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Age of Agents (a Copilot demo)
We’re entering a new era of technology – one where AI agents are changing the game. These aren't just bots; they're intelligent assistants capable of handling tasks, making decisions, and learning as they go. But what does that actually mean for your business? In this video we cover Copilot Studio, Copilot Agents and discuss how and when to use them! Join us as we unpack The Age of Agents – a look into how this next wave of AI is reshaping everything from productivity to customer experience. Whether you’re curious about what agents can do, or wondering how they’ll impact…
Webinar: Campaigns, content and engagement with Powell Intranet
In this webinar, we’ll dive into strategies for building impactful campaigns, crafting compelling content, and driving engagement across your digital workplace with Powell Software. Learn how to maximise adoption, foster collaboration, and ensure your communications don’t just get seen, but acted upon. Powell Intranet is a modern, user-friendly digital workplace solution designed to enhance communication, collaboration, and productivity within organizations. It offers a customizable platform that integrates seamlessly with Microsoft 365, providing employees with easy access to essential tools, resources, and information. With features like personalized dashboards, social feeds, and advanced search capabilities, Powell Intranet helps create a connected and…
Microsoft Solutions Partner for Digital & App Innovation
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, Stratos continues to lead the way with its innovative solutions tailored to meet the diverse needs of businesses. This is why we are proud to be a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Digital & App Innovation. Partners must meet certification requirements across three criteria set by Microsoft. Skills: Employees certified to an advanced level Customer Success: Demonstrating work in the real world Performance: Growing business Achieving this certification demonstrating our team’s technical expertise and ability to delivery world class software solutions built on Microsoft Azure. Azure is the foundation of many solutions we develop for…
Webinar:Essential 8 - Improve your cybersecurity
In this webinar, Stratos Operations Manager Simon Langford walks us through: Essential 8 for Security How to identify your security gaps Quick wins to improve your security Simon has extensive experience designing and implementing IT solutions and is passionate about developing good processes and practices that support businesses without hindering the ability to get the job done. The Security Essential 8 framework is a comprehensive approach designed to safeguard organizations from cyber threats. Developed by the Australian Cyber Security Centre, this framework outlines eight fundamental strategies that can significantly enhance an organization's security posture. These strategies include application whitelisting, patching…
5 Lessons Learned from Developing AI Projects: Avoiding a Grand Disaster
One of my favourite TV shows is called Grand Designs. It follows people on their journey as they design and build their ultimate dream home. Usually, it starts with a happy, upbeat couple, describing this amazing vision that they will be moving into by Christmas. Cut to three years later, and the not-so-happy couple is knee-deep in mud, contemplating their half-finished house, and thinking about selling a kidney. Having worked on AI projects, which can feel very similar to this, I can totally relate to how that poor couple feels! So, to save you from a Grand Designs disaster, I…
Powell Software Partner of the Year
CHRISTCHURCH, 20 December 2022 – Stratos Technology Partners wins the Powell Software Partner of the Year Award for Asia Pacific. “We are thrilled to win this award because it recognises both the strength of our partnership with Powell Software, and our ability to deliver modern digital workplace solutions for our clients.” says Steve Knutson, Director at Stratos. Powell Software is an ecosystem driven company, with more than 70 active partners across the globe to help customers design and implement digital workplaces. Powell's team based in Sydney Australia supports partners across the APAC region. A great digital workplace empowers the people it…
Alchemy Stratos Merger: Better Together
CHRISTCHURCH, Sept 30 - Canterbury owned and operated Stratos Technology Partners Ltd (Stratos) and Alchemy Group Ltd (Alchemy) are set to merge on October 1, 2021. The merger of Stratos and Alchemy will substantially increase their ability to deliver high quality software development, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365 based solutions to clients across New Zealand and Australia. Both companies have been developing software for clients in New Zealand, exporting services to Australia and contributing to the vibrant Canterbury tech community for more than a decade. “The advantage we have against our overseas owned competitors is that we understand the local economy.…
SharePoint Online and Office 365 Tenant Migration
Company mergers and acquisitions are often very challenging from the information technology perspective. Migrating user accounts, content, and cloud services, all while continuing to support the environment is often where the rapid learning starts! Our team has recently migrated a large SharePoint Online environment to a new tenant as part of a global business acquisition. The job involved moving several terabytes of content stored in SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams and a collection of Power Automate Workflows and PowerApps. The existing environment had a classic SharePoint site structure that had started life on SharePoint 2010 before eventually moving to SharePoint Online…