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Utilise Microsoft’s powerful, industry-leading, productivity and collaboration tools including Microsoft Exchange emails and Microsoft Office suite with a Microsoft 365 licence.

Microsoft 365 is a cloud-based, online, subscription-based package offering a range of software and services, including the ‘Microsoft Office’ suite of applications, emails, SharePoint and OneDrive. This integrated suite brings together essential apps like Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and more with robust security and management facilities. Microsoft 365 provides the platform to enable seamless communication, collaboration, and file sharing across desktop, web and mobile devices.

Industry-Leading Tools

Microsoft 365 combines industry-leading, yet familiar, productivity tools with powerful cloud services to provide an indispensable platform for businesses. The suite includes applications like Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive that employees already know and use regularly. Workers can create, edit and share files and data securely from their desktop, tablet or mobile phone. This provides the freedom to stay productive whether in office, home or hybrid work environments while always having the latest app versions. Our team provides advice on how to best utilise Microsoft 365 and its applications to make maximise productivity.

Managing Your Licences

Our team at Carrera will assess your business’s needs and advise on what type of licence will work best for you. As Microsoft Partners, our team specialise managing your licences, and their associated services, ensuring that you’re maximising their potential. We’ll also ensure that your licence is appropriate for your business’s changing requirements as it grows. Whether you need a single email account, or need access to Windows Virtual Desktops, we’ll make sure you have the licence you need.

Our team have built an excellent reputation in providing Microsoft 365 licences to businesses in Portsmouth, Southampton, and throughout Hampshire and the South of England. Through cloud services and remote support software, we are able to provide Microsoft 365 licences to businesses across the UK.

FAQs

Microsoft 365, formerly known as Office 365, is a suite of cloud-based productivity tools and services developed by Microsoft. It encompasses a variety of applications and services designed to help individuals and businesses create, communicate, and collaborate more effectively. Microsoft 365 includes the following key components:

  • Microsoft Office Applications: Microsoft 365 provides access to popular desktop applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and others. These applications are available for both Windows and macOS platforms.
  • Cloud Services: Microsoft 365 is deeply integrated with cloud services, allowing users to store, access, and share documents and files through OneDrive and SharePoint.
  • Communication Tools: It offers communication and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, which enables real-time communication through chat and video conferencing.
  • Email and Calendar: Microsoft Exchange provides users with secure email services and calendar functionality.
  • Security: Microsoft 365 includes security features such as threat protection, and backups, helping businesses secure their data.
  • Updates: Subscribers to Microsoft 365 receive regular updates to the applications and services, ensuring access to the latest features and security enhancements.

Microsoft 365 is available through subscription plans for individuals and businesses. It provides a flexible and scalable solution that allows users to access their productivity tools from different devices and locations.

The main Microsoft Office applications are:

  • Microsoft Word - The word processing program used to create documents with tools such as text formatting and spell check.
  • Microsoft Excel - The spreadsheet program used to analyse data, create graphs and perform advanced calculations.
  • Microsoft PowerPoint – The presentation software created with slides incorporating text, images and animations.
  • Microsoft Outlook – The email used for sending and receiving emails, as well as management of meetings, calendars and contacts.
  • Microsoft OneNote – The digital notebook application for drawings, text and images, used for information collection and presentation.
  • Microsoft Teams – The communication and collaboration tool for messaging, meetings and file sharing, that integrates with other Office apps like Outlook.

Microsoft Office is a suite of productivity software applications developed by Microsoft. It is widely used in both personal and professional settings to create, edit, and share documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. The Microsoft Office suite is available in different licensing options - as one-time purchases for desktop software installs, or through recurring subscription plans like Microsoft 365 that include web and mobile access.

Choosing the right Microsoft license depends on your business needs and how your employees work. A more basic Microsoft licence will include an email account and access to the Office apps online, whereas a licence that is more advanced will include access to complex remote working set-ups with virtual environments. Our team will assess your business’s needs and advise on the best licence for you!

Yes, with Microsoft 365 licensing, different employees in an organisation can be assigned licenses based on their specific needs and work profiles.

With a Microsoft 365 licence, you can receive Office apps that are always up-to-date, a business-grade email, online file storage and sharing, and video conferencing tools, that are vital for a modern-day business. By staying connected through these solutions, your business can work productively and collaboratively, whilst taking advantage of Microsoft’s investments in cyber security.

New features are continuously added over time across the Microsoft 365 platform, including advanced security updates to help keep your business protected, whereas, with a one-time software purchase, your Office installation will eventually become outdated and stop receiving feature and security updates.

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