What is it?
Office 365 is a cloud-based, off-site email, calendaring, storage, and collaboration suite from Microsoft. UNC currently uses an on-site Microsoft Exchange system for your email and calendar. Office 365 joins your email, calendar, file storage and Office applications together into one easy-to-access solution. And, it will look & feel just like what you’re used to now with Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.!
Why is it better?
- More email storage (Outlook) and file storage (OneDrive)
- Better collaboration options (browser-based editing & sharing)
- Stronger physical and digital security for your information
- 24/7/365 accessibility from anywhere with network connectivity
- Complements the technology environment at UNC-Chapel Hill
- Office applications are automatically updated from the cloud
| Features | Office 365 | Current UNC Environment |
|---|---|---|
| Email Storage | 50 GB plus unlimited archive storage space | 2 GB |
| File Storage | 1 TB of OneDrive file storage (for personal or work use, and more secure than Dropbox) | None |
| File Sharing | Yes, with those internal to UNC | No |
| File Collaboration | With Microsoft Online Apps using SharePoint and/or OneDrive | None |
| Licenses for Office installations | 5 on desktop computers (including personal devices) 5 on mobile devices (tablets and smart phones) |
1 per work machine (no personal devices) |
| Automatic Updates for Office | Yes, all Office applications updated from the cloud | No |