So as an IT leader, it's in your best interest to know everything about Microsoft 365. Microsoft 365 is the de facto productivity suite for many enterprises, and it is the suite all the other competitors are measured against.
SEE: Microsoft 365: A cheat sheet (free PDF) (TechRepublic) Applications included in the various versions of the productivity suite will also remain the same. The new naming convention will not affect the current subscription pricing levels for current customers, nor will it change the level of current service. From that date forward, billing, marketing, and alerts will reflect the Microsoft 365 branding. This is why Microsoft updated Office 365 to be a mobile collaborative platform ready to get work done wherever and whenever it happens.Īs of April 21, 2020, Microsoft has officially changed the name of its productivity suite from Office 365 to Microsoft 365. But as the enterprise workforce has become more mobile, the basic productivity toolset has had to adapt and change to match new requirements. For just about any enterprise of any size, the productivity of its workforce revolves around the basic office suite of email, calendar, word processor, and spreadsheet.