Posts Tagged ‘yammer’

(This post is Part 2 in a two-part series.  For Part 1, click here.) In our previous episode, we quickly reviewed the concept of data analytics as applied to social computing software—how it enables both admins and the software companies themselves to prescriptively target feature configurations or updates to user demographics that will benefit from them. […]

(This post is Part 1 in a two-part series.  For Part 2, click here.) Let’s continue our tour around the social capabilities of SharePoint 2013 and its extensions with a look at the value of analytics and why they need to matter to the decision-makers—whether they’re in IT, Communications, Human Resources or some other function— who […]

I’m going to be presenting a webinar on “Understanding SharePoint 2013 and the Social Landscape” on September 19. Anyone who has been following this blog, or enterprise social computing in general, already knows that this space and the outlook for it has changed drastically in just the last twelve months.  We’ve seen Microsoft go from […]

It’s official.  On his personal TechNet blog, Microsoft Office Division President Kurt Delbene has confirmed today that Microsoft is acquiring Yammer. We can gather a couple things from this.  One, the announcement comes from Mr. Delbene, so this is now an Office Division play beyond all doubt.  SharePoint and Office 365 are the primary landing […]

We all have a great many questions about the roadmap impact of Microsoft’s much-discussed (and still, as of this writing, unofficial) acquisition of Yammer.  Serendipitously, TechCrunch has published an interview with departing Microsoft executive Nitin Bhatia, someone who might have better guesses than the rest of us.  In the interview, Mr. Bhatia– who is departing for […]

Wow.  And you thought we were done!  This afternoon, it feels like I’ve spent half the day keeping tabs on the conversation around Microsoft’s Yammer acquisition and its implications for enterprise social networking.  And for good reason– this is big news.  You can already find my own thoughts on the topic, both in terms of […]

So we’ve looked at Microsoft’s Yammer acquisition from a holistic, Microsoft-centric viewpoint.  One hot question that we haven’t yet covered is what this means to on-premise SharePoint customers who may already have their own social solutions installed and running. Here’s a quick take of the two key points from my own perspective: 1. To the Cloud. One […]

Rich Wood blogs about the recent Yammer acquisition over on the Microsoft Blog.  I’ll let Rich tell his own story but here’s my two cents: Rich pegs it about the short term implications.  I don’t think we’ll see anything incorporated beyond any existing integration between Yammer and something like SharePoint This highlights the importance of […]

Maybe I’m amazed.  According to no less than the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is in fact acquiring Yammer, Inc. This begs a few questions for which we’ll anxiously be awaiting answers, then: What, if any, aspects of Yammer’s current offering will be integrated into the next release of Microsoft’s productivity stack?  In other words, how will […]

By now you may have heard the rumor that Microsoft is looking to buy Yammer for a billion dollars. It’s a pretty shocking thought, but while anything can happen, I’m reserving my real shock until and unless something actually goes down.  Right now, this is just another rumor, nothing more, and a surprising one at […]

Perficient has used instant messaging almost since the inception of the company.  In many ways, we live and die by it.  However, instant messaging allows for quick answers from those you know and not from those you don’t know.  It’s a classic issue trying to be solved by social networking tools.  Recently, Yammer has come […]