August 2017 Newsletter

In addition to our award-winning software asset management service, SAM2GO, COMPAREX is excited to announce the launch of three fantastic new managed services:

The Portfolio Management Platform (PMP) achieves transparency on software and hardware configuration of clients and servers. Transform your software data into a tangible benefit to your business.

Cloud Consumption Monitoring (CCM) helps you gain control of your Microsoft Office 365 and Azure costs by keeping track of your vital consumption data.

Unified Cloud Management (UCM) manages your Office 365 within your organisation, and is customisable to best serve your business' requirements.

At Microsoft Inspire (formerly World Partner Conference), unveiled Microsoft 365 - bringing together Office 365, Windows 10 and Enterprise Mobility + Security under one complete solution.

Built from the Secure Productive Enterprise solution, Microsoft 365 Enterprise is designed for large organisations, and offered in two plans - E3 and E5 - and is available for purchase from 1st August.

Microsoft 365 Business is designed for the SMB, and integrates Office 365 Business Premium with selected features of Windows 10 and EM+S. It enters public preview on 2nd August, and will also come with three new tailored applications.

Enhancing the application portfolio, the Microsoft Relationship Sales solution - in partnership with LinkedIn - is now available, bringing together LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales, Enterprise edition.

Dynamics 365 for Retail, Dynamics 365 for Talent, for Sales and for Marketing will too be generally available in the near future.

Existing applications are too being enhanced, with expansions to Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, as well as new hybrid deployment options and 'prospect to cash integration'.

Finally, Dynamics 365 for Sales, Customer Service, Field Service and Professional Services Automation in Enterprise edition were made available in German and UK data centres.

Office 365 K1 is being rebranded to Office 365 F1. Whereas 'K' stands for 'Kiosk' - workers who typically use a PC for less than 10% of their time - 'F' is for firstline, where firstline workers are those who are the first in line to enage with customers across a range of sectors.

Check out the latest datasheet from Microsoft, which gives an idea of pricing, how billing works, and which exsiting server licences can be used with Azure Stack. Additionally, there are also details on the Azure Stack Plan - available only via the EA.

Sold as an Add-on Subscription Licence which can be added to any Office 365 Enterprise plan, Workplace Analytics is an organisational analytics solution which taps into Office 365 email and calendar data to reveal how an organisation collaborates and spends time.

Read the full announcement here.

As Inspire is Microsoft's World Partner Conference, Future Decoded is curated directly for the UK market. For business decision-makers, developers and IT professionals, learn how digital transformation and many more topics can drive business succes. Register today!

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