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Microsoft 365
What Is Microsoft 365?
Microsoft 365 - formerly known as Office 365 - is more than just Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. It provides powerful services like business-class email, online storage, and teamwork solutions that you can access from anywhere. Bring teams and resources together with solutions like Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business that make working together more productive and enjoyable regardless of where participants are located.
Who Uses Microsoft 365?
Cloud-based subscription service that brings together the tools by combining apps like Excel and Outlook with cloud services making people in large companies to create and share from any device.
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Reviews of Microsoft 365
Single stop for all your business needs
Comments: Very positive overall. Used O365 since it was in Beta. I love how licensing is easier and the various products merge together.
Pros:
Simple solution for email and nearly every business application.
Cons:
It's a Microsoft product, you have to play by their rules.
Everyday essential
Comments: I used it everyday, it's part of my core workload and it is vital to the way he business works.
Pros:
The integration with the work force and ability to share productivity tools with the business
Cons:
Licence costings for certain products are quite high
I Prefer Google
Comments: Overall, I am not a fan and dread having to use it for work rather than Google. It is not user-friendly, is difficult to customize and navigate, and seems more "clunky" compared to other workspaces.
Pros:
It is familiar and what I grew up using in school. It was also robust in the various programs.
Cons:
The removal of Publisher, the document formatting in Word (or lack thereof), the frequent inefficient updates, Microsoft Teams, the cost.
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Microsoft 365 is a great platform but a lot of limitations and additional costs
Pros:
Microsoft 365 provides a wide range of tools that are ideal for professionals and businesses.
Cons:
Microsoft 365 is limited to 1TB of storage which is very low in a world where the high quality files are bigger than ever. You can buy additionnal storage space but be ready to spend a lot of money because Microsoft likes to bill a lot on additional feature. Also, the licensing for Microsoft 365 is extremely complex to understand and you can easily make mistake when choosing licensing, therefore be careful and ask professionals before buying a license.
A good all in one business product
Comments: Happy with subscription so far but haven't explored all the offerings so far.
Pros:
Range of products available within the subscription including email, word processing, planning, note-taking etc plus online storage Additional security features within business premium subscription Good customer support available
Cons:
Hard to work out which products will be most helpful to my needs Setting up security features correctly is quite complex although their technical support have been helpful
