5. Office 365 Defined
Cloud Technology + Office Apps
● Multiple Devices with Office Apps
● Shared Storage on OneDrive
● Hosted Exchange, Lync, Sharepoint
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6. System Requirements
● Operating System
o Windows 7 or Later
● Desktop Office 2010 or 2013
o O365 Plans Without Desktop Apps
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7. Features of Office 2013
With Office 2013 You Can:
● Save Directly to OneDrive or Sharepoint
● Collaborate with Outlook Web App (OWA)
● Sign on Directly to O365
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9. SMB Licensing Options
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● Business Essentials
o 50GB Mailbox
o 1TB Storage & Sharing
o HD Video Conferencing
o Office Apps Online
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● Business
o Full, Installed Office Apps on PCs or Macs
o Office Apps on Tablets & Phones
o 1TB Storage & Sharing
o No Hosted Email
SMB Licensing Options
11. ● Business Premium
o All Features of Business & Business Essentials Plans
● Enterprise Plans for Unlimited Users
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SMB Licensing Options
12. Migration Prep
● List of Users
● Temporary Passwords
● Domain Registrar Information
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16. SMB IT Services
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17. Take A Look
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Hello! Welcome to ‘SMB Tips for Easy Office 365 Migrations,’ brought to you by Aventis Systems!
My name is Kevin Campbell, National Account Manager here, and I have with me, Peter Miles, who will give us some key advice for small and midsize businesses to make a smooth move into the Microsoft Office 365 cloud.
Peter is a Technical Sales Engineer here at Aventis Systems and serves as a trusted advisor to IT professionals, troubleshooting problems and removing any technical barriers that may arise.
Welcome Peter!
Peter Introduces Topic
Thank you Kevin...
Many organizations, both large and small, are moving their applications and data to cloud services.
Moving to the cloud provides a reduced cost of IT infrastructure and maximizes uptime that most organizations require.
Microsoft’s platform for cloud applications is called Office 365, and in this webinar we’re sharing with you some of the key points for small and midsize businesses to keep in mind when choosing to migrate to Office 365.
Kevin Interjection
Peter, many people are familiar with previous Office versions, 2007, 2010, etc. These were programs you installed on your computer and used like a regular application. How is Office 365 different?
Kevin Interjection
Peter, many people are familiar with previous Office versions, 2007, 2010, etc. These were programs you installed on your computer and used like a regular application. How is Office 365 different?
Office 365 combines the advantages of cloud technology with the traditional base of on-premise software offerings, that is, PC versions of Office Suite programs.
It makes Office Suite applications available from multiple devices and also provides storage space on Microsoft’s OneDrive, a cloud-based storage repository.
Office 365 also includes hosted versions of Exchange Server, Lync, and Sharepoint for business plans.
Kevin Interjection
Office 365 sounds very convenient. What kind of system requirements are there to ensure Office 365 runs properly?
The main requirement is a recent operating system, such as Windows 7 or later.
Also, if your Office 365 plan does not include the desktop Office applications and you plan to integrate with your existing editions of desktop Microsoft Office, you will need the more recent version; Office 2010 at a minimum. Upgrading to desktop Office 2013 will provide smoother integration with the online applications and more features to boot.
Office 2013 will allow you to save to your OneDrive account or to SharePoint sites directly from your desktop applications.
The Outlook Web App enables users to easily share documents stored on OneDrive and collaborate with coworkers. It automatically gives edit rights of documents to recipients of emails for collaboration.
The newer version of desktop Office also lets users sign-in to Office 365 which automatically ties to their OneDrive account and allows access to files originally created elsewhere.
Kevin Interjection
These are really helpful features that Microsoft added to their online application offering, Peter. What kind of licensing options are there for Office 365?
Like most of Microsoft’s products, there are a variety of licensing options for Office 365.
Choosing the correct license is important because you can always upgrade your service in the middle of a billing cycle, but you cannot downgrade.
The varying license options range from small business offerings to large enterprise options.
Kevin Interjection
Are there any licensing options that are better suited or popular for different types of organizations?
Well there are a few choices to make based on business size and desired features.
The most popular option for small organizations is the Business Essentials license. It includes a 50GB mailbox for each user, 1TB of storage for file sharing and collaboration, high def video conferencing, and the other online Office Apps.
Some small and midsize organizations may opt for the Business or Business Premium plans based on their business needs.
Office 365 Business includes the desktop version of Office Applications installable on PCs, Macs, tablets and smartphones plus 1TB of storage for file sharing and collaboration but does not include hosted email.
Office 365 Business Premium plan adds the desktop version of Office Applications installable on PCs, Macs, tablets and smartphones to those features included in the Essentials plan.
For large enterprises, Microsoft has additional plan offerings that have an unlimited amount of users rather than the 300 maximum of the Business plans I just explained.
Kevin Interjection
Once an organization decides which licensing plan meets their needs, are there any pitfalls to consider before enrolling in a plan?
Some preparation goes a long way in making the deployment successful. First, preparing a list of users from your organization that will migrate to Office 365 and a template for default temporary passwords will speed up the roll-out.
Next, you will need your domain registrar information to set up Office 365. It’s possible to switch user emails without interruption in service.
Lastly, once this information is gathered there are multiple ways that the migration can be performed. On initial setup, Office 365 account administration provides a generic “onmicrosoft” domain and there are additional steps to get your company’s domain working with it.
Kevin Interjection
Those are helpful tips, Peter. Do you have a recent example of such a migration to Office 365 to share?
Sure, Kevin. We recently worked with Saint Mary of the Assumption High School in Elizabeth, NJ. This was a migration project from an on-premise deployment to Microsoft Office 365. Aventis Systems’ Advanced IT Services made it happen quickly and trouble-free.
The goal was to implement email for faculty and students at the high school as well as upgrade to the latest version of desktop Office Apps.
This institution chose the Office 365 Education (E3) plan for all faculty and student accounts. Aventis Systems provided admin-oriented and user-oriented training documentation to ease the transition.
Since implementing Office 365, the school has enjoyed the anywhere-access and collaboration tools of Microsoft’s cloud service which has proven vastly superior to their previous setup. With help from Aventis Systems, this project was completed quickly and on budget which is rare in the industry.
Kevin Interjection
Thank you, Peter. That example provides great insight into the implementation process and should prove helpful to our listeners when they consider their Office 365 migration.
To our listeners out there, we want to point out the Advanced IT Services offered by Aventis Systems include licensing recommendations, migration planning and implementation.
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