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We are on a mission to deliver innovative business transforming technology solutions that exceed our customers’ expectations.
 

Our culture

Our values guide us in everything we do and help shape our culture and customer approach. Find out more about our values and meet some of our team.
 

Our Microsoft Partnership

As a Microsoft Solutions Partner, we’ve been at the centre of the revolutionary changes that technology has brought to every aspect of life and we continue to stand by their side at the centre of tomorrow’s digital transformations.

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Our partners

We have successfully built relationships with multiple partners that prepare businesses for the future.
 

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We understand our environmental responsibilities as a UK business and IT Managed Service Provider, and we understand how important it is for our customers to partner with responsible providers.
 

Careers

Our team is made up of a diverse group of people from all around the world, and we all have one thing in common: we’re passionate about providing our customers with outstanding solutions.

Thinking of selling your IT business?

Core is a well funded Microsoft Solutions Partner with a 30 year history of being at the heart of control in IT.

We are supported by our bankers and have funds available for strategic business acquisitions. Together with our successful acquisition track record and a commitment to making deals happen, now is the perfect time to talk to us if you are considering selling your IT business.

If you are interested in discussing a potential exit of your IT business, please complete the form on the right. All correspondence will be treated in the strictest of confidence and a mutual non-disclosure agreement will be exchanged prior to any discussions taking place.

Interactive Microsoft workshops

Our workshops are designed to help you realise the value of Microsoft technologies in your business, gain real value from your investment and transform the way you work.

The workshops are a collaborative and immersive experience; our experts will work with you to identify your business objectives and establish the Microsoft technologies to help you achieve them.
 

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Our range of workshops covers every aspect of the modern workplace including productivity, collaboration, identity, security and compliance and communication, with interactive and engaging sessions that bring the art of the possible to life.

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Read more about the interactive workshops we offer, and how they can benefit your business by downloading our guide.

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Discover why Core is the first choice for many organisations looking to add flexibility, efficiency, and expertise to their teams.

Cloud Technology

From Microsoft’s leading platforms to bespoke cloud solutions, Core’s range of cloud technology solutions covers everything the modern workplace needs.

Professional Services

Whichever challenges you face on your digital journey, Core's professional services team has a solution to help, from Automation & AI to our innovative Smart Services.

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Certified secure solution for the public sector, providing a reliable, flexible, secure and affordable IT solution.

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Certified commercial sector solutions, covering all your commercial needs from financial and legal services, through to manufacturing.

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Why our customers choose us

Since we were founded in 1990 and started our Microsoft journey, we have supported over 10,000 customers on their communications and collaboration projects, and with the introduction of Microsoft's cloud technology, have grown our capabilities significantly across Microsoft 365 and Azure.

What sets us apart is a talented and passionate team who truly love what they do, demonstrating boundless enthusiasm and dedication in every single project.
 

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"It was apparent from day one that Core had a depth of knowledge in Microsoft 365, which we simply hadn’t found anywhere else."

Greater London Authority

"Core has a lot of experience working with the public sector, which was definitely a benefit."

Angel Trains

"There’s such a good working relationship with Core, it’s like having another permanent person in our organisation."

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"We had a really good, down to earth relationship with a few of the guys, and they know what they are doing."

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Microsoft Copilot

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Microsoft Copilot

Unlock the Power of Microsoft Copilot: Elevate Your IT Strategy with AI Integration

At Core, we understand the evolving landscape of IT and the pivotal role AI plays in shaping a future-ready business strategy.

Microsoft Copilot is transforming how organisations work by seamlessly integrating AI into familiar tools like Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and other tools and platforms in the modern workplace.

We’re here to guide your journey through the complexities of adopting Copilot, ensuring a smooth and strategic integration that aligns with your business goals.

Why Microsoft Copilot?

Microsoft Copilot brings advanced AI capabilities directly into the applications you use every day, enhancing productivity, streamlining workflows, and unlocking new levels of efficiency. From generating insightful content in Microsoft 365 to streamlining sales processes in Dynamics 365, Copilot is designed to empower your teams and transform how you work.

