Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections. Microsoft Office 365 and SQL Azure Updates: What’s on Tap A number of Microsoft’s major service platforms, including Office 365 (and its Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and Lync Online components); SQL Azure; and Dynamics CRM Online are set…
Year: 2011
Construction Group Finds Microsoft Solution Better for Business than Google Apps
Today we hear from United Kingdom-based VINCI PLC on why Microsoft was the best decision for their business in their move off Google Apps! “When we looked at the size of our business and our plans for the future, we felt that Google Apps would be unmanageable for a business like ours that needs to…
Dealership to Boost Collaboration with Move from Google Apps to Microsoft Online Services
Let’s learn from Santa Margarita Ford why Microsoft was the best decision for their business’ move from Google Apps, gaining new capabilities and support with Microsoft Online Services, and now Office 365! “By using Office 365, our employees will be able to interact with email, SharePoint sites, and more from any smartphone. That’s very cool”…
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 10/14/2011
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections. Environmental Building Strategies Migrates to Office 365 as Green Approach to IT Management With appropriate layers of security, reliability, and compliance, it delivers a cost-effective subscription service to them. And for the green approach to IT management and…
IT Firm Boosts Productivity by 30% with Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010
Today we hear from the Indian firm, NEcX, on why Microsoft was the best decision for their business in their move to cloud computing with Office Professional Plus 2010! “Google Apps and OpenOffice.org… they were not flexible. [Compared to Office 2010], it was the difference between using a beat-up car and a luxury car.” –Y. Srinivasa…
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 10/7/2011
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections. Office 365: Non-Profit Moves to Cloud for Global ReliefNetHope, a 10-year-old non-profit consortium of IT leaders that supports 33 of the world’s largest humanitarian agencies in 180 countries, knows the value of keeping far-flung workers on the same…
Manufacturer Simplifies Processes, Saves $20,000, Trims Vendors with SharePoint Online and Office 365
In today’s post we hear from the Southern Valve & Fitting USA Inc. on why Microsoft was the best decision for their business in their move to cloud computing. “We’re an efficiency-driven organization, and we don’t have or want a big administrative staff. With Office 365, the good team that we’ve built will be able…
Substance or Illusion: SharePoint or Google Apps
With all of the news coming from the sold-out SharePoint Conference 2011 this week, I sat down to compare SharePoint capabilities in Office 365 with features in Google Apps. Quickly, I realized that I was comparing substance and illusion. SharePoint Online offers businesses so many capabilities in Office 365 that Google Apps simply lacks. It reminds…
The Cloud on Your Terms
Thousands have gathered at the sold-out Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011 in California. On day two of the conference we are providing another, exciting resource to help you transition to the cloud on your terms, the “Hybrid SharePoint Environments with Office 365” white paper. A hybrid SharePoint deployment combines Microsoft SharePoint Online in Office 365 with…
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 9/30/2011
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections. Parallels Enables KT to Rapidly Launch Small and Medium Business (SMB) Cloud Services, Including Microsoft Office 365, in KoreaOne of the key services KT is bringing to market is Microsoft Office 365. By using Parallels solutions, KT will…