Microsoft 365
Let Your Business Thrive with Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365, formerly Office 365, has been created to provide a seamless connection to your favourite Microsoft Office apps whilst on the go or the in the office. The main benefits are detailed below.
How Microsoft 365 Can Help You:
- Always have the latest version of Office apps for desktop and web & mobile; including, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher (PC only) and Access (PC only)
- Each user can install the Office apps on up to 5 devices - this includes any combination of PCs, Macs, tablets and phones.
- Guaranteed uptime of 99.9%
- Messages and documents are scanned for spam and malicious software 24/7
Microsoft 365 is designed to help you achieve more
Choose the Plan that Works for You
Office 365 Comparison Table
| Business Basic from £4.90 per user/month | Business Standard from £10.30 per user/month | Business Premium from £18.10 per user/month | Microsoft 365 Apps from £8.60 per user/month | |
| Teamwork & communication | ||||
| Host online meetings and video calls for up to 250 people with Microsoft Teams | ||||
| Chat with your team from your desktop or on the go with Microsoft Teams | ||||
| Bring together all your team’s chats, meetings, files and apps, so you can easily connect and collaborate from one place with Microsoft Teams | ||||
| Create team sites to share information, content and files throughout your intranet using SharePoint | ||||
| Web & mobile versions of Office apps | ||||
| Web versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote | Plus a web version of Outlook | Plus a web version of Outlook | Plus a web version of Outlook | |
| Always up-to-date versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote for iOS and Android on up to 5 mobile devices and 5 tablets | Plus Outlook | Plus Outlook | Plus Outlook | |
| Real-time coauthoring so multiple users can work in the same document, simultaneously | ||||
| Email & calendaring | ||||
| Email hosting with 50 GB mailbox | ||||
| Use your own custom domain name (e.g. yourname@yourcompany.com) | ||||
| Business-class email on mobile devices, tablets, desktops and the web with Exchange | ||||
| Manage your calendar, share available meeting times, schedule meetings and get reminders | ||||
| Schedule meetings and respond to invitations with ease using shared calendars | ||||
| Set up new user emails, restore deleted accounts, create custom scripts and more from anywhere | ||||
| File storage & sharing | ||||
| 1 TB of OneDrive storage for file storage and sharing | ||||
| Work on a file and save it directly to OneDrive or SharePoint; your changes are updated across your synced devices | OneDrive only | |||
| Share files with external contacts by providing access or guest links | ||||
| Securely share documents and send emails so only those with the right permissions can access the information | ||||
| Access and sync files on PC or Mac and mobile devices | ||||
| Security & compliance | ||||
| Protect your email against spam, malware and known threats with Exchange Online Protection | ||||
| Meets key international, regional and industry-specific standards and terms, with more than 1,000 security and privacy controls | ||||
| Control who and when someone has access to your business information with security groups and custom permissions | ||||
| Create password policies that require users to reset their passwords after a specified number of days | ||||
| Support & deployment | ||||
| Around the clock phone and online support | ||||
| 99.9% uptime guarantee | ||||
| Maximum number of users | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| Licensed for commercial use | ||||
| Tools to build & manage your business | ||||
| Plan schedules and daily tasks with Microsoft Teams | ||||
| Make it easier for your customers to schedule and manage appointments with Microsoft Bookings | ||||
| Have real-time, accurate mileage tracking and reporting in the palm of your hand with MileIQ | ||||
| Desktop versions of Office apps for PC & Mac | ||||
| Fully installed and always up-to-date versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote for Windows or Mac (plus Access and Publisher for PC only) | ||||
| Each user can install the Office apps on up to 5 PCs or Macs | ||||
| Advanced threat protection | ||||
| Help protect against sophisticated threats hidden in email attachments and links and get cutting-edge defenses against zero-day threats, ransomware and other advanced malware attempts with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | ||||
| Remotely wipe company data from lost or stolen devices with selective wipe from Intune | ||||
| Restrict the copying or saving of company information to unauthorised apps and locations with app protection for Office mobile apps | ||||
| Control who has access to company information by applying restrictions like do not copy and do not forward with Information Rights Management | ||||
| Apply policies that provide prebreach threat resistance in Windows 10 with Windows Defender Exploit Guard | ||||
| Enforce malware protection to help keep your Windows 10 devices safe from viruses, spyware and other malicious software with Windows Defender | ||||
| Enable unlimited cloud archive and long-term preservation policies to ensure you never lose an email with Exchange Online Archiving | ||||
| PC and mobile device management | ||||
| Configure security features and settings on Windows 10 PCs and mobile devices running iOS or Android® with an easy-to-use setup wizard | ||||
| Use simplified controls to manage policies applied to Windows 10 PCs | ||||
| Automatically deploy the Office apps to Windows 10 PCs | ||||
| Configure your PCs to automatically install Office and Windows 10 updates | ||||
| Apply security policies to protect business data on all your devices, including iOS android® and Windows PCs with mobile device management from Intune | ||||
| from £4.90 per user/month Enquire | from £10.30 per user/month Enquire | from £18.10 per user/month Enquire | from £8.60 per user/month Enquire | |
Microsoft 365 Training
Are you looking for a quick, straightforward way to measure your employees’ IT skills?
We offer a FREE Online IT Training Needs Analysis. This is a simple way to measure your Employees current IT skills and identify which, if any, areas need improving.
Don’t worry, there are no strings attached.
Are you looking to provide IT Training within your workplace?
We can provide 1 to 1 sessions and also Group Workshops for up to 8 delegates. The workshops can be delivered as half or full days. Training will take place at your business location and each session is geared to your precise requirements.
Do your colleagues constantly have queries with the software that they use on a regular basis, e.g. Excel or Outlook? If you are struggling for time or don’t have the in-house expertise to resolve these issues then we can help.
Using our Floor Walking service will give you an experienced trainer on site to work through and resolve your issues.
We are able to offer remote IT training using Microsoft Teams - part of Microsoft 365. If you already own Microsoft 365 then you're all set, but if you are yet to subscribe you can download Teams for free.
The ability to share screens allows the trainer full demonstration and testing facilities. (Have no fear, we can talk you through how to work Teams if you are unsure).
- Outlook
- Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Teams
- OneNote
- Project
- Publisher
- Access
- SharePoint
- OneDrive
FAQ
What is Microsoft 365?
Microsoft 365 is the productivity cloud designed to help each of us achieve what matters, in our work and life, with best-in-class Office apps, intelligent cloud services and advanced security.
What happened to Office 365 business plans?
Office 365 business plans are now Microsoft 365 business plans. New name, same great value, same price.
- Office 365 Business Essentials is now Microsoft 365 Business Basic
- Office 365 Business Premium is now Microsoft 365 Business Standard
- Microsoft 365 Business is now Microsoft 365 Business Premium
- Office 365 Business is now Microsoft 365 Apps for business
Why did you change the name from Office 365 to Microsoft 365?
We changed the name to be more reflective of the range of features and benefits in the subscription. Microsoft 365 includes everything you know in Office 365, including best-in-class Office apps, intelligent cloud services and advanced security.
Where business plan names have changed, has the product or price changed?
There are no price or feature changes for small and medium business plans. The same plans are available, only with an updated name.
My business has an existing Office 365 business subscription. What does the change to Microsoft 365 mean for me?
No action is needed from you. Your Office 365 subscription will automatically be renamed to Microsoft 365. You will see the name of your subscription update to the new name across your Admin Portal and monthly billing statements.
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