Post on 22-Dec-2014
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Loryan StrantOffice 365 MVP
Paradyne
Apples to Apples:Comparing Office
365 to the competition
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WHO AM I? Office 365 MVP & vTSP
Business owner
Blogger
Speaker
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WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?
Hosted Exchange is not new!
Google Apps as an alternative
What is so special about Office 365?
Who cares?
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HISTORY LESSON 1: EXCHANGE
1996
• Exchange Server 4.0
2003
• Exchange Server 2003
2011
• Office 365
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WHY HOSTED EXCHANGE?
Avoid lifecycle issues
OPEX vs CAPEX
Disparately located workforce
Not in the business of running Exchange
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HOSTED EXCHANGE OPTIONS
Mailboxes only
Dedicated servers
Outsourced
management
Office 365
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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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SOME OF THE PLAYERS
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THE OTHER PLAYERS
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LOCAL EXAMPLE IN OZ - WEBCENTRAL
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LOCAL EXAMPLE IN OZ - TELSTRA
About to go to market with an “Office 365-like” service featuring Exchange Server 2010!!!
GET WITH THE TIMES!!!
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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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HISTORY LESSON 3: OFFICE 365
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HISTORY LESSON 4: GOOGLE APPS
2004 •Gmail launched2006
•Google Apps launched
2009
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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?
Microsoft
running Microsof
t softwar
e
Scale like
nothing
else
Global datacentres for
services
Faster featur
e releas
es
They’re not
going anywhe
re anytime
soon
It’s easy!
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OFFICE 365 IS 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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DEMONSTRATION
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OFFICE 365 IS EASY!
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NON-TANGIBLE FACTORS
Having access to the serverSingle throat to chokePersonal comfort levels
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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.15
0).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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