Microsoft 365 Business Premium vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Microsoft 365 Business Premium is well suited to any size organization and is a must-have for business purposes. It is a vital component for the majority of work software needs, as the Microsoft 365 Business Premium package has apps to handle needs that I didn't know we had. It is a great way to provide the required software programs to teams, especially those that work remotely due to the great sharing capabilities built into it. Furthermore, the nonprofit program provided our small nonprofit with vital components for our remote work, while allowing us to keep our donated funds going directly to our mission.

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It is well suited to store lower-tier data in the cloud to free up space on primary storage. For our use, it is really only currently viable for things like snapshots and backups. Other organizations may find it useful for secondary-tier archival storage as well. At this point, I don't really trust any cloud solution as primary storage for anything. This may change in the future, but for backups and such, it is a nice option.

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• Work remotely with ease
• All documents readily available
• This software can be used on any device
• Very user friendly and efficient
• Confidence in Microsoft brand performance and dependability
• Cost effective with always having the latest updates without having to purchase a new software package
• Customer service is outstanding

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• Integrates into major Cloud vendors.
• Integrates with NetApp infrastructure.

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• The only thing that is a bit cumbersome is that it doesn't seem that you can save files directly to programs like one drive if you aren't using a Microsoft program to generate the document. An example of this would be if I am working in a PDF in our PDF Program I have to first save it to my desktop and then drag it into one drive. I end up with duplicates and that can sometimes make it hard to remember which is the most up-to-date.

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• Tighter integration with third-party (non-storage) monitoring tools
• CMDB classifications break down when integrating with ServiceNow
• Migrating storage workloads from one cloud service provider to another

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It is part of the organisation now. It provides and rich feature set and requires a relatively low amount of administration.

The basic apps are straightforward and easy to use, especially since they have been around so long. I'm referring to the basic apps like Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, etc. Other features such as Microsoft Teams and Sharepoint Sites, Sharepoint Lists, Sharepoint Groups, etc. all require a higher level of knowledge to both implement and use properly

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In the last 5 years, Microsoft has come a long way. The performance of the products has become more and more user-friendly and it seems that the feedback provided by the user community is being listened to and worked on. The processes are very fast and seamless. There are negligible errors and doesn't slow the systems down.

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As mentioned elsewhere in the review, Microsoft has historically paid attention to community feedback and issues, but timeliness can improve, and so can the addressing of long-standing issues about which many users have said "I have this issue too!" but no official solution exists. For issues that do have a solution, however, the solution is usually not difficult to find, and the explanation of features on Microsoft's website can mitigate many problems.

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Haven't had to use it.

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We selected Microsoft 365 Business Premium as it provides a better integration that aligns better with the needs of our company. Another obvious plus is that our staff was used to Microsoft Office so switching to Microsoft 365 Business Premium offered an almost seamless transition. The addition of Team and the SharePoint libraries sealed the deal as we were able to migrate our entire infrastructure from on-premise to the cloud thereby simplifying administration, backups and ultimately reducing costs.

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ScienceLogic SL1 and SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM) were the closest competitors to meeting our business objectives. Tivoli Storage Manager was not able to meet the initial requirements. There was a significant overlap of capabilities between ScienceLogic SL1, SolarWinds SRM, and NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP. The latter provided a more positive and cohesive experience for our administrators and executives.

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• Positive: we do not spend money or time on training for new users to start using it
• Positive: it can be used on any device, we should not buy computers or special equipment to be able to use these programs safely and freely.
• Negative: there are some tools within the programs that do not work well, or that get out of configuration when disconnecting from the internet.

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• Increased costs at lower data volumes but better pricing by 20% over 10Tb
• Easier to manage storage volumes with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP
• Better performance with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

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