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Introducing the biweekly Community Digest - Here's what you might have missed!
👋 Welcome to the very first Community Digest, your bite-sized roundup of what’s been happening across the Advania Community! Every two weeks, we’ll share highlights, helpful threads, member contributions, upcoming events, and anything else you shouldn’t miss. Whether you’ve been active or haven’t had time to check in…
📢 Advania Group Acquires The AI Framework
We’re excited to share that Advania Group has acquired The AI Framework, a specialist consultancy focused on AI, machine learning, and automation. This marks a significant step in our ongoing mission to bring clients closer to cutting-edge technology, deep AI expertise, and business-ready automation strategies. 💬 What does…
What’s one topic or product area that you’d love a deeper dive on?
Hi all! We’re planning exclusive Community content based on what matters most to you and we would really appreciate your input🙏 What’s one topic or product area that you’d love a deeper dive on? Cyber security, AI, Dynamics, you name it! Whether it’s an "ask me anything", real-world use case, or common pitfalls to avoid,…
🔔 How to stay updated: notifications, follows & bookmarked posts
Welcome to the Advania Community! Want to make sure you never miss an update, conversation, or piece of content that's important to you? Here’s a quick guide on how to customise your notifications, follow content, and save posts to stay in the loop. 🔔 1. Follow categories to get notified You can follow specific categories,…
Introduce yourself 👋
Welcome to the Advania Community! We're so glad you've joined us 😊 This space is all about connecting, sharing, and learning from each other. We’d love for you to introduce yourself - here are a few prompts to get you started, but feel free to share whatever you like! What's your current role? Where are you currently…
Search bar currently not working
Hi all! If you're experience some issues trying to use the search bar, you're not the only one…There is currently an issue caused by an error in the vendor's search queue system which is causing every search to return in an error message. The team is investigating now and we should have a fix soon. Thanks for your…
Are we all going back to our London City based office?
It’s the question on everyone’s lips, especially as the morning commute starts to feel like a distant memory. But as we settle into 2025, the answer isn’t black and white. In financial services, the return to the City is less about mandates and more about meaning. Offices are no longer just places to sit - they’re becoming…
Analysing Microsoft results - Q3 FY25
More interesting tidbits in the latest results call from Microsoft - as ever for big tech, some gaming of the numbers perhaps, but also real insights into how AI and cloud are playing out. Overall performance surprised the market (positively), off the back of stronger than expected Azure growth and not just from AI. Other…
Advania 2025 Products & Services roadmap
We're very intentional about evolving our services at Advania - the value you get from us as a client should always increase over time, and the technology landscape and opportunities and threats faced by organisations never stand still. Our Products & Services function is the group tasked with continual evolution of our…
🏆Fresh named a ClearBox Intranet Choice Winner 2025
We’re beyond proud to share that Fresh Intranet has been named a ClearBox ‘Intranet Choices’ Winner for 2025! 🎉 Each year, ClearBox Consulting Ltd reviews leading intranet platforms, and only a select few receive the prestigious Intranet Choices badge. Fresh has earned this recognition, reaffirming our commitment to…

Introducing the biweekly Community Digest - Here's what you might have missed!
👋 Welcome to the very first Community Digest, your bite-sized roundup of what’s been happening across the Advania Community! Every two weeks, we’ll share highlights, helpful threads, member contributions, upcoming events, and anything else you shouldn’t miss. Whether you’ve been active or haven’t had time to check in…

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Introducing the biweekly Community Digest - Here's what you might have missed!
👋 Welcome to the very first Community Digest, your bite-sized roundup of what’s been happening across the Advania Community! Every two weeks, we’ll share highlights, helpful threads, member contributions, upcoming events, and anything else you shouldn’t miss. Whether you’ve been active or haven’t had time to check in…
Advania 2025 Products & Services roadmap
We're very intentional about evolving our services at Advania - the value you get from us as a client should always increase over time, and the technology landscape and opportunities and threats faced by organisations never stand still. Our Products & Services function is the group tasked with continual evolution of our…
Welcome challenge 💥
Welcome to the Advania Community! We're excited to have you here - this is your space to connect, share, and grow with fellow Advania customers & experts. Whether you're here to ask a question, exchange best practices, or get inspired, you’re in the right place. To help you get started, we've created a quick Welcome…

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Calculating your TCO for adopting Microsoft Azure public cloud
Whether you are embarking on your Azure journey for the first time or are already managing workloads in the cloud, it is vital to base your strategy on established best practices. The Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure provides a robust collection of guidelines, documentation, and tools designed to align your…
App Modernisation: an introduction to cloud native services
A lot of companies have done the lift and shift into the cloud, but they can still be very reliant on virtual machine servers. From some of our own (internal) experience using cloud native technologies, I'll to try and provide some ideas and information about their implementation. What I've found is that once you start…
Reducing Emissions and Cost of Function Apps with KEDA on Azure Container Apps
The general availability launch of Azure Container Apps back in May 2022 brought, in my opinion, a game-changing feature for serverless compute: Kubernetes Event-driven Autoscaling (KEDA). At Advania, within Managed Services, we've been migrating some of our own Function Apps to Container Apps in recent months and I wanted…
Collaboration with Microsoft Teams: new features to look out for
Is the future the AI-powered workplace? I thought I could easily list the new features announced and provide further details and thoughts. The more I watched and read the announcements questions kept popping into my head. What are the licence requirements? How does this fit together? What, if any, are the pre-requisites?…
The next stand-off: OneNote vs Microsoft Loop
OneNote started it all. A versatile digital note-taking application that allows users to create, organise and share notes across multiple devices. Part of the Microsoft 365 suite, OneNote is designed to enhance productivity and collaboration. It provides a powerful platform for capturing ideas, managing projects, and…
Optimising your Azure Environment: a step-by-step guide to Azure Savings Plans
This guide will focus on Azure Savings Plans, offering top tips on how to leverage the most value for your organisation and providing a step-by-step guide to obtaining and exploring Azure's saving offerings. Keep an eye out for additional articles on other ways to optimise your cloud investments! Azure Savings Plan - what…
What can you learn from the M&S cyber attack?
A few times a year, a cyber security incident will occupy headlines for a few days, the organisation will either handle it well or they won't, and journalists will struggle to relay rapidly-developing complex news with clarity and accuracy. The reporting often leaves much to be desired. With the recent incident at M&S,…
Optimising Disaster Recovery for Your Business
For organisations aiming to ensure continuity and mitigate data loss or service unavailability during unforeseen events, Azure Site Recovery (ASR) is an excellent option. When choosing ASR, deciding between replicating servers' cross region and cross zone configurations is a critical choice that affects both cost and…

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