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8 ways Windows 8 benefits the retail industry
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Author: S h i S h Date: 10/05/2011
Bring TED like experience to your kids
Sign up kids to hear from thought leaders at TEDxRedmond—the conference organized by youth, for...
Author: S h i S h Date: 09/02/2011
SQL Master Data Services Info
SQL 2008 R2 Master Data Management from a Business Perspective This article helps business...
Author: S h i S h Date: 08/01/2011
BI Case Studies in Hospitality (Restaurants)
Potbelly Sandwich Works: Restaurant Boosts Revenues 2.5 Percent by Giving Performance Data to...
Author: S h i S h Date: 07/18/2011
Visualizing Data with PivotViewer
PivotViewer makes it easier to interact with massive amounts of data on the web in ways that are...
Author: S h i S h Date: 06/10/2011
Experiments with OData
Whats OData The Open Data Protocol (OData) is a Web protocol for querying and updating data that...
Author: S h i S h Date: 06/08/2011
Video: Developing Custom PowerPivot Apps
This is a very informative video that features the folks from Extended Results talking about the...
Author: S h i S h Date: 06/02/2011
Enterprise Social Computing: Accelerating Communications and Innovations Inside the Enterprise
I had a opportunity & fortune to collaborate with my colleagues in the Consumer Goods Industry...
Author: S h i S h Date: 05/27/2011
Instant Feedback with Mobile Forms & Microsoft Tag
I have been looking for ways of finding alternatives to paper forms for signups, surveys and...
Author: S h i S h Date: 05/20/2011
Microsoft Recognized by Gartner as a Leader in Business Intelligence
Microsoft Business Intelligence delivers on the vision of “Pervasive Insight” as witnessed by the...
Author: S h i S h Date: 05/20/2011
Webinar: Retailer showcases how advanced end-to-end business intelligence and data warehousing technology provides faster sales reports, in-depth market analysis, and business forecasting resulting
Stein Mart, a Tier One off-price department store chain, focuses on unique merchandise selection on...
Author: S h i S h Date: 03/21/2011
Target runs business-critical applications on Microsoft virtualization technologies
Microsoft Corp. announced Monday that Target Corp. is running business-critical workloads for all...
Author: S h i S h Date: 03/21/2011
Case Study of Sharepoint Usage in Retail Stores
LINK “Pacific Sunwear was certainly one of the first retailers to bring Office SharePoint Server...
Author: S h i S h Date: 03/14/2011
Organizations Speed Business Results With New Appliances From HP and Microsoft
Author: S h i S h Date: 01/19/2011
Announcing: Store Systems Architecture Guidance
This document provides architecture recommendations for building, deploying, and managing the...
Author: S h i S h Date: 12/29/2010
Highlights from @MSRETAIL
Some of the trends that we have noticed in the retail industry: 1. Checkins...
Author: S h i S h Date: 12/09/2010
Retail U
Retail U is your source for the latest IDEAS, INSIGHTS, INNOVATIONS, and business INTELLIGENCE...
Author: S h i S h Date: 09/17/2010
Best of @MSRETAIL (Jul/Aug 2010)
Free Download: The Windows Azure Platform: Articles from the Trenches https://bit.ly/az5Jl1 POS in...
Author: S h i S h Date: 08/16/2010
Best Buy Unit Helps to Raise Productivity by Using Knowledge Base with Mobile Access
Geek Squad—the customer support arm of electronics retailer Best Buy—wanted to cut the time that its...
Author: S h i S h Date: 08/02/2010
SharePoint Conference 2011 Announced
Save the Date for SharePoint Conference 2011, the premier worldwide conference dedicated to...
Author: S h i S h Date: 06/18/2010
Recommended Books on Social Media For Retailers
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Author: S h i S h Date: 05/14/2010
Augmented Reality (AR) in Retail
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Author: S h i S h Date: 05/14/2010
Online Retailer Boosts Productivity with Self-Service Business Intelligence Solution
Vente-privee.com wanted to provide self-service business intelligence capabilities to improve...
Author: S h i S h Date: 05/05/2010
Interesting tweets from @msretail
Video: The future of mobile devices by Intel and Microsoft https://bit.ly/9bpWkG Forrester Forecast:...
