Metalogix Software has just released Migration Manager for Google Apps for moving Google Docs and Sites content to SharePoint. We spoke with Geordie Henderson, Director of ECM Migration Products at Metalogix about how the product works and the Google Apps migration market. Who is Metalogix?Metalogix is a Microsoft Gold Certified software product vendor that produces…
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The Realities of Google Cloud Connect
Google recently released Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office. You might have heard some buzz. When the Cloud Connect beta came out in November 2010, people expressed their frustration with the tool’s ability to deal with the most straight forward tasks. Now that it is available we’ve taken a look to provide Microsoft’s initial perspective on the…
U.S. Public Sector CIOs Embrace Cloud Computing
My name is Tony Tai, and I recently joined the Microsoft Office 365 team. Prior to this role, I managed the SharePoint marketing website, powered by SharePoint2010. It was incredibly fun to roll out the first public facing website on SharePoint 2010’s general availability day. I also spent the last 7 years helping businesses establish…
Top 5 Questions to Ask Google
There is no question that being CIO is a demanding role that has been made more difficult by facing tough decisions about cloud solutions. Two weeks ago, I shared five key themes I consistently hear from business leaders who are considering moving their business to the cloud. As a follow up, here are five questions…
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…
Google, the GSA and the Competition
Today, the General Services Administration made the decision to replace several different versions of IBM’s Lotus Notes and Domino software with Google for its own email. While we are disappointed we will not have the opportunity to meet the GSA’s internal messaging needs, we will continue to serve its productivity needs through the familiar experience…
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…
Google Hits “Like” Button on Office, Again.
Last week, I posted on how Google was boldly introducing features (acquired from DocVerse) which might allow users to rely entirely on Office for their productivity needs. Today Google expanded their crush on Office to include a feature of Outlook by adding the option to turn off threading / conversation view so that messages are…