A recap of this week's news on SharePoint Pro, including Microsoft’s recent earnings call, recent changes made to Office 365 and OneDrive, and more...
Microsoft's Q3 Earnings Call
Microsoft's Q3 earnings took place last week, and the overall tone of the call was fairly positive. Microsoft positioned itself in a place where it pleased investors, as the company’s profit had previously declined slightly, year over year. Notably, Office 365 was the focus for the majority of the call, where revenue for the cloud service grew over 100 percent. You can read more about how Office 365 played into the call in, "Cloud Mobility: Microsoft Q3 Earnings Call." Also be sure to see SharePoint Pro's top highlights that emerged from the call, which focuses on the devices and consumer sector, Azure, and more.
Office 365 and OneDrive Pricing and Storage News
In an effort to make its cloud services more appealing from a price and usage perspective, Microsoft has made several different pricing and storage announcements for Office 365 and OneDrive to entice users to their services. First, Microsoft recently began selling Office 365 Personal, which is its lower-priced subscription for users who want the full Office 2013 suite but might not need it on multiple computers and devices.
Microsoft also announced that it is increasing storage for OneDrive to Business users, where each user will be upgraded to 1TB from 25GBs. Currently, Microsoft is focusing on making users aware that OneDrive for Business is the go-to holistic solution that's unmatched in the market. And in what ways does OneDrive for Business differ from its competitors? I've outlined three different ways in which Microsoft is making its OneDrive for Business solution distinct from competitors.
Best of TechEd Finalists Announced!
And in case you missed it, the SharePoint Pro editors have been hard at work going through a multitude of individual product entries for the Best of TechEd 2014 Awards, and we've finally got out SharePoint finalists nailed down. Is your favorite SharePoint product listed? If not, don't worry. You'll have a chance to vote for your favorite product at the show for the Attendees' Pick awards!
