One of the biggest pieces of news coming out of Microsoft Inspire is the launch of Microsoft 365. Microsoft touts it as a solution that “brings together Office 365, Windows 10 and Enterprise Mobility + Security, delivering a complete, intelligent and secure solution to empower employees.” From the Office Blog: “Microsoft 365 Enterprise is designed for […]
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Moving from Excel Spreadsheets to Dynamics 365
Maintaining key organization data in Excel spreadsheets is a surprisingly common business scenario that we encounter with regularity. One might think that in this day and age most business data would be managed in database driven applications. But often, due to a variety of reasons such as segmented business units, mergers and acquisitions, or rapid business […]
Security in the Cloud with Office 365
Making the move to the cloud can be intimidating. There are many things to consider: What are the best practices? Who are the most knowledgeable vendors? Which is the best solution? But one consideration that should be at the forefront of all cloud migration decisions is security. Many organizations can be hesitant to make the […]
Azure ARM NSGs and Windows Firewall Issues
There is something to be said about old infrastructure guys making the transition to cloud computing. Namely, troubleshooting experience. Background I was asked to assist with a project for the Azure QuickStart templates on GitHub. The goal was to provide a template that shows the power of Cloudera Hadoop and Tableau dashboards. I was asked […]
Nested Virtualization on Azure VM
Microsoft announced nested virtualization support with the Dv3 and Ev3 series of Azure VMs. Wow! So, what does this mean and what are some use cases? Well, think about moving workloads to Azure from your on premise data center. You may have a Hyper-V host with an environment all ready to go. We want to […]
Identity Management in Office 365
Identity and authentication management is the most crucial component of any migration to Office 365. Office 365 uses the cloud-based user authentication service Azure Active Directory to manage users and offers three identity models: cloud-only, synchronized, and federated. It is important to carefully consider which identity model to use, as well as the cost and […]
Controlling IT Resources with the Hybrid Cloud
Cloud computing is an integral component of modern information technology and digital transformation strategy, shifting budgets and strategies towards disruptive solutions. According to research firm IDC, 2016 alone marked an 11% shift of budgets away from traditional IT delivery models toward various types of cloud computing technologies. Most likely, your organization is exploring cloud computing […]
“Intelligent Cloud” Drives Strong Microsoft Fiscal Year-End
Recently, Perficient’s chairman and CEO Jeff Davis sat down with CRN to talk about Microsoft’s solid end to its fiscal year 2017 – which was driven strongly by the cloud. “Revenue from Microsoft’s intelligent cloud segment increased 11 percent during fiscal fourth quarter to $7.4 billion. That included Azure’s near doubling of sales—97 percent growth—during […]
Adobe and Microsoft, Bringing Together Marketing and Sales
At the recent Adobe Symposium in Chicago, I had the chance to attend a presentation by <a href=”https://twitter.com/drcedricalford?lang=en” target=”_blank” title=”Dr. Cedric D Alford, Adobe Microsoft partnership lead” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Dr. Cedric D Alford</a>. Dr. Alford is leading the go to market strategy for the Adobe-Microsoft partnership. To this point, I have to admit, I’ve struggled to […]
[Guide] 4 Pillars to AI-Powered Search in the Digital Workplace
Modern, digitally connected employees expect their workplace to deliver the same level of technological sophistication that they experience as customers. They want the latest collaboration and communication tools that are fast, intuitive, and mobile-friendly. The days of static intranets for knowledge share are gone; today’s employees demand information at their fingertips anytime and anyplace. Yet, […]
NuGet.org Launches New Site Redesign
NuGet.org, the go-to, repository for .NET developers to find and download packages, has just announced the launch of the site redesign they have been working on. There’s a link from the original site to use the preview site, or you can go directly to it by navigating to preview.nuget.org. According to the release announcement, the […]
Accelerating Value Realization from Microsoft Relationship Sales
The difference between winning and losing sales opportunities often depends on a sales rep’s ability to build strong relationships. High-performing sales teams seem to inherently know how to seek out and develop the key relationships they need to win, but they sometimes struggle to do this consistently. Several roadblocks can prevent building strong, deal-winning relationships: […]