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Few things you should know before moving to Microsoft Office 365

There is a lot of excitement & rush in small and Medium businesses about Microsoft Office 365.Here are our few things one should know before moving their business to Office 365:

 WHAT IS OFFICE 365?

 Office 365 is the same Office you already know and use every day. And then some. Because Office 365 is powered by the cloud, you can get to your applications and files from virtually anywhere—PC, Mac, and tablets—and they're always up to date. Same goes for updates to features—you get them automatically.

 OFFICE 365 SECURITY

 Your people and your data are your most important assets and so, as you consider Office 365 for your productivity needs, we want to do our best to answer your top questions upfront. The Office 365 Trust Center is the place where we share our commitments and information on trust-related topics.
Office 365 ensures security with:
1. Built-in security
Service-level security through defense-in-depth
Customer controls within the service
Security hardening and operational best practices
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2. Continuous compliance
Proactive processes to meet your compliance needs
Customer controls for organizational compliance
Independently verified to meet evolving standards
3. Privacy by design
Your data is not used for advertising
You have extensive privacy controls
You can take your data with you when you want
4. Transparent operations
You know where your data resides and who has access
Visibility into availability and changes to the service
Financially backed guarantee of 99.9% uptime

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT:

 To be able to use Office 365 there are some minimum requirements. 
You need 
Internet access
a compatible browser 
(Internet Explorer 9, Mozilla Firefox 12, Safari 5 or Chrome 18 or higher)
and an Office 365 account. 

 Hardware:

 Operating System: Windows 7 or Windows 8 or Mac OS X 10.6
1 GHz Processor and 1GB RAM (minimum)
3 GB of Hard drive space
If you choose not to take the latest version of office applications in your subscription plan, Office 2010 is recommended as a minimum.

 WHAT WILL I GET?

 Office 365 is not a one-size-fits-all solution. 
There are multiple plans available to suit different business sizes and needs. 
The Office suite – always have the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher and Access.
Office on more devices – experience Office on your PC, Mac, Windows tablet & Mobile and other select devices.
Office on any PC – stream full versions of Office programs on any PC with Office on Demand.
Plus these online services:
Email and calendars – Use business-class Outlook email, including a 25 GB mailbox per user, shared calendars and task-list tools.
Public website – Design and maintain your own public website with no additional hosting fees. Use your own domain name to promote your brand.
Team sites – Enable easy access and sharing of documents with 10 GB baseline storage plus 500 MB of storage per user.
Web conferencing – Host online meetings with audio and video using one-click screen sharing and HD video conferencing.
Instant messaging – Simplify how you connect with instant messaging and Presence (your online status).
POWER YOUR BUSINESS WITH BEST-IN-CLASS OFFICE TOOLS AND SERVICES

 If you are already thinking about Office 365 we can offer advice and consultancy on your migration and deployment. 

Get a free assessment from us today!!! 
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