain incomplete.
However, there are so many technologies available to your business that empowers communication and brings employees and customers together, no matter where you are in the world. Collaboration tools are now an essential part of your working day; these tools can help to open doors of communication, and provide a seamless experience of file sharing, video conversations, and project management. No matter where you are in the world, it can feel like your colleague or customer is sat right there next to you.
We know what you’re thinking. “But there are so many collaboration tools out there, how do I know which one is right for my business? Where do I even begin to look?!” But don’t worry, we have provided a breakdown of the best collaboration tools, and what the key benefits are for each. This will allow you to see the features of every platform, no matter the operating system, and make a better informed decision for your organisation.
Collaborate with Microsoft
SharePoint Online
Welcome to your new company intranet! Build your own channels to inform your employees of company updates, and drive organisational efficiency by sharing common resources and applications on portals.
SharePoint empowers teamwork with dynamic and productive team sites for every project team, department, and division. Share files, data, news, and resources. Customize your site to streamline your team’s work. Collaborate effortlessly and securely with team members inside and outside your organization, across PCs, Macs, and mobile devices.
At XMA, we love the really personal touches you can add to your SharePoint channel – including a social media stream, events calendars and company news.
Microsoft Teams
When you have a place to create and make decisions as a team, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. Teams brings everything together in a shared workspace where you can chat, meet, share files, and work with business apps.
You can connect your colleagues to content through file storage and sharing, as well as get end-to-end security, administrative control and compliance – all powered by Office 365.
It’s so easy to start work in Teams. You can get going in just 4 simple steps:
Create a team: sign up, create a team name and description and decide who you want in the group.
Invite your team mates: Ask people to join your team and welcome them with an @mention
Pick a project: choose the project you want to work on together. Upload the relevant files that you can all collaborate on, and start the conversation
Connect on the go: Don’t forget to download the app to your phone! That way you never have to miss a call or a meeting no matter where you might be in the world.
Want to know more about how XMA have embraced Microsoft Teams? Find out more here
Collaborate with Google
G Suite
G Suite allows you to connect with your colleagues, create everything you need to bring a project to life, access and store files, and control users… devices… and data securely.
This cloud based tool ensures that everyone in your organisation can be brought together with a common purpose. Google drive can host huge design files in one place, whilst also including features that allow you to collaborate on files and transfer them from one place to another. This online sharing tool makes your interaction with colleagues and customers more personal and sociable.
Here are some of the top collaborative features of G Suite:
Use shared calendars to see when others are available and schedule meetings with automatic email
With one click, turn your meeting into a video conference from any camera-enabled computer, phone or tablet.
Share your screen to review your work as a team and make decisions on the spot.
With online collaboration comes security measures. Built with businesses data protection in mind, there are security options such as 2-step verification and single sign-on, and use mobile management to keep your data safe in the event of a lost device or employee turnover.
Find out more about how to empower the modern cloud worker here.
Collaborate with Apple
iWork
iWork is your office suite of applications by Apple. With Pages, Numbers and Keynote for iCloud, you and your team can access and edit all your documents on an iPhone, iPad, Mac or PC web browser. Just sign in to iCloud.com, open the web app and start working. Whether your collaborators are across town or on the other side of the world, it’s amazingly productive.
You can work on any document on any Apple device. The documents you create using a Mac or an iPad will look the same on an iPhone or web browser, so you will always be feeding back and working on the same version of a file. You can store your Pages file on iCloud or Box, so that everyone can collaborate.
And there’s no need to worry about security – you and your colleagues can unlock documents with Touch ID or Face ID on compatible devices. You couldn’t get more secure than that!
Want to speak to us more about modern collaboration tools?
Speak to one of our experts today by filling in the contact form below.
Brexit Committee Update September 2019
Brexit Committee News Update – September Update
It would be easy to spend time speculating on what might happen as a result of the recent tumultuous events in Parliament – but XMA intend to focus on the practical measures the business is taking for our customers and suppliers. Most relevantly, the business is still preparing for a ‘no-deal’ Brexit on 31 October 2019 and ensuring we are as prepared as we can be for this date – whether or not there is an extension.
Imports
Most XMA suppliers are still in charge of their own delivery to XMA warehouses or to end-users directly. Many are finding new shipping/delivery routes into the UK ensuring that they might navigate delays at port of entry as best they can. The government have increasingly insisted that they are ready and will not create delays by stopping goods for customs checks on the border in the UK. XMA are working with all our major suppliers to smooth such entry procedures and understand their methods of shipping, including collecting goods from port on their behalf.
