What is Office 365? |
Office 365 is a cloud based productivity service which is offered by Microsoft as a subscription instead of an outright purchase. There are different levels of subscription catering for any combination of services you may require: You may simply need the Office Client (Desktop) Applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc) - or you may also require the Hosted Services (Exchange, Sharepoint, Lync, OneDrive Storage) that the client applications connect to in order to enable the business productivity solution for your organisation.
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Hosted Services |
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Office 365 hosted services are extremely powerful IT solutions delivered to your organisation as a Hosted Service for a fraction of the cost of what it would be to have these solutions installed yourself - yet offering the capability to you as the end user without the pain of managing and administering them. The hosted services are made up of the following services:
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Exchange Online
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"Work smarter, anywhere, with hosted email for business. Get business email, calendar, and contacts on your PC, phone, and web browser. Run email on Microsoft globally redundant world-class servers. Stay protected by anti-malware and anti-spam filters and supported by 24/7, IT-level phone support." (...more)
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SharePoint Online
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"delivers the powerful features of SharePoint without the associated overhead of managing the infrastructure on your own. Flexible management options ensure that you still retain the control you need to meet the compliance requirements of your organization. (...more)
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Lync Online
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"connects people everywhere, on devices running Windows 8 and other operating systems, as part of their everyday productivity experience. Lync provides a consistent, single client experience for presence, instant messaging, voice, video and a great meeting experience. It also enables instant messaging (IM) and voice calling with the hundreds of millions of people around the world who use Skype." (...more)
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OneDrive
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"OneDrive for Business (OfB) is a business grade, personal file store that is controlled by you the end user. This allows sharing of files with selected people by invitation. OneDrive Personal (OP) is a personal file store that is controlled by you, the end user." (...more)
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Office Client (Desktop) applicationsThe standard Office applications that you know and love are also available via subscription on a monthly basis - please note: These client applications are not automatically included in the Office 365 subscription unless specifically shown as being included. Eg. Office 365 Business (which is the Client applications only) and also Office 365 Premium (which is both the client applications and the hosted services together in a single subscription)
Office Apps are: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote SubscriptionsOffice 365 Business Plans - Suitable for up to 300 users
Office 365 Business Essentials (Hosted Services) - $5.61 per user / month ... more info Office 365 Business (Apps) - $12.00 per user / month ... more info Office 365 Business Premium (Both Hosted Services and Apps) - $13.86 per user / month ... more info Office 365 Enterprise Plans - Suitable for an unlimited number of users Office 365 Enterprise E1 (Hosted Services) - $8.91 per user / month ... more info Office 365 Pro Plus (Apps) - $17.40 per user / month ... more info Office 365 Enterprise E3 (Both Hosted Services and Apps) - $28.61 per user / month ... more info Office 365 Enterprise E4 (Enterprise Voice) - $31.02 per user / month ... ... more info |
Microsoft Partner ID - 1437171
Office 365 Admin (POR) - https://portal.office.com/partner/partnersignup.aspx?type=Administration&id=399a2e86-b59d-4d39-bd88-a9d7a3735598&msppid=2429248
Office 365 Admin (POR) - https://portal.office.com/partner/partnersignup.aspx?type=Administration&id=399a2e86-b59d-4d39-bd88-a9d7a3735598&msppid=2429248