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How to Demonstrate Office 365 to Customers
In the past, it could be difficult to demonstrate the Office Server products (SharePoint, Lync, or...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 05/15/2013
Advanced Windows Store App Development using C# Jump Start
Coming soon is a GREAT opportunity to join us for some exciting learning. This Jump Start provides...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/14/2013
Dealing with Documents: How (not) to use the documentsLibrary capability in Windows Store apps
Check out the recent post from one of our escalation engineers, Rob Caplan. If you are...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/10/2013
End user training resources for Office 365
Although we share quite a bit of deep technical training resources here on the Partner Technical...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 05/10/2013
Build Your Skills and Windows Store Apps Too
Hi Everyone. We are excited to bring you the Windows Store Skill Builder Series. This...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/08/2013
Are you a Partner and Developer - I want your feedback.
Hi everyone. I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. I’m a product manager on the...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/08/2013
How to Convert a Web Service to an Azure Cloud Service
Attention developers and aspiring developers, one of Partner Services very own, Laurence Moroney,...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/08/2013
WebView Magic Tricks: Highlight a Search Term
If you are doing any type of Windows Store application development, you should check out the blog...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/08/2013
Office 365: Configuring DirSync and Single Sign On with ADFS
In this 300 level session, you will learn the various options for managing identities,...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 05/07/2013
Ignite Webcast - Office 365 Midsize Business
Ignite Webcast – Office 365 Midsize Business Download the Calendar Invite here Microsoft would like...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 04/29/2013
Ignite Guided Labs
The Ignite team has published a number of guided labs, that include recorded instruction on...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 04/29/2013
Office 365 Mailbox Migration Strategies
In the first of a 3 part series… Gabor Szatmari (Partner Solution Consultant with our team in...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 04/24/2013
PowerShell for common Office 365 Operations
In a new video from the Partner Technical Services team, Consultant Jon Horner shares tips and...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 04/22/2013
Outlook - Client-side Troubleshooting Tools
This video discusses some troubleshooting steps you can take to isolate and resolve problems with...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 03/20/2013
Microsoft Office - Lessons Learned Developing Apps for the Office Store
This video discusses tips and tricks for developing apps for the Office store, based on lessons...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 03/20/2013
Excel - Driving Productivity with Advanced Formulas
In the first of many videos to come, we will be sharing some deep technical sessions from...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 03/20/2013
Learning Opportunity: Web View in Windows 8 Apps
Have you ever wanted to talk in-depth with an expert from Microsoft about integrating Web View into...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 03/20/2013
Learning Opportunity: Integrating Audio and Video in Windows 8 Apps
Have you ever wanted to talk in-depth with an expert from Microsoft about integrating Audio and...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 03/20/2013
Office Ignite Sales and Technical Content Available for Partners on MPN
The Office Ignite Sales and Technical content is now available for partners with MPN credentials on...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 03/18/2013
Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) 4.0 Fundamentals
Over here in Global Partner Services, we get requests on a fairly frequent basis to provide training...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 10/02/2012
Office 365 Partner Getting Started Guide
(cross-posting from...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 07/16/2012
Additional Purchases Accounts for Vendors in Dynamics GP
(Post Courtesy Sivakumar Venkataraman) Sometimes, when we book invoices in payables, we might need...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 07/16/2012
Creating Smartlists with Sub Query Restriction using Smartlist Builder in Dynamics GP
This post explains how to create custom smartlists with subquery restrictions using Smartlist...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 07/09/2012
How to add a custom domain name in SharePoint Online with a federated domain environment
If you already use a federated domain environment with Office 365, you cannot add a custom domain...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 06/25/2012
Security consideration when using *.cloudapp.net domain as production environment in Windows Azure
(Post courtesy Giuseppe Branca) The Windows Azure platform offers you an easy way to publish...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 06/18/2012
Planning and Deploying Office 365 Jump Start
If you are an IT Pro that will be deploying Office 365, or a Microsoft Partner studying for the...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 06/08/2012
Participate in a Pilot “Chalk Talk” for Lync, Office 365, Virtualization, Active Directory or PowerShell
Be the first to experience this free, interactive pilot offering. The session will provide an...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 05/24/2012
Integrating Remote Desktop Services with SharePoint Server 2010
Post courtesy of Yashkumar Tolia One of the first things that an IT administrator (and even an end...