However, a number of vendors have changed their terms from DDP (Delivery Duty Paid) where the vendor (seller) is responsible for import duties/taxes and customs clearance to DAP (Delivered At Place) where XMA, the buyer, will be responsible for payment of duty and clearance. This may add cost to the product and customers should be aware that such terms have changed if they are buying directly from vendors. XMA are well prepared for this extra administration and will advise customers accordingly at the time of order. However, a key element of this extra cost will depend on tariff rates (see below).
Exports
Through our parent company Westcoast , XMA has access to an outstanding International Shipping team able to assist customers with all their shipping requirements outside the UK. The CBI are convinced that European markets are not ready for Brexit and will penalise/fine British exporters that do not submit the correct paperwork. Hence XMA’s main work has been centered around producing a commercial invoice on shipments acceptable to European customs detailing the appropriate commodity codes and country of origin where required. XMA terms will also be DAP and our goal is to take responsibility for your shipments up to Proof of Delivery stage ensuring the process is as streamlined as possible providing our usual excellent service.
Tariffs
In all, whilst XMA and Westcoast stock over 100,000 different skus, there are 570 different 10digit commodity codes – the majority of which currently do NOT attract any tariff to EU countries or most other export markets. This can change at any time and recent conversations between the USA and China show that the US are due to impose tariffs on technology products manufactured in China on 19 December 2019. (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-49644325). This is not the case in the UK but demonstrates that our industry cannot be complacent and assume that exports will never attract a tariff. These tariffs will be our customers’ responsibility to account for but we will able to advise customers on such tariff rates.
Provide an accurate quote
Advice of any country rules
Advice of any vendor rules
Gaining an understanding and confirmation in writing of use of goods
Provide all documentation specific to the country/product
Manage the process from quote stage to delivery
Set expectation on occasions end-user may see XMA’s pricing
Ensure their end user is able to import into country of destination
Ensure their end users are aware that THEY must cover customs duties
Provide correct end user details – full address and contact information
To advise what the end use of the goods will be
Import declarations
The important point is that XMA will help all customers with their international shipping requirements so please do not hesitate to speak to your account manager who will engage our shipping team.
Ireland
There have been some positive developments in shipping to Ireland since our last Brexit news. Every single shipment will attract an admin fee of €25 making single parcel deliveries uneconomic. As a result, XMA will be working with our logistics provider to ship all goods overnight from the UK on a single manifest and redistribute them from a bonded warehouse in the Irish Republic. This may add some cost and time to Irish deliveries but these will not be prohibitive.
Inventory
Our parent company Westcoast will once again be taking in approximately one month’s extra inventory for certain vendors during October hoping that this will sufficient to alleviate any short term issues arising. Clearly this is not a long term fix but Westcoast’s new 340k sqft warehouse in Andover – which should complete its fit out in October – demonstrates our commitment to hold more stock where required either pre-sale or post-sale. Our offer will include outsourced logistics and configuration facilities.
HPI’s Disclaimer for Commodity Codes
Please see what HP’s disclaimer for commodity code accuracy is. Expect all vendors and suppliers to adopt a similar disclaimer.
HP Inc. provides this data for informational purposes only. Classifications are subject to change and HP Inc. does not represent, warrant, or guarantee that the information is complete, accurate, or up-to-date. The information provided is not intended to constitute legal advice or to be used as a substitute for specific legal advice. Under the US Export Regulations, the US Government assigns your organization or client, as exporter/importer of record, the responsibility for determining the correct classification of any item at the time of export/import. In some cases there are restrictions that apply to exports based on the product, the end-user, the end-use, or the country of destination, and an export license or other authorization may be required prior to shipment. The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security provides a web site and can assist you with determining the need for a license or with information regarding where to obtain help prior to exportation. The URL is: http://www.bis.doc.gov.
Conclusion
Whilst it may be easy to worry about what might happen, particularly in light of the recent publication of Operation Yellowhammer papers, XMA are focused on helping all our customers and suppliers through the changes ahead. Our couriers have employed more staff and implemented systems and XMA have added layers of expertise, warehouse space and code/tariff checks to manage through predicted eventualities. Keep Calm and Sell On!
FAQ’s
How do you identify/manage controlled/dual use products?
