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Steven Ramirez, Community Engagement Manager, Microsoft CIO Network 10/25/10
Last week Microsoft announced Office 365. With all of the information and coverage around this topic, I wanted to provide a brief overview as well as a list of resources to help guide your exploration of Office 365.
What is Office 365?
Microsoft Office 365 delivers the power of cloud productivity to businesses of all sizes, helping to save time and money and free up valuable resources. Office 365 combines the familiar Microsoft Office desktop suite with online versions of our next-generation communications and collaboration services: Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online, and Microsoft Lync Online. Office 365 services are easy to administer and simple to use—with the robust security, reliability, and control you need to run your business. (From the Office 365 FAQ.)
This video is from the Office 365 YouTube channel, and does a good job of demonstrating the overall value proposition.
In this video, Ina Fried interviews Chris Capossela, SVP, Microsoft Office Division, who goes into more detail on the breadth of Office 365.
Why Adopt Office 365?
Microsoft Office 365 brings together online versions of our trusted email and collaboration software with our familiar Office Professional Plus suite; it is designed to help meet your needs for robust security, 24/7 reliability, and user productivity.
- Enterprise-Class Security & Reliability. Powered by the Microsoft email and collaboration products that businesses have been using for decades.
- IT Control & Efficiency. Eliminates the time and effort you must spend managing your email and collaboration servers while keeping you in control.
- User Familiarity & Productivity. Works seamlessly with Microsoft Outlook and the other Office programs your users already count on.
What is the Pricing Model?
Plans for Businesses
Priced from $2 – $27 per month per user, each plan has the same 99.9% uptime guarantee and includes the security and support you expect from Microsoft. (From the Office 365 FAQ.)
Plans for Kiosk Workers
Office 365 has several subscription plans that offer value and flexibility for companies with kiosk workers, starting at just $4 per month per user. (From the Office 365 FAQ.)
Evidence
How Does Office 365 Fit into Microsoft’s Cloud Strategy?
What Are People Saying?
The move to Microsoft Online Services will help cut operational costs by an estimated 30% and create a variable cost model that will provide increased flexibility in the future.
Ingo Elfering, Vice President, GlaxoSmithKline
Office 365 is a bold move by Microsoft to move office productivity to the cloud. The various platforms and applications that make up Office 365 will provide businesses with the tools they need, at a price they can afford. (From Five Reasons to Love Office 365.)
Where Can I View the Announcement Webcast?
Where Can I Find More Resources?
Articles and Reviews
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