Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 12/23/2011
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections.
Microsoft Exec: Google's Problems in L.A. Wouldn't Have Happened to Us
Part 1 of our two-part Q&A with Microsoft's Tom Rizzo. He talks about the cloud, Office 365's recent compliance coup, and why Google Apps wouldn't be missed if Google were to shutter it.
Microsoft Exec: Analysts Will Be 'Shocked' When Office 365 Sales Figures Come Out
In Part 2 of our Q&A with Microsoft's Tom Rizzo, he discusses Office 365's momentum and how Microsoft's advisor and syndication partners are contributing to its growth.
Microsoft Plans More Non-Microsoft Platform Products in 2012
Tom Rizzo, the Senior Director of Microsoft's cloud-based Office 365 software division, is quoted as saying, "We want to work where people work, whether it’s online or offline, and on various platforms." ...Rizzo states, "Android is more of a consumer device play. But iOS and iPad are mattering more in the enterprise."
Microsoft Embeds HIPAA Compliance into Office 365
The economic advantages of cloud-based productivity solutions to drive down operational costs and complexity are well understood, but for most health organizations, HIPAA security and privacy concerns have been a show-stopping barrier to realizing the full anywhere, anytime productivity potential of cloud-based technologies, wrote Dennis Schmuland MD, Microsoft's chief health strategy officer for U.S. health & life sciences, in a blog post.
Microsoft Lync 2010 Released for iPhone and iPad
Microsoft has released two new apps for the iOS platform, Microsoft Lync 2010 for iPhone and Lync 2010 for iPad, targeted at enterprise users with an Apple gadget in their pocket or bag. Both free downloads – though requiring a Lync Server or Office365/Lync Online account in order to actually function – the two apps offer instant messaging, audio conferencing and VoIP calls while on the move.
Microsoft Lync Showing Growth
So far, three million voice lines are connected using Lync, Burney claimed. He pointed to a Microsoft-commissioned Forrester Consulting study (PDF) that projected a return on investment for deploying Microsoft solutions (including Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Exchange 2010, and Communications Server 2007 R2) of greater than 300 percent.
Migrating Google to SharePoint
Metavis Technologies has debuted Migrator for Google Apps, which allows customers to migrate Google content to either a hosted or on-premise-based SharePoint solution.
Slalom Consulting Brings Effective Cloud-based Solutions to Businesses
As 2011 comes to a close, the company has migrated more than 500,000 seats to Microsoft's cloud services, specifically - including Business Productivity Online Suite, Microsoft Office 365, and Windows Azure.