Microsoft Copilot

 

Copilot for Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 Copilot supercharges your daily tasks by integrating AI directly into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. Imagine having an intelligent assistant that not only understands your commands but anticipates your needs, helps you draft documents, analyse data, and even summarise key points from meetings. This is the future of work, and it’s here today.

HOW IT WORKS

Explore how to use Copilot

  • Copilot in Word
  • Copilot in Excel
  • Copilot in PowerPoint
  • Copilot in Outlook
  • Copilot in Teams

Copilot in Word heralds a transformative era in writing, harnessing the capabilities of AI to elevate your productivity. Whether you're staring at a blank page or midway through a draft, Copilot can expedite your journey to a polished document, reducing the time you'd typically spend writing. 

  • Drafting: Copilot can help you start a document or add content to an existing one.
  • Summarising: Copilot can summarise a document, including providing follow-up questions.
  • Rewriting: Copilot can rewrite text, and you can choose from three rewrite options.
  • Chatting: You can chat with Copilot to ask questions about your document, or to get ideas, tables, or lists.
  • Collaboration: Copilot can help teams collaborate in real time, integrating different inputs and streamlining the review process.
  • Security: Copilot has the same security, compliance, and privacy policies as Microsoft 365.
  • Business data: Copilot can access your business data, such as documents, emails, and chats, and combine it with your working context to provide relevant responses.

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Copilot in Microsoft Word

Copilot in Excel is a robust assistant designed to enhance your spreadsheet experience by helping you create, generate, and edit with ease. By using simple, natural language, you can outline your tasks, experiment with various scenarios, and benefit from Copilot's insightful suggestions and explanations.

  • Data analysis: Copilot can analyse data to identify patterns, trends, and insights. It can also recognise date, budget, and revenue columns.
  • Data visualisation: Copilot can suggest charts and graphs to visualise data.
  • Formula suggestions: Copilot can help create and apply advanced formulas.
  • Data cleaning: Copilot can automatically clean data by removing duplicates, identifying and correcting errors, and standardising formats.
  • Data modelling: Copilot can help organise data by removing unnecessary spaces, merging values, and sorting data.
  • Task automation: Copilot can automate repetitive tasks like formatting, calculations, and data entry.

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Copilot in Microsoft Excel

Copilot in PowerPoint unlocks a world of potential, offering tailored suggestions for your slides based on your topic, audience, and goals. It can help you elevate your slide design, layout, and formatting with personalised feedback and innovative ideas.

  • Creating presentations: Copilot can generate presentations from scratch or from existing documents, such as Word or PDF files.
  • Assisting with design: Copilot can provide suggestions for slide design, layout, and formatting.
  • Analysing presentations: Copilot can analyse presentations to summarise information, answer questions, and transform data.
  • Generating content: Copilot can create content based on prompts, such as research summaries, business proposals, or industry trends.
  • Adding transitions and animations: Copilot can suggest transitions and animations to add to slides.
  • Collaborating: Copilot allows for real-time collaboration with team members.

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Copilot in Microsoft PowerPoint

Copilot in Outlook helps you manage and triage your email and time more efficiently. It provides personalised suggestions, summaries, and insights to help you stay on top of things and save time.

  • Summarising: Copilot can extract key points from email threads, including unanswered questions and actions needed.
  • Drafting: Copilot can generate full-length email drafts based on prompts, thread context, and organisational information.
  • Tone and clarity: Copilot can provide tips on tone of voice, clarity, and reader sentiment.
  • Responding: Copilot can suggest prompts for responding to emails, allowing users to confirm, reject, or propose alternatives.
  • Meeting preparation: Copilot can help prepare for meetings scheduled in the next seven days.
  • Connecting across data: Copilot can connect across enterprise data including chats, documents, meetings, and emails.

Microsoft Outlook

 

Copilot in Mircrosoft Outlook

Copilot in Teams is a smart assistant for Microsoft Teams with two main features: seamless integration with Teams and the M365 Chat for natural language commands on documents and emails. It helps save time, enhance communication, and improve team efficiency.

