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An Introduction to Live Meeting. Exploring Office 365. What are ‘cloud services’ and are they right for me?. I have an American accent. I have an English accent. Chris Rothwell. Ted Shultz. Small and Medium Business Group Microsoft UK. Questions you might have?.
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Exploring Office 365 What are ‘cloud services’ and are they right for me? I have an American accent I have an English accent Chris Rothwell Ted Shultz Small and Medium Business Group Microsoft UK
Questions you might have? I keep hearing “Cloud”. What is it? Is it something I should think about for my business? Microsoft has just launched something called Office 365. What is it? How can I get it? I have some concerns about “cloud”. Am I right to be worried? What does Microsoft do to help me? Errr….no. I have different questions to those…
What is the “Cloud”? And, more to the point, is it any use to me?
Why buy IT? Do things we couldn’t otherwise (Innovation / keep up with customer expectations) Be more efficient (do more, faster, use less)
Why buy IT? Do things we couldn’t otherwise (Innovation / keep up with customer expectations) Be more efficient (do more, faster, use less) More customers, reduced costs, increased profitability, growth
NEW VERSION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT UPDATES POWER HARDWARE OPERATING SYSTEMS PATCHING
June NEW VERSION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT UPDATES POWER HARDWARE OPERATING SYSTEMS PATCHING
OK, but So what?
Be more efficient, do things you couldn’t MANAGE LESS PAY LESS GET MORE No patching, maintenance Faster deployment Robust multi-layered security Reliability and fault-tolerance Be on latest software Internet collaboration Anywhere access Instant self-provisioning • Pay for what you use • Lower, predictable costs • Shift from capex to opex • Accelerate speed to value • Low entry costs
NEW IT SERVICE SERVER HARDWARE SERVER OPERATING SYSTEM SERVER SOFTWARE ADMINISTRATION POWER DATACENTRE MANAGEMENT DATACENTRE SPACE NETWORK ACCESS UPGRADES SECURITY RELIABILITY DEVICES & SOFTWARE
SERVER HARDWARE SERVER OPERATING SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION SERVER SOFTWARE NETWORK ACCESS POWER DATACENTRE MANAGEMENT DATACENTRE SPACE DEVICES & SOFTWARE UPGRADES SECURITY RELIABILITY
Cloud Provider You SERVER HARDWARE SERVER OPERATING SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION SERVER SOFTWARE (You’re in control) NETWORK ACCESS POWER DATACENTRE MANAGEMENT (Connect to the Cloud) DATACENTRE SPACE DEVICES & SOFTWARE UPGRADES (PC, Mac, Phone) SECURITY RELIABILITY
What is Office 365? And how does it help me?
Announcing Microsoft Office 365 BRINGING TOGETHER CLOUD VERSIONS OF OUR MOST TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS AND COLLABORATION PRODUCTS WITH THE LATEST VERSION OF OUR DESKTOP SUITE FOR BUSINESSES OF ALL SIZES.
Microsoft Office 365 Value BRINGING TOGETHER CLOUD VERSIONS OF OUR MOST TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS AND COLLABORATION PRODUCTS WITH THE LATEST VERSION OF OUR DESKTOP SUITE FOR BUSINESSES OF ALL SIZES BEST PRODUCTIVITY EXPERIENCE Work together, smarter ACCESS ANYWHERE* Solve problemsfrom more places WORKS WITH WHAT YOU KNOW Familiar tools ROBUST SECURITY AND RELIABILITY 99.9% Uptime. guaranteed. IT CONTROL AND EFFICIENCY Keeps you in control Includes: * Access from mobile devices depends on carrier network quality and availability ** “Connect Securely” is not a guarantee of 100% connection security.”
Looks good but…
Data, Security, Reliability and Control Your data is yours and is stored in the EU Datacentres run to industry best practice with 9 layers of security 99.9% financially backed SLA 5 copies of your data, stored in two different locations. You are the administrator. Spam and Anti-Virus built in
Office and Office Web Apps Office Professional Plus Office Web Apps The richest set of tools for creating and editing documents Light-weight tools for viewing, creating and editing documents online. Works Online and Offline. Designed to work with the services. Works Online only, accessible from any PC
Connectivity and Working Offline You need an internet connection http://speedtest.emea.microsoftonline.com Take a free 30-day trial • Office Professional Plus gives you offline. • Outlook • SharePoint Workspace
I’m a Mac User Office for Mac 2008 and 2011 fully supported. Access the services in Safari and Firefox Office for Mac is not available as part of your subscription today. Standard protocols supported