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A blog about Microsoft's strategic and technical differentiation.
Top 5 Questions to Ask Google
There is no question that being CIO is a demanding role that has been made more difficult by facing...
Author: Ron Markezich Date: 02/22/2011
Dear Google. . .
Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you all have plans to spend time with someone special today. Or, if...
Author: thomriz Date: 02/11/2011
When Success is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
When Success is a Marathon, Not a Sprint A lot of people run a race to see who's the fastest. I run...
Author: thomriz Date: 02/08/2011
Forbes - Why Microsoft will win the Small Business Cloud War
I couldn't help but take notice of this article in Forbes not because of their use of my favorite...
Author: thomriz Date: 02/07/2011
ASPEQ Moves from Google Apps to Microsoft Online
Real World with Microsoft Online Services: Interview with Andrew Jamieson, Acting CIO, ASPEQ Limited...
Author: thomriz Date: 01/24/2011
Office 365 for Education: Leapfrogging the Competition
Those aren't my words, but the words of Chris Dawson over at ZDNet Education! I couldn't agree more....
Author: thomriz Date: 01/11/2011
2011: My New Year's Resolutions
My New Year's Resolutions This is the time of year when people sit down and reflect on their past...
Author: thomriz Date: 01/06/2011
My Thoughts on Google's Message Continuity for Exchange
If you haven't seen, Google recently announced a new service for Microsoft Exchange Server: Google...
Author: thomriz Date: 12/16/2010
Cloud Power or Cloud Compromises: You Choose
We announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is ready to go live with...
Author: thomriz Date: 12/08/2010
Google, the GSA and the Competition
Today, the General Services Administration made the decision to replace several different versions...
Author: thomriz Date: 12/01/2010
Google Waves the White Flag on Productivity with Announcement of Cloud Connect.
Yesterday, Google announced Cloud Connect, aiming to embrace Microsoft Office as the preferred...
Author: akisslo Date: 11/23/2010
Software is the Solution for Unified Communications (UC) and Collaboration
Guest Post: Tim Banting, Senior Product Manager, Lync Today Microsoft is turning every communication...
Author: akisslo Date: 11/16/2010
WinWire Technologies Leaves Google Apps for Microsoft's Cloud
I am pleased to highlight WinWire Technologies as another customer who has selected Microsoft Online...
Author: akisslo Date: 11/05/2010
Intero Real Estate Goes to the Cloud with Microsoft
Today we released a great case study about Intero Real Estate and their decision to go with...
Author: akisslo Date: 10/27/2010
Office 365 and the Family Tree - Leadership
Today we are excited to announce, Office 365, a new brand of services that I believe will lead...
Author: akisslo Date: 10/19/2010
State of California Selects CSC and BPOS! Google Can't Meet Needs of the State.
Today, I am pleased to hear that the State of California awarded CSC a contract to migrate its...
Author: akisslo Date: 10/18/2010
Is Google App Engine Enterprise-Ready?
Hi folks, my name is Johanna White, and I’m a senior product manager in Microsoft’s...
Author: JohannaBeatrice Date: 10/14/2010
Real World with Microsoft Online Services: Interview with Christian Kuttler, Director of Information and Communication Technology at Center Parcs
As part of the Real World Microsoft Online Services series, we spoke to Christian Kuttler, Director...
Author: akisslo Date: 10/12/2010
15 Customers Who Switched to Microsoft Office After Evaluating OpenOffice.org
One way to make sure people remember what you have to say is to say something unexpected. Generally...
Author: wRayTh Date: 10/05/2010
Canary in the Coal Mine: Binary Tree Leaves Google Apps Partner Program
I wrote back in May about partners who were leaving the Google Apps Partner Program in one way or...
Author: akisslo Date: 09/30/2010
Google Hits “Like” Button on Office, Again.
Last week, I posted on how Google was boldly introducing features (acquired from DocVerse) which...
