What is Microsoft?
Microsoft is a leading global vendor of computer software; hardware for computer, mobile and gaming systems; and cloud services. Microsoft's corporate headquarters is located in Redmond, Wash., and it has offices in more than 60 countries.
What is Microsoft 365?
Microsoft 365 encompasses subscription plans that allow the use of the Microsoft Office software suite over the life of the subscription and cloud-based software-as-a-service products for business environments, such as hosted Exchange Server, Skype for Business Server, and SharePoint among others. All Microsoft 365 plans include automatic updates to their respective software at no additional charge, as opposed to conventional licenses for these programs—where new versions require purchase of a new license.
Microsoft Windows?
Microsoft Windows, also called Windows and Windows OS, computer operating system (OS) developed by Microsoft Corporation to run personal computers (PCs). Featuring the first graphical user interface (GUI) for IBM-compatible PCs, the Windows OS soon dominated the PC market. Approximately 90 percent of PCs run some version of Windows.
What is Microsoft Dynamics 365 ?
Microsoft Dynamics is a line of enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management software applications. Microsoft markets Dynamics applications. Microsoft Dynamics forms part of "Microsoft Business Solutions". Dynamics can be used with other Microsoft programs and services, such as SharePoint, Yammer, Office 365, Azure, and Outlook. The Microsoft Dynamics focus industries are retail, services, manufacturing, financial services, and the public sector. Microsoft Dynamics offers services for small, medium, and large businesses.
Microsoft Azure?
Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing service from Microsoft. Azure offers a range of software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) options for deploying applications and services on Microsoft-managed data center infrastructure. Azure’s 50 operating regions are more than any other cloud provider.
What do I need to know about Azure?
Microsoft Azure has more than a hundred services to help you quickly solve your toughest challenges. Azure’s agility and built-in Development Operations (DevOps) allow you to iterate quickly and deliver code using an end-to-end cloud development platform. Whatever language you utilize, whether Microsoft Azure’s Visual Studio Team Services or another open-source tool like Chef or Jenkins, you will be able to debug faster and easier than ever before.
Microsoft Azure supports private cloud, public cloud, and hybrid cloud deployments. Azure’s robust Information Security (InfoSec) services provide general, storage, database, and networking security, identity and access management, backup and Disaster Recover (DR).
Microsoft 365
For home
App/Function | Microsoft 365 Family | Microsoft 365 Personal | Office Home & Student 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
Outlook | Premium | Premium | |
OneDrive cloud storage to back up files and photos
| Up to 6 TB
(1 TB per person) | 1 TB | |
Usage | 2–6 people | 1 person
| 1 PC or Mac |
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote | Premium
| Premium
| Classic |
Advanced security for email and files | Yes | Yes | |
Ongoing technical support | Yes | Yes | |
Works on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft 365
For business
Submission Time | Explore Microsoft 365 | Microsoft 365 Business Basic | Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | Microsoft 365 Apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Teamwork and communication | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
PC and mobile device management | No | No | Yes | No | |
Advanced threat protection | No | No | Yes | No | |
Desktop versions of Office apps for PC and Mac | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Tools to build and manage your business | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Support and deployment
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Security and compliance | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
File storage and sharing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Email and calendaring | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
Web and mobile versions of Office apps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |