Monday, August 29, 2011

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Our assignment this week was to compare 3 SaaS productivity suite providers:  Microsoft 365, Zoho and Google docs.

I have been using Google docs for the past 6 years.  I don't use it all the time and haven't taken advantage of all the features but I have used it enough to really appreciate the convenience and the potential of its collaborative features.

Today, I just took a brief look at Zoho and Microsoft 365 to get a first impression.  I loved Zoho.  Lots of editing features and sharing capabilities.  Very easy to log into.  Go to http://www.zoho.com/, set up an account very quickly and start using right away.  Microsoft 365 on the other hand was a nightmare.  I am not really sure where I am in the set up process after fooling with it for almost 1 hour.  Finding the trial was difficult, then choosing which product was not easy, the registration wanted company info, etc and finally when I was able to login, I was asked to download software I really didn't understand.  I thought it was supposed to all be online......now I think I have to go to program files to launch it.  Very strange.  I think I will have to try again tomorrow.

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