Before we ship anything, we assess who the end user is and what the end use of the goods will be. We already expect the end user in country to complete an end user undertaking.
How do you prevent shipments to denied parties?
Such risks are highlighted to us by our carriers. We will then contact relevant customers to obtain further details and plan a way forward if possible.
Can you help with Export Licence Applications?
If the end-use is for military purposes, for example, we have the capability to apply for a licence through the correct platform.
Record keeping and audits?
We obtain the proof of export and POD for every shipment we do outside the UK. We conduct internal audits frequently and are audited externally.
For any questions or queries contact our XMA Brexit committee at approvals@xma.co.uk
Nutanix and HPE announced a global agreement in April this year to produce Nutanix Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI) available on the HPE ProLiant Server platform known as Nutanix DX Appliances.
This offering will also be available on a consumption-based model utilising HPE GreenLakes Infrastructure as a service. This means more flexibility and cost savings using a pay per use model so you can start implementing this new technology today, without the worry of upfront costs and planned budgets.
Nutanix DX Appliances are now available and ready to ship and will be available as a consumption-based model using the HPE GreenLake solution from October 2019.
Nutanix are market leaders for Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) and have added HPE ProLiant Server as a hardware platform choice, with such strong reputations as market leaders in their own rights this joint partnership means Nutanix DX Appliance combines cutting edge technologies to bring this new product to the market.
XMA are a platinum HPE partner and a Nutanix Scaler partner meaning we have strong alliances with both vendors and have unrivalled in-house technical resource, to help plan and implement this new technology across your organisation.
What does it mean for your organisation?
More choice with Nutanix in terms of Hardware platforms from XMA; Nutanix, HPE, Lenovo or Dell as well as broad Hypervisor choice; Nutanix AHV, VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V. Nutanix Software on HPE Hardware, with world class support from both organisations.
Contact us today to find out more about this exciting new announcement
Brexit Committee Update August 2019
Brexit Committee News Update – August Update
Given that we have experienced a period of lull whilst the new government takes shape – the direction of travel now looks clearer – we are heading for a ‘No Deal’ Brexit at pace and hence all advice from government and business organisations is to prepare for a hard Brexit.
Seeing as XMA were making such preparations in March – management’s thinking is much the same and our Brexit committee met earlier to set out what we must do internally and to advise our customers on steps they can take to mitigate the effects on their business.
CBI & BCoC Advice
The CBI has produced a long document setting out the effects and the preparedness of the UK, the EU and the UK & EU together. A copy can be found here. In essence, it shows that the UK is better prepared than the EU but both are woefully under-prepared for 31st October. In addition, the fact that the new Brexit day comes at the height of the Black Friday and peak retail periods, poses more dangers for logistics businesses.
The British Chamber of Commerce has also set out a neat Risk Register as an update to their Business Brexit checklist.
This simple checklist will act as a good guide to ensure that XMA and our customers are considering the right areas to prepare for the difficult time ahead. Most areas are rated red.
People
Leadership is important here and XMA are ensuring that all EU nationals and their families employed by XMA are assisted in complying with the EU settled status scheme. We urge our customers and vendors to do the same. Perhaps the one area that the new government has softened is immigration, with no talk of reducing immigration but merely being able to control it.
Funding
XMA do not receive EU funds but this appears more positive for those that do.
Tax
It appears that the UK government will introduce a relaxed approach to VAT deferment on imports and exports for a period not less than 1 year. This will reduce any cash flow burden on XMA and hence our customers.
Regulation
Given that XMA and our parent company (Westcoast’s) goods are also sold in Europe, we do not anticipate any disruption to supply as a result of either UK or EU regulatory divergence post Brexit. Clearly this could change in the future but should not affect trade in the short term.
Data
The UK government will impose a limit on mobile roaming charges incurred in EU countries. This is not the case for EU tariffs in the UK. Data governance under GDPR has been adopted by UK law and is currently EU compliant. A ‘No Deal’ scenario is unlikely to alter EU data compliance although businesses should be alert for divergence.
Trade
There are still no tariffs anticipated on almost all goods and services sold by XMA under WTO rates at present. Clearly XMA will keep this under review in light of US/China tensions. However, neither the UK government nor the EU are likely to impose import tariffs on IT products.
