Last week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the availability of Office 365, Microsoft’s next generation productivity service. It brings together Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, and Lync Online in an always-up-to-date cloud service, all at a fixed monthly subscription.
Since the beta was first released last year, more than 200,000 organizations have signed up for Office 365. The response has been enthusiastic. Many organizations report significant increases in productivity. And some have reduced IT costs by as much as 50 percent. Wow!
The beauty of Office 365 is that it takes the enterprise-class productivity tools employees are already familiar with and makes them available around the clock – from virtually any device. All the while, administrators remain in control – over the security of their data, the use of information, and which workloads they deploy off-premises.
During the month of July, I’ll be devoting my blog to the Cloud and how Office 365 addresses the needs of enterprise business. Specifically, I’ll be focusing on the following topics:
Check out this short video about Office 365 and see what it offers larger organizations. As always, I look forward to your feedback!