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Swedish Red Cross Expects to Save 20% in Overall Costs with Microsoft Online Services
Companies of all sizes, all around the world are making the move to cloud computing in order to take advantage of the immense benefits that it has to offer. In today’s post we hear from the Swedish Red Cross on why Microsoft was the best decision for their business in their move off Lotus Notes…
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…
Dear Google. . .
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you all have plans to spend time with someone special today. Or, if you forgot, it might be time to make that frantic call to the florist! Either way, be sure not to disappoint those who are special to you. Heartache is an interesting topic today and something…
When Success is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…