Why Migrate to Microsoft Office 365 – 5 Key Advantages of Moving to Office 365by Hushi Jain
1. The growing trend towards stepping away from traditional legacy email environments and moving exchange to Office 365 is changing the way businesses work. We’ve put together five key benefits of moving exchange to Office 365 that will make your decision easier.
1.1. Flexible working – work anywhere, anytime from any appliance
1.2. Moving Exchange to Office 365 allows your employees to access company files away from the office without the need to set up VPNs, saving time and hassle. By moving to the cloud, employees can work anywhere they just need an internet connection. Perfect for progressive companies that allow for flexible working and high productivity!
1.3. All files are centralized in Microsoft data centers, so there is always one data source. After making changes to a document at home, when colleagues view the file at the office, they see the latest version of the document. Gone are the days of emailing different versions of the same Excel document.
1.4. Allows your team the ability to access up-to-date files whilst flexible working.
1.5. Your business remains secure
1.6. Microsoft Office 365 has several security features to keep your business safe in the cloud. Applications in Microsoft Office 365 are accessed via SSL/TSL encryption, so if your communications or files are intercepted without permission, they will be unreadable.
1.7. Microsoft conducts regular security audits, continuously monitors our systems for suspicious activity, and maintains robust incident response logs. Moving to Office 365 also gives you other security features, including:
1.8. Current antivirus signature.
1.9. Protect your emails from malware with anti-spam filters and antivirus software.
1.10. Microsoft Trustworthy Computing security measures.
1.11. Keep your data and communications secure and encrypted.
1.12. Instant upgrades and access to new features
1.13. As mentioned earlier, Microsoft is committed to keeping your business secure in the cloud. By providing immediate updates to all Microsoft Office 365 solutions, you can avoid the endless cycle of manually updating your business software and prevent your network from being compromised by attackers looking to exploit outdated software solutions. I can do it.
1.14. It also gives employees access to new features as they are introduced, enabling employees to take advantage of new technologies and solutions to improve their workloads and productivity.
1.15. Avoid having to go through the constant cycle of manual software updates.
1.16. Larger mailbox storage
1.17. Every business has an email hoard (or let's face it, there's a lot of it!). Regardless of the type of email, even spam emails or emails that can be easily deleted will remain somewhere in your inbox. This can cause problems on internal servers that can fill up storage with old files that are not needed for current business functions.
1.18. Give your employees the chance to store their files thanks to Microsoft Office 365's massive storage, and let them keep all their incoming emails safe in the cloud.
1.19. Securely access Microsoft Office 365 and automate the entire backup process to help you avoid spending valuable time on manual backups.
1.20. Built-in data security and compliance
1.21. With the GDPR fully enforced, it's more important than ever for organizations to be data compliant. Microsoft Office 365 is certified to comply with the ISO 27001 standard, has passed SAS70 Type I and II audits and has the EU Safe Harbor Seal. So by moving exchange to Office 365, you can ensure your company is compliant with data regulations.