One of the things our company has made our goal since 2002 is to help "level the playing field" by bringing big-company style solutions to smaller businesses. Back then, server-hosted solutions were the norm, which sometimes required substantial investment, especially for solutions that were considered "enterprise" software.
Just this past week, I've made use of several convenient features of Office 365 that help to tie different parts of the service together. Since many of these aren't commonly known, let's talk about a few of them.
Skype Meetings
Hosting an online meeting certainly isn't a new feature, nor is it exclusive to Microsoft.
What if I told you that your data in the cloud isn't as safe as you think it is?
Wait a minute, I hear you saying. Aren't you the guy who's been touting the security advantages of the cloud? Haven't you been saying that Microsoft Office 365 security is better in many ways than most companies' on-premises servers?
That's very observant of you (and thanks for reading my previous posts, I'm flattered). I have indeed been saying those things.
Microsoft Office 365 is growing in popularity as more and more businesses make the move to the cloud. However, without proper planning and testing beforehand, you could get stuck in the middle of the migration process, end up with duplicated data, or even have to abort the transition completely.