Those aren’t my words, but the words of Chris Dawson over at ZDNet Education! I couldn’t agree more. In fact, he goes on to say: “Bottom line, Microsoft’s Office 365 for Education platform really is the next generation of learning productivity tools. Check back for followups as more details crystallize around its formal launch and…
Educativa Switches from Google Apps to Office 365, Doubles Productivity
Education Advocacy Firm Educativa adopted the Google Mail cloud-based messaging service but quickly decided that Google was not agile enough to integrate with the existing infrastructure. We recently spoke to Bogdan Kochesch, Business Manager at Educativa, to learn why: Q: Can you please tell us about Educativa? Bogdan Kochesch: Educativa develops educational products and…
ASPEQ Moves from Google Apps to Microsoft Online
Real World with Microsoft Online Services: Interview with Andrew Jamieson, Acting CIO, ASPEQ Limited As part of the Real World Microsoft Online Services series, we spoke to Andrew Jamieson, Acting Chief Information Officer at ASPEQ Limited, about replacing Gmail from Google Apps and managing its messaging and collaboration environment with Exchange Online, a…
Migrating IBM Lotus Notes and Domino Systems to the Cloud
Just imagine that I am an IT leader supporting a legacy Lotus Notes and Domino application… My dream getaway this summer is a stress-reducing, weekend trip. I’ll be on the beach with a great book, a sailboard and sunshine, with plans to return to an up-to-date email, calendaring and collaboration environment at the office on…
Office 365 and the Family Tree – Leadership
Today we are excited to announce, Office 365, a new brand of services that I believe will lead customers to increase their adoption of cloud services. For the official news of the day, I recommend you visit our event site. Go sign up for the BETA! Over the last couple of weeks we’ve announced several…
WordPad’s ruler now matched by Google Docs
At the beginning of the week, Anil Sabharwal, Product Manager, for Google Apps wrote a blog post “ Laying the foundation for a new Google Docs” Please do read it: I found it thought provoking to hear how Google articulates the excitement of their new groundbreaking features: · Users will now have the ability to…
Why Move to the Public Cloud?
As a Seattleite, I only have to look out the windows to see a variety of often spectacular cloud formations. Businesses are following suit, creating their own cloud arrangements. Core productivity applications like Office 365, as well as many other applications for specialized business purposes are available in the public cloud. That is, they are…
Top 10 Reasons for Small & Mid-Sized Businesses to Choose Office 365 over Google Apps
Office 365 is now localized in 21 languages and available in 42 geographies. In fact, with eight months passed since its launch, the popular cloud service is on track to become one of the fastest growing offers in Microsoft history! Learn why so many small and mid-sized organizations are choosing Office 365 over Google Apps in…
‘Drawing’ Conclusions – Google Yet Again Acknowledges Office Rocks!
Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery Google Apps has yet again acknowledged just how awesome Microsoft Office is for Productivity in the workplace. How else would you explain Google’s new Drawing menu and it’sresemblance, no outright ‘seperated at birth’ look and feel to the Microsoft Office Drawing menu? See their announcement and visual below. Not only are…
Office 365 = Saved Time + Saved Money for Small Businesses
As a small business owner, you’re probably used to making trade-offs—work-life balance for business growth, predictability for entrepreneurship. Sound familiar? And of all the trade-offs, there’s no bigger compromise than the one between time and money. Either spend the time doing your own marketing, or spend the money paying someone else to do it. Do…