Author: IftekharH Date: 03/30/2012
GPS at Microsoft Management Summit 2012
This is the time of the year when anybody who works on Microsoft Virtualization and System Center...
Author: IftekharH Date: 03/21/2012
OWA Cross-Site Silent Redirection in Exchange 2010 SP2
(Post courtesy of Krishan Kant Mehta) It wasn’t too long ago when we were celebrating the release of...
Author: IftekharH Date: 03/21/2012
CRM 2011 and SharePoint 2010 Integration - Part 2
(Post courtesy of Anand Nigam) Hi SharePoint Folks, This post comes after a long time after the Part...
Author: IftekharH Date: 03/07/2012
CRM 2011 and SharePoint 2010 Integration - Part 1
(Post courtesy of Anand Nigam) Hi SharePoint Folks, I am back with yet another post, this time I...
Author: IftekharH Date: 02/24/2012
Monitoring machines using Certificates with System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 - Part 2
(Post courtesy Rohit Kochher) In part 1, we discussed scenarios where Operations Manager uses...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/28/2011
Monitoring machines using Certificates with System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 - Part 1
(Post courtesy Rohit Kochher) In this series of two blogs, we will discuss about monitoring machines...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/28/2011
Integration of System Center Configuration Manager and App-V (part 3)
(Post courtesy of Yashkumar Tolia. Steps below are from the Virtual Application Management with...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/21/2011
Integration of System Center Configuration Manager and App-V (part 2)
(Post courtesy of Yashkumar Tolia. Steps below are from the Virtual Application Management with...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/21/2011
Integration of System Center Configuration Manager and App-V (part 1)
(Post courtesy of Yashkumar Tolia. Steps below are from the Virtual Application Management with...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/21/2011
Configuration Manager 2012 RC: Configure Software Catalogue portal and publish applications
(Post courtesy Anil Malekani) The Software Catalogue portal is a cool new feature in System Center...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/20/2011
Configuration Manager 2012 RC: What's new in Software Update Management?
(Post courtesy Anil Malekani) Configuration Manager 2012 is introducing a lot of changes in update...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/19/2011
Troubleshooting Connectivity Issues with Lync 2010
(Post courtesy Kapil Hudiya) In order to make sure that your Lync server is running successfully...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/17/2011
How to Install the Configuration Manager 2012 Primary site
(Post courtesy Anil Malekani) Previous Post: How to Install the Configuration Manager 2012 Central...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/16/2011
How to Install the Configuration Manager 2012 Central Administration Site
(Post courtesy Anil Malekani) When I recently had to install Configuration Manager 2012 RC in my lab...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/16/2011
Extending Remote Desktop Services using PowerShell – Part 7
(Post courtesy Manoj Ravikumar Nair, who you can follow on his excellent blog at...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/09/2011
Extending Remote Desktop Services using PowerShell – Part 6
(Post courtesy Manoj Ravikumar Nair, who you can follow on his excellent blog at...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/09/2011
Extending Remote Desktop Services using PowerShell – Part 5
(Post courtesy Manoj Ravikumar Nair, who you can follow on his excellent blog at...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/09/2011
Extending Remote Desktop Services via PowerShell – Part 4
(Post courtesy Manoj Ravikumar Nair, who you can follow on his excellent blog at...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/09/2011
Extending Remote Desktop Services via PowerShell – Part 3
(Post courtesy Manoj Ravikumar Nair, who you can follow on his excellent blog at...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/09/2011
Extending Remote Desktop Services via PowerShell – Part 2
(Post courtesy Manoj Ravikumar Nair, who you can follow on his excellent blog at...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/09/2011
Extending Remote Desktop Services using PowerShell
(Post courtesy Manoj Ravikumar Nair, who you can follow on his excellent blog at...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/09/2011
Plan for your upgrade/migration to Office 365 with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 6.5
As Steve Ballmer regularly reminds us, we are “all in” with the cloud here at Microsoft. On...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/07/2011