Word of the Day: Office 365

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Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms | April 15, 2020 Microsoft Office 365 Microsoft Office 365 is a subscription-based version of the Microsoft Office productivity software suite.   For end users, an important advantage of using Office 365 is being able to access Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint and and Microsoft Teams from both desktop and mobile devices.   On the back-end, an important advantage of using Office 365 is that Microsoft is responsible for maintaining the servers that the Office apps live on and Microsoft engineers handle all software updates, including patches.   In business environments, in-house IT staff can manage access to Microsoft Office 365 through a web-based portal. The portal includes visualization tools that allow IT administrators to easily check the status and employee usage of all Office 365 services and tools.   Microsoft offers a wide variety of subscription plans for Office 365 and there can be significant differences in pricing across plans. The software suite is currently free to students and teachers. Beginning April 21, individual plans for Office 365 will be available at $7 a month and family plans (that allow up to six people) will be available for $10 a month. Continue reading... Today's Takeaway "With a variety of licensing options and subscription packages, it's easy for organizations to get confused about how to navigate a Microsoft 365 deal. Businesses should approach a Microsoft 365 purchase as a negotiation rather than a straightforward purchase." - Erica Mixon Related Terms You Should Know 365 Admin Center 365 Admin Roles 365 Groups 365 Advanced Threat Protection PowerApps OneDrive Microsoft Office Graph Microsoft Delve Buzzword Alert 365 ProPlus Office 365 might appear to be the same old Office to end users, but how you administer them differs in several key ways.   interoperability A key feature of PowerApps is its ability to interact with other Office 365 workloads and access the data in other Microsoft services.   SharePoint Microsoft has added new features to Office 365 that replace some SharePoint functions, but many businesses still see the value of SharePoint, and there has not been a significant decline in use.   Microsoft Ignite Microsoft Office 365 continues to make its way into hospitals and health clinics by replacing traditional email services.   Exchange Online IT departments must sift through numerous factors to see if Office 365 plan or Exchange Online will fit their needs best.   desktop vs. mobile The majority of Office 365 subscriptions focus on desktop applications, which is why mobile apps provide a much different user experience.   365 Brady Bunch Microsoft Teams will display as many as nine video feeds at once by early May. Some users say the change doesn't go far enough. Quiz Yourself What digital bookkeeping tool did Daniel Bricklin and Bob Frankston invent? (Ironically, they didn't make any money from their invention.) a. data currency b. spreadsheets Answer Stay in Touch Thank you for reading! For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition (or learning resource) please contact us at: editor@whatIs.com FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter The Word of the Day is published by TechTarget, Inc., 275 Grove Street, Newton, Massachusetts, 02466 US. Click to: Unsubscribe. You are receiving this email because you are a member of TechTarget. When you access content from this email, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content and with our Partners, see up-to-date Partners List, as described in our Privacy Policy. For additional information, please contact: webmaster@techtarget.com. © 2020 TechTarget, Inc. all rights reserved. Designated trademarks, brands, logos, and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Privacy Policy | Partners List