In today’s post we hear from C&I Engineering on why Microsoft was the best decision for their business in their move off Gmail to embrace business-ready cloud computing! “Whatever problem the business faces, Office 365 gives me a complete set of tools for solving it.” — Jared Walther, Business Development Manager and Engineer, C&I Engineering…
Tag: Office 365
Office 365: What a Rush!
Based on the news coming today from our Worldwide Partner conference, it’s clear that businesses of all sizes are eager to experience firsthand the benefits of Office 365. In the 13 days since we launched the service more than 50,000 organizations have started trials of Office 365. That means more than one organization signs up…
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 7/8/2011
Each week, we round up industry news and articles that you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections. The Microsoft Advantage Microsoft Adds Co-Authoring Feature to Word Web App”When you’re co-authoring, you always have a real time view into who is making changes and where these changes are occurring. As soon as you begin typing,…
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 7/1/2011
Each week, we round up industry news and articles that you may have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections. Office 365 Launch News This is What Office in the Cloud Looks Like“It looks good; as you can see, the whole Office suite translates rather seamlessly into the cloud. The focus here is clearly collaboration, and each…
Get Started With Office 365!
The wait is over! Office 365 brings together Microsoft cloud productivity services in a secure, reliable, and flexible package. Better yet, it has been tested by over 200,000 organizations and Office 365 is available today to businesses of all sizes in 40 markets around the world. You’ll find that whether you want to connect via a mobile device,…
Office 365 Reviews: The Proof is in the Pudding
I can’t help but be excited about the incredible new capabilities we’ll be offering to businesses and organizations around the world with Office 365. As we look forward to our next generation cloud productivity service, I thought I’d share a few snippets from early reviews that capture just how much of a game-changer this technology…
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 6/24/2011
Each week, we round up industry news and articles that you may have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections: Small Business Focus: Easy, Professional and Reliable For some clients, the big win in Office 365 will be the ability to easily synchronize email across the desktop, mobile devices, and the cloud. For some, it will be…
Why are Small Businesses Choosing Office 365 Over Google Apps?
We started Office 365 public beta in April 2011. Since then, we have seen over a hundred thousand businesses signed up for the beta version of Office 365. Over 70% are small businesses with less than 25 employees. So, why are small businesses making the move to Office 365? What does a small business want in a…
Convenient for Google, Not Good for Business
As we prepare for the launch of Office 365, I wanted to know what practices Google has in place to serve its business customers. What I found was that some of Google’s practices are convenient for their company and not truly customer-centric. A good example is their tools and support lifecycles. Google has a short…
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…