Microsoft Office is key to your business, being able to run it anywhere is key to your business success.

You and your colleagues can access the full desktop version of Microsoft Office or Microsoft 365/Office 365 on any device, anywhere in the world over the internet. By running Office on a hosted remote desktop service (hosted desktop) you can then integrate Office with any other business application giving you the flexibility to run all your business software “in the cloud”, and remove the need for on-site servers and storage and all the associated support, maintenance and upgrade costs. Read more below to find out how Your Office Anywhere can help you with your Microsoft Office hosting. 

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We have received great service from Cardium/ YOA for our IT needs. The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. They provide us with peace of mind regarding the IT infrastructure we use for our office services. The few IT issues we have encountered over the past six years have been dealt with professionally and resolved quickly.

Andrew McKenzie Smart 

What is Microsoft 365? How is it different from Microsoft Office?

Microsoft Office has been around a long time and is used the world over in businesses, schools, universities and homes.  It is a suite of applications to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, and to manage business emails.   Traditionally individuals would have either purchased a one off “perpetual” licence for Office e.g. Office 2019, or purchased a volume licence where they have a large number of users in a business.  Sometimes paying extra for Software Assurance so that they can upgrade to new versions.

You can run Microsoft Office 365 apps like Excel on hosted desktops and interface with your business desktop applications. Enjoying the features of Microsoft 365, including desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc. 1TB OneDrive cloud storage, 50GB mailbox, combined with your business apps all run from the cloud.

There are many different Microsoft 365 plans to fit the needs of different businesses, charities, educational establishments or for personal and family use.

Is Office 365 going away?

No, Microsoft 365 is currently one of Microsoft’s flagship services and is also heavily integrated with the Azure cloud hosting, their other flagship service.

Does Office 365 include Web hosting?

No, Microsoft 365 or Office 365 does not include web hosting. i.e. a service to host your company public facing web site.

Most Microsoft 365 plans do include SharePoint which is a private (to your company) web site to collaborate on documents, news, and other features, and includes 1TB of cloud storage.

Can I switch to other Office 365 plans?

Yes, once you are subscribed to an Office 365 plan you can usually switch to other plans that better suit your business. If you buy your subscription through Your Office Anywhere then we can help change your subscriptions so that you are not tied to a specific plan for 12 months. You can increase and decrease user licences as you need to. You are only committed to having 1 licence for “something” for 12 months.

Does Office 365 have Remote Desktop?

Remote desktops are not something that is included in Office 365 plans (aka Microsoft 365). However, companies with enterprise plans of Microsoft 365 can use those licences on remote desktop hosting services.

Some hosted remote desktop providers are certified to host Microsoft 365 Office applications on their servers. Your Office Anywhere are one of a relatively small number of UK providers who can legally provide Microsoft 365 Hosting on their remote desktops.

Does Microsoft Office have a cloud?

Microsoft 365 includes many cloud features like OneDrive, SharePoint, Email and Teams

Is there any alternative to Microsoft 365?

We have compiled a list of solutions that reviewers voted as the best overall alternatives and competitors to Microsoft 365, including Google Workspace, OpenOffice, WPS Office, and LibreOffice.

What is the difference between Microsoft Office and 365?

Microsoft Office includes apps like Word, Excel and PowerPoint. You can buy Office outright as a perpetual (one-off purchase) licence e.g. Office 2021. Microsoft 365 is a subscription model for Office, and includes OneDrive storage. More advanced plans include other cloud features like email, SharePoint and Teams.