10 reasons why Microsoft Office 365 rocks

It looks like Microsoft is preparing for cloud computing big time. Funny, up until now cloud computing was  limited to secure corporate Intranets, platforms and VPNs, now it is available over the whole Internet, if we can just get the security right.

Federated sign-in looks promising, but a lot of corporate profits are at stake and so I expect we will continue to suffer from a long bout of login-itis. Oh well, I have a single (e.g.: very rare) username, the password is 8 characters and numbers. I use a seed password to make all account passwords different. I'm all set to hold my breath for five years, by then the dust will have settled and I should have a unique sign-on. Steve

"Microsoft has released a beta of its new and improved online productivity suite, Office 365. It comes in two editions, small business and enterprise, and makes it easy and cost effective to go “into the cloud” without giving up the familiar Microsoft server and client applications. Expected to be released in final form in 2011, Office 365 will include email, collaboration, presence/communications (IM and audio/video calls and conferencing), and both Office Web Apps and (in the enterprise edition) Office 2010 Professional Plus. Here are a few reasons that industry commentators such as Paul Thurrott are saying Microsoft got it right this time." 10 reasons why Microsoft Office 365 rocks | 10 Things | TechRepublic.com: