We are preparing to upgrade Microsoft Office across the entire organization!

Why are we changing?

Most of us are on Office 2013, which reached the end of life this year. Microsoft no longer provides security patches and won’t guarantee future functionality.

What applications are affected?

Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

What are the benefits?

Office 365 includes new collaborative tools that will improve your experience by unlocking integrations with cloud applications like Teams and OneDrive.

When will it happen?

1. Citrix – 10/29
2. Corp – 11/1
3. SIRS – 11/6
4. SAM – 11/8
5. SMT – 11/13
6. SAPS
   •  Admin, Custom, Maint Support, Purchasing, Sales – 11/15
   •   Distribution, Inv Control, Quality – 11/20
   • Dayton, Toledo, Covington, Transportation – 11/22
   • Fabrication – 11/27

Pre-Deployment Training Opportunities

Training sessions are scheduled next week to highlight new features in O365. Registration information will be sent out later this week.

Post-Deployment Q&A

We have sessions scheduled after the rollout to answer any questions that may come up regarding changes in functionality and layout. You are free to jump in and out of these sessions as new questions arise that impact your daily tasks.

If you’d like to get this upgrade early and test functionality for your department or have questions, please let me know.

Matthew Story | IT Operations Manager