What exactly is Microsoft BPOS and why does it matter to your business? Well, BPOS, or Business Productivity Online Suite, is Microsoft’s solution for collaboration and productivity for your business.

Further, it’s not just one piece of software but rather a collection of services that include:

 

    

     :: Microsoft Exchange Online – Professional email and shared calendar

     :: Microsoft SharePoint Online – A portal for document sharing and team collaboration

     :: Office Live Meeting – Web and video conferencing

     :: Microsoft Office Communications Online – Employee contact availability, instant messaging  

 

Getting your business running on a BPOS system can keep all of your employees working efficiently and without issues. Because all of this operates within the cloud, you can severely reduce the costs of physical hardware like servers and maintenance costs associated with such a setup.

 

Not only does operating your business with BPOS reduce operational costs, but protects and ensures your company’s data in the event of disaster (e.g. natural disasters, fire, malware attack, etc.) The ways a company can immediately see savings by using BPOS are:

 

     :: Lower support costs – No need to maintain large amounts of hardware

     :: No upfront costs, purchasing or upgrading of hardware, or expensive software

     :: No need to purchase expensive CALs or deal with confusing licensing models

     :: Ability to pay over time for services

     :: No need to worry about email backups; Microsoft handles it in the cloud

     :: No longer necessary to purchase seperate spam filtering or mail security solution;  these are included in

        Exchange Online

 

Predictable expenses along with the ability to ensure that your company’s data stays safe makes using a BPOS system more practical than ever. Microsoft takes care of everything and guarantees a 99.9% uptime so that your information is always available.

 

Wasatch Software can help you determine if Microsoft’s BPOS is right for your company and how it will benefit you directly. We offer superior managed IT services and can also help you plan and carry out deployment from your current system to ensure a smooth transition. Don’t let migrating from an on-site Exchange Server or other email system keep you up at night, contact us today!