When I recently researched different caching options in Microsoft Azure, I ran across the following article on MSDN: Which Azure Cache offering is right for me? This article almost shocked me because it was unapologetically advising all new developments to use Redis cache over other Microsoft-developed Azure caching services. Just think about that for a moment: Microsoft […]
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Office 365 – You’ve Migrated to Exchange Online, So Now What?
Congratulations! You’ve just wrapped up what may be your last email migration project by migrating from your legacy on-premises email platform to Exchange Online. So now what? Skeptics might think that as an Exchange administrator, if there is no on-premises Exchange, you just migrated yourself out of a job; the reality is that this couldn’t […]
Yammer Governance: Working Like a (Safer) Network – Webinar Recap
Each and every time my colleague, Rich Wood, speaks on a webinar or presents at an event, I know it’s going to be good. Whether his audience is more business or technically oriented, or a healthy mix, he has a knack for presenting content in an engaging manner and a way that’s easy to digest […]
Unlimited OneDrive Storage for Office 365 Subscribers
Your Office 365 subscription just got way better. Microsoft announced today that all Office 365 customers (Home/Personal/University) will be receiving unlimited OneDrive storage as part of their Office 365 subscription. OneDrive for Business users will also be beneficiaries of this announcement as unlimited OneDrive for Business storage will be rolling out beginning with First Release […]
Pros and Cons of Cross Site Publishing
Confused when to use cross site publishing? When does it bring you the most value? Or how does it fit in your content strategy and information architecture? Cross site publishing has been around since the launch of SharePoint 2013. I’ve seen various implementations and variations of it over the years but never surprised when I […]
O365 & Azure: PIH’s New Tools in the Fight for Global Health
Partners in Health’s mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in healthcare. By establishing long-term relationships with sister organizations based in settings of poverty, Partners In Health (PIH) strives to achieve two overarching goals: to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need and to serve as an […]
The CIO’s Guide to Understanding Microsoft Cloud Services
Over the last few years, the software market has changed shape. According to Joanne Correia, research vice president at Gartner, the cloud is the main driver behind that change. Given this, over the same time period, it makes sense to see Microsoft moving its core business functions to the cloud (and the other major software […]
IBM and Microsoft Announce Cloud Partnership
Yesterday, IBM and Microsoft announced a cloud partnership that will bolster both company’s cloud offerings. We have a larger write up on the details and my initial take on it over in the Portal and Social Blog. From what we can tell, both IBM and Microsoft are excited about the opportunity. While many view them as […]
Power BI Primer – 4 part series
In previous posts we’ve discussed how to introduce advanced analytics into your BI platform and along the way we introduced several new technologies. These technologies range from self-service query tools to cloud-based visualizations. Even though the previous scenario was based on the Healthcare industry, the concepts and technologies can be applied across all industries. But […]
Introducing the Yammer Share Button
We’ve all seen the social media buttons on websites or blogs that are used to share content to another site. If you are unfamiliar, check out the buttons to the right of this blog post. Today, Microsoft has introduced this functionality for Yammer! Read the full announcement here. You can now share useful web content […]
Office 365 – How to Stay Informed of Changes
As a consultant in our Office 365 practice, part of my role includes keeping up with the constant changes and features being added to the service by Microsoft. When I worked with on-premises versions of Exchange and Lync, it was fairly easy to keep on top of things. You knew when changes came as they […]
Microsoft-Salesforce Integrations as Cloud Giants Shake Hands
Microsoft and Salesforce has made significant progress to their strategic partnership announced in May. They unveiled new joint solutions—including Salesforce1 for Windows, Salesforce for Office, and Power BI for Office 365 and Excel integrations with Salesforce—at Dreamforce 2014. The companies disclosed that in early 2015, they will release a Salesforce1 app for Windows Phone. Alongside, […]