Office 365 provides a suite of cloud-based productivity and collaboration applications including Exchange Online for email, Lync Online for instant messaging and conferencing, and SharePoint Online for document management and intranet capabilities. The presentation compared Office 365 to Google Apps and discussed key features, identity options for integrating with on-premises Active Directory, pricing plans, and strategies for meeting diverse customer needs.

1. Office 365: Get a foothold in
the cloud

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6. Agenda
• Overview of Office 365
• Technologies
• Identity options
• Versions
• Solutions comparisons

7. • Email
• Contacts
• Calendaring
• Task Management
• Instant Messaging
• Presence
Awareness
• PC to PC audio /
video
• Unified Messaging
• Word Processing
• Electronic
Spreadsheets
• Presentation
Software
• Document
Management
• Web Conferencing
• Intranet Sites
• Cloud Storage

9. • 25 GB mailbox
• Resource and shared mailboxes
• Deleted item/mailbox recovery
– 14 days / 30 days
• Exchange Online protection
– Hosted mail hygiene
• Outlook Anywhere, ActiveSync, Outlook Web
Access
• Blackberry Internet Service
• Rich Co-existence

10. Hybrid
• On-premises with hosted
• Seamless co-existence
• Free/busy sharing
• Unified global address list
• SMTP routing

11. • Instant messaging
– Internal
– Federation
• Presence
• Conferencing
• Hybrid
Enterprise voice for Lync Online on 18-month
roadmap.

12. Lync Conferencing
• PowerPoint, whiteboard, desktop sharing
• Gallery view
– Multiple video streams up to five participants
– HD Video up to 1080P in multiparty conferences
• Presenter only
video mode / video
spotlight
• Video preview
• OneNote

13. • Document management
– Versioning
– Workflows
• Project or team sites
• Discussion boards, wiki, calendars
• Business intelligence
• Public web
• Office web apps

14. Identity Options
Cloud ID Cloud ID + DirSync Federated IDs + DirSync
Pros
• No servers required on-
premise
Cons
• No SSO
• Separate credentials,
different password
policies
Pros
• Users accounts
administered on-premise
• Allows for co-existence
scenarios
Cons
• No SSO
• Separate credentials,
different password
policies
• Single server
deployment
Pros
• SSO with corporate
credentials
• Accounts administered
on-premise
• Users on-premise
password policy
• Allows for hybrid
scenarios
Cons
• Additional server
infrastructure

15. Single Sign-on
• AD username and password
• Hybrid scenarios
• Requirements
– Active Directory DirSync
– Active Directory Federations Services

16. Office Web Apps
• Browser-based versions of Office
– Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote
• View and edit documents from devices
• Store and share documents
– Local Office not required
• SharePoint Online and SkyDrive

17. • Cloud storage
• Sharing files
• Multiple devices
– Computer, tablet, phone
• Automatic uploading from OneDrive
folders
• Web Apps

18. Academic Pricing

19. Solution Comparison
Office 365 vs. Google Apps
Office 365
Exchange Online Gmail
Lync Online Google Talk
SharePoint Online Google Sites
Office Web Apps Google Docs
SkyDrive Drive

20. Office 365: Value Proposition and
Differentiators
Richest Software
Microsoft Google Apps
Richer set of capabilities, including
Office, providing the best experience
across the PC, Phone & Browser
SaaS providing basic capabilities
Microsoft Google Apps
Seamless integration with On-premises
solutions taking advantage of existing
technologies (e.g. RMS, Active
Directory)
No On-premises options; integration
provided through 3rd parties or custom
coding
Choice & Flexibility
Microsoft Google Apps
Full suite of offerings serving low
cost, basic needs up to and including
Enterprise Information Workers needing
the richest capabilities.
Single offering with a “one-size-fits-all”
approach for every type of user
Offering Strategy

21. Office 365: Strategy for Diverse Needs
Microsoft Google Apps
Full suite of offerings Single offering with a “one-size-fits-all”
Offering Strategy
• Messaging
• Collaboration
• Basic productivity
• Virtual meeting
• Fidelity with Office
documents
• Option for Office Pro
Plus
• Messaging
• Collaboration
• Basic productivity
• Virtual meeting
• Fidelity with Office
documents
• Option for Office Pro
Plus
• 24x7 Support &
financially backed
SLA
• Advanced
Collaboration
• Unified Messaging
• Finer Grained IT
Control
• Kiosk Offerings
• Messaging
• Collaboration
• Basic productivity
• Virtual meeting
• Fidelity with Office
documents
• Option for Office Pro
Plus
• 24x7 Support &
financially backed
SLA
• Advanced
Collaboration
• Unified Messaging
• Finer Grained IT
Control
• Kiosk Offerings
• Voice (PBX, Call
Control)
KEY: Also provided by Google Apps

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