Getting Genuine Business Value from Microsoft Office 365

1. Getting Genuine Business Value from Microsoft Office 365 Microsoft Office 365 is such a broad and pervasive solution. Before you go to buy Microsoft Office 365 in Gurgaonthe question arises ‘What exactly is it? Where does it start and where does it finish?’ And it’s a great question, because unless you understand that Office 365 can be whatever you need it to be, your business won’t be able to gain the most value from its implementation. Office 365 is all the applications you already know and love, along with all the new applications your business increasingly needs. Every service backs into the cloud and the various components of Office 365 are either delivered as installations on your devices, or accessible through a web browser. Office 365 becomes your virtual server for all these services, ensuring everything between your devices is always synced and up-to-date, wherever you are, and whatever you’re doing. But how do you go about ensuring that it does actually give you everything you need, and deliver genuine business value? Get ready for Office 365 by assessing your requirements You need to see it as a series of events that require different levels of planning – from the most basic online purchase and activation, to the more complex, sophisticated or ‘integrated’projects.

2. Microsoft Office 365 still features all the everyday essentials, like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. But with the need for more real time collaboration, you’ll probably also need Skype for Business, Chat and Yammer from the start. These business essentials, or basics, can be installed and used from day one. And, if you’re doing your implementation with Meridian Solutions, you’ll receive full support from our Managed Services team, also from day one. Then with the essentials in place, your business can move on to deciding which of the more complex or integrated O365 services your business needs. And it’s at this point that 365 turns into a bespoke or tailored implementation. Ensuring your Office 365 implementation meets your business needs Before you start any actual implementation, Meridian Solutions can work with you to develop your Adoption Journey so you can set your Adoption Plan. Through Meridian Solutions, you can access best practices, tools, resources, and experts committed to make your experience with the Microsoft Cloud a success. We’ll help you build tailored success plans, including technical implementation and user adoption strategies across the entire Office 365 application suite – from the Enterprise Mobility Suite, through Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, SharePoint, Skype for Business and all other essentials your business needs. Meridian Solutions’ award-winning Management Services team is able to support the different levels of your Office 365 service implementation. For example, simple Email, Chat or Skype issues are looked after through Desktop Support; whereas more complex issues, like Active Directory account creation and password management, or the development of security groups, are covered by our Identity Management and Access Control service. Infrastructure Server Support looks after CRM and SharePoint moves ads and changes andall Azure environment support.