Analyzing what Office 365 can and can’t do for you. Understanding it’s pros and cons to judge if Office 365 is actually made for you and your organization. Top 5 reasons why it will not work for you.

1. Demystifying Office 365
Is Office 365 the right choice for you?

2. AGENDA
• Introduction
– About Me
– What are we talking about today:
• Office 365
• To buy or rent?
• Is O365 a good fit for you?
– Benefits
– Limitations
• Q&A
*Session Duration: 30 minutes. (12:30 - 1:00 p.m.)

3. ABOUT ME
KUNAAL KAPOOR
Vice President Delivery & Consulting
BrightStarr
A SharePoint architect trying to connect business to technology.
Believe in providing useful solutions to empower the users as much as
possible.
MCSD SharePoint 2010, MCSD ASP.NET 4.0

4. CONTACT INFORMATION
E-MAIL: Kunaal.Kapoor@BrightStarr.com
Twitter: @KunaalKapoor
Company Website: http://www.brightstarr.com/
Blog: http://geekswithblogs.net/kunaalkapoor/
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kunaal-kapoor/a/271/726

5. Office 365

6. Office 365
Office 365 is a subscription-based
online office and software plus
services suite which offers access to
various services and software built
around the Microsoft Office
platform.

7. To Buy or Rent?
For the first time Microsoft is tempting Office users to
rent, not own, software that for decades they've
bought as a standalone program.
So, should you buy or should you rent?
There is no one answer. Let's take a closer look at your
options and consider the pros and cons before we
decide.

8. Benefits

9. Benefits
Cost effective
• Lower upfront costs
• Great for small businesses or start-ups
• No server licensing costs
• No maintenance costs
• Easy to add or reduce users
• Access to the complete suite
• Office
• SharePoint
• Lync
• Exchange

10. Benefits
Office On Demand
With Office on Demand,
users can gain instant
access to the basic
productivity suite: Word,
Excel, PowerPoint, Access
and Publisher.

11. Benefits
Plans that cater to
all shapes and sizes

12. Benefits
Perfect for those on
the move (article)
Lync 2013 for mobile clients
Office web apps
Access your Exchange email
SharePoint Online on mobile
OneNote

13. Limitations

14. Limitations
Existing Investments
• hardware
• software
• human resources
Backing out those sunk costs
could damage your ROI
predictions.
Tip: Keeping both hardware and software up-to-date falls on Microsoft and is
backed by service guarantee.

15. Limitations
Security and Regulatory
Concerns
Worried about potential risks
with data exposure on systems,
then Office 365 may be a difficult
sell for you if your business has
regulatory or cultural concerns
about data on the cloud.
Tip: When you sign up for enterprise licensing of Office 365, you also gain
licensing rights to On Premise deployments. This capability makes it possible to
store extremely sensitive data or user portals on site.

16. Limitations
Revenue model isn't annuity-
payment-compatible
Streamlined payments: monthly
costs, regular expense.
That model doesn't work well for
every business.
Tip: Reducing cost in not only immediate monetary value but also in efficiency and
resource reallocation benefits.

17. Limitations
Expansion and Integration
If you have various LOB applications integrating Office
365 with them will not be as easy as it is with on-premise
variants where you have complete control.
Also there are several restrictions in-terms of size and
without a solid strategy you will not be able to survive
for long.
Tip: Plan about your data and size requirements for future scalability.

18. Limitations
Internet Connection
An already- congested Internet
connection can only get exacerbated
when everything moves off-site.
If everyone on your LAN uses the same
services on the network, migrating to a
cloud-based service might not gain
you much.
Tip: If all your users are in the same office consider your network and usage
concurrency.

19. Questions?

20. PRINCETON SHAREPOINT USER GROUP
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