by Brett

To get a solid idea of the differences in the E plans, you have to review a number of documents, starting with the general list of plans as shown here. The plan descriptions don’t say you actually get Exchange Online, instead you get “Email, calendar, contacts, personal archive, and 25GB mailbox storage.” So some translation is needed.

by Brett

The Office 365 For Small Business and Enterprise plan is a great value for small businesses. Considering there are at least 3 million small businesses with 5 employees or less, Microsoft can expect to gain a ton of users. Training will be available at Office365training.com (not affiliated with Microsoft) for end users and plan administrators.

This article details the difference between the E and P plans. Many of the differences are important and hard to identify. For many small businesses, the P1 plan is a great fit. For others, you may want to choose the E plans - this document will help you make an informed decision about which is best for you.

Microsoft can and does update the services regularly, so while I’ve checked and re-checked the details, the services and capabilities do change.

by Brett

Lately, there has been a lot of talk online about “the cloud.” Everywhere you turn, lively conversations about cloud services, moving to the cloud, cloud this, and cloud that seem to assume we all understand what “the cloud” means. Practically and simply expressed, “the cloud” means “available through/on the internet.”(Techies Take Note: Exceptions abound, but for purposes of this discussion, this definition suffices.

by Brett

Office Professional Plus , a high-end version of Microsoft Office 2010, was previously available only through a Microsoft licensing agreement. Now, businesses can enjoy Office Pro Plus with the purchase of a monthly subscription, which includes the 2010 versions of Word, Access, Excel, Onenote, PowerPoint, Lync 2010, InfoPath, Outlook, Publisher, and SharePoint Workspace. According to the service description, you can purchase a single copy for use on five devices. Each device is intended to serve the same user.

by Brett

Office 365 is a set of cloud services available on a subscription basis from Microsoft. You can buy the service directly from Microsoft or through a Microsoft Partner.  All the services include the core services; email, shared calendar, document management, team collaboration, mobile access, instant messaging, online meetings, and presence. This article is intended to give you a straightforward description of the basic services without the “marketing spin” you will see from Microsoft.