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A lot has been written and spoken about Office 365 since its initial release in late June of 2011. Office 365 has been a buzzword since then across most major enterprises and a very good one at that for Microsoft, helping the software giant make leaps and bounds of growth. Much of Office 365’s success and applicability has been focused on why an organization should or should not migrate from older on-premises versions of Office to 365. Features like SharePoint, OneDrive and Skype for Business, and your entire office online make it an especially appealing offering and should definitely be part of an organization’s consideration when deciding whether or not to make the switch. However cool the features might sound, an organization’s successful adoption does not depend on the coolness factor of the cloud based solution that Office 365 is. Rather, an organization should consider how these features translate to better productivity and more predictable (and sometimes lower) costs. With that in mind, let’s examine the top reasons an organization should migrate to Office 365 now. With the year coming to a close, Office 365 has proven that it has what it takes to be the best in the market for having all your productivity tools in one place. If you are still wondering if you need to make the move to the cloud from your on premise exchange servers, then you should read on: 1. NO MORE WORRY ABOUT SERVERS AND INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE Oh yes! Being in the cloud has it’s perks like we all know. With the Office 365 running on the cloud, an enterprise doesn’t have to think ever about maintaining and running the exchange servers particularly meaning that you are free of all the hassle. Plus you see a bug/ issue ever in the app, Microsoft will be responsible to smash it out of the work. 2. OFFICE 365 GROWS YOUR BUSINESS With Microsoft offering flexible, pay-as-you go options and on demand additional services like data storage and servers, it is much easier to invest in the technology without having to bother too much about an initial investment of a large sum. Whenever your need arises, upgrade to a plan that suits the best and your business is all set. 3. ENTERPRISE GRADE SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION AND TEAM COHESION If you’ve not already heard of it, then Microsoft bought Enterprise Social Network (ESN) named Yammer for $1.2 Billion back in 2012. Why such a huge sum is a question we may all ask? Because ESNs are likely to play an increasingly important role in how we work. Facilitating interactions, make talent searching easier, looking up documents and files and private chats for one to one or mutli people communication and cut out lengthy email chains with the ability to ‘like’ posts, comment on your group’s activity and share and collaborate on files incredibly easily is the key driver of the success of Yammer across enterprises looking for a tightly knit collaboration solutions with their existing tools or the tools they are already familiar with. 4. WORKING FROM ANYWHERE AND FROM ANY DEVICE Being in the cloud makes Office 365 a very compelling solution for your productive deployment. With Microsoft’s mobile solutions and apps on all major mobile platform devices, your documents and work is a just a few clicks away. 5. SIMPLIFIED MIGRATION Migration to Office 365 can straightforward experience depending on your needs and business cases. But in most cases transitioning from your on premises exchange servers, lotus notes or any other mailbox can be a performed like a charm. Today, various tools in the market are available such as Sharegate, Skykick,Transvault, Quest from Dell, BitTitan and others that make this transition a piece of cake.[…]