Borders
This is where a ‘No Deal’ situation will have the biggest impact on trade. Whilst the British government are increasing spending on ports and customs officials as well as promising speedy entrance of goods from the EU, imports will still be dependent upon accurate paperwork. The Westcoast Group are spending time ensuring that appropriate information including commodity codes are available on shipping documentation. At present over 90% of codes have been collected and systems are being updated to ensure they are available when required. The EU have made no such arrangements and hence may well levy fines for inaccurate paperwork as they do for imports from outside the EU today.
Despite all the plans, delays at port are still anticipated by every logistics company that XMA have spoken to. XMA and Westcoast’s management are working with vendors to increase stock holding over the difficult peak period to avoid short term shortages. In addition, our new warehouse in Andover will more than double capacity and allow for increased stock holding. However, we urge customers to take the following steps:
i) Engage with XMA account managers to predict large roll-out orders in November/December to give earliest visibility to ensure goods are available in the UK.
ii) Switch selling from Configure-To-Order (CTO) stock built in vendor factories to channel inventory as soon as possible
iii) Where this is not possible, ensure lead times are managed with end-users to factor in delays at port
Ireland
Assuming that the UK exits the EU without a deal, the Irish market will be affected significantly given the border complexities. Westcoast’s warehouse in Tallaght is only sufficient for roll-out management and Westcoast do not anticipate making this into a fully managed warehouse at present – i.e. most goods will still be shipped from the UK and will be subject to border delays. Irish customers should engage with their XMA account managers to ensure stock held in Tallaght is forecast and distribution can be managed effectively.
FAQ’s
EORI – Westcoast do have a UK EORI number which will be sufficient for all declarations AEO – Westcoast have not applied for this status as management consider this will not be effective in speeding up customs procedures TSP – Westcoast have now received this accreditation from HMRC Warranty – No vendor has as yet amended their warranty terms so we can anticipate that warranty procedures will be the same as currently available post-Brexit VAT – Exports on goods shipped from the UK will not bear VAT from the UK as currently Tariffs – Where they exist will be applied on the full price of the goods (i.e. before discounts)
For any questions or queries contact our XMA Brexit committee at approvals@xma.co.uk
Connecting students to the right University with Aruba Networks
Students are faced with a massive decision when choosing a University to continue their education and carve out their futures.
With so many University’s battling to enrol the best students onto their courses, how does the student make this decision?
What if every University they have applied for offers the exact course they want?
What makes YOU the institution stand out to THEM the student?
Facts
In 2017 – 2018 it was recorded that there are 164 Higher Education Institutions in the UK1
When applying through UCAS a student can apply for a maximum of 5 Universities2
That’s a lot of choice.
As an institution you need to make your offer more appealing than the rest, you want students to pick you above the other institutions on offer and here is how Aruba Networks can help.
Offering your students, the best network connectivity across campus allows your students to work intelligently and unrestricted. With Aruba’s secure and reliable offerings, you can equip your University to meet and withstand the ever-growing demands of user technology.
HPE InfoSight: A smart move for Colleges and Universities
HPE InfoSight and its recommendation engine can pave your institutions path towards an automated, self-learning and self-managing data centre that can free your IT department to focus on creating value and allows your institution to turn exponentially growing data into valuable, actionable insights.
Learn how it ensures 99.9999% guaranteed availability and predicts and resolves 86% of problems before they can disrupt the business of learning, research, and administration. Analysing millions of sensors a second, everyone benefits as the university’s systems grow continuously smarter and more reliable.
Download the whitepaper below to find out more
Gain more control and make savings with IT-as-a-Service
Achieve the flexibility of the public cloud on-premises under your control with consumption-based and flexible IT solutions from HPE GreenLake pay-per-use model.
HPE GreenLake Flex Capacity offers a consumption-based model on-premises, giving you greater flexibility, scalability, and control. Design your own infrastructure solutions, selecting from a broad range of HPE and partner technologies, as well as optional services that can span your infrastructure to your apps and workloads.
World-class expertise from HPE Pointnext
Every HPE GreenLake Flex Capacity solution comes with enterprise-grade support from HPE Pointnext and active capacity management to ensure that your solution grows with the business needs.