Author: S h i S h Date: 04/21/2010
Retail Industry Reads
Here are some recommended reading material for understanding the Retail Industry:
Author: S h i S h Date: 03/03/2010
Announcing 2 Webcasts highlighting Retail Solutions
Webcast: Maximizing the Lean Store Advantage with RFID https://bit.ly/aeEG0g The recent...
Author: S h i S h Date: 02/01/2010
Cloud Computing Webcast Series - 'Connecting the Deskless Worker for the Retail Industry'
I will be talking about Cloud Services for the Retail industry on Monday, Jan 25 at 9am PST. Join me...
Author: S h i S h Date: 01/23/2010
SharePoint 2010: Developer Platform White Paper
Just released, a great resource for retailers looking at using SharePoint as a developer platform:...
Author: S h i S h Date: 01/19/2010
Microsoft Brings Rich, Connected Experiences to Digital Signage Market
At NRF this week, Microsoft announced a strategic alliance with Intel to deliver a new validated...
Author: S h i S h Date: 01/14/2010
New Microsoft Dynamics ERP Retail Solution Unveiled @ Retail’s Big Show 2010
Building on its Dynamic Business vision and continued investment in key industries such as the...
Author: S h i S h Date: 01/11/2010
Interesting pre-NRF reads/info
Container Store CEO: "I learn something every time I’m around another retailer. Several...
Author: S h i S h Date: 01/09/2010
Leverage the Flexibility of Cloud Computing to Differentiate Your Organization
I will be talking about Cloud Computing and Software as a Service at the Big Ideas Session at NRF....
Author: S h i S h Date: 01/06/2010
Tweets from NRF
The Microsoft Retail team will be at NRF next week and we will be twittering any interesting...
Author: S h i S h Date: 01/06/2010
Video Game Retailer Improves Online Experience and Store Traffic with E-Commerce Upgrade
“The in-store pickup feature has been very popular with customers…. By aggressively promoting the...
Author: S h i S h Date: 01/01/2010
Grocery Retailer Uses Business Intelligence to Strengthen Supplier Negotiations
Grocery retailer Waitrose needed a more efficient business intelligence solution to support buyers’...
Author: S h i S h Date: 12/14/2009
Microsoft Dynamics RMS customer stories
Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS) offers small and mid-market retailers a complete...
Author: S h i S h Date: 12/10/2009
Windows Azure TCO and ROI Calculator
The Windows Azure platform offers a flexible, familiar environment for developers to create cloud...
Author: S h i S h Date: 12/10/2009
Talk to the Microsoft Retail team at NRF
Visit Microsoft in Booth #836 January 10-13, 2010 New York, New York Join us at the Microsoft booth...
Author: S h i S h Date: 12/09/2009
Getting Your Directory and Mail Content Into Microsoft Online Services: An Overview
Date: November 19, 2009 Event Start Time: 11:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (UTC - 8 hours) Duration: 1...
Author: S h i S h Date: 11/13/2009
Sharepoint 2007 Planning Tools/Resources
SharePoint Capacity Planning Tool Planning a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS)...
Author: S h i S h Date: 11/13/2009
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Application Template: New Store Opening
The New Store Opening application template helps a team manage the opening of new store locations or...
Author: S h i S h Date: 11/12/2009
Centralizing and Sharing Business Intelligence
This technical white paper features the Microsoft CBI (Consolidated Business Intelligence)...
Author: S h i S h Date: 11/10/2009
Unified Communications in Retail from Clarity Consulting
Excellent demo of a fully Hosted Customer Interaction Management Platform from Clarity...
Author: S h i S h Date: 10/22/2009
Moving from Notes to Microsoft Online
In today's competitive global market, businesses need technology that cost-effectively enables...
Author: S h i S h Date: 10/22/2009
Microsoft Online Dedicated Service Descriptions
Microsoft Online Services provides dedicated, enterprise-level hosted solutions for e-mail,...
Author: S h i S h Date: 10/19/2009
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance Planning Guide
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance Planning Guide version 1.2 is targeted...
Author: S h i S h Date: 10/08/2009
Retail Industry News Sources that I read
Author: S h i S h Date: 09/30/2009