Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’

“Start-up” and “Microsoft” are usually not said in the same sentence.  Microsoft has historically been synonymous with expensive licensing costs which is precisely why most start-ups have gravitated towards Linux.  It is free, it is stable and it is powerful.   While Windows and Windows Server may never be free, Microsoft has narrowed the gap […]

Web Sites are by far one of my favorite features on Windows Azure. As a developer, I didn’t like having to manage the infrastructure. Web Sites allow me to focus on my application and data and let the platform manage the rest. In the last couple of updates there have been a few improvements to […]

Because technology is now a key tool that enables marketing, the CMO – CIO worlds have collided, requiring enhancements to collaboration not only among those two groups, but also across the organization. But what is it that has changed, and what are these new challenges that we face? What’s changed? The business is directing the technology budget. CIOs […]

Microsoft recently announced several updates to Windows Azure. You can read about all the details on Scott Guthrie’s blog (ScottGu’s Blog), but there was one item that really caught my attention: Active Directory Application Access Enhancements. This feature (or collection of features) was previewed over the summer and is supposed to be available by the […]

I’ve been using Twitter for some time. While I don’t normally take part in all the conversations, I do know how to get help from colleagues in the community. Hashtags have been around for several years and are now used in most main stream social networks. Hashtags are mainly used for joining people with similar […]

Windows Phone 8 has been fighting for relevancy in the market since its release. It has slowly but surely gaining market share in the US and Europe has recently seen an explosion of WP8 adoption partially due to very low cost hardware.  Microsoft and Nokia have been continuously pricing their full featured phones lower than the competition […]

One of the primary methods that schools can innovate is with technology. I live in an area where they’re trying to provide technology to all students by providing laptops or tablets from kindergarten to seniors in high school, all grades K through 12. In any one school district they now have to manage these devices […]

Microsoft and the Windows Azure team are acting on their Cloud OS Vision. In a previous post I talked about the site improvements made as part of Microsoft’s vision. Microsoft I believe is truly committed to it’s customers and partners. The enterprise cloud in several cases is ready. Are you ready for the enterprise cloud? Besides […]

I am splitting this article in 2 parts.  In the first part, I want to talk about all the tools you need to create your first report.  Before reading the 2nd part of this post, make sure you have: 1.)    Microsoft’s Business Intelligence Development Studio 2.)    Report Builder 3.0 (I am going to use Report […]

I’ve seen several articles talking about the Surface “Blade” concepts. I truly believe this is a great innovation on Microsoft’s part. The possibilities are truly endless. I truly believe the Surface is the best tablet for those who want a device that can be used for work, play and entertainment. Having different “Blades” as accessories […]

Over the weekend Microsoft released a new Lync Room System Administrative Web Portal add-on to Lync Server 2013.  Not much information is publicly available on this yet, but it is a quick install to get it up and running.  Let’s walk through the installation process and have a look at what exactly gets changed “under […]

Configuring Lync Server 2010/2013 for integration with Exchange Online for UM is a relatively straight forward process.  You need a Lync Edge server, federation enabled, proper external DNS SRV records, the appropriate Hosted Voicemail Policy configuration applied to the on-premise Lync environment, and the Exchange Online UM dial plan configured appropriately.  Despite having all that […]