4 benefits of using consumption based IT
Outcome-based IT consumption delivers a range of benefits that you can’t get from solutions solely built from scratch or bought from the public cloud. Delivering the best of both worlds, HPE GreenLake enables:
On-premises for better control over compliance, performance, and security
Simplified IT that’s operated for you to free up resources and add business value
Faster time to value with solutions that are ready quickly and evolve ahead of your needs
Better economics with a flexible, pay-per-use model that offers simplicity and financial clarity
HPE GreenLake Flex Capacity with HPE Nimble Storage
All-flash storage and predictive analytics with 99.9999% guaranteed up time
Active capacity management and pay-per-use consumption from HPE GreenLake Flex Capacity meaning simple, secure, storage solution that grows with your business needs.
Don’t let your network flatline. Stay live with Aruba Networks.
With almost 100% shift to digital across the healthcare industry, having a strong, secure and reliable network has never been more important. Staff are using a multitude of devices to connect to the same network, along with patients and BioMedical devices. Aruba offers solutions to solve these challenges and add benefits such as indoor navigation for the patients to enhance digital services whilst visiting a patient or as a patient themselves.
Total economic impact of IoT in healthcare in 2025 is $170B-$1.6T, making it one of the top three vertical for IoT solutions1
How Aruba enables a digital workforce within the Healthcare Industry
A Secure, Strong and Reliable network throughout your Healthcare Institution
Seamless Connectivity: indoors and outdoors utilising technologies such as satellite clinics to support numerous devices per user wherever you are. With HPE Smart Rate multi-gig Ethernet you can enable high speed connectivity over Cat6 cabling.
Future proof support for emerging IoT devices and standards.
Making sure equipment is connected, secure and reliable at any time.
Point of care decision support. Allowing clinicians to use their mobile devices to make critical decisions. Aruba Ao8 features of reliability in a 24/7 environment – using Aruba technologies such as LiveUpgrade, Hitless Failover, ClientMatch and AppRF.
Creating an unrivalled user experience for patients and guests with location-based services
Patient facing applications which allow indoor mapping, location specific content, proximity-based notifications, user opt – in location sharing (great for visiting family) using Aruba Beacons and Meridian. Making it easier to make your way around the hospital and find a specific bed.
Secured, easy to use Guest Access Portals with ClearPass meaning security even when on a guest wifi network.
Adding an extra layer of security and peace of mind for expensive and critical equipment
Location of expensive assets through Meridian Asset Tracking. IT Managers can keep on top and track their most critical and important equipment at all times.
Visibility and Control for IT Management
Giving clear visibility to the IT managers to control and maintain the hospital’s infrastructure using 20/20 Visibility with Aruba AirWave. Adding the extra layer of support with technologies such as Client-to-network E2E visibility, RF Visualization, Historical reporting, Automated Configuration Management, In-Line monitoring: Radius, DHCP, DNS critical services, role and device – based network access control.
All these technologies complimenting each other to give the ultimate experience to the IT manager and securing a strong and stable environment through the hospital network.
1McKinsey Global Institute, Unlocking The Potential Of The Internet of Things, June 2015
Be on cloud nine, and migrate your business to Microsoft Azure
Take it from us, the experts; there has never been a better time to migrate your business to Azure, and we believe that the success made possible by the cloud should be accessible to every business and every organisation—small and large, old and new. But not all businesses are created equal. Some of you are just beginning your cloud journey.
Every company—regardless of industry, legacy, or technology pedigree—can thrive in the cloud. We want to paint a picture of the cloud landscape, and explain how Microsoft Azure can solve complex business problems while also making new business models possible. Now is the time to ‘spring clean’ all your apps, data, and infrastructure and migrate them to Azure.
Why cloud migration?
So, why are more and more businesses considering it a priority to migrate to the cloud? Well… do any of the below sound familiar to you?
Your datacenter contract has an expiry date
Your business does (or will in the near future) need a software and a hardware refresh
You know that there is all of this amazing technology solutions out there, but it’s too much pressure on your internal IT resource to solely deliver
As an IT manager, you’re expected to know about all the new technology available to you, but you can’t keep up and the delivery of new infrastructures is a little overwhelming
The business is growing, and as such, so is the expectation to host a technology solution that can serve as high capacity. But you need to deliver this without a huge capital investment..
Windows 7 End of Support is fast approaching, and you are concerned about the cyber-security threats to your business if you do not migrate in time
But for us, this is about guiding you through your journey to the cloud – not just providing the technology.
The 4 pillars of Azure
There are 4 key pillars that explain why Azure is different to any other cloud solution. Our customers choose Microsoft Azure time and time again, because of the value that can be provided in one central cloud platform.
