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One of the benefits to being a Sitecore MVP and working for a Sitecore Platinum Implementation Partner is having access to Sitecore’s roadmap and planning.  A couple of weeks ago Sitecore provided advanced access to a Release to Technology (RTT) version of Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) 8.1 which is due out sometime in the next […]

While a good percentage of my mail migrations are part of an Exchange Hybrid environment, I don’t always have that luxury. We still work with plenty of migrations to Office 365 from non-Hybrid environments, each with different migration toolsets. When you get to a migration that is something like Google, Zimbra or even an Office […]

In a previous blog post I talked about how administrators and architects should place more emphasis on planning for application sharing bandwidth in their Skype4B deployments.  Armed with that information, the next logical progression of this blog series continues the focus on application sharing and discusses the available methods within Skype4B to manage and control […]

In case you missed it, AzureCon, a one-day virtual conference, was held today. There were 4 keynote speeches from different VP’s at Microsoft and 55 break-out sessions on various Azure topics. A really great idea to do this all virtually and it lived up to the hype! There were a number of key announcements, new services, and updates […]

Have you ever tried to schedule a meeting from your iPhone? Have you ever tried to look at a colleagues calendar to get their availability from your iPhone? If so, you’ll know that these tasks are basically impossible using the default apps. Introducing Microsoft Invite! You suggest times that work for you, and then invite attendees. […]

Sitecore’s security editor can be intimidating and difficult to understand. However, the security editor gives you the ability to tailor the Sitecore authoring experience for your content authors in very customizable ways. In this example, we’ll be hiding a button in the ribbon that we don’t want certain authors to see. In the Sitecore Content […]

Exciting news in the world of IoT! Back in August, Microsoft announced the preview build for the Windows IoT Core operating system for the Raspberry Pi 2 and the MinnowBoard Max. Windows 10 IoT Core is a new edition for Windows targeted towards small, embedded devices that may or may not have screens. For devices with screens, […]

For many of the Skype for Business and Lync readers out there, you may think to yourself, “Hey, I’ve seen a similar title like that before…”, and you would be absolutely correct. During Lync Conference 2014, Lync MVP Jeff Schertz gave a fantastic presentation about “Video – What in the World Are You Doing to […]

On September 22nd, Microsoft announced the release of Office 2016. The latest version of the Office suite, as you can imagine, brings with it a number of new features. In addition to the new features, Office 2016 will be deployed to users with a new deployment strategy for those using the “click-to-run” installations. New Version! […]

Last week, Microsoft announced native support for Powershell in Azure Automation. From the Azure blog – If you’re familiar with the Azure Automation service, you know it’s a wonderful tool for reliably automating all the manual, long-running, error-prone, and frequently repeated tasks needed to keep your IT infrastructure in the cloud and on-premises up and […]

With the release Office 2016, Microsoft has made their goals clear. Led by Satya Nadella (CEO), the Redmond, WA based company seeks to re-engineer our productivity and collaboration. Their strategic initiative is based on three tiers: mobility, communication, and productivity. There are many subtle changes that offer an instant feel of increased production. While composing […]

Earlier this month, Microsoft announced support for 2 new debugging features: Console Output and Screenshot support for Azure Virtual Machines v2. When bringing your own image to Azure or even booting one of the platform images, there can be many reasons why a Virtual Machine gets into a non-bootable state. These new features enable you […]