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Latest guidance and insights from the SharePoint sphere

Read Acknowledgement Software for Microsoft 365

If your organisation publishes a critical policy in Microsoft 365 and cannot prove who read it, you have a governance gap. That is exactly where read acknowledgement software Microsoft 365 becomes valuable - not as a nice extra, but as a practical control for compliance, communication and accountability.

Power Automate Workflow Consulting that Works

When a finance approval still relies on emailed spreadsheets, or a policy acknowledgement depends on someone remembering to chase staff, the problem is rarely effort. It is usually design. That is where power automate workflow consulting earns its place - not by adding more automation for its own sake, but by fixing how work actually moves through your organisation.

Choosing a SharePoint Online Implementation Partner

A SharePoint site rarely fails because the platform is weak. It fails because the structure is unclear, ownership is fuzzy, and the implementation never quite matches how the organisation actually works. That is why choosing the right SharePoint online implementation partner matters more than most teams expect.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Readiness - Why Your Environment Matters More Than Your Enthusiasm

If Copilot is already on your roadmap, the real question is not whether it can save time. It is whether your Microsoft 365 environment is ready to give it the right information, to the right people, in the right context. That is what Microsoft 365 copilot readiness comes down to. Not licensing. Not enthusiasm. Readiness is about content quality, governance, permissions, and the everyday structure behind your digital workplace.

Digital Transformation Microsoft 365 that Works

When organisations say they want digital transformation Microsoft 365 is often already sitting in the background, licensed, partly deployed and underused. The problem is rarely access to the platform. It is usually the gap between what the business needs and how Microsoft 365 has been structured, governed and adopted.

SharePoint Document Library makeover

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Microsoft is revamping the SharePoint document library UI. This was covered in the August OneDrive Office Hours, which is now available on YouTube.

Get organised with SharePoint and Harvest

We use Harvest to track time spent on projects, and SharePoint to manage project documentation. Many of our clients do the same, but often struggle with keeping SharePoint organised. To bring structure and consistency to their document management, we’ve worked with them to build project navigation dashboards in SharePoint.

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Whilst reviewing the latest updates from Microsoft, a few caught my attention which I know will be useful for many intranets.

SharePoint Metadata or Folders

Folders or metadata - which one should you use for your SharePoint files? You may have seen articles about how folders are terrible and how you should always use metadata. That sounds great in theory, but if you have ever tried to implement this you quickly discover that it is not a silver bullet.

Renaming files using Power Toys and ChatGPT

I had about 30 files in a Windows folder that roughly followed a naming convention that had a date or year at the end of the file name. For example “Interesting Report 2021.pdf” or “Invoice 2024-01-12.xlsx”. It also included other files that didn’t include any dates, such as “Certificate.docx”.