Microsoft Office Pressroom: Analyst Reports

Analyst Reports

May 14, 2014

Forrester Research

This report describes how Microsoft is pivoting its Office portfolio to cloud-first deployment and delivery and how it is positioning itself to help businesses become more agile and responsive to customer needs. The report describes new Office 365 capabilities that were the focus of the 2014 SharePoint Conference, as well as points to the recent release of Office on the iPad as further evidence of the cloud pivot.

Aug. 08, 2013

Gartner, Inc.

Microsoft receives an overall ‘Positive’ rating in the latest Vendor Rating report published on August 8, 2013.  Gartner Vendor Ratings assess all the different aspects of a technology provider, such as its strategy, organization, products, technology, marketing, financials and support.  Gartner evaluated Microsoft in 37 different subcategories covering the entire scope of Microsoft’s business.


Office 365

Oct. 15, 2013

Forrester Research, Inc.

This report provides an update on desktop and web-based office productivity tool adoption, plans to adopt cloud email and how firms manage major Microsoft Office upgrades. The data from the report was drawn from a survey of 155 IT decisions-makers.

July 02, 2013

Gartner, Inc.

Gartner positions Microsoft in the Leaders quadrant in its Magic Quadrant for Secure Email Gateways. According to Gartner, the secure email gateway market is mature and buyers should focus on strategic vendors, data loss prevention capability encryption and better protection from targeted phishing attacks. In the report, Gartner evaluates 16 SEG solutions vendors.

April 26, 2013

Gartner, Inc.

In February 2013, Microsoft moved its Office 365 cloud platform from the 2010 wave of Office products to the 2013 wave, initiating a different release cycle for cloud and on-premises versions. In this report, Gartner examines the implications for IT leaders and the future of Office 365.

Jan. 29, 2013

Forrester Research, Inc.

Forrester Research provides an overview of the new Office. In this independent report, Forrester analysts focus on how Microsoft addresses the important areas of mobile, social, and cloud to maintain its dominant position in enterprise knowledge worker technology.

Lync and Skype

Sept. 30, 2013

Gartner, Inc.

Gartner positions Microsoft in the Visionaries quadrant in its Magic Quadrant for Corporate Telephony. Gartner writes that IT organizations must satisfy new requirements for voice and unified communications while staying within budget. The research aims to help IT personnel select the best vendors that meet short- and long-term objectives.

July 31, 2013

Gartner, Inc.

Gartner’s evaluation placed Microsoft in the Leaders Quadrant. Gartner notes “UC offers the ability to significantly improve how individuals, groups and companies interact and perform.”

July 09, 2013

InfoTrack (T3i)

This report compares survey results of IT & Business leaders involved with Microsoft Lync between this year and last. The report found only 7% of Enterprises surveyed had “no plans” to deploy Microsoft Lync for Enterprise voice, compared to 21% one year ago. 76% of surveyed enterprises stated their Microsoft Lync trials include Enterprise Voice. More than half of enterprises surveyed had either begun to deploy Lync EV or planned to do so. Finally, one quarter of enterprises surveyed listed Microsoft as their preferred vendor for IP-PBXs.


SharePoint and Yammer

Sept. 23, 2013

Gartner, Inc.

Gartner positions Microsoft in the Leaders quadrant in its Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Content Management. Gartner writes that ECM delivers solid business benefits to IT leaders as the market shows continued growth. The report evaluates 23 vendors who are addressing increased demands for better mobile and cloud capabilities, as well as more rigorous expectations for vertically specific needs.

Sept. 17, 2013

Gartner, Inc.

Microsoft SharePoint receives a “Good” product viability rating and Yammer receives an “Excellent” rating in Gartner’s report Critical Capabilities for Social Software in the Workplace. Gartner writes that the social software market has achieved widespread consensus about what the most common features are and roughly how they should work. Gartner also notes that, as the market matures, expectations for basic features have converged while vendors innovate with specialized functionality.

Sept. 12, 2013

Gartner, Inc.

Gartner positions Microsoft in the Leaders quadrant in its Magic Quadrant for Horizontal Portals. Gartner defines a portal as a Web software infrastructure that provides interaction with relevant information assets, (for example, information/content, applications and business processes), knowledge assets and human assets by select targeted audiences, delivered in a highly personalized manner. According to Gartner, the horizontal portal market is responding to the combined influences of mobile, social, cloud, big data and consumerization. Long-established vendors are broadening their offerings, and new players are increasingly exploiting alternative approaches in this established, but evolving market.

April 25, 2013

Gartner, Inc.

Gartner positions Microsoft in the Leaders quadrant in its Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Search. According to Gartner, the enterprise search market is being reshaped by new consumer experiences and shifts in vendors’ strategies. Gartner compares 15 vendors to help search managers and information architects make the right choice.

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