Microsoft 365 Copilot, born from the integration between Open AI's Large Language Models (LLM), Office applications and Microsoft Graph, is a revolutionary solution aimed at simplifying our daily activities and business processes. Now available to all individuals and companies, this solution represents a valuable investment for those who want to maximize their productivity with Microsoft technology. In this article, we'll dive into what it is, what it's for, and why you should invest in buying Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Microsoft 365 Copilot was born from the integration between Open AI's Large Language Models (LLM), Office applications and Microsoft Graph, with the aim of increasing business productivity. Accessible through Microsoft applications and a dedicated chat, this solution offers a high level of data security and a series of advanced features to simplify tasks in tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams.
Starting January 15, 2024, Microsoft 365 Copilot is available for both private users and businesses, offering unprecedented access to a smarter, more collaborative work experience. This solution is a valuable investment for companies that want to optimize their resources with a particular attention to data security.
Copilot is the new productivity support that exploits the integration of Large Language Models with Microsoft Graph, the infrastructure behind the storage and sharing of data between Microsoft applications.
The goal is to offer an experience similar to tools such as ChatGPT, but applied to our business data, work documents, our emails, with a greater emphasis on the privacy of users' business and personal data. Interactions with Copilot are in fact maintained within the Microsoft 365 security perimeter, ensuring compliance with the requirements of the GDPR.
Copilot is a data processing engine, designed to guide users in the use of Microsoft 365, Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Azure applications. This tool therefore makes it possible to optimize the activities of users in the corporate digital workplace, helping them to:
On the other hand, the integration of Copilot with Azure makes it possible to consolidate the information coming from the services used in the company, thus improving the design, management and scalability of the IT infrastructure.
With this integration, Microsoft's AI is able to support the management of Azure, in a conversational form, as well as advice for the use of the Microsoft cloud, such as optimizing the distribution of virtual machines or increasing the protection of storage accounts.
Other important Copilot features are present in Power Platform products, allowing users to generate with a single prompt a Power Automate automation, a Power Apps application or a Power BI report, integrating the necessary data and content from the Microsoft business environment.
In collaboration with intranet.ai and Copilot Circle, Dev4Side offers a comprehensive adoption program to maximize your investment in Microsoft 365 Copilot with the continuous support of our experts.
We handle the configuration of your company's digital workplace and provide comprehensive training on Copilot features in Microsoft 365 applications. You can tailor the plan to your specific needs by selecting from the following services:
Microsoft 365 Copilot was released in Italy on 23 November 2023, but only from 15 January 2024 has access been extended to all user segments, including individuals, SMEs and Public Administration.
Copilot has also been made available with GPT-4 Turbo, the highest performing artificial intelligence model that Microsoft can currently offer. But it doesn't end there.
Here's all the news regarding accessing Microsoft 365 Copilot in the Microsoft 365 and Office 365 apps:
Currently, the Microsoft 365 Copilot license costs 28.10 €/user/month for a company. The investment may seem high at first. However, an analysis of the costs associated with business productivity shows that Copilot pays for itself soon, leading to a significant economic return.
Just consider the time saved for each user with access to Copilot. According to data provided by Microsoft, it is only necessary to save 74 to 30 minutes per month per individual user to amortize the investment in Microsoft 365 Copilot: is this a feasible objective? The answer is yes.
In fact, the analyses conducted by Microsoft highlight an important impact of Copilot on organizations. 70% of users reported an increase in productivity, while 68% reported an improvement in the quality of work. In addition, 57% of the interviewees noticed an increase in creativity, while 29% were able to speed up research, writing and synthesis activities.
In terms of time, the results are just as convincing: 64% of users spend less time managing emails, 75% have optimized their information search activities and 86% are able to recover lost documents in the corporate digital workplace more quickly.
Although it is difficult to precisely quantify the time saved by each user, we can estimate an average of about 30 minutes a day. This savings is attributable to the advanced features that allow Copilot to facilitate the management of internal communication and collaboration. Let's see some of these features below.
Microsoft 365 Copilot offers a wide range of advanced features, operating through the use of natural language, to revolutionize daily productivity.
We have already seen how the recovery of the investment in Copilot requires only the saving of 74-30 minutes per user per month. Below, we present some of the features of Microsoft's new artificial intelligence that make it easier to achieve this goal.
Microsoft 365 Copilot offers new opportunities for collaboration and communication between colleagues, facilitating the exchange of information, the coordination of activities and the creation of content.
Copilot allows you to obtain a quick summary of the meetings in Teams, reworking the information shared during the meetings and reported in the transcript. Users can thus access in a few seconds the highlights of their meetings, the decisions taken by colleagues and the agreed activities, with an indication of who should carry them out and by what date. The estimated time savings are around 15 minutes per user per day.
Copilot allows you to summarize the information of the emails exchanged with specific users or on related topics, even if they do not belong to the same thread. It also highlights senders' requests and suggests how to respond, as well as indicating which activities to schedule to satisfy those requests.
The time savings depend on the number of emails a user receives daily: a member of the sales department, who manages customer relationships, could save between 15 and 30 minutes a day thanks to the use of Microsoft 365 Copilot in his inbox.
Copilot is able to process the data stored in the Microsoft 365 corporate environment and create with a single prompt the drafts of:
Each content is accompanied by attachments, tables, graphics and illustrations relevant to the target audience, the communication medium and the author's objectives. This feature saves at least 30 minutes per user per day.
Microsoft 365 Copilot integrates OpenAI's large language models with Microsoft apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams, helping users boost productivity by automating tasks and providing real-time assistance in document creation, data analysis, and communication management.
Microsoft 365 Copilot enhances daily tasks by automating document drafting, summarizing meetings and emails, and offering advanced collaboration tools, saving users significant time each day.
Microsoft 365 Copilot works within Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and integrates with other services like Microsoft Graph and Power Platform for seamless business operations.
Yes, Microsoft 365 Copilot ensures compliance with data privacy regulations, including GDPR, by keeping interactions within the secure Microsoft 365 environment.
Microsoft 365 Copilot costs approximately €28.10/user/month for businesses, with different license options for personal users, SMEs, and public sectors. Licensing has no minimum requirement for SMEs, making it accessible to smaller companies.
Microsoft 365 Copilot summarizes email threads, highlights key points, suggests responses, and schedules tasks based on email content, potentially saving 15-30 minutes daily per user.
Copilot in Microsoft Teams summarizes meetings, decisions, and tasks, improving team collaboration by helping users quickly review outcomes and responsibilities, saving an estimated 15 minutes per day.
Microsoft 365 Copilot can draft Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and emails, automatically incorporating data and visuals relevant to the user’s needs, saving approximately 30 minutes per day.
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