BUSINESS GRADE IT SUPPORT

Don’t let technology bring down your business. Midland IT designs IT support solutions to keep your San Angelo business up and running. Our customized plans include:

• Email, calendaring, word processing, spreadsheet, service, CRM applications and more

• All of the highly-available, secure storage space your organization will ever need

• Email security and archiving

• The world’s #1 sales automation software

• All upgrades and revisions

SERVICE, MAINTENANCE, AND SUPPORT.

Let us help you identify the right applications for your business and provide all of your service, support, and maintenance. All the while, you will be increasing your productivity and meeting your budgetary requirements.

Never pay to upgrade your software applications again – all revisions and upgrades are included!

Find out how much our Cloud Computing Solutions can save your organization, and experience the tax benefits of converting your software costs to a flat monthly operating expense.

MICROSOFT 365

What is Microsoft 365?

Let’s start with what Microsoft 365 is. Microsoft 365 is a suite of Microsoft Office programs that includes email client, spreadsheet, presentation, document, calendar/reminder, collaboration, and chat tools.

How is it Different From the Regular Office Package?

Unlike the regular Office package, Microsoft 365 is web-based. That means all your data is stored in the cloud and retrieved from there every time you need to access it. It is not necessary to store the software on your computer, though you also have the option to install it if you wish.

What are the Benefits of Microsoft 365?

• Web-based – The regular Office package stores your data locally, on a computer. When you store your data locally, there are chances of downtime and data loss if the hard disk becomes corrupted or fails.
  Furthermore, you need to have access to the specific computer or hard disk it is stored on to have access to the data. Since Office 365 is web-based, your data is accessible from anywhere.
• Standard data security is taken care of – Microsoft 365 uses encryption, so, in general, your data is safer than it would be on the desktop version of Office suite. Plus, it is HIPPA and FERPA compliant, which makes it easier if you are operating in the healthcare or education industry. Plus, the security in cloud-based storage is generally stronger than what you get when storing at the local level.

• More Storage – Microsoft 365 offers more storage space compared to the traditional version of Microsoft Office. In the traditional version, when you use Outlook email client, the emails are stored on your hard drive, slowing down your system and eventually making you run out of space, forcing you to delete a lot of those older emails. Often we see that clients don’t want to lose old emails. Maybe they find them all too important to let go of, or they don’t want to spend time browsing through hundreds of them deciding which ones to delete. In any case, Microsoft 365 comes with 50GB of storage space for emails, so you don’t have to worry about this issue anymore.
• More efficient – Microsoft 365, being the most recent version of Microsoft Office, is one of the most efficient versions. It has updates and improvements that can boost your productivity better than the traditional Office Suite. Microsoft is continuously at work, innovating to make Microsoft 365 more efficient, the most recent example being, its ability to capture printed data in Excel. If you have a printed data chart, you can instantly convert it into a spreadsheet by just clicking a picture using your smartphone and Microsoft 365 app.
• Mobile compatibility and real-time synchronization – Microsoft 365 is mobile compatible and has an app that you can use on your phone to access and edit your Office files anytime, anywhere. Since the files are in the cloud, multiple people may work on the files simultaneously.
• Upgrades are much easier – Since Microsoft 365 is online, you don’t have to implement software updates or version upgrades the old-fashioned way, for each device. Updates and revisions can be both expensive and cumbersome, so businesses tend to stick with the older version, rather than paying for and installing a new one. Relying on old versions and updates can create security issues. In Microsoft 365, you receive automated updates and version upgrades across all your accounts at once.
• Offers a good number of support tools – Microsoft 365 is more than Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. It offers many other support tools that make collaboration more manageable and can help boost the overall productivity of your team. Examples include-Sharepoint, Skype for business, OneNote, etc.,