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What is Microsoft Copilot?

Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered productivity tool designed to enhance your everyday working experience. Leveraging the might of large language models (LLMs), it seamlessly integrates with Microsoft 365 Apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams to boost performance.

Whether drafting emails, creating documents, analysing data or following up on actions, Copilot assists you with a simple chat experience, boosting productivity and unlocking creativity.

It expands your team’s capabilities limitlessly, allowing them to achieve more with less.

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Why use Microsoft Copilot?

Copilot is a 24/7 virtual assistant, integrating with the Microsoft tools you already use to automate mundane chores and offer intelligent recommendations. It provides real-time assistance and learns from user patterns to anticipate needs, empowering your team to performance better.

Whether you’re struggling with writer’s block or analysing complex data sets, Copilot offers innovative solutions and allows you to explore new ideas, while ensuring administrative work is done faster and accurately.

Most crucially, it frees up valuable time for your staff to focus on higher-level thinking, allowing them to achieve more with less effort.

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What are the benefits of Microsoft Copilot?

Drive productivity: Copilot automates tasks and provides real-time insights to accelerate work completion and allow teams to do more

Handle large volumes of data: Copilot can process and analyse vast datasets to uncover valuable information, much faster than a human can

Rewards across core business areas: Apply Copilot across business functions, from sales to HR, to get greater benefits

Reduce employee burn-out: As many employees suffer with limited capacity and stress, Copilot eases the burden and frees them up to do the tasks they enjoy most

Spark creativity: Copilot generates ideas, suggests approaches and aids in content creation, allowing you to overcome creative blocks and avoid wasted time

An AI you can trust: Copilot is built on the foundation of the Microsoft ecosystem, instilling confidence with its commitment to your organisation’s security, compliance and privacy

Integration across Microsoft tools: Copilot seamlessly works with your existing Microsoft applications, allowing AI insight without moving between tools

Improve collaboration: Copilot facilitates teamwork by providing summaries and action items from meetings for clearer communication

Our own Copilot findings

We use Copilot internally at Infinity Group. Across an initial pilot, we found that:

Users saved an average of 4.2 hours per week

We could reclaim £3911 per person, per year in productivity related costs

A paid Copilot licence would pay for itself in just 12.2 days from costs reduced

Microsoft Copilot key features_

Intelligent automation: Copilot automates repetitive tasks like email drafting, data analysis, and meeting summarisation, so your team can focus on strategic work

Real-time support: Copilot offers instant responses to your natural language questions and offers recommendations as you work, for 24/7 guidance

Natural language processing: Ask Copilot plain English questions and get detailed responses. There’s no need for complex code or prompt engineering

Tailored to your data: Plug Copilot into your internal data sources and Microsoft tools to get output that is relevant to your business

Microsoft Copilot FAQs_

Is there more than one type of Copilot?

While in most cases, people refer to the AI embedded in Microsoft 365 or Dynamics 365 when they talk about Copilot, there are multiple types of Copilot. Microsoft has invested in AI, leading to a suite of innovative solutions.

Other Copilots include:

Windows Copilot – centralised AI support within the Windows platform.
Sales Copilot – designed for Sales teams to efficiently manage their pipeline and close deals.
Dynamics 365 Copilot – integrates with Dynamics 365 for improved customer relationship management.
Security Copilot – secures your systems and protects data with the power of AI.

GitHub Copilot – supports developers in the completion and quality control of code.
Power Platform Copilot – assists with building apps within the Power Platform.
Copilot for Microsoft Fabric– supports the creation of data flows within Power BI.

How do I get Microsoft Copilot?

To get Copilot in your Microsoft apps, you need a Copilot for Microsoft 365 licence.

Microsoft Copilot does also have a free version, which acts as an AI chatbot you can ask questions. This is a good way to explore some of Copilot’s capability before you invest in a licence.

How much will Microsoft Copilot cost?

Microsoft Copilot is offered as an add-on license. First, you must have a Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 licence, Office 365 E3 or E5 licence or Microsoft 365 Business Standard or Business Premium licence.

Prices for the add-on Copilot licence start from £27.40 per user per month.

The exception is Copilot for Dynamics 365, as this is included as part of your Dynamics licensing at no extra cost.

Other Copilots, such as GitHub Copilot, Copilot for Security and Sales Copilot, will require different licences, so we recommend checking Microsoft’s website for pricing information.

Is there a free version of Copilot?

Yes, there is. However, it only offers a small sample of the functionality available in Copilot. It won’t give you benefits like being able to search across your organisational data or use Copilot within your existing Microsoft tools.

The free version is more like a chatbot you can ask natural-language questions to get prompt responses. It’s a great way to experiment with Copilot and learn more about AI until you’re ready to invest in a licence.

Is Microsoft Copilot secure for businesses?

Microsoft Copilot is designed with a strong emphasis on security. It adheres to the same privacy, security and compliance standards as Microsoft 365, ensuring protection of sensitive business data.

Unlike many AI tools, Copilot keeps your data secured within your environment, so there’s no risk of unauthorised access. It seamlessly integrates with your existing security measures, you can rest assured that your valuable data and sensitive information remain safeguarded.

Copilot grants you additional controls, allowing you to finetune and configure its usage according to your specific needs. Microsoft’s dedication to responsible AI development ensures that they design every aspect with the utmost consideration for ethical practices.

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