Business Productivity Online
Services Overview

Everything you need, the way you want it

Choosing Microsoft Online Services allows you to combine the power of rich desktop-based applications with the flexibility of fully-hosted Internet services. That gives your users an all-in-one integrated experience on the same rich clients your users already know with a consistent look and feel from virtually any device, in almost any location.


Microsoft Online Services benefits include:

The latest business productivity capabilities

  • Business-class e-mail, web conferencing, instant messaging, document collaboration and workflow all designed to work together seamlessly.

Ease of use

  • Services synchronize with your Microsoft Active Directory, so you maintain control and can continue to manage user policies centrally
  • A single administrative panel enables simple and centralized provisioning and management of new and existing users
  • End users can securely access the service virtually anywhere without the need for a VPN connection and through a wide selection of mobile devices

Privacy & rapid disaster recovery

  • Secure Internet protocols including HTTPS and HTTP over SSL to access your services
  • Redundant network architecture capable of disaster recovery
  • In the event of datacenter connectivity issues, services switch over to a backup datacenter

Greater flexibility

  • Build your own solution with individual services or purchase as an integrated suite
  • Choose to run some applications on-premises, or choose Online Services hosted and managed by Microsoft or Microsoft Partners
  • Leverage tools such as Active Directory Synchronization so you can make online, on-premises, or hybrid deployment choices by service, user roles, and geography to meet organizational needs best
  • Adjust your deployment model dynamically as your business needs shift and grow

Improved agility

  • Easily extend new capabilities to your organization without straining internal resources
  • Expand your IT capacity by adding new services without investing in the development of new skills or deploying new hardware and software
  • Free your valuable IT resources from routine management tasks to focus on core business initiatives that can deliver a true competitive advantage

Security & reliability

  • Microsoft Online Services run on a global network of data centers protected by multiple layers of security and operational best practices
  • Microsoft Online Services guarantee a service level agreement of 99.9% uptime
  • Data centers and services managed by rigorously screened and highly trained staff

Why Microsoft?

Why Microsoft?

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