Meet the Microsoft Surface family
JANE MURPHY
Account Executive, Blue Connections IT
” Empower your teams with the best of Microsoft. Inspire employees with the ability to work naturally. Surface delivers people-centric design and flexible form factors so your team can work anywhere.
Even if your organisation does not currently have a robust work-from-home or remote work policy, as the trend toward mobile work accelerates, the devices you buy today must support flexible work tomorrow to maximise returns on your investment . Devices that enable seamless remote collaboration will prove to be the most valuable over time, both from a productivity and retention standpoint.
Many of our clients choose Surface devices to allow their employees to conduct business from anywhere and have noted a positive impact. Surface’s mobility features, including strong battery life and the ability to run multiple applications side-by-side, compounded by the mobility benefits of Microsoft 365 Enterprise have helped improve employee satisfaction and retention and positioned their organisation as top employers. ”
Introducing Microsoft’s Surface Hub 2S
Experience teamwork without boundaries with new Surface Hub 2S, a modern, all-in-one collaborative canvas and meetings platform that brings the power of Windows 10 to teams. It’s, light, thin, and easy to integrate into any work space. Wherever your teams go, Surface Hub 2S can go too.
Surface Pro 7 for Business
More power and greater versatility. Team up like never before in our classic, ultra-light and versatile 2-in-1 for business. New Surface Pro 7 adapts to the way you work with laptop-to-tablet versatility and now, it delivers more power than ever, with a laptop-class Intel® Core™ processor, all-day battery, and improved graphics — plus more multitasking connections, including both USB-C™ and USB-A ports.
Surface Laptop 3 for Business
Get it all done with the perfect everyday laptop. Slim and stylish, available in 13.5” and new 15” touchscreens, rich colour options and two durable finishes. Make a powerful statement and get improved speed, performance and battery life.
Surface Book 3 for Business
Meet the most powerful Surface laptop yet, with 13.5” or 15” touchscreen and 1080p HD cameras for video calls. Surface Book 3 combines speed, graphics, and immersive gaming with the versatility of a laptop, tablet, and portable studio. Deploy and manage through the cloud with Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Every Surface ships with Windows Autopilot, reducing IT complexity by deploying straight to your employees.
Surface Pro X for Business
Sleek design and ultimate mobility combine with razor-thin bezels that take your ideas to the edge of the brilliant 13” touchscreen that’s Microsoft’s thinnest 2-in-1 ever. Work more efficiently anywhere with blazing-fast LTE. For a premium laptop experience on the go, click the Surface Pro X Signature Keyboard in place. The Slim Pen stores securely and recharges in the keyboard, so it’s always at your fingertips.
Surface Go 2 for Business
Connect from wherever you need to work with this compact 2-in-1. This lightweight business laptop and tablet empowers employees to get the job done with the full power of Windows 10.
Surface Studio 2 for Business
Fuel your creativity and bring your ideas to life on our most powerful Surface yet. Now 35% faster, with 50% more graphics performance and a stunning 28” PixelSense™ Display, the new Surface Studio 2 is the ultimate creative studio.
How Blue Connections works with Microsoft
Microsoft Surface
Blue Connections was able to assist a large global retailer, who operate convenience stores on a franchise model, streamline their business and increase productivity by enabling remote managers complying with brand regulations.
Remote managers travelling large distances daily between stores had a complicated task, by the fact that they used an array of devices to carry out their work, and there was no information sharing between them. Using iPads and mobiles while on the road, the team was regularly forced to return to the office to login to a desktop computer when they needed to access corporate documents. Frequent technical issues would see these roving employees having to bring their devices to the corporate office to be fixed or provisioned. The travel and time to deal with technical issues increased downtime and created significant productivity issues. Blue Connections was tasked to look for a better way to support the managers, so they can spend more of their time in the field, handling franchise compliance and training. After testing a variety of new tablet devices, Microsoft Surface came out on top, thanks to the feel and flexibility of the product fitting with the remote manager’s needs, and its ability to support Microsoft 365, allowing them to securely access corporate data in the field when and where they needed it.
With Microsoft 365 enabled Surface tablets, the management team were able to benefit from improved device management and automated provisioning, ensuring better support if technical issues arose. Now, when remote managers visit the head office for meetings, they can bring their Surface devices and automatically connect to the corporate ecosystem via their own Surface devices, rather than having to find an available desktop.
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