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Go Microsoft Places With Essential

Microsoft Places is set to transform how organisations manage and optimise their office spaces, enabling smarter collaboration and better resource allocation.

With over 15 years of expertise in workspace management solutions, Essential is here to simplify your Microsoft Places journey and ensure you get the most out of what’s on offer.

Importantly, we are helping organisations bridge the gap between great technology and a solution that meets the needs of your facilities and office managers!

As a long-term Microsoft Partner, we are big advocates of leveraging native Microsoft functionality where it makes sense (such as using Microsoft resource mailboxes), and recognise the introduction of Microsoft Places as a significant opportunity for organisations.

We are now poised to help organisations reassess their current workspace needs, explore and implement new possibilities with that build on Microsoft Places and make the most of native Microsoft functionality.

Our value add services include:

  • Migration from third-party workspace booking solutions to Places
  • Support for Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTRs)
  • Digital signage that works with the workspaces you have in Places
  • Indoor (IMDF) mapping services
  • Visitor management and catering requests that work with regular Outlook and Teams workspace bookings
  • Advanced reporting and analytics on workspace utilisation.

Not sure if you’re ready for Places?

Microsoft Places is still in its early stages and evolving quickly, with limited information currently available. It might not be the perfect fit for your organisation just yet.

If you’d like to keep an eye on its progress, our workspace management experts are here to help.

We’ll be breaking down new features as they’re released, highlighting any challenges and solutions, and sharing our insights on how it’s shaping up.

Stay informed—subscribe to our ‘Go Places with Essential‘ updates and track the evolution of Microsoft Places with us!

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What our customers have to say about us

What our customers have to say

“Essential has transformed our workspaces and car parks into intuitive, easily navigated interactive maps, making it simple for our people to select and book their ideal places when scheduling their office days.”

Ryan Arif Workplace Improvement Lead HRD & Facilities, Ageas

What our customers have to say

“Being able to pre-book a desk close to colleagues is a game-changer for our team’s productivity, especially as we are about to be working in an unfamiliar temporary space whilst we refurb our Poole office.”

Chris Egan, Infrastructure Project Manager, Merlin Entertainments ltd

What our customers have to say

“It’s now quicker and easier for hosts to register visitors in advance and provide all the relevant information, such as whether the visitor needs escorting. Managing visitor arrivals has also been streamlined with services that include self-service check-in kiosks and automated notifications to hosts.”

Jane Jennings, Business System Analyst, Supply Chain and FM, NATS
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What our customers have to say

“Working with Essential we have been able to make Microsoft Outlook the single portal via which we can book everything required for visitors to NATS’ offices. At the same time as scheduling a visit in Outlook calendar we can request meeting rooms, seating layouts, AV equipment, catering, Wifi codes, security arrangements, and so on.”

Jane Jennings, Business System Analyst, Supply Chain and FM, NATS

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