Office 365 is a cloud-based version of Microsoft’s familiar productivity suite Microsoft Office. You can buy on a subscription basis, that means, rather than buying the copy of Office 365 for a one-time up-front cost, you can pay a standard monthly subscription fee to access the applications and services in it. Office 365 comes with the same familiar applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook and other productivity apps, as well as cloud security.

With the subscription model, you always get access to the latest version of the apps, as Office 365 is updated at Microsoft’s end. As Office 365 is built as a cloud-first application, users do not need to maintain hardware to run the application and install software. They can access data from anywhere and on any device. Data generated by the platform is saved on Microsoft Servers.

Beyond Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Office 365 offers various other intelligent apps that allow organizations to be productive. Apart from providing tools for performing daily functions like managing data, creating documents and communicating information, it offers apps to collaborate and communicate, coauthor and share files, facilitate team work, build brand recognition and market services, and more. As all these are important for smooth business functioning, Office 365 becomes the best option for enterprises across industries worldwide. Moreover, Office 365 is enriched with best-in-class security measures that ensures privacy protection and  99.9% uptime.

As mentioned, Office 365 includes the familiar application that we use in our daily lives, plus other productivity apps and services. Have a look at the applications and services that are available with Office 365. It includes Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, Publisher, Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, OneDrive for Business, Yammer, and more. Some applications have mobile versions to help enterprises achieve more and it includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Skype for Business, OneNote, Yammer and OneDrive for Business.

SharePoint: SharePoint is a document management and storage system that integrates natively with Office 365. With SharePoint, users can share and manage applications, documents, and knowledge to improve teamwork, quickly locate information and collaborate seamlessly.

OneDrive for Business: OneDrive for business allows users to access, share and collaborate on files from anywhere, and on any device. It is a cloud-based file storage system that seamlessly connects all files across Office 365. Many Fortune 500 companies use OneDrive for Business.

Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams is an excellent collaboration and communication platform that improves productivity through various tools. It allows users to chat, meet, conduct webinars and events, share files, collaborate on files, set up channels, and more.

Microsoft Exchange: Exchange, a part of Office 365 suite is a mail server that makes your work smarter. The email client Outlook runs on this server and everything including your business mails, calendars, tasks, contacts are processed on the Exchange server. It allows you to create your business mail system.

Office 365 comes with many licensing plans which you can choose depending on your business needs. Various plans designed for small and medium businesses include Office 365 Business Basic, Office 365 Business Standard, and Office 365 Business Premium. Office 365 Business Basic is priced at $6.00 per user per month, Office 365 Business Standard is priced at $12.50 per user per month, and Office 365 Business Premium is priced at $22.00 per user per month. Plans for enterprises include Office 365 E1 priced at $10.00 per user per month, Office 365 E3 priced at $23.00 per user per month and Office 365 E5 which is priced at $38.00 per user per month. The features will vary depending on the plans you choose.