Google tends to favor announcing major Google Apps customer wins as they’re confirmed. Not Microsoft, no. Microsoft likes to announce a lengthy list of BPOS and Live@edu cloud customer wins all at the same time, and yesterday saw Microsoft add companies like Sunoco Inc. and DuPont and schools like San Francisco State University to the list of SaaS victories. Here’s the story.
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Microsoft Announces More Cloud Customer Wins
Posted October 5th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Cloud: Microsoft Online Services Launches Status Dashboard
Posted September 30th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
At this point, it’s well-known that Microsoft caught a lot of heat for BPOS outages in September 2010. In an effort to restore customer and channel confidence, Microsoft Online Services has launched a Service Health Dashboard designed to increase visibility into the status of all their cloud services and tools. Meanwhile, third-party software companies like Level Platforms and Nimsoft also offer monitoring tools for BPOS. Here’s the skinny.
SaaS: Minnesota Selects Microsoft BPOS
Posted September 29th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Microsoft apparently has scored a major coup in the cloud market. The software giant says as many as 33,000 State of Minnesota employees will be going over to their BPOS productivity and collaboration suite. Here’s the straight dope.
BPOS Experts: Giving MSPs a Better Handle on Microsoft’s Cloud?
Posted July 26th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Problem: Migrating Exchange or SharePoint data to a Microsoft BPOS cloud-delivered productivity suite apparently can be costly and time-consuming. Enter BPOS Experts, a New York City-based company that’s offering their BPOS Commander management and migration solution completely free. Here’s the scoop.
Microsoft Online Services Gets Hosted BlackBerry Administration
Posted July 13th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
All eyes may be on the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, but that doesn’t mean Microsoft Online Services can’t sneak in an announcement that the July 2010 update to their platform is now available. New to this release is enhanced administration for hosted BlackBerry customers. That’s an important step in Microsoft’s cloud strategy. Here’s why.
New Microsoft SaaS Campaign Attacks Google Apps
Posted June 22nd, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Google Apps is under fire over at the official Why Microsoft blog with the announcement of two enterprises jumping ship to Microsoft Online Services solutions. It’s not surprising that Microsoft is touting cloud customer wins. But the recent blog entry signals that Microsoft is finally ready to take the offensive in the battle for SaaS supremacy.
Kentucky Department of Education Goes to Microsoft Cloud
Posted June 4th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
It’s another major SaaS win in the education space for Microsoft as the Kentucky Department of Education (DOE) deploys Live@edu to over 700,000 students, faculty, and staff. Microsoft claims it’s the largest cloud date to deal in the United States. Plus it highlights intensifying Google vs. Microsoft SaaS competition in the education market. Here are the details.
Hosted Email: Zimbra And Open Source Sneak Up On Exchange
Posted July 15th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
When it comes to hosted email, why zig when you can zag? That explains the strategy at EtomicMail, a managed service provider that’s hosting Zimbra — an open source email platform — rather than Microsoft Exchange.
MSP Combines Security With Exchange Server
Posted April 10th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
How can a managed service provider differentiate itself from Microsoft’s own hosted Exchange Server offering? Azaleos, an MSP in Seattle, has found one potential answer. The company has launched security services to safeguard its Exchange email customers. Here’s some background.
Microsoft SharePoint As A Managed Service?
Posted April 2nd, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
Each time I chat with a VAR or solutions provider, the topic of Microsoft SharePoint seems to pop into the conversation. Channel players are having great success deploying SharePoint for their customers. It begs the question: Will SharePoint emerge as a managed service as well? I believe so, but what’s your take?
Guess Who’s Chasing Google Apps?
Posted March 11th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
At first glance, Google Apps’ biggest potential competitor in the online application world is Microsoft.
