Office 365 Tech Show Part I

[callthatgirl]

Hey gang, as you might know I have the Office 365 show out on Podnutz and via my YouTube channel. Most of the shows were just random discussions mostly about Outlook, Exchange and Office 365, but now I have a better focus for the show and a new co-host Derrick Wlodarz (past contributing author here at Technibble) for awhile. In this series of upcoming shows, we put together content in an order that makes more sense in regards to sharing our knowledge of Office 365.

Here is show #1 if you want to listen. http://www.podnutz.com/ctg017

Show #1 notes

• Understanding* home vs business division
• Pre 2013 Office 365 for Biz and Jan 2013 release onward (old version had limitations, feature differences, buggy backbone based on Exchange 2010, etc.... 2013 edition cleaned up the mess
• For business the differences between
• Downloadable Office 365 Pro Plus vs pure "Online Services" of 365 (email, Lync, SP, OneDrive, etc)
• Exchange is about 80% of what you do; rest is everything else
• Google apps vs office 365
• Negatives with Google Apps: Outlook support poor (Apps Sync for Outlook --> junk);
• HIPAA compliance depends on keeping all services active
• 30GB of storage is shared between email/Drive/Google+;
• Does not offer native email encryption (partnered with ZixCorp at $35/user/yr extra vs $2/month for 365 encryption)
• Google Drive as a file server is very clunky, especially related to folder ownership (compared to SharePoint which separates folder ownership from user accounts);
• No ala carte pricing or plans like 365;
• No true alternative to 365's Shared Mailboxes feature.... Google Groups simulates some mail aspects but not calendaring/contacts; Google Hangouts as conference tool is VERY buggy and not intuitive like Lync
• Cases for Google Apps: Small user bases already entrenched with the "Google" world of Gmail; Young user base that hasn't been exposed to Exchange/Outlook yet that doesn't have high end needs
• POP vs IMAP vs Exchange (pros, cons of each)
• Hosted Exchange vs Office 365 -- similarities, feature differences, price differences
• Getting into 365 as a service

Links referenced during show 1: Google Apps 30GB Storage Limits: https://support.google.com/a/answer/1186436?hl=en

 

[Davena]

Great show Lisa! Lots of info - honestly had to listen to it twice; once yesterday and then this afternoon. You and Derrick work very well together hosting - looking for forward to the rest of the shows.