OneDrive vs OneDrive for Business

We are often asked to explain the differences between the two Microsoft OneDrive services.

The following video provides a overview of both and highlights the differences clearly.

Office for iPad success - topping the charts

As predicted last week, Microsoft released Office for iPad app, and to less fanfare, updated their Office for iPhone app too.

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Looking at the UK charts, the iPad apps have been a huge success, current filling the top 3 spaces on the 'Top Fee iPad Apps' chart

Which is great news, but the free app only provides view access on the iPad.  The better news is that they seem to be doing well on the "In App Purchases" too.

To get the unlock the full functionality for these apps you either need an existing Office 365 subscription, or sign up as a new user through the app @ £79.99 for Office 365 Home.

On the "Top Grossing iPad Apps" charts, which tracks the "in app purchases" Microsoft Word is ranked 7th.  Considering that places 1 - 6 are given to gaming behemoths such as the Candy Crush Saga and Clash of Clans, this is a great result.

Excel ranks at 22 and PowerPoint does not appear on this chart, however this is misleading as subscribing to any one of these unlocks all three.

iPhone

It has been less well publicised, but the update to the Office application on the iPhone, Microsoft Office Mobile, has also had a major change.

Previously this required an Office 365 subscription to use, however the update has fully unlocked this for all users, for free.  Combined with a free OneDrive account, this is a great way to access, view, edit and create content on the move.  

Again, looking at the UK charts, the Microsoft Office Mobile app is place 3rd, which can only be more great news for Microsoft.

This all shows a clear need for a top quality, consistent, productivity solution for all devices, if only we could have had it last year.

Best Windows XP cashback deals

With the End of XP date fast approaching, Microsoft estimate that as many as 20-25% of all enterprise PCs are still running Windows XP.

One contributing reason will of course be the cost of upgrading these systems and the planning involved. If you’re still running any Windows XP machines then I’m sure you are aware of the security risks that may present themselves after April 9^th or driver issues for new peripherals. However, you may not be aware of some of the offers available to you for the purchase of replacement hardware.

HP are offering up to £150 cashback when you trade in your old XP machine for an eligible HP system.

Dell are offering up to £200 cashback when you trade in for an eligible system.

Lenovo have a variety of cashback deals on notebooks and desktops, as well as a trade-in program.

Toshiba are offering up to £100 cashback when you trade in your old laptop for a qualifying Toshiba.

If you would like to discuss the options available to you in order to get those last XP systems replaced and up to date before April 9^th then do get in touch. We can assist you in getting the best deal that works for you, and even advise on the software licensing if you need to only make this investment rather than hardware.

We would also love to help with any other IT procurement requests that you may have, from just pricing advice, to sourcing those difficult items.

Office365@tridentgroup.co.uk

The cloud explained.... by Stephen Fry

First of all, this is an advertisement.  but stop the video a few seconds from the end and you would never know.

This is simply a brilliant explanation of the history, present and future of IT delivery.

To be clear, we are in no way affiliated with Databarracks, but this video is too good to ignore.

 

Microsoft Office app on your IPAD!

Watch this space, on the 27th of March Microsoft are expected to launch Microsoft Office for iPad.

This has been rumored for some time, but we think that this is finally going to be released.

The app should be delivered via the App store and in all likelihood the app will be free, but you will need an Office 365 subscription with Office to active it.

This is great news if you already have 365 with Office as this can take one of the 5 licenses that you have available to you.

If you don't have 365 with office, let us know and we can help you to find the most cost effective solution.

Come back on the 27th for an update.

SharePoint Online and OneDrive For Business upgrades

Following the SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas last week, there are some very interesting changes to the size limits within Office 365.

What is the size limit for OneDrive for Business (ODB)?
- The default ODB storage is 25Gb per licensed user
- The previous maximum ODB account was 100GB (additional costs could apply).
- The new maximum ODB account has been raised to 1TB (additional costs still apply)

What is the maximum tenant storage available in SharePoint Online?
- Following the recent announcement, the maximum tenant storage is now unlimited

What is the cost of additional SharePoint Online Storage?

- At the time of writing SharePoint Online Costs 0.13p (uk) per GB per month

Office365 Event in Brighton UK

Trident Professional IT services, a leading Office 365 solution provider based in Brighton (UK),  have teamed up with Microsoft to host a free Office 365 presentation day at the Seattle Hotel in Brighton.
Presented by Microsoft experts, it will explore how this game-changing cloud solution works and the many benefits it offers.
If you are interested in learning more, you can sign up on their website link below, please mention Office365uk in the comments section.

http://www.tridentgroup.co.uk/365event/