Microsoft 365, Exchange
MICROSOFT 365, EXCHANGE
Microsoft 365 has become as Global as Microsoft Windows, it is a constantly evolving collection of software and services designed to meet the needs of small and large businesses alike. It has grown over the years from a simple subscription service for Microsoft Office programs like Word and Excel to the huge array of software and service offerings available today. It is more important than ever to have a professional, IT Maestro, well trained I.T. service provider manage your 365 tenancy to ensure you get the most out of it and to ensure your tenancy is properly configured.
As a certified Microsoft Cloud Solutions Partner, we are proud to sell and support all Microsoft 365 and Office 365 technologies. While the extensive list of components is too comprehensive to detail fully, some of the popular offerings we cover include:
- Microsoft Office online and desktop (Word, Excel, Outlook etc.)
- Teams and Teams telephony
- 365 Defender for Business
- Exchange online
- SharePoint
- OneDrive
- Teams
- Azure Active Directory
- Azure virtual machines
Why managing your own Microsoft 365 tenancy is a bad idea?
Did you know that there are over 2000 individual Microsoft 365 products and licence types available to purchase? Microsoft 365 is a collection of software and services to suit businesses from very small to the biggest businesses on the planet. Most people know that Microsoft 365 can include software like Word and Excel and most are even aware that cloud services such as email hosting and Teams fall under the 365 banners.
Add in the complexities of different licence levels for corporate, academic and non-profit combined with bundled services such as Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Standard and Basic and it’s no wonder there is so much confusion out there.
Without a deep understanding of the Microsoft 365 eco system it has been my experience that most people who self-manage their Microsoft 365 system end up buying the wrong type of licence, often costing them more than they need to spend.
The bigger problem with self-management though is not proper licence selection but proper configuration. Microsoft 365 has become such an important part of modern business I.T. systems providing not only desktop apps like Word and Excel but also services such as email hosting, data storage, identity management, antivirus, cyber security plus a whole host of other services it’s very easy to incorrectly or inadequately configure yourself. Without the ongoing training and exposure that a professional I.T. service provider such as ourselves has I’d say it’s nearly impossible for anyone not working full time in I.T. to do it well.