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Forget about Office 365 features. Focus on this instead.
Microsoft Office 365 comes with a long list of new and re-imagined apps, all delivered from the cloud to the desktop and mobile device. Naturally enough, these features are the first thing any IT...
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A 12-week plan for launching Microsoft Office 365
Picture this: your company has dozens of locations, spread across thousands of miles. You’ve just acquired a few new organizations, each having its own unique communications solutions. You’ve grown,...
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5 ways to become an Office 365 champion
Over the past few weeks, we’ve unveiled some of the keys to a successful implementation of Microsoft Office 365. To help digest this mountain of tips, we’ve boiled them all down into 5...
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EAP to SCE: How to move from Enrollment for Application Platform to Server...
Back in early 2012, we saw the majority of our clients transition their SQL environment off of their Enterprise Agreement and onto the now retired, Enrollment for Application Platform (EAP). The EAP...
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Enterprise Cloud Suite (ECS): Coming Soon To An EA Near You
Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen a push from Microsoft around the subscription-based product lines of Office 365, CRM Online and Azure. Along with these hosted application server offerings...
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Microsoft Azure Security, Compliance Fears Are Slowing Adoption – Should They...
It might seem contradictory. One one hand, a majority of businesses are now considering leveraging the public cloud to get their business done, and get it done at levels of efficiency never before...
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3 Case Studies: Enterprises Bank On Azure For Infrastructure In The Cloud
It’s no secret – organizations have a hard time putting their most critical workloads and data into the public cloud. Fears abound. Delays and hesitations result. That doesn’t mean it’s not being...
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The 5 Key Considerations Before Adopting Microsoft Azure
The news comes as no surprise to anyone in IT: Microsoft Azure is poised to take the lead in the enterprise public cloud battle. This comes just as Microsoft beefed up online services, with new Hybrid...
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Windows Server 2003 End of Support Is Coming – Are you Ready?
On July 14th 2015, a full 12+ years after it’s initial release, Microsoft will sunset their support for Windows Server 2003 and all of its offspring – R2, Small Business Server, etc. All this you...
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Why These 3 Businesses Used Microsoft Azure To Build Apps
If you’re creating an app — lets say, one that will be the secret sauce, competitive edges of your business over the next few years — you’ve got a choice to make. What do you do? Build everything from...
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Looking to enroll in the SPLA Program? Here’s what you need to know.
So you’ve decided the SPLA program is right for your organization, and you’re looking to enrol. How do you get started? Not to worry, this is a frequent question clients are facing these days and...
View ArticleClearing up the confusion around Microsoft Office 365 Licensing & SPLA
As a Microsoft Sales Specialist, I’m frequently asked licensing-related questions from our clients. While I’ve received a lot of questions about SPLA and the benefits of simplified licensing, the...
View ArticleSPLA Prices Set To Rise
For those who have been enrolled in the SPLA program for over a year, you’ll remember the pain felt in February when we announced the double-digit price increasing that was coming. Unfortunately,...
View ArticlePhishing scam: Microsoft VLSC welcome email
A new phishing scam is affecting Microsoft clients across North America. The email looks legitimate, and appears to be a welcome email from the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC). The...
View ArticleHave Azure in your EA and not using it? Here’s where to start
Sorry – no carry over. No roll over. No credits applied next time. I’m not talking about your cellphone plan. I’m referring to an unnerving practice of organizations buying Microsoft Azure via their...
View ArticleEnterprise Windows SA Per User Licensing: What it is, and how to get it
How many devices do you or each of your coworkers own or use on a daily basis? Whether for business purposes or pleasure, it is safe to say that we have well surpassed Bill Gate’s vision of a personal...
View ArticleEnterprise Identity Sync in the Cloud
Back in 2011, Microsoft released the Business Productivity Suite, a hosted suite of communications services that would later mature into the suite of services now known as Office 365. However, there...
View ArticleMicrosoft Azure vs Amazon Web Services
All indicators suggest 2015 will be the biggest year ever for Microsoft Azure adoption in the Enterprise. If you’re reading this, chances are you’re among the many business leaders contributing to this...
View Article3 Case Studies: Enterprises Bank On Azure For Infrastructure In The Cloud
It’s no secret – organizations have a hard time putting their most critical workloads and data into the public cloud. Fears abound. Delays and hesitations result. That doesn’t mean it’s not being done....
View ArticleMicrosoft Azure Security, Compliance Fears Are Slowing Adoption – Should They...
It might seem contradictory. One one hand, a majority of businesses are now considering leveraging the public cloud to get their business done, and get it done at levels of efficiency never before...
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