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The editors liked
Instantly available
Cross platform
The new Office 365 admin centre is a real improvement
Making it easy to find features that used to be tucked away inside specific services
Exchange Online is one of the best business email systems around
And no-one knows how to run it better than Micro
The new Office 365 plans are a simple and cost-effective way to get access to new features in desktop Office 2013 and new versions of Office servers
Without the work of running your own servers
The new administration interface makes the service easier t
Accessible features and tools
Get professional designs done in minutes
Wide choice of output options
Rock-solid video and audio calls
Support for 250 people conference calls
Polished app interfaces
Polished apps across all platforms
Tight integration with Windows 10
Generous cloud storage allowance
Professional email
Collaboration and communications capabilities available on subscription basis
Access anywhere via a browser
New administration interface
New features on Sharepoint and Exchange Online
App model for Outlook add
Ons
Simple and cost
Effective plans
Clean interface
Office on Demand
Great collaboration features
Updatable
Business users automatically upgraded
Designed from scratch for the cloud
Smart
Clear interface
Lots of subtle improvements to the suite
Unmatched power for editing and sharing
One license covers five machines
The editors didn't like
Requires an active Internet connection whereas CD/DVDbased Office versions do not
Overall
The Office 365 admin interface remains disparate and disjointed
Microsoft needs to do more work here. In part
That's due to the overlapping tools
From the formal systems that replicate the server options larger businesses want – especially if
Existing Office 365 users have to wait for Microsoft to schedule upgrades to their accounts (and some early migrations have caused issues with SharePoint online). Also
Microsoft still has to prove it can offer meaningful improvements on a regular basis
No web or mobile options
Personal Skype is fine for many
Web interface more limited than rivals
Office Web Apps no replacement for desktop applications
Clunky Lync client needs installing locally
Wait for upgrades for existing users
Does not take full advantage of Skype
Lacks integration with Yammer enterprise social networks.
Professional email, collaboration and communications capabilities available on subscription basis, access anywhere via a browser
Office Web Apps no replacement for desktop applications, clunky Lync client needs installing locally
Office 365 offers Exchange email and SharePoint collaboration, without the need to install any servers or pay upfront costs. The web-based suite may lack some high-end features, but it is likely to prove very attractive for small businesses at this pri...
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Published: 2011-04-21, Author: Mary , review by: alphr.com
At this price, and with these management tools, Office 365 could make it hard to justify running your own Exchange server...
Requires an active Internet connection whereas CD/DVDbased Office versions do not
Overall, Office 365 for enterprises' web-enabled tools let me access email, important documents and efficiently collaborate with those inside and outside my test organisation's boundaries. This cloud service works handily with Microsoft's desktop office a...
Abstract: For several years, Microsoft has been promising a compelling vision in Office 365: a common platform of productivity and collaboration tools that all departments could use, with the extra security assurance of integrating policies and access into Active D...
Abstract: It wasn't all that long ago that most users balked at how out of touch Microsoft and its suite of Office productivity applications were. Until a few years ago, how users interacted with these applications and got them hadn't fundamentally changed to match...
Abstract: Going beyond Office 365's native admin GUI, 365 Command provides powerful Exchange admin capabilities without the need to run PowerShellA business that moves its email to a hosted solution such as Office 365 typically hopes to reduce operating and adminis...
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Published: 2013-10-21, Author: Martin , review by: infoworld.com
Abstract: A business that moves its email to a hosted solution such as Office 365 typically hopes to reduce operating and administrative costs, reduce spam, and decrease downtime. Alas, administrators who open up the Web-based GUI for Office 365 discover that sever...
