Microsoft woos small businesses to Office 365 with new offer

Microsoft really wants small businesses to pick up its Office 365 productivity suite, and the company unveiled a new offer Monday aimed at drawing them into its cloud.

Businesses with more than 50 employees can now get access to Microsoft’s FastTrack service, which helps companies move over to Office 365. Businesses can get resources from Microsoft’s online FastTrack Center, and work with an engineer on the FastTrack team whose job it is to help businesses move over to their new productivity software.

The service was originally only available to companies buying more than 150 seats of Office 365. According to Microsoft, the change was at least partially motivated by two interesting shifts the company saw as businesses reach 50 employees.

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