Microsoft follows a now familiar pattern with evolving technologies. Initial product releases are simplistic and target core functionality only. As the business model and market needs are discovered major releases transform the product into a power player. SharePoint has followed this recipe to a tee and the 2010 release should be considered the first highly …
Tag Archive: Cloud
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Nov
09
2009
Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS)
I can remember dealing with clients that were struggling with over 100 Lotus Notes/Domino servers just to keep basic collaboration and email up and running… These same clients were installing 40Meg thick clients to access the proprietary dinosaurs that were increasingly strangling their IT departments and slowing response to business needs. Sad, scary stories that led to many career “changes” in those organizations. Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services provides messaging, collaboration, customizable workspaces and infrastructure .
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Oct
31
2009
Flying High in Cloud Computing
Several hours of my life Tuesday night were spent with my head in the clouds. I was attending the “un-conference” conference on cloud computing dubbed CloudCamp in Indianapolis. The interesting discussion – generated around topics such as the very definition of the cloud and even the appropriateness of its use for various implementations or components – got me thinking about what is available and what is still missing from existing frameworks.
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Office 365 News
- The Office 365 Marketing Blog is Moving. Please Bookmark new location. January 19, 2012We’re moving! This marks our last post to the Office 365 Product Marketing blog in this location. We have moved the blog to the Office Blogs located at: http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft_office_365_blog/ Please bookmark the new location and look for continued coverage on Office 365 product news, customer stories, events, insider looks and helpful t […]Stephen_MSFT
- JetBlue, Patagonia, and the American Heart Association: Welcome to the Family January 18, 2012We always feel terrific when new customers join the Office 365 family, and today we are thrilled to announce that JetBlue, the American Heart Association, and Patagonia have picked Office 365 as their productivity service of the future. These companies are now part of an illustrious group as over 40% of the Interbrand Top 100 global brands use Microsoft’s […]Stephen_MSFT
- Trust Through Transparency January 16, 2012Last Thursday marked the 10 year milestone of Trustworthy Computing. Two years ago when Steve Ballmer said about Cloud Computing that “We’re all in” - that signaled almost as big a change at Microsoft for security as the original Bill Gates memo launching Trustworthy Computing. For the first time, we would not only need to design and maintain products and […]Stephen_MSFT
- Making a Good First Impression January 12, 2012Remember what it was like on your first day of work? For many knowledge workers, a new job means endless training sessions, new software to learn, and a huge learning curve as they come up to speed on the company computer system. Complicated processes can spell unnecessary downtime and lost revenue—and they don’t exactly make a good impression on the talen […]Stephen_MSFT
- Fortune 100 Services for as Little as $6 a Month January 11, 2012By Kevin Miller, Founder and President, BlueEdge Consulting I run a consultancy, BlueEdge Consulting, which specializes in implementing IT cloud solutions for small and midsize businesses. I’ve spent more than 20 years setting up IT infrastructures for Fortune 500 companies, so I understand the work involved in caring for infrastructure services like ema […]Stephen_MSFT