When Success is a Marathon, Not a Sprint A lot of people run a race to see who’s the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts. Steve Prefontaine It takes guts and a lot of hard work to be a successful runner. At my alma mater, University of Notre Dame…
Tag: Cloud Computing
Office 365 for Education: Leapfrogging the Competition
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…
2011: My New Year’s Resolutions
My New Year’s Resolutions This is the time of year when people sit down and reflect on their past year and look to the upcoming year and the changes they will make. In my reflections, I came up with the 10 following New Year’s Resolutions: 1. I won’t take it personally when someone describes my…
2010: The Year in Review
2010: The Year in Review 2010 was an outstanding year for Microsoft, our customer and our partners since it was a year filled with great product releases, some amazing customer wins and deployments and also some tremendous partner offerings and success stories. Cloud Momentum In 2010, we saw the growth of cloud momentum…
Cloud Power or Cloud Compromises: You Choose
We announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is ready to go live with the premier productivity cloud solution: Microsoft Online Services. The USDA brings us the food pyramid, organic certification, food safety, and the US Forest Service. Now, we can return the favor by providing their 120,000 employees with Exchange, SharePoint…
Google Waves the White Flag on Productivity with Announcement of Cloud Connect.
Yesterday, Google announced Cloud Connect, aiming to embrace Microsoft Office as the preferred productivity environment for all Google Apps users. I think this is welcome news for many users who gain another way to share documents in whatever way they prefer. In fact, just last week, we were pleased to announce that the new Facebook…
Is Google App Engine Enterprise-Ready?
Hi folks, my name is Johanna White, and I’m a senior product manager in Microsoft’s Online Services group. I’ve been at Microsoft for three years, first running the Ramp Up program (a free online learning program for developers), and then working on the SharePoint team before I moved to Online Services to focus on developers….
Real World with Microsoft Online Services: Interview with Christian Kuttler, Director of Information and Communication Technology at Center Parcs
As part of the Real World Microsoft Online Services series, we spoke to Christian Kuttler, Director of Information and Communication Technology at Center Parcs, about replacing Google Apps with the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite. Here’s what he had to say: Q: Tell us about the Center Parcs business model. Kuttler: Center Parcs…
Bigger Than The Beatles and Google’s Crush on Office Get Serious
Imagine if you filled up Wembley Stadium (82K seats) and the Rose Bowl (100K seats) with a totally new audience every day for 100 days straight. You would be on pace to be one of the most successful attractions ever. Well, today we announced that the Office Web Apps have been used by over 20…
Real World with Microsoft Online Services: Interview with Jake Harris, Director of IT at Aisle7
As part of the Real World with Microsoft Online Services customer series, we talked to Jake Harris, Director of IT at Aisle7, about replacing Google Apps with the Business Productivity Online Standard Suite, which includes Microsoft Exchange Online. Here’s what he had to say. Q: Tell us about the Aisle7 business model. Harris: We are a…