Productivity: Your business can build applications, and get those apps to users more efficiently than ever. You can also manage applications no matter how large or complex. The best part is that Azure provides built-in support for an end-to-end management experience. Think about monitoring… logging analytics… patching… backup… and site recovery. With built-in security and management features, you have the assurance that security, compliance and policies are in place.
Hybrid: This is so much more than just being able to move an application into the cloud. You can increase end-user productivity by using Azure Active Directory for single sign-on to both cloud and on-premise applications – your business is now working on a unified platform, which provides a consistent experience across the entire organisation.
Intelligence: Azure provides an SQL server that connects to Artificial services. This enables the quick adoption of technologies, the ease of integration, and the development of breakthrough apps with built-in intelligence. Azure offers comprehensive set of services, infrastructure, and tools to build AI-powered experiences including bots that naturally interact with users and built-in advanced analytics tools, such as R, to make faster predictions for your business.
Trusted: Compliance and trust is not an afterthought for Microsoft. With Azure’s security centre, you can get a unified view of all of your on-premises and cloud workloads. Collect, search and analyze security data from a variety of sources, including firewalls and other partner solutions. By finding vulnerabilities and being able to remediate them quickly, you can limit your organisation’s exposure to threats and respond swiftly to attacks. Did you know that 90% of Fortune 500s trust the Microsoft Cloud for security, privacy and transparency?
We understand that there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’
There’s no one-size-fits-all any more for your IT. Make it as bespoke as you want with Azure’s easy-to-use platform, it can do so much more than replace hardware and software; the way you communicate, analyse data, prepare marketing campaigns and deliver new and innovative features to your users will be revolutionised. And, bottom line, it saves a ton of space, money and the IT helpdesk headaches.
XMA can help you successfully move your business to the cloud.
To find out more, please contact us on: 01727 201890 | softwarelicensing@xma.co.uk
Deliver A* learning outcomes with Microsoft 365 Education
“The Modern Classroom”. A term that reminds us that the face of education is changing the way that teachers teach and students learn. Schools are constantly striving to achieve better learning outcomes, and technology is shaping the way in which this can be delivered. As technology becomes more and more sophisticated, so do the expectations of teaching staff, parents, and even students. So, what steps can schools take to meet these high expectations? How can they embrace “the modern classroom” and maximise learning and teaching outcomes all at the same time?
Microsoft 365 Education empowers teachers to unlock creativity, promote teamwork and better collaboration across the classroom, as well as provide a simple and safe experience in one affordable solution. Schools can ensure that students and educators always have access to the latest feature innovations; with automatic updates for Office 365 and Windows 10, as well as being able to experience new technologies such as Minecraft: Education Edition for students, and OneNote for teachers.
This is how we think Microsoft 365 can transform your school:
Giving students the tools they need to succeed
Microsoft 365 Education can level the playing field, and ensure every student has the tools they need to succeed. Minecraft: Education Edition has had a broad impact on teaching and learning, and connects educators right across the globe. It facilitates a project-based learning environment that allows students to develop skills that can prepare them for the modern workforce:
97.7% is Problem Solving
95.5% is Creativity
93.3% is Critical Thinking
91.1.% is Collaboration
88.8% is Decision Making
86.6% is Communication
Promote teamwork and effective communication with Teams
Microsoft Teams enhances collaboration, the sharing of ideas and documents, connecting with peers inside and outside of the classroom, and can bring teacher and student conversations together in one digital hub. Schools can promote equity and student voice with collaborative classrooms, and connect in professional learning communities – all from a single experience in Microsoft 365 for Education. This really is a hub for every type of teamwork, and can be the most empowering form of communication for students who may struggle to connect with others in an education environment.
“With Teams, I communicate better with my classmates and my teacher. It has changed the way we relate to each other, and it lets us post useful information to help peers who are struggling with a lesson.” – Student, City of Westminster College
Provide a simple and safe experience
We understand that the most important thing for schools is the safety of their students and teachers. With new technologies there may come additional risks in terms of access to appropriate content, the misuse of devices and breach of data confidentiality. Microsoft 365 Education has been built around the delivery of a simple and safe experience.
Manage users, data and devices with a single dashboard
Protect identity, apps, data and devices with intelligent security enhanced by machine learning
Manage data archiving, governance and discovery.
We want you to get the very most out of Microsoft 365 Education, and provide you with affordable devices that can maximise your school experience.
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