  • Summarise conversations: Copilot can quickly review the main points, action items, and decisions in a conversation without having to scroll through long threads. It can reference information from the message thread for up to 30 days.
  • Summarise meetings: Copilot can summarise a meeting by combining chat data from up to 24 hours before the meeting with the live meeting transcript.
  • Create agendas: Copilot can create agendas for meetings.
  • Find information: Copilot can find and use information from documents, presentations, email, calendar, notes, and contacts.
  • Personalised information: Copilot can provide personalised information, such as meetings, files, or colleagues.

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Copilot in Microsoft Teams

Copilot Studio and Beyond

Copilot Studio allows businesses to build custom AI solutions tailored to specific needs.

Whether it's creating bespoke AI assistants or integrating Copilot functionalities into your unique workflows, Copilot Studio provides the tools to innovate beyond the standard offerings.

Learn more in our on-demand webinar or speak to one of our team today.

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HELPING YOU GET THERE

Your Path to AI-Driven Success

Our Learn, Engage & Plan (LE&P) Program is designed to help IT leaders to navigate the rapidly accelerating world of technology, supported by managed services to make it easier for your teams.

We begin with webinars to help you and your team understand the art of the possible with new or enhanced technology, and help you navigate business needs and challenges through discovery workshops.

When you know what you need and want, we help you plan your deployment, integration and adoption, for optimised success, within your budget.

EXPLORE OUR ON-DEMAND WEBINARS

Educate your teams and advance your organisation

Accelerate Innovation with Microsoft Copilot: A deep dive into GitHub, Studio, and Power Apps
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On-demand WebinarAccelerate Innovation with Microsoft Copilot: A deep dive into GitHub, Studio, and Power AppsExplore how Microsoft Copilot integrates with GitHub, Studio, and Power Apps to accelerate innovation and streamline development processes. This session offers a deep dive into the tools and techniques that empower developers and IT professionals to create smarter, faster, and more efficient solutions.Watch webinar
The New Era of CRM: Introducing Dynamics 365 Copilot for Sales and Service Excellence
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On-demand WebinarThe New Era of CRM: Introducing Dynamics 365 Copilot for Sales and Service ExcellenceDive into the next generation of CRM for Sales and Customer Service with Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Sales Copilot. This webinar highlights how Copilot’s AI-driven insights can revolutionise sales processes, from lead generation to customer engagement, driving better results and efficiencies.Watch Webinar
Practical Perspectives: Microsoft Copilot for 365 Insights and Updates
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On-demand WebinarPractical Perspectives: Microsoft Copilot for 365 Insights and UpdatesGet the latest insights and updates on Microsoft Copilot for 365 in this on-demand webinar. Discover new features, practical use cases, and tips on maximising Copilot’s impact within your organisation, directly from our expert speakers.Watch webinar
Work smarter, not harder with Microsoft Copilot
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On-demand WebinarWork smarter, not harder with Microsoft CopilotThis webinar explores the practical applications of Microsoft Copilot in enhancing daily tasks across Microsoft 365. Attendees will learn how Copilot’s AI capabilities can streamline workflows, boost productivity, and empower teams to work smarter, not harder.Watch webinar
LEARN, ENGAGE & PLAN

Workshops designed for IT Leaders

Leap into Copilot
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Interactive Mini WorkshopLE&P Into Copilot

The LE&P into Copilot Mini Workshop is designed to provide IT leaders with a foundational understanding of Microsoft Copilot's capabilities and strategic value. This interactive 2-hour session dives into how Copilot can transform productivity across your organisation by integrating AI-driven tools into everyday workflows. Attendees will explore real-world use cases and gain actionable insights into leveraging Copilot for enhanced efficiency and innovation.

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Microsoft 365 Copilot Tenant Readiness Assessment
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Tenant Readiness AssessmentMicrosoft 365 Copilot

The Microsoft 365 Copilot Tenant Readiness Assessment is a comprehensive two-day package tailored to evaluate your organisation’s preparedness for Microsoft Copilot integration. Our experts will conduct a detailed analysis of your current Microsoft 365 environment, identify potential barriers, and provide a roadmap for seamless Copilot deployment. This service includes strategic recommendations to optimise your IT infrastructure, ensuring a smooth and successful Copilot adoption that aligns with your business objectives.

