Microsoft 365 Frequently Asked Questions

What is Office 365?

Microsoft Office 365 are the productivity tools designed to help each of us achieve what matters, in our work and life, with best-in-class Office apps, intelligent cloud services, and advanced security.

At its core is Office itself – the well-known versions of Office applications that businesses use on a daily basis – Microsoft 365 is now offered as a cloud-based service in real-time, so long as your business is connected to the internet. 

This ensures that the latest updates and features are always available, ensuring your business remains up-to-date with the latest industry trends. Moreover, with Office’s cloud-based service, you can access your documents and applications from anywhere, allowing you to work on the go and collaborate with colleagues easily and efficiently.

Microsoft 365 is a suite of services that provides businesses and enterprises of all sizes with efficiency enhancing services, such as message encryption and productivity applications. The suite includes online meetings, document sharing, and business-class email, as well as the operating system platform within Office 365 plans. 

Microsoft 365 allows users to create and collaborate on documents and projects, as well as securely store and share data with colleagues and customers. It also helps to reduce costs by centralizing and managing IT functions, while providing access to the latest software and tools. With Microsoft 365, businesses can improve collaboration, increase productivity, and stay secure.

Microsoft Teams Benefits

As a direct result of decades of development Microsoft 365 Teams remains the global leader in Office Productivity for business, personal and home use. The Covid-19 pandemic has cemented the role of Office as the leading enabler of work from home capabilities, especially with the growing use of Microsoft Teams allowing corporate teams to collaborate and communicate like never before.

Microsoft Teams delivers real-time chat, document sharing and zoom style video conferencing for both internal and external access. Key benefits includes the ‘Quick Question’, why wait for a delayed reply by email when you have a quick question, with Teams you can reach out and get an immediate response improving productivity.

This is only the tip of the iceberg when considering the immense benefits Microsoft Teams brings to information sharing and productivity gains for businesses making it the #1 productivity tool for growing your business and reducing your costs.

Benefits of the Microsoft 365 family includes:

• Microsoft 365 Apps and Services, Office Applications and Services (Versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access and Outlook) also available on web and mobile apps platforms including mobile devices running IOS and Android.
• Hosted exchange online: email and shared calendars in Microsoft 365  business plans.
• Skype for Business which allows you to communicate internally and externally.
• ATP, or Advanced Threats Protection is an optional Advanced Security feature to protect your business.
• SharePoint Cloud Hosting.
• 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage (OneDrive for Business).
• Microsoft Teams which is a platform that allows you to collaborate with colleagues and assign roles or tasks aiding Work from Home (WFH) applications.
• Email hosting (email address) and custom domain name, e.g ‘name@yoursmallbusinessname.com.au’
• With your MS Office 365 subscription service, you can have the full suite of Office applications installed on up to five devices, such as phones, tablets, and PCs. This allows you to stay productive and access your Office applications from anywhere, on any device. 
• Not only do you have the ability to work on your PC, but you can pick up where you left off on other devices, making device management much easier. You’ll also have access to cloud-based storage and collaboration tools, as well as other features that help you get the most out of your subscription.

How many users are supported?

Office 365 for Business plans cater for up to 300 users and allow for 5 devices for each user. This means each user can have Office installed on your computer, their laptop, home computer and install Office on 2 other devices if desired.

What are the new Microsoft Office 365 plans called?

1. Business Essentials is now Business Basic
2. Business Premium is now Business Standard
3. Business is now Business Premium
4. Business is now Apps for business

How can we help?

Milnsbridge Managed Services offers easy access to the Microsoft 365 family on flexible monthly plans with complete license management and support in conjunction with our monthly Managed IT Services offering.

At Milnsbridge we completely manage your Microsoft 365 plans for you including day-to-day license allocations, user management and configuration. If your IT company finds this too difficult you need a new IT company 😉

We also provide Office365 migration services from Microsoft Exchange Server. This creates a stress free and smooth migration for your business. Milnsbridge have helped all of its existing and new customers migrate to Office 365, many of these including private schools, charities and small businesses. *Prices per user month including GST if applicable, refer to payment and billing page for details.

To find out more about Microsoft 365 apps for business call Milnsbridge today to speak to a Microsoft Certified Team Member on 1300 300 293

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