Microsoft doesn’t need your charity. The world’s second-largest company has a market capitalization of about $2.5 trillion, and some analysts believe it will soon become the world’s first $5 trillion company. However, if you are among the millions of Microsoft 365 users, you’re probably giving the company more money than you should.
Tick tock. Time is running out on organizations that have not yet upgraded from Office 2013. On April 11, Microsoft is ending support for that version of the popular business productivity suite. Although all applications included in Office 2013 will remain functional after the shutoff date, Microsoft will no longer provide technical support, feature updates or security patches.
The last day of extended support for Microsoft Office 2007 and Outlook 2007 was October 10, 2017. It’s been a great 10-year run, but Office 2007 has reached its end of life. It’s time to move on. Sigh…
Yes, Office 2007 and Outlook 2007 will still function, but the software isn’t supported by Microsoft any longer.
As applications, services and infrastructure have become increasingly available in the cloud, organizations of all sizes have begun to seriously contemplate a “cloud-first” strategy. The idea is to reduce IT costs by utilizing shared resources through the cloud whenever possible.
