Courtesy of Microsoft Excel data cleaning is one of the most valuable skills you can master as a working professional. If you’re a working professional, you have most likely had to work on a spreadsheet or two (thousand) at some point during your career. But, like...
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Copilot Cowork: What It Is, How to Use It, and Why You Should Be Using It
Courtesy of Microsoft Have you heard about the release of Copilot Cowork ? As of June 16, Copilot Cowork became generally available to people with Microsoft Copilot subscriptions. If you're not using it yet, you could be missing a significant tool for your company....
What Are Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents? A Business Owner’s Guide
Copilot agents are specialized AI workers in Microsoft 365 that automate specific tasks. Learn what Portland business owners need to know about setup, security, and use cases.
Microsoft 365 Assessments: Are You at Your Full Potential?
Topics covered: SpireTech’s Microsoft 365 Assessments Areas of assessment and why Security, compliance, risk management, and multiple benchmarks of security standards How does SpireTech conduct M365...
What’s the Difference Between OneDrive and SharePoint?
Efficient file storage and collaboration are crucial for business success. Microsoft offers both OneDrive and SharePoint to cater to different needs. In a sentence, OneDrive is geared towards individual use for storing work or personal files and SharePoint is designed...
Microsoft 365 Business Basic vs Standard vs Premium: Which License Do You Need? (2026 Update)
SpireTech understands how vital it is to protect your business and set up an impressive and comprehensive defense. A cybersecurity incident can devastate a business. That’s why we spend so much time crafting our best security recommendations. For the most...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 Unveils New Features
Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 Unveils New Features We at SpireTech want to share the exciting developments happening with Copilot right now. It began as an already impressive program, and the new additions make it even more attractive for work. If your company is...
Windows 10 End of Life Coming October 2025
Windows 10 end of life is on October 14, 2025. After that date, Microsoft will no longer patch Windows 10, resulting in every machine with Windows 10 becoming a security risk. The current version, 22H2, is the final security update for Windows 10. We have already...
OneDrive Changes Beginning January 2025
An upcoming OneDrive update will change how unlicensed data will be kept. Data stored in unlicensed OneDrive accounts will be inaccessible after January 27th. An example of this in your business could be accounts kept after an employee’s termination. After Jan 27th,...
Additional M365 Security Features may be needed
If you aren’t already using M365 Business Premium, this article is for you Conditional access explained. Courtesy of Microsoft. If a hacker gains unauthorized access to your company's sensitive data, the repercussions could come as financial loss, legal liabilities,...