Author: akisslo Date: 09/29/2010
Sign Up! Live Webcast: NEW DATE and Expanded Customers 'Taking Back Your Productivity with Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services'
We are proud to announce a newly expanded and new date for a webinar with three cusotmer's who have...
Author: akisslo Date: 09/29/2010
Real World with Microsoft Online Services: Interview with Jake Harris, Director of IT at Aisle7
As part of the Real World with Microsoft Online Services customer series, we talked to Jake Harris,...
Author: akisslo Date: 09/14/2010
Google Exec Tweet That Makes No Sense.
Sometimes executives share thoughts that are thought provoking and demonstrate their leadership...
Author: akisslo Date: 09/08/2010
'Drawing' Conclusions - Google Yet Again Acknowledges Office Rocks!
Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery Google Apps has yet again acknowledged just how awesome...
Author: akisslo Date: 09/03/2010
The ‘Priority Inbox’ and Information Overload
Earlier this week, Google announced the 'Priority Inbox' (PI) which aims to help users sort through...
Author: akisslo Date: 09/01/2010
Sign Up! - Live Webcast: Evaluating Cloud Solutions: Insights from an Early Adopter of Google Apps and Microsoft BPOS
I am proud to announce that on September 22 at 1:30pm ET, we are sponsoring our first live Webcast...
Author: akisslo Date: 08/19/2010
Interoperability and Innovation In Action: Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
With the “wave” (yes, I did go there) of announcements from this past week from both...
Author: thomriz Date: 08/05/2010
A Tale of Two Cities – “Gone Google” and Microsoft Office 2010 twelve months later...
"It was the best of times, It was the worst of times…" the opening line of Dickens famous...
Author: akisslo Date: 08/03/2010
Hyatt Hotels tells us 'Why Microsoft' is their Cloud Provider.
Mike Blake, CIO for Hyatt Hotels Corporation, is our guest blogger today and will describe why he...
Author: akisslo Date: 07/29/2010
Three Big Wins for Microsoft Cloud Services
Today at our annual Financial Analyst's Meeting (FAM) we announced that The Dow Chemical Co., Hyatt...
Author: akisslo Date: 07/29/2010
WPC 2010: We're all In!
First, let me introduce myself. I'm Tom Rizzo and I work in the Online Services group here at...
Author: thomriz Date: 07/20/2010
Two More Customers Answer ‘Why Microsoft?’
Over the last several weeks, I've been proud to highlight why customers of all sizes, geographies...
Author: akisslo Date: 06/30/2010
Codelco is 'All In' with BPOS - Mining the Cloud for Savings
Codelco, the world's largest copper mining company is 'All In' with BPOS! Today on the MS Online...
Author: akisslo Date: 06/24/2010
Leaving Google Apps for Microsoft Online – Two New Examples
Today we've publish two more case studies that highlight how customers have answered the question...
Author: akisslo Date: 06/21/2010
700,000 inboxes in the Bluegrass State are "All In" - Kentucky Dept. of Education moves to Microsoft's cloud services
We are pleased to announce that the Department of Education in the Commonwealth of Kentucky has gone...
Author: akisslo Date: 06/02/2010
The University of Arizona picks BPOS
Today we are proud to announce that the University of Arizona has selected Microsoft Online as the...
Author: akisslo Date: 05/25/2010
Why are Partners Leaving Google Apps?
UDPATE: Why are Businesses Partners Leaving Google Apps? NOTE: THIS IS A REPOST FROM LAST WEEK to...
Author: akisslo Date: 05/24/2010
Why are Businesses Leaving Google Apps?
Security Concerns. Hidden Costs. Document Fidelity. Marketing Hype. No Support. Lack of Roadmap. Oh...
Author: akisslo Date: 05/24/2010
MSDN and Technet Blog Migration
Over the next week the MSDN and Technet blogs are being migrated to a new version of the blogging...
Author: akisslo Date: 05/16/2010
Google Docs does not make Office better
Hi, I’m Alex Payne and I’m a Director in our Online Product Management team. A couple of news...
Author: alexpayn Date: 05/11/2010