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Copilot for Microsoft 365 Adoption Accelerator
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Implementation & AdoptionCopilot Adoption Accelerator

The Copilot Adoption Accelerator is a focused program designed to speed up the implementation and adoption of Microsoft Copilot within your organisation. This offer includes a series of tailored workshops and hands-on sessions aimed at equipping your teams with the skills and knowledge needed to maximise the benefits of Copilot. With our Adoption Accelerator, your organisation will overcome common adoption challenges, driving faster ROI and sustained engagement with AI-powered tools.

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UNDERSTAND THE MARKET

Gain a competitive edge with Core’s Copilot eBooks

Want to learn more about whether this is the right time or path for your organisation? Look at the market research we’ve conducted to help you understand where you sit in the market, and what you need to be considering if you want to remain competitive.
COPILOT EBOOK

Journey to Copilot for Microsoft 365

Our ‘Journey to Copilot for Microsoft 365’ eBook serves as your comprehensive guide to understanding and integrating Microsoft Copilot into your organisation.

It covers the steps from initial exploration to full deployment, providing best practices, case studies, and actionable insights. Whether you are just beginning your journey or looking to optimise existing implementations, this eBook will help you navigate the complexities of AI integration in Microsoft 365.



The Journey to Microsoft 365 Copilot eBook
COPILOT EBOOK

Unlocking AI Potential

Our latest eBook, ‘Unlocking AI Potential: Navigating Microsoft Copilot for IT Leaders’ is a must-read for IT professionals seeking to harness the full potential of AI within their organisations.

Using market research surveys conducted in mid-2024, this eBook delves into the strategic implications of AI, with a particular focus on Microsoft Copilot’s transformative impact on IT operations. It offers practical guidance on aligning AI initiatives with business goals, making it an invaluable resource for IT leaders ready to embrace the future of work.



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Why choose Core?

With years of experience and deep expertise in Microsoft technologies, Core is your trusted partner in the AI revolution.

We don’t just implement Copilot—we help you assess, plan, optimise and support with AI, automation and intelligent managed services that are aligned to your IT strategy and budget, and delivers measurable business outcomes.

Ready to start your Copilot journey?

Let Core guide you through the complexities of AI integration with tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of your organisation.

What our customers say about us

Simon BealeIT Development Manager, Angel Trains
The team at Core are excellent. We enjoy working with them and they have experts in a wide variety of fields so can help with most projects we need assistance with.
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Alistair TriggIT Manager, Hart District Council
Core provides really cost-effective and flexible support in a model that works really well for Hart. Through Core’s implementation of advanced infrastructure projects, we’ve been able to offer a better experience for our communities, with the appropriate security and compliance we required.
 
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Jane LoveseyProgramme Manager, Six Degrees

Core have been outstanding to work with. They really listened to what we were trying to do, talked through all of their ideas, and fully explained the pros and cons involved while taking into account our long-term business goals.

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Tom BradyChief Information Officer, The University of Law

Over the years, Core and the University of Law have built a strong relationship based on trust, expertise and knowledge. Core has always listened to and addressed our specific needs, before tailoring a specific and precise solution, whether that be delivering a successful SharePoint Online project, or when approached for some guidance or advice around Dynamics 365 licensing. We very much look forward to collaborating on future projects with Core.

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Stephen WarrenImplementation Manager, David Lloyd Clubs

It was apparent from day one that Core had a depth of knowledge in Microsoft 365, which we simply hadn’t found anywhere else.

With pre-purposed training modules and the ability to tailor training to our specific needs, Core ticks all the boxes. What may have taken weeks to prepare by way of training materials, instead took only days.

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Rob LeverSenior IT Operations Manager, Cornerstone

Core have helped us with various projects, from initiation to delivery for web development to app deployments, and they have always shown a high level of expertise and creativity. Core is not just a solution provider, they are also a trusted advisor who take time to understand our needs and goals to ensure our investment delivers value to the business. In an age where supplier engagement can be painful, it has been a pleasure working with Core since the outset!

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