Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’

My colleague Seth Broweleit shared with me news that Yammer has been integrated with Microsoft SharePoint.  If you are a Yammer Enterprise customer, you can download the installation package that includes some very nice features.  The video here shows many of the features I’ve listed below:  Primary Yammer Web Part – Add Yammer feeds, private messages, […]

Most anyone who has worked with me for a while has probably heard me say “it’s not about what you know, but what you can prove”. I am often referring to automated testing, but this also can be applied to communicating the steps to reproduce a problem (repro steps) encountered by a tester or end […]

Many new and exciting reasons to have Microsoft Dynamics CRM for your organization. In 2013 there will be many more around mobility, social and telephony. Last year I saw a good graphical (Infographics) description of why Microsoft Dynamics CRM should be utilized. Take a look and let me know your thoughts. It includes 12 Great […]

Let’s talk about SharePoint Careers!  Last week, we kicked off the new year by suggesting five key tips for a fun and fulfilling career in SharePoint.  This week, I want to start digging into each of those tips separately and sharing a little more information about each one.  After all, what better way to start […]

This question, “Can SharePoint be used for public websites (in addition to intranets)?”  comes up a lot.  The knock on previous versions of SharePoint (2010 and before) has always been that it can be expensive, it doesn’t do search engine optimization (SEO) well, it has trouble with mobile, multiple language support is weak, etc.  While […]

Have you made your New Year’s Resolution around Microsoft Dynamics CRM? Well it is that time of year again to set New Year’s Resolutions for all of us. According to USA.gov the top New Year’s Resolutions are: Drink Less Alcohol Eat Healthy Food Get a Better Education Get a Better Job Get Fit Lose Weight […]

Modern Microsoft Dynamics CRM Release from rfitzer   Last week I had the opportunity to take a look at the latest update for the December 2012 release for Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Some very exciting stuff around a modern user interface and experience. Take a look at some of the latest info in the slide show […]

 Recently (prior to SharePoint 2013 going RTM), Perficient Microsoft hosted their semi-annual Hackathon focusing on the new SharePoint 2013 App Model. We had 6 teams compete (one team was entirely remote with not a single person in the same room, ah the power of Lync!), and I was so amazed by the wide variety of […]

While attending the SharePoint conference a couple of weeks ago I noted the three major technology trends being presented, namely: Social, Cloud and Mobile. While not being surprised that these three where at the top of the list, I did wonder if the sentiment was the same across the industry and what that would mean […]

When it comes to a Unified Communications (UC) solution, one of the things you may hear in your research is that UC will “bring your network to its knees” or that UC will necessitate an investment in large amounts of wide area network (WAN) bandwidth.  While certain UC modalities (video or application sharing) will take more […]

(This article is the second in a two-part series.  For Part 1, please click here.) If I were a decision maker or purchasing manager in an enterprise IT department, this is how I’d like to view SharePoint CALs (CAL is shorthand for Client Access License in the Redmond Universe): a “solution first” approach that tells […]

What was that law about an object at rest?  Well, when my own mind is at rest– that is, when I’m not consumed with doting on my kids, digging up obscure music, or reveling in the resurgence of Notre Dame football– my mind tends to wander to SharePoint.  In the wake of the phenomenal and […]