[dba-Tech] Outlook 365

Hi Jim

It is very easy to set up for basic usage. However, as it can act is a close to 100% replacement for Exchange, it is very powerful, thus may need some experience and knowledge. However, Microsoft has really worked on the management interface.

The subscription cost is quite fair:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/business/compare-office-365-for-business-plans-FX102918419.aspx

Note that the full Office desktop is included in two of the three offerings.

/gustav


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Fra: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Jim Lawrence
Sendt: 15. september 2014 03:20
Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Outlook 365

Hi Gustav:

It sounds like an excellent product. Is it easy to setup and relatively inexpensive?

Jim 

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From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 10 September, 2014 11:57:20 PM
Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook 365

Hi all

Most daily feedback you get from clients is about issues, troubles, non-behaving programs and so on.

We have several clients running Office 365. Most of them we planned to offer a traditional local Outlook 2013 installation.
However, I have now two positive and unsolicited calls from clients to tell, that they are so happy with the web interface, that they will refrain from the local Outlook 2010/2013 installation.

At work, I have Outlook 2013 installed, but I'm lazy and I wanted to familiarize with the web interface, so at home I only use the web interface. I haven't thought so much about it, but evaluating it now, I have to admit that it works so well that I don't miss the local install at home.

Like many others, I'm a bit sceptic about "the cloud is everything" because quite often the web interface is missing something. But the Outlook interface demonstrates that it can be done. Food for thought.

/gustav