Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 is the integrated solution that brings together the productivity of Office 365 with the security of Windows 10.
Innovative Office apps, intelligent cloud services, and world-class security
Surviving and thriving in today's challenging business environment requires effective collaboration tool, streamlined processes and ever evolving security.
All too often, however, multiple solutions, stand-alone apps and legacy platforms complicate the very problems you're trying to solve.
Microsoft 365 is the integrated solution that brings together the productivity of Office 365 with the security of Windows 10.
Microsoft 365 - The Basics, Explained
There’s no denying that for all the fantastic tools Microsoft offers businesses and the value that they can offer, it can get very confusing to stay on top of it all. There are so many tools available for so many different functions and applications, some which might even seem like they do the same thing at first glance! Plus, old products merging into new ones, renamed products, rebrands, new releases and more mean that it can be hard to know what you have right now, let alone what you need in the future.
At Chess, it’s our business to understand exactly what the whole roster of Microsoft products do, what they mean for the businesses we work with and how we can help you implement them in a way that makes sense for your business.
When it comes to offering a secure, straightforward and highly effective package for businesses of all sizes, Microsoft 365 is incredibly popular, and for good reason. With M365, you get the Office365 suite, including all the basics you probably already recognise - Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint etc.
However, the great thing about Microsoft 365 is that it also includes your windows operating system (Microsoft 10) and Enterprise Mobility + Security (which you’ll probably see referred to as EMS a lot of the time). All of this is delivered to your business and employees seamlessly using the Microsoft Cloud. Under the Microsoft 365 umbrella, there are a few different plans, tailored to your needs.
Microsoft 365 Enterprise: Designed specifically for companies with more than 300 users. The unique part of this plan is that it comes with Windows 10 Enterprise, which is able to handle the demands of larger businesses. This plan also comes with Office 365 and EMS included.
Microsoft 365 Business: Very similar to the Enterprise, but made for use by small-to-mid-sized businesses (SMBs) with up to 300 users. It includes Windows 10 Pro, Office 365 and EMS.
Microsoft 365 F1 and F3: Made for use by “first-line" workers. These plans include Windows 10 Enterprise, Office 365 F1 (this includes collaborative working tools like Microsoft Teams, Yammer and Sharepoint) and EMS.
Microsoft 365 Education: Made for educational institutions, schools and classrooms.
Microsoft 365 Nonprofit: Designed to meet the needs of not-for-profit organisations.
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Microsoft 365 Solutions
There's a M365 licence to suit every business and user. Depending on your licence, you'll benefit from:
Office Apps
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher (PC), Access (PC)
Cloud Services
Exchange, OneDrive, Sharepoint, Teams, Intune, Azure Information Protection
Work better together with...
Microsoft Teams
Teams is the hub that brings together all your people's chats, meetings, files, and apps, making it easier for you to collaborate and keep track of group projects. Whether it's with people inside or outside your organisation, get work done in real-time.
Teams Voice
Integrating your voice solution with the Microsoft Teams platform will ensure you are always available when your customers need you. Your people get a true enterprise voice solution with a host of intelligent telephony features. Different options available.
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint is a content management system and intranet, great for enabling collaboration without compromising security. It underpins Teams and enables you to work better together. Our team can help you integrate, migrate, and optimise SharePoint.
Microsoft Security
Security built into Microsoft 365’s infrastructure, which allows you to operate with the confidence that your data and systems are safe from external and internal threats. Using Microsoft Azure Cloud Solutions and Cloud Security for Microsoft 365, we can help you protect your data.
Microsoft Power Platform
Microsoft Power Platform allows you to adapt to a changing business environment quickly - analysing data, automating processes and building solutions, through Power Apps, Power Automate and Power BI.
Security Assessment for M365
Many built-in Microsoft security features which keep your business secure, your data protected and your operations compliant are not used to their full potential. Reduce your costs by learning more about, and adopting, best practices.
Managed Support for M365
We built our packages with businesses like yours in mind. Whether your IT team need some specialist support with the extra complicated end-user issues or you need to allocate the internal resource to innovation - we’re here to help.
Managed Security Support for M365
An entry-level security support package for organisations at the beginning of their security journey. The service helps to address the basic security controls and is powered by the latest Microsoft technology and Chess Data Protect.
