Microsoft Online Services offers Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS), which provides cloud-based versions of Microsoft productivity applications like Exchange, SharePoint, and Office Communications. BPOS reduces IT costs through a predictable subscription model while improving agility, simplicity, quality and security through features like geo-redundant data centers, 24/7 support, and 99.9% uptime guarantees. It also simplifies administration through tools that sync on-premises Active Directory with the cloud and provide a unified interface for managing subscriptions and users.

1. Microsoft Online ServicesBusiness Productivity Online Suite Desmond Tan | Amnet Technology desmond@amnet.com.sg http://linkdesmond.spaces.live.com

2. Objective & Take Away Benefits of BPOS What is BPOS How BPOS simplified email administration

4. Reduces maintenance requirements

5. Enables IT staff to focus on strategic work

6. Makes costs regular and predictable

7. Can reduce operating and capital expenses

8. Pricing includes both software and hardware

9. Helps IT adapt to mergers and acquisitions quickly

10. Makes it easy to extend services to new parts of the workforce

11. Provides advanced reliability and security

12. Gives users access to the newest features“Enterprise e-mail is a complex but essential utility…Offloading this burdensome operation allows IT organizations to focus on solutions that can offer business advantages.” – Larry Cannell, Burton Group

14. N+1 architecture

15. 9 layers of data security

16. CyberTrust-certified

17. Secure access via SSL

18. ITIL/MOF operational practices

19. 24x7x365 support

20. Backed by 99.9% uptime SLAFiltering Routers Firewalls Intrusion Detection System System Level Security Application Authentication Application Level Countermeasures Virus Scanning Separate Data Networks Authentication to Data

21. Security and ReliabilityGeo-redundant datacenters Netherlands Ireland Virginia Washington Hong Kong Singapore Current datacenter locations

22. Microsoft Online ServicesEnterprise software delivered via subscription services and hosted by Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite “With Online Services, we are able to reduce our IT operational costs by roughly 30% of what we’re spending now.” – Ingo Elfering, VP of IT Strategy, GlaxoSmithKline “Microsoft Online Services gives us the reliability our employees and customers demand.” –DerkRietveld, CEO, annatommie

23. SharePoint Online Standard Key Features Deskless workers are able to access SharePoint site collections designated for them and can do the following: • Access and view documents and other content (based on permissions). • Save a document, library or list item to their computer. • Post items such as announcements, contacts, discussion board entries, links, calendar items and tasks. • Fill out and save Web-based and Microsoft Office InfoPath® forms. Deskless workers cannot do the following: • Access collaboration sites or site collections not designated for deskless workers. • Upload documents. • Edit documents.

24. Office Communications Online Key Features

26. Scheduling add-in for Outlook

27. Windows client and web client

28. Conduct training and large events

29. Supports up to 250 concurrent attendees

30. Integrated audio and video

31. Webcam and RoundTable video

33. Simplified ManagementActive Directory synchronization Directory Sync tool installed on local server Synchronizes on-premises Active Directory with Microsoft Online Simplifies user provisioning Powers unified global address list

34. Simplified ManagementActive Directory synchronization Operating system at least 32-bit Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 installed Domain-joined computer account in the Active Directory forest where you plan to synchronize with Microsoft Online Services Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 installed Windows PowerShell 1.0 or higher installed At least 1 GB of space available for initial installation, additional space needed for DirSync database

36. Starting Initial Directory Synchronization

40. Online Resources Desmond’s Bloghttp://sgwindowsgroup.org/blogs/desmond/http://linkdesmond.spaces.live.com Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite:http://www.microsoft.com/online/business-productivity.mspx What is Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite:http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/onlineservices.aspx?tab=Videos&seriesid=128&webcastid=7515

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