Microsoft 365, IT ISN'T True Cloud Computing Is It?Posted by Swain Hardy on April 30th, 2021 When Microsoft decided to enter the Cloud Computing market in 2008 it was lagging behind its major competitors who had recently been operating their own Cloud Computing services for several years. It also forgot one very important part of the concept, to place the software and applications in the cloud. Cloud Computing - The idea For those of you not used to the idea of Cloud Computing the theory is you pay a provider to provide you with a service that meets all your IT needs including software, applications, storage, web security, communications along with other tailor made services; basically all you need to run your business which you access through a remote server. This implies the service provider gets control the responsibility to make sure your IT use is optimal for the business at a cheaper price that you can run an IT department of your. The true Cloud computing providers allow you to access all the information and applications inside your account from anyw here whether it's in the office, by laptop from the remote laptop, netbook, notebook or mobile phone. The better providers also allow your staff to focus on documents in real time together; if there is more than one member of staff working together on a document they'll see all edits and alterations to the document because they are applied. This is one area where Microsoft 365 falls right down to competitors like Google Apps; all of the Microsoft 365 computers working inside a cloud still need their very own installing MSWord or other application installed on all of their computers, laptops or mobiles. This means when a document is opened it only appears using one computer therefore after alterations or edits you need to save a copy of the document to the server and tell colleagues of the changes then they need to access the saved document as a way to see any changes. That is time consuming and can lead to errors or the wrong document or information used. Are Microsoft right? So have Microsoft got it right? Although there are lots of followers of Microsoft 365 running their businesses successfully they may actually have the ability to improve productivity and profits with a different service provider. Google Apps is cheaper than Microsoft 365 and adding the difference in expense to the increased productivity and time savings will make a company more profitable and more efficient. My very own feelings are that Microsoft have not got Cloud Computing right, they watch their monopoly on the software and applications market slipping from them as companies realise you don't have for expensive packages, updates or licensing. Unlike true Cloud Computing providers, such as for example Google Apps, who already supply these essential resources within the price tag on the package and presented as a more effectual resource. Google Apps reap benefits? Google Apps saw the benefits to be reaped by businesses using Cloud Computing services and created and continue steadily to create a positive IT experience whereas Microsoft 365 have jumped on the bandwagon with a far more expensive and less effective Cloud Computing experience by juggling and shoehorning existing software, services and applications to their own interpretation of a cloud.Like it? Share it! More by this author |