Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 4/27/2012

Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections.

Office 365 To Replace LearnLink For Email
Emory University will be switching to Microsoft Office 365 for University-wide email and calendar services, but will be keeping LearnLink for conference use only in fall 2012, according to Manager of Centers for Educational Technology Kim Braxton.

CloudStore Buy Sees Thousands of Ambulance Staff Move to Office 365
"What we saw is the advantage Lync gave, to introduce videoconferencing and conferencing, and awareness of presence into the organisation. That was a real bonus, so people could potentially travel less or be more efficient in their use of the time." -- Phil Collins, IM&T manager at WMAS

Increasing Business Efficiency Through Cloud Computing
For event agency iLUKA, flexible IT is key. Cloud computing provides a cheap and efficient, scalable system to meet their business needs.

Windows Live SkyDrive and Office 365
Windows Live is a great service for consumers, but Office 365 is a more serious option. If users of the Microsoft Office suite haven't yet seen Windows Live SkyDrive, they really should take a look at it.

What's the Best Online App Solution for Your Business?
The two contenders: Microsoft Office 365 and Google Apps for Business. Which is your organization's best bet? Ed Bott and Chris Dawson debate the pros and cons of each.

Microsoft's Design Drive
To win, or even just to survive, in what has become a consumer-driven industry, products need to be eye candy that force shoppers to take a second look.

Windows 8 Enterprise to Embrace 'Bring Your Own Device' Culture
Microsoft has bowed to the age of consumerisation and 'bring your own device' (BYOD), announcing features in the next version of its business OS, Windows 8 Enterprise, it hopes will fit in with the trend towards device hopping and home working.