If your business is only using Microsoft 365 for email and Office apps, you’re missing out on serious value and possibly exposing your organization to unnecessary risk.

Perhaps you know about Microsoft Office, the software you would install on five computers under the same user to save some money, so you can type and do spreadsheets. But Microsoft 365 is more than just Word, Excel, and Outlook. It’s a comprehensive productivity platform designed to help modern businesses collaborate more efficiently, reduce IT overhead, and scale securely.

In today’s climate, business continuity planning isn’t optional, it’s essential. Each year, hurricanes and natural disasters disrupt operations across the Gulf Coast, costing businesses days or even weeks of productivity. At GDS, we’ve developed a multi-layered hurricane readiness strategy centered around our proprietary remote access solution: NOMAD™.

Organizations of all sizes and in every sector must comply with a growing number of cyber security laws and regulations. Although the U.S. doesn’t have an overarching security and privacy law like the E.U.’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the federal government has an alphabet soup of mandates covering various types of data. State government agencies and even many private sector organizations must comply with these rules.