Microsoft Online Services provide enterprises with subscription-based Microsoft-hosted online services that offer access to rich communication, collaboration, and productivity applications from anywhere. The benefits are not limited to simplified software subscription with Microsoft’s commitment on availability and security but also extend access to services rendered by Microsoft’s latest business productivity software.
Let’s have a review of the areas within your business where you gain potential by adding Microsoft online services and hence justify the investments within an enterprise.
Latest technology always – Any new technology / software launches by the technology vendors justify the overall product / platform efficiency and productivity thereby maximizing the value of investments for the adaptors. The services rendered through Microsoft online are backed by the latest and most efficient software from Microsoft’s stable thereby guaranteeing anytime anywhere secure access and seamless integration and interoperability to coexist with other business productivity applications within the enterprise. This also eliminates the need to have periodic software and service updates to stay current and more productive.
Cost – the cost advantage what can be leveraged subscribing to these services are multifold. Prima facie it helps reduce the capex (capital expenses) and opex (operational expenses) for enterprises by eliminating the need to procure / own IT infrastructure assets (hardware / Space / Software licenses) and the trained specialists resources for management. More over it brings in predictability to your monthly outflow with options to lock the price for a particular duration based on the contractual agreements.
Agility – The challenge for IT to be more agile to the business requirements can be well addressed by the model of subscribing to more when its needed rather than investing upfront based on anticipated future growth.
Secure - Backed by efficient process and huge investments from Microsoft for the Best-of-breed data centers hosting latest servers and other networking devices, they are being operated based on industry best practices. Data security standards are the maintained at the highest level for data transfer and storage from the data centers to the end point devices.
Support – Microsoft as a part of their online services guarantees support by their world class support team who are fully trained and ready to provide help and directions where even and whenever it is required.
Microsoft’s strength really lies with the depth and breadth of their partners with guaranteed delivery in case of business value of services you subscribe to or the support required post subscription. The partners are well enabled to help enterprises in choosing and developing a solution which fits to the specific requirements.
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