Microsoft 365 for Business as most of you already know is a subscription-based service which includes the basic Microsoft office products like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. The kind of stuff you and your business use every day!
With Microsoft 365 you pay for the basic products and it includes new products that will help improve how your business operates and works. This can make your company look and work more professionally, make collaboration more effective. strengthen security and increase privacy. More and more businesses are moving or have moved from an onsite server to the cloud with Microsoft 365. Why? It’s simple, because nowadays more of us work from home and possibly will continue to work from anywhere. This has helped many companies during the Coronavirus pandemic where some people have not been able to work as they used to in an office space, because you can access all the files and folders you need from SharePoint and OneDrive. SharePoint is a fantastic online file storage area for you and your company files.
Why is Microsoft 365 good for business and why would you choose it?
Microsoft 365 for Business has many important benefits:
Security
Strong password protection and multi-factor authentication are central to the system. Keep out the bad actors. If you lose a device, if you follow the advice Octagon gives, your information will be safe.
Privacy
Once your people are logged in correctly, you are able to control who in your organisation can access what information.
Access files from anywhere
Accessing files is very important to a business and an onsite server that hosts and holds your files can go down, sometimes for very long periods of time. This causes problems when you need to save or access documents.
Microsoft 365 is reliable you can access your files 24/7 from home or from anywhere on any authorised device.
Secure cloud storage
Microsoft strives to keep security at a very high standard. Keeping files locally on your computer or server can cause catastrophic problems if the device fails or is lost or stolen.
Sometimes your information cannot be restored because of corruption (or you just want an old version of a file back). Microsoft 365 keeps past versions of your files to secure you against this loss.
Automatic upgrades and updates
Microsoft ensures that all essential apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook are fully up-to-date. Using the online services are a lot better because you do not need to install the infrastructure software. If serious infrastructure issues arise, experts will deal with the issues for you, without you having to get involved or paying extra – Microsoft Exchange server vulnerabilities – Smart Thinking Solutions.
Improved communication
Microsoft 365 keeps communication centralised and easy to use by using Microsoft Teams and Outlook. This makes it easier to collaborate with staff and external people.
Centralised collaboration
Centralised collaboration allows you to share calendars, mailboxes and contacts and it also lets you edit documents in real time even whilst someone else is working on the document.
I believe this proves my point about Microsoft 365 being a solution you need for your business from day one 365 days a year to benefit from effective and efficient communication, collaboration and security.
But…
However to make it an excellent choice you must add a back-up solution. Back-ups are your responsibility but Octagon can solve your problem with our Microsoft 365 for Business back-up at only £5.00 per account per month. Peace of mind for less than the cost of a Big Mac meal.
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If you would like to discuss any of the issues raised in this article, email me at kamila@octagontech.com and I will organise a video meeting for you. We will be happy to answer questions about your particular issues.
Kamila
General Manager
