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A blog about Microsoft's strategic and technical differentiation.
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 10/12/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 10/12/2012
Real World with Cloud Services: Interview with David Seah, Assistant Vice President, Information Technology, Hersing Corporation
As part of the Real World with Cloud Services series, we spoke to David Seah, Assistant Vice...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 10/11/2012
Transforming the Way Small Businesses Get Things Done
Office 365 Small Business Premium makes it easier than ever for small businesses to operate...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 10/09/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 10/5/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 10/05/2012
Kattelo Consulting: Our Clients Prefer the Familiarity and Intuitiveness of Office 365
Today’s guest blogger is Kenneth Lo, CEO of Kattelo Consulting, a consulting firm that builds...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 10/04/2012
Google Drops Support for Microsoft Office File Formats - Disregards Customers’ Needs…Again!
UPDATE (10/15/12): Responding to customer complaints, Google last week announced that it will delay...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 10/01/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 9/28/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 09/28/2012
Real World with Cloud Services: Interview with Leandro Balbinot, Chief Information Officer, Lojas Renner
As part of the Real World with Cloud Services series, we spoke to Leandro Balbinot, Chief...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 09/26/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 9/21/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 09/21/2012
Google’s “Simple and Affordable” Siren Song
Google’s claim that Google Apps for Business is “simple and affordable” reminds me...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 09/19/2012
SWI Software Helps More than 100 SMBs Switch to Office 365
Today’s guest blogger is Stuart Robertson, CEO of Software Wholesale International (SWI), a...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 09/14/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 9/14/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 09/14/2012
Google Apps’ Collaboration Red Herring
In today’s workplace, a core competency for information workers is the ability to work...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 09/06/2012
Real World with Cloud Services: Interview with Muttia Alkhayyat, Chief Information Officer, UrbaCon General Contracting
As part of the Real World with Cloud Services series, we spoke to Muttia Alkhayyat, Chief...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 09/04/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 8/31/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 08/31/2012
Georgia State Chooses Office 365 Over Google Apps, Saves $1 Million in Costs
Robust functionality and enterprise-class data retention policies. In a nutshell, that’s what...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 08/30/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 8/24/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 08/24/2012
Google’s Limited Cloud
It’s easy to make good decisions when there are no bad options. But what if there’s only...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 08/21/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 8/17/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 08/18/2012
Google Apps: Forcing a Square Peg into a Round Hole
It’s been said that: “People who look through keyholes are apt to get the idea that most...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 08/16/2012
Google Apps or Office 365? 3 factors you can't afford to overlook
The Microsoft Productivity platform unifies communication and collaboration across the PC, phone and...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 08/15/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 8/10/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 08/10/2012
Real World with Microsoft Online Services: Interview with John G. Pedersen, Editor-in-Chief, Mobilsiden.dk
As part of the Real World with Microsoft Online Services series, we spoke to John G. Pedersen,...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 08/09/2012
7 First-Year Successes of Office 365
At the Worldwide Partner Conference last month, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer predicted that this will...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 08/07/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 8/3/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 08/03/2012
Protecting Sensitive Government Data
Governments wondering if Google Apps would meet their security requirements need look no further...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 07/31/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 7/27/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 07/27/2012
Socializing All of the Goodness in SharePoint Online
Microsoft recently completed its acquisition of Yammer to bolster its enterprise social networking...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 07/24/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 7/20/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 07/20/2012
Welcome to Your Modern Office!
It’s here! Speaking at a press conference in San Francisco, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 07/16/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 7/13/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 07/13/2012
A Day in the Life of a Government Worker
Cloud computing can help governments increase productivity and improve collaboration while reducing...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 07/11/2012
Actions Speak Louder than Words
As the English philosopher John Locke once said: “I have always thought the actions of men the...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 07/09/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 7/6/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 07/05/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 6/29/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 06/29/2012
In the Cloud, Students Prepare for the New World of Business
Whether a university student is in Ireland, stateside or elsewhere, students need to prepare wisely...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 06/28/2012
Top 3 Reasons Schools Choose Office 365 over Google Apps
As graduation caps flew into the air last week, other students earned a long, summer break from...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 06/26/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 6/22/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 06/22/2012
A Day in the Life of a Student
Whether you are a school’s IT leader, an educator, a parent, or someone who values learning,...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 06/20/2012
Real World with Cloud Services: Interview with Myles Kaye at Atominx
As part of the Real World with Cloud Services series, we spoke to Myles Kaye, Director at Atominx,...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 06/19/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 6/15/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 06/15/2012
A Day in the Life of a Teacher
My favorite secondary school teacher helped me look forward to each class. I wish she had Office 365...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 06/13/2012
“Down and Out” for Google Apps Users
Outages will happen, whether we use applications managed by a supplier in the cloud, or use...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 06/12/2012
Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 6/8/2012
Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 06/08/2012
Improving Emergency Preparedness
With a higher than average amount of severe weather predicted for 2012, governments need to be...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 06/05/2012
Is Google Protecting Your Privacy?
Critical, confidential information like your customer list is your lifeline in business. You would...
Author: Tony Tai - MSFT Date: 06/01/2012