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Microsoft has a blog series called MVP Mondays. I was asked to be a guest author and to write a blog about Office 365. Check out my most recent blog on changing your MX record to FOPE in an Exchange Hybrid configuration, created from Exchange 2010 SP2. This blog highlights some key changes that are necessary in FOPE, to maintain a Hybrid configuration, but have Exchange Online be the destination for all incoming mail.
Archive for the ‘Cloud’ Category
Office 365 Exchange Online Implementation & Migration Book
by David Greve on May 1st, 2012
Late last year Packt Publishing asked fellow MVP Loryan Strant and me if we were interested in writing a book on Office 365. I’ve certainly written a few technical blogs, but never a book with this much detail. Since the topic of this book is right in our wheelhouse, we couldn’t pass it up. Integrating Office 365 and performing Exchange migrations is what we do, so it only made sense to move forward.
If you are Small Business to an Enterprise and are planning to integrate and migrate to Office 365, then this book is for you. Loryan and I approached this book in four parts. The first part covers general setup of Office 365. The second part really focuses on how to plan, prepare, and migrate a Small Business to Office 365, using various supported approaches by Microsoft. The third part covers how to plan, prepare, and setup ADFS, Directory Synchronization and Exchange Hybrid in a Mid- to Enterprise environment, followed by migrations to 365. We finally close with various cleanup and references to other helpful reading materials on Office 365.
Since Office 365 will continuously be updated over time and newer versions of Exchange will be available, I would expect that this content is updated through upcoming editions, etc. Thankfully, we were still updating the book when Small Business Server 2011 and Exchange SP2 were released. We great had an opportunity to keep this book up to date throughout the whole process. Keep your eyes open for it or pre-order it now. We expect the book to be released in late May. http://www.packtpub.com/microsoft-office-365-exchange-online-implementation-and-migration/book
Dynamics CRM Online
by Joe Basile on April 11th, 2012
Hello all!
I have been out talking with a lot of customers and prospects over the last few weeks and I wanted to bring to your attention that Microsoft Dynamics CRM does have an online SaaS offering. It is branded Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online and it has been available for several years now. I am still amazed at how many people do not realize this! Dynamics CRM Online is sold on a per user per month basis and customers can go to the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online website and actually sign up for a free 30 day trial. This is a great way to “get your feet wet” if you are evaluating Dynamics CRM. I do caution that though it is extremely easy to use, please engage with Perficient to help you through the acclimation process. Without some guidance, you may spend a significant amount of time going through screens just to see “what’s in there”. Because there is a lot! Using Dynamics CRM Online is a great way to start a proof of concept or possibly a departmental project before jumping into a full-scale CRM transformation. We have had great success with this process.
One of the reasons Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online is a great way to get going is because it is the same code base as the on-premise version. Whether you start with Dynamics CRM Online and then decide to move your implementation on-premise, it is an easy transition. All of the configuration and customizations that you created will migrate over…and it works the other way as well. If you currently are running on-premise, but the operational expense aspects of SaaS fits more with your business, you can move Dynamics CRM to the cloud.
If you are interested in Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online or need more information please contact us and we will happily walk you through the all the possibilities.
Windows Azure Marketplace
by Ryan Duclos on January 19th, 2012
The Windows Azure Marketplace why would I want to use that? There are several reasons why you may want to use this Marketplace. If the core value of my business was the data I capture an API or an application in which I want to setup a subscription based offering why wouldn’t I want a Marketplace. Look at it this way, you most likely have a smart phone, whether it be a Windows Phone/iPhone/Android/… you have a Marketplace to purchase applications you use every day. I think it is great to have the same options available to a broader audience.
Microsoft //BUILD Conference Webinar #4 – How Windows 8 Will Leverage Windows Azure
by Chris Woodruff on September 22nd, 2011
Date: October 20, 2011
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM EST
Register Now! http://microsoftbuild4.eventbrite.com/
During the week of September 12, 2011, Microsoft announced ground-breaking news at their BUILD conference in Anaheim, CA. Much was learned from Microsoft in regards to their Cloud strategies. One of Perficient’s Microsoft experts, Chris Woodruff, has compiled details and analysis from the BUILD conference. Chris is a member of Perficient’s Microsoft Competency Center specializing in Application Architecture and Development, and he leads technical business development for Windows Azure.
The secret to this new revolutionary Windows Operating System is that the Cloud is integrated into Windows 8 and Windows 8 Server. Windows Azure has been a tool in developers and IT Pros belts to build great solutions on top of Windows in the past. Now Microsoft has placed those features natively into Windows 8 and Windows Server 8 to have even better Cloud extensions and interoperability.
Chris attended the BUILD conference and many of the Windows 8 developers sessions regarding this exciting upcoming Windows release. In the fourth and final webinar in this four-part series, Chris will outline the new Windows Azure features and how Windows 8 and Windows Server 8 will give developers, IT Pros and Windows users the benefits and features of leveraging Azure in their solutions.