Microsoft Office 2016 is here with a host of new features for Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, and OneNote. The new release succeeds Office 2013 and Office for Mac 2011, and while many will choose upgrade now or hold out for a future version, others with Office 365 subscriptions are getting the update automatically at no extra cost.
Office 365 is Microsoft’s cloud-hosted offering that adds portability, flexibility, and cloud storage to the popular productivity suite. Users enjoy on-the-go access to documents synced across multiple devices, a terabyte of personal OneDrive storage, and access to mobile and web-based versions of their favorite desktop applications. Bug fixes and security patches are applied automatically, and since the Office applications keep them selves up to date, Office 365 is more secure than traditional software. From a business standpoint, the subscription model means having the ability to increase or reduce the number of licences flexibly, without years-long commitments or huge up-front costs.
Moving to Office 365 is ideal for businesses who are ready to upgrade and:
- Prefer paying monthly subscription fees to spending huge amounts up front for software
- May want to shift some of their IT budget from capital expenses to operations
- Have limited IT resources to deploy and maintain applications
- Want to reduce their overall IT support costs
- Experience seasonal increases or decreases in staffing levels
As a Microsoft Partner, Provident Technology can add Office 365 as to your managed services plan. Installation is easy and can be done by any user or employee, and the monthly fee will be on the same bill as your other IT services. Discounts may be available for clients using our Hosted Exchange platform. Contact us at support@providenttechnology.com to find out if moving Microsoft Office 365 makes sense for your business and to find out how Provident can help.