Preface

The introduction of Office 365 has heralded a new era of productivity for organizations of all types and sizes, wherever they are in the world.

Office 365 provides small businesses with the same level of technology that was previously only affordable to enterprises. For many organizations, this can equate to an increase in competitive advantage.

For enterprises, Office 365 allows them to move operationally important systems such as e-mail out to the cloud with Exchange Online—to be maintained and optimized by Microsoft. This allows enterprises to focus on their line of business-enhancing technologies that will empower the organization to achieve greater levels of productivity and efficiency.

Exchange Online is by far the most popular component of Office 365 as it allows organizations of any size to offload their mailbox functionality to Microsoft and focus on their business—instead of having to worry about keeping servers operational and mail flowing.

While Office 365 also includes SharePoint Online, Skype for Business, Office Web Apps, and Office Professional Plus, this book will focus specifically on Exchange Online.