Elevate Pathways 2023

Elevate Pathways 23 brought together business leaders from across Bristol and the South West for a packed agenda of learning, hands-on demos, and genuinely useful networking. No hard pitches or jargon-heavy slides, just practical insight into the tools already sitting inside most businesses’ Microsoft 365 subscriptions, going unused.

What the Day Covered

We were joined by David Cox, Tom Hayward and Toby Coates from our technology partner Westcoast IT, who brought their expertise into three core sessions:

Modernising the workplace with Azure. A look at how intelligent cloud solutions can boost productivity and keep teams connected, whether they’re sitting in the same office or dotted across the country.

Getting more out of Microsoft Teams. Most businesses use Teams for video calls but not much else. We unpacked the collaboration features hiding in plain sight, and how they translate into real productivity gains.

Power Apps in action. The session that got people leaning forward. Power Apps lets businesses build simple, custom tools, without the added cost of a developer. Think a quick app for field sales teams to capture new leads on the go, or a self-service holiday request system for HR. Small builds, big time savings.

In between there was lunch, plenty of conversation, and plenty of informal networking that often turns out to be the most valuable part of the day.

Why We Run Days Like This

Our MD, Chris Pottrell, sees events like Elevate Pathways as core to how Nebula operates. Not an add-on, but part of the job:

“Technology, and what it can achieve, is constantly changing. I see a large part of our role as a managed service provider as educating businesses about how technology can help them reach their targets. We’re always available at the end of the phone to have those initial conversations, whether you’re looking to work with an MSP for the first time, or you’re ready to switch.”

What Attendees Said

The feedback from the day spoke for itself:

“It was great to catch up with the Nebula team, and the speakers from Westcoast were engaging and informative. It’s great to work with an MSP who organise these ‘value add’ events — it goes above and beyond what many others would do.”

Hugo Armitage, HAT Technologies

“The recent webinar on Azure Sentinel, Power Platform and Microsoft Teams was nothing short of enlightening. The level of interaction and engagement deserves a special mention, the presenters welcomed questions and made sure the concepts were thoroughly understood.”

Richard Newman, Wiltshire Council

Want In On the Next One?

Elevate Pathways was one of several events we run throughout the year for businesses across Bristol and the South West. Built around real, practical technology that makes a difference, not sales pitches dressed up as seminars.

Nebula IT is an NCSC Assured managed IT provider supporting SMEs, charities and regulated organisations across Bristol, the South West, and the UK.