December 2024 Newsletter

December 2024 Newsletter Table of Contents Wrapping up 2024—and Looking Ahead to 2025 As we close out the year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the IT news stories that shaped the industry. From groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence and cloud computing to escalating cybersecurity challenges and new technologies, 2024 has been a year […]

Answering Your Top AI Questions… Without Using AI – Part Two

In my last post, we tackled some BIG questions around AI—what it is and how it works, along with potential dangers and benefits. Pretty heady stuff! This time, let’s shift gears and dive deeper into how to implement AI successfully. As I mentioned before, as a consulting team, we are presented with many questions around AI […]

Answering Your Top AI Questions… Without Using AI – Part One

Part One of a Two-Part Series: Big Questions with Not-So-Big (But Still Really Good) Answers As eGroup Enabling Technologies’ Data & AI Practice Director, I get the privilege (seriously!) of meeting with individuals and organizations every day, and together, explore how to integrate modern data and AI capabilities into their business functions. For each conversation, […]

Where, Oh Where, Should I Start With AI? ​

AI is everywhere. It is one of those rare technologies that have fascinated so many people in such a short time. When it comes to deciding whether to adopt AI in their organization, business and technology leaders are divided into three groups. There is the vanguard, those pioneers who already have AI-enabled solutions up and […]

ChatGPT vs. Microsoft 365 Copilot: What’s the Difference?

Microsoft 365 Copilot shares several similarities and some important differences with the popular public ChatGPT service. Believe it or not, some Microsoft 365 Copilot users still opt to use ChatGPT on occasion. This blog provides clarity about when and why, along with the similarities and differences.  Regarding security measures for usage, far more organizations than […]

Common Customer FAQs about Microsoft 365 Copilot

Greetings curious AI reader! We hope you find your answer here, but if not, feel free to reach out to us at info@eGroup-us.com and we’ll be happy to share what we know.  Is Microsoft 365 Copilot available? Yes, it was generally available in late 2023 for commercial customers and education customers. State/Local/Federal government customers will hear […]

eGroup Enabling Technologies Earns Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program Solutions Partner Designation for Data & AI (Azure)

eGroup Enabling Technologies Earns Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program Solutions Partner Designation for Data & AI (Azure) November 16, 2023 — eGroup Enabling Technologies, a 9x Microsoft Partner of the Year award winner and leading Managed Services Provider, is excited to announce that we have been recognized and endorsed by Microsoft through the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program […]

eGroup Enabling Technologies Releases Microsoft 365 Copilot Launch Readiness Assessment

eGroup Enabling Technologies Releases Microsoft 365 Copilot Launch Readiness Assessment, Paving the Way for Next-Level Productivity and Collaboration [28, September 2023] – eGroup Enabling Technologies, a 9x Microsoft Partner of the Year Award recipient, is thrilled to introduce the Microsoft 365 Copilot Launch Readiness Assessment. Microsoft 365 Copilot is a groundbreaking tool designed to revolutionize […]

Can Microsoft 365 Copilot Command the Coin?

After many conversations with organizations about Microsoft 365 Copilot, we’re starting to see two patterns developing: Organizations who have bought or are already budgeted for the licensing Organizations who are seeking answers about ROI, security, or user experience before budgeting for licensing This insight comes from conversations before Microsoft lifted the minimum requirements of 300 […]

Preparing for Microsoft 365 Copilot

In our many engagements with Microsoft 365 Copilot, we’re starting to see a pattern of four main steps developing: Minimally Viable Critical Ideal Iterative The steps are progressive, meaning the critical steps are stacked on top of the minimally viable steps and ideal steps are wonderful to execute after, or while progressing through the critical […]