Why Microsoft revealed Microsoft 365?

Microsoft's mision is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

To align this mision, Microsoft need to provide more solutions instead of separated products. 

When Microsoft launched Office 365 six years ago , it integrated Office, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Skype for Business, Azure AD and Azure RMS, that helped enterprises and small businesses to quickly adapt a powerful productivity suite without complex installation and configuration.

Now, Microsoft 365 push this goal even further. Microsoft 365 brings together Office 365, Windows 10 and Enterprise Mobility + Security that address customers' needs for Modern Workplace to empower employees with security in a Digital Transformation era.

Microsoft 365 has two packages:

Microsoft 365 Enterprise:

• Designed for large organizations and integrates Office 365 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise and Enterprise Mobility + Security to empower employees to be creative and work together, securely.
• Unlocks creativity by enabling people to work naturally with ink, voice and touch, all backed by tools that utilize AI and machine learning.
• Provides the broadest and deepest set of apps and services with a universal toolkit for teamwork, giving people flexibility and choice in how they connect, share and communicate.
• Simplifies IT by unifying management across users, devices, apps and services.
• Helps safeguard customer data, company data and intellectual property with built-in, intelligent security.
• Offered in two plans—Microsoft 365 E3 and Microsoft 365 E5. Both are available for purchase on August 1, 2017.

Microsoft 365 Business:

• Designed for small-to-medium sized businesses with up to 300 users and integrates Office 365 Business Premium with tailored security and management features from Windows 10 and Enterprise Mobility + Security. It offers services to empower employees, safeguard the business and simplify IT management.
• Helps companies achieve more together by better connecting employees, customers and suppliers.
• Empowers employees to get work done from anywhere, on any device.
• Protects company data across devices with always-on security.
• Simplifies the set-up and management of employee devices and services with a single IT console.
• Will be available in public preview on August 2, 2017. It will become generally available on a worldwide basis in the fall of 2017.

Beyond just integrate different products, Microsoft 365 provides not only the general platform, but more business applications. In addition to Bookings and StuffHub, here're three tailored applications that are coming to Office 365 Business Premium and Microsoft 365 Business:

• Microsoft Listings—A simple-to-use email marketing service.
• Microsoft Connections—An easy way to publish business information on top sites.
• Microsoft Invoicing—A new way to create and deliver professional invoices.

We can foresee Microsoft will continually toward this direction and provide more integrated solutions with vertical scenarios to solve customers' business issues!

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