Why Microsoft

Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 5/25/2012

Tony Tai - MSFT — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections. Vatican and Microsoft in Software Deal The Vatican has struck a deal with Microsoft to give 43m pupils at 200,000 Roman Catholic schools in...(read more)

More Collaboration, Better Citizen Service

Tony Tai - MSFT — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

From President Obama’s 2011 customer service mandate to the World Bank’s Demand for Good Governance initiative , governments around the globe are focused on delivering efficient and responsive service. One way in which they’re improving...(read more)

Real World with Cloud Services: Interview with Jeremy Mahler of Hickory Farms

Tony Tai - MSFT — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

As part of the Real World with Cloud Services series we spoke to Jeremy Mahler, Director of Technical Operations at Hickory Farms, about why, after trying for almost a year to develop an effective collaboration environment with a leading cloud-based messaging...(read more)

Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 5/18/2012

Tony Tai - MSFT — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week's selections. Emperor Group Fulfills Global Ambitions With Office 365 After evaluating Office 365 and Google Apps, we decided on Office 365 because it offered...(read more)

When Strategy Meets Execution

Tony Tai - MSFT — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:30:00 GMT

Imagine that you are CIO of an Asia-based firm with 7000 employees around the globe, operating eight business units across a range of industries. Not only do you recognize the importance of representing your businesses though a unified, global brand,...(read more)

What Georgia State University Taught Me about Cloud Migration

Tony Tai - MSFT — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

There is more to learn from a university than what comes from a lecture hall and visiting the library. Lessons in strategy come from the athletic field, in management from the school’s administration, and in communications from leveraging the cloud...(read more)

Employees say 'No Thanks' to Google Apps for Business

Tony Tai - MSFT — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:10:00 GMT

This week, a CIO magazine article revealed many of the reasons that New England Biolabs decided to stick with Microsoft after a 60 day evaluation of Google Apps for Business. The company thought a move to Google Apps might be easy, with substantial cost...(read more)

Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 5/11/2012

Tony Tai - MSFT — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections. Not-For-Profits Choose Microsoft Over Google We also took Google’s Apps cloud into consideration, but found Microsoft beat the search...(read more)

Real World with Cloud Services: Interview with Mikael Johansson at Note

Tony Tai - MSFT — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

As part of the Real World with Cloud Services series, we spoke to Mikael Johansson, IT and Process Development Manager at Note, about why, after adopting Google Apps web services, Note switched to Microsoft Office 365. Here’s what he had to say...(read more)

Real World with Cloud Services: Hear from HSS CIO, Marina Johnson

Tony Tai - MSFT — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

As part of the Real World series, we spoke to Marina Johnson, Chief Information Officer at HSS , about why HSS switched to Microsoft Office 365 after trying Google Apps web services. Here’s what she had to say. Q: Please tell us...(read more)

Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 5/4/2012

Tony Tai - MSFT — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections. Quest Rolls Out Options for Office 365 Migrations OnDemand Migration for Email is a relatively new service designed to help organizations and...(read more)

Office 365 = Enterprise Experience

Tony Tai - MSFT — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

As Warren Buffett once said, " Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre ." He should know – his success is all about the expertise that comes with time and commitment. It’s about making a long-term investment...(read more)

Schools Network Gains Greater Messaging Resiliency and Flexibility at a Lower Cost

Tony Tai - MSFT — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Organizations, schools and businesses all over the world are considering potential benefits from cloud solutions, as they support employees and partners, and seek to increase their impact. Today we will learn how The Schools Network selected Microsoft...(read more)

Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 4/27/2012

Tony Tai - MSFT — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections. Office 365 To Replace LearnLink For Email Emory University will be switching to Microsoft Office 365 for University-wide email and calendar...(read more)

Healthcare Institutions Save Time and Reduce Development Costs by up to 90 Percent via Cloud

Tony Tai - MSFT — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT

In today’s post we hear from Baycrest Hospital on why extending their use of Microsoft Office 365 and SharePoint Online was the best decision for their business as they embrace cloud computing! “By openly sharing best...(read more)

Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 4/20/2012

Tony Tai - MSFT — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections. India Hires Microsoft in 'Largest Cloud Deployment Ever' AICTE sought the services also of IBM and Google, which has a competing Google Apps...(read more)

A Day in the Life of a Financial Analyst

Tony Tai - MSFT — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT

It’s going to be her best day, or her worst day ever. This financial analyst has a fantastic opportunity to showcase her knowledge of the business, and a 5 PM deadline. Her firm’s comptroller is preparing an offer to purchase another company...(read more)

Saving Taxpayer Dollars with Office 365

Tony Tai - MSFT — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Many of us in the U.S. are busy writing checks to the government in time for tomorrow’s federal tax deadline. Despite all that we’re paying, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reports that governments continue to face large, budget...(read more)

Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 4/13/2012

Tony Tai - MSFT — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections. Office 365 Registers Increased Adoption in Italy “The Microsoft cloud solution has given us a totally reliable and redundant system for...(read more)

All India Council for Technical Education to Reach 7 Million as Largest Customer for Microsoft Cloud

Tony Tai - MSFT — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT

I’m happy to bring you exciting news regarding the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the governing body for technical education in India. Announced today, AICTE is deploying Microsoft Live@edu . As the largest customer engagement...(read more)

District Chooses Office 365 Over Google Apps to Reduce Costs and Improve Customer Service

Tony Tai - MSFT — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Today we hear from Colonial Williamsburg on why Microsoft was the best decision for their organization in their move to enhance their business and embrace cloud computing! “We quickly realized Google would not meet our needs...(read more)

Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 4/6/2012

Tony Tai - MSFT — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections. Microsoft Office 365 for Medium-Sized Businesses Office 365 can help those businesses in the middle get everything they need, without squandering...(read more)

Mexico’s Cablemás Chooses Hybrid Solution over Google to Boost Customer Service

Tony Tai - MSFT — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT

More and more, we learn about Microsoft customers who take advantage of flexibility in a hybrid approach to the cloud . Let’s hear from Cablemás about their productivity solution. “We determined that Exchange Online...(read more)

Why Flexibility Matters

Tony Tai - MSFT — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT

I’m all about saving gas. But if I were to buy a new car, it wouldn’t be an all-electric car. It would be a plug-in hybrid. Why? In a word-- flexibility. I may not always be somewhere where I can plug in my car and recharge the battery...(read more)

Contoso Fooled By Google, Returns to Microsoft

Tony Tai - MSFT — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:30:00 GMT

Today we hear from Thomas Rizzo, CIO at Contoso , a manufacturing firm headquartered near Seattle. Lured by promises of “proven cost savings,” a year ago today we switched all 1,200 Contoso employees to Google Apps for Business. Finally...(read more)