What does Microsoft Copilot do and how can it help your business?

Microsoft Copilot is an innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool integrated into the Microsoft 365 suite and designed to significantly enhance productivity and creativity across various applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. Copilot turns natural language into a powerful interface for accomplishing tasks more efficiently and creatively by leveraging the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) and harnessing your business data through Microsoft Graph.

Here’s a detailed look at what Copilot brings to the table across applications and how these features could redefine work routines:

• Efficiency in communication: Copilot assists you in Outlook by drafting emails, summarising threads, and managing your inbox efficiently, ensuring that you can focus on what truly matters. Similarly, it enhances your Teams meeting effectiveness by organising key points and summing up actions.
• Enhanced creativity and document handling: whether you are drafting Word documents or creating compelling PowerPoint presentations, Copilot is your collaborative partner, offering suggestions, summaries, and creative ideas to streamline your workflow.
• Data analysis and decision support: Copilot aids in data analysis in Excel, helping to identify trends and propose scenarios to improve business decisions.
• Cross-application integration: beyond individual app enhancements, Copilot integrates across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. This includes drafting content with Graph-grounded chat in Teams and elsewhere, offering a unified and powerful way to engage with your work content and context.

Copilot is not limited to conventional office tasks but extends its usefulness to sales, customer service, IT, security, and development sectors by offering personalised and role-specific assistance. Copilot is accessible as an add-on for various Microsoft 365 and Office 365 plans to ensure that organisations of different sizes and sectors can leverage its capabilities.

If you’re curious about how Copilot could fit into your workflow, we’re here to help. Get in touch with our team to see how we can help your business seamlessly integrate Copilot into your operations.