Make the Decision to Upgrade to Microsoft Office 2010
Make sure that the suite upgrade doesn't go sour.
- Microsoft is releasing Office 2010. Organizations still at Office 2003 should upgrade and organizations at 2007 should not.
- However, many organizations dropped Office from Software Assurance and Enterprise Agreements, which means they do not own Office 2010. This is an opportunity to re-evaluate competing office suites.
- For the first time, Microsoft is releasing some Office 2010 applications with a "Web Apps" on-demand version, providing organizations with a choice of deployment options.
- This solution set will allow organizations to determine the most appropriate course of action for upgrading their office productivity suite.
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Critical Insight
- Fifty-seven percent of organizations are at Office 2003 or below. These are sunset technologies and organizations must evaluate upgrading to a newer product on the basis of continued support and security patches first, then evaluate new features.
- Forty-two percent of organizations at Office 2003 or below do not own Office 2010 yet. These organizations must re-evaluate competing office suites and consider switching.
- Office 2010 Web Apps are a game changer in the desktop productivity space. Organizations have an opportunity to mix on-demand and local installations of Office according to role-based scenarios.
Impact and Result
- Compare the scenarios of upgrading to Office 2010 versus remaining at Office 2007 or switching to an alternative suite.
- Understand the benefits and limitations of on-demand office products, like Google Apps and Office 2010 Web Apps.
- Architect the optimal office productivity application solution for the organization, from selecting a single vendor and a single deployment option to selecting multiple vendors and a mix of local installations and on-demand
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