Happy birthday Barracuda Essentials for Office 365

This week marks one year since we made Barracuda Essentials for Office 365 available to the public.  It's been well received and we couldn't be happier with progress and performance of this solution.

Barracuda Essentials for Office 365 provides multi-layer security, backup, archiving, and eDiscovery for your Office 365 deployment. 

There are several different editions of Barracuda Essentials, ranging from email security only to complete protection and compliance.  This makes it easier for customers to deploy only what they need for their environment.  You can get details on the different editions here.

Barracuda Essentials for Office 365
customers can now access security
training at no cost thanks to a new
partnership between Barracuda
and KnowBe4.
Details in this blog post.

According to Microsoft, Office 365 is a subscription service that “refers to subscription plans that include access to Office applications plus other productivity services that are enabled over the Internet (cloud services).”  In addition to the familiar productivity software like Excel and Word, Office 365 offers SharePoint, OneDrive, Skype, and more.  It was launched in 2011 for business only, and eventually added home and individual user options.  Office 365 now holds the largest market share of cloud productivity suites.

Barracuda Essentials for Office 365 has enjoyed an enthusiastic reception from customers and Channel Partners. 

For more information on Barracuda Essentials for Office 365, visit these resources:

• Rich Turner's series on Office 365
• Barracuda Essentials for Office 365 solution site
• 30-day risk-free trial
• Barracuda Campus, with comprehensive documentation
• Barracuda Office 365 blog posts