Do you know Exchange 2010 improves storage capabilities so that customers can now replace SAN’s with cheaper, direct attached SATA drives? Did you know the new features in Office 2010 can allow employees to do their own photo/video editing allowing you to replace license costs associated with other products? SharePoint 2010 also includes award winning…
Lies, Damned Lies and the “Gone Google” Calculator
Do you click on 77 spam emails every day or have you spent $47,000 on a lost laptop? Me neither, but Google thinks you do and these are exactly the sort of numbers used to calculate your potential cost savings for “Gone Google”. In today’s macroeconomic climate, businesses need thorough and defensible cost frameworks to…
700,000 inboxes in the Bluegrass State are "All In" – Kentucky Dept. of Education moves to Microsoft’s cloud services
We are pleased to announce that the Department of Education in the Commonwealth of Kentucky has gone live with Microsoft’s Live@edu solution. I highly recommend you read Chuck Austin’s (Office of Education Technology, Kentucky DOE) guest blog post for more insights on their experience. With more than 700,000 people, this is the largest cloud deal in the United States! Schools in…
The University of Arizona picks BPOS
Today we are proud to announce that the University of Arizona has selected Microsoft Online as the messaging and collaboration platform for all faculty and staff. Earlier in the month I highlighted the fact that 10,000 institutions on every continent have enrolled with our Live@Edu offering in the just the last six months! Research…
New Zealand Rugby Union Picks BPOS
If you’ve never seen the NZ All Blacks Rugby Haka, it’s truly one of the great events in any competitive sport. (see video below). So we are proud this week to announce win for BPOS with The New Zealand Rugby Union. As one of New Zealand’s largest sports organizations they are charged with fostering, developing, administering, promoting, and representing the game…
Why are Partners Leaving Google Apps?
UDPATE: Why are Businesses Partners Leaving Google Apps? NOTE: THIS IS A REPOST FROM LAST WEEK to due to migration of blog platform for all Microsoft blogs. Earlier this week, I blogged about customers who put Google Apps through its paces and realized it was ‘more pony than horse’. Partners are now weighing in that…
Why are Businesses Leaving Google Apps?
Security Concerns. Hidden Costs. Document Fidelity. Marketing Hype. No Support. Lack of Roadmap. Oh My! These are a few of the reasons that the organizations I’ve spoken to have either left Google Apps or simply put it ‘through its paces’ and realized it’s more pony than horse. You can check out our new site of customer…
MSDN and Technet Blog Migration
Over the next week the MSDN and Technet blogs are being migrated to a new version of the blogging platform. Please note that during this period commenting will be turned off for technical issues. We already have some great posts lined up for you and these will publish as normal. For more details on the migration…
Google Docs does not make Office better
Hi, I’m Alex Payne and I’m a Director in our Online Product Management team. A couple of news articles and blogs landed today where Google is trying to make the case that existing Office customers (and there are over 500 Million of them worldwide) should hold off on upgrading to Office 2010 and instead utilize…
Global Educators Choose Live@edu for Better Security and Privacy
Since Microsoft’s early days, we’ve been 100% committed to help educators around the world leverage technology in the classroom. Two great examples are the Unlimited Potential program, which aims to help educators use technology as a catalyst for change in emerging markets and our Imagine Cup and DreamSpark initiatives, give students free access to our…