Loryan Strant, an Office 365 MVP, presented on comparing Office 365 to other hosted exchange and productivity suite competitors. The presentation covered the history of hosted exchange and Microsoft's hosted offerings over time. It discussed features and advantages of Office 365 compared to alternatives like Google Apps and other hosted exchange providers. The presentation concluded with a demonstration of Office 365 and resources for learning more.
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WHAT’S GREAT ABOUT A HOSTED
EXCHANGE PROVIDER?
Less levels of
support
Local contact
/ account
management
More
customisable
Cheaper
dedicated
server
Bundling /
integration with
apps
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WHAT’S WRONG WITH HOSTED
EXCHANGE?
Many players
only offer a
few GB per
month
Generally still
on Exchange
Server 2010
Features
end at the
mailbox
Relatively
technical
Slower to
update
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HISTORY LESSON 2: BPOS
Business Productivity Online Suite
Energizer wanted Microsoft to run their
Exchange
Built on Exchange Server 2007
Included:
SharePoint Online
Office Communications Online
Live Meeting
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GOOGLE APPS VS OFFICE 365
Feature Set Google Apps Office 365
Market Business/Edu/Gov’t Business/Edu/Gov’t
SLA 99.9% 99.9%
Support Yes Yes
Mail Gmail Exchange Online
Storage Drive SkyDrive Pro
Intranet Sites SharePoint Online
Social Google+ Yammer
Apps Docs/Sheets/Slides Word/Excel/PowerPoint
Etc Etc Etc
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SO WHY OFFICE 365?
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Microsoft
running
Microsoft
software
Scale like
nothing else
Global
datacentres
for services
Faster
feature
releases
They’re not
going
anywhere
anytime
soon
It’s easy!
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OFFICE 365 TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES
Feature Set
Voicemail &
Archiving
Protection &
Compliance
Apps
Administration
Exchange
Management
Console (hybrid)
Exchange
Control Panel
PowerShell
Development
Exchange Web
Services (EWS)
Office 365
Reporting Web
Services
Graph API
Support
Advanced
dashboard
Rich community
of experts
Product
engineering
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MAKING HARD CHOICES
What are the business requirements?
Is control absolutely necessary?
Price considerations
Other solutions
Hybrid / integration support
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RESOURCES
Office 365 Service Descriptions
www.office365sd.com
TechNet content
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/jj200580(v=exchg.150).aspx
MSDN content
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/gg490662.aspx
Office 365 reporting web service
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj984325.aspx
Cogmotive
www.Cogmotive.com
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Exchange Server 2003 saw the rise in popularity & dominance
SaaS: just subscribing to Exchange services on a per-user basis – very common, as well as Office 365IaaS: dedicated server resourcesManaged services / private cloud
Others:- No access to remote PowerShell
Big players have global presence and networkHave been doing it for many yearsOffer value and service beyond just Exchange
Every man and his dog can run a hosted Exchange Server environmentHow do you know if your cloud is run from a real datacentre?
Built on Exchange Server 2010 – only recently releasedBlackBerry was extra $15 per mailbox per monthAdmin interface requires Flash!Exchange Online Plan 1 in Australia is $7!!!
Over 1,000 users only
93 Exchange Online cmdlets3rd party apps that support Office 365
WebCentral:https://mcam.server-secure.com/DashboardUsername: admin_vs453602Password: Lwi78WbxL4aA1Show: User provisioningOverall UIDated mobile settingsCogmotiveGoogle Apps
Rackspace: hybrid is a mix of Exchange mail and basic POP3/IMAP