Copilot for Microsoft 365

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is a sophisticated AI productivity tool that tightly integrates with Microsoft 365 Office applications and Microsoft Graph. Leveraging the GPT Large Language Model (LLM) and data that resides in Microsoft 365, Copilot for Microsoft 365 enables users to quickly create new content or find information using Microsoft Office applications. 

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is tightly integrated with many Microsoft 365 applications. The graphic below provides a quick overview of what is available today with expectations that this will continue to rapidly expand.

What Can Copilot for Microsoft 365 Do for You?

• Teams: Summarize key discussion meeting points and suggest follow-up action items from a recorded meeting.
• Outlook: Draft suggested email replies, summarize lengthy email threads, identify key action items assigned from emails in your Inbox.
• PowerPoint: Create a presentation with a single prompt based on new or existing content.
• Word: Write a first draft report, speeding up editing and improving your writing.

Copilot Licensing

Cost and are Prerequisites:

• The price is $30 per user per month. This is in addition to the prerequisite base license. Users must be assigned the Copilot for Microsoft 365 license in addition to one of the following products:
  • Microsoft 365 Enterprise E3 or E5
  • Office 365 Enterprise E3 or E5
  • Microsoft 365 Business Standard or Premium (limits you to 300 seats maximum).
• Subscriptions require a 12-month term. There is no month-to-month option.  While that is typically available for CSP subscriptions, there is no indication this option will be available in the future. 
• Subscriptions require an annual billing frequency and are paid in advance. There is no monthly billing option available currently even if your other CSP subscriptions provide the option to pay monthly or annually. This is unique to Copilot for Microsoft 365. 

Over time, Copilot for Microsoft 365 will transform how people work, how businesses operate, and greatly improve productivity. Copilot for Microsoft 365 is just that: a Copilot that works collaboratively with you.  It is  not an “autopilot” that will independently complete a task for you. You are still the author of your content, and you are in control of what Copilot for Microsoft 365 assists you with, and you must always verify what it generates for accuracy and applicability.

How Daymark Can Help Get You Started 

Daymark is a Direct CSP partner of Microsoft with a focus on Microsoft Azure, Modern Workplace and Azure Government solutions. We leverage our deep Microsoft 365 expertise to help our clients understand how to best deploy Copilot for Microsoft 365.

Daymark Services Provided:

• Copilot License Procurement and Provisioning
• Copilot Readiness Workshop
  • Assessing the security-readiness of your environment
  • Deploying Microsoft Information Protection and Sensitivity Labels
  • Helping your organization understand the implications of enabling Copilot in your environment
• Microsoft M365 & Copilot Implementation
• Custom Copilot Creation
  • Working with your team to create and deploy a copilot customized to your business requirements

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is going to be a game changer and place you ahead of organizations not leveraging AI to enhance productivity. Contact us here to get started.

If you’re still on a fact-finding mission, check out our blogs “Copilot for Microsoft 365 – What You Need to Know” and “Copilot for Microsoft 365…Are You Ready?” or watch any of the recorded presentations from our popular webinar series, “Preparing for Copilot for Microsoft 365.”