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‘Microsoft launches OneDrive globally, with some freebies’. More on the freebie ‘Microsoft to give 100GB free OneDrive storage to early birds’. So it’s out with a big fanfare and more obfuscation for the humble consumer and business user alike as they get their heads around a name change and a few new bells and whistles […]
February 7, 2014
I wonder why no self-respecting global heavyweight prospect would take on the CEO role at Microsoft? Apart from the looming presence of Bulmer and Gates on the board, taking on Microsoft has the appeal of a cutom Saville Row suit, but on closer inspection you notice the straight jacket. On the one hand it has […]
January 11, 2014
SharePoint 2013 Apps, what’s new, we had them in SharePoint 2010 didn’t we? Yes, and a lot has changed, but then again for those with a significant investment in SharePoint 2010 nothing you should have to worry about. Let me explain… Your investment in SharePoint 2010’s full or partial trust sandbox app models will still […]
December 5, 2013
As the continued parade of prospective new CEO’s to the largest IT company on earth adorn our news feeds I was reminded during a recent chat with a friend at Microsoft of a debate we had back in February over how Microsoft can best make the transition to a Cloud Service company, during which I […]
October 23, 2013
October 22nd will go down as Tablet Tuesday, as the big players in this space Microsoft, Apple, Nokia converged on this date to officially launched new product. Instead of a big bang it was more of a one horse show with most attention captured by Apple, being the only one of the bunch to have maintain any […]
October 19, 2013
Having been running Windows 8.1 RTM (‘Release to Market’ version) since it was available to partners over a month ago on both a multi-screen 27inch desktop rig and Windows Surface Pro. I guess I have been holding my breath hoping that the public release would somehow address the underwhelming enhancements and reverse a feeling that […]
October 6, 2013
Future … that is being a little futuristic, looking forward, a new set of ideals that will take the greatest software company into a completely new trajectory. Not just a mid-course correction in a safe pair of ‘familiar’ hands ‘Who Will Be the Next Microsoft CEO?‘ or to address a hit list of pundit desirables ‘Microsoft’s […]
June 5, 2013
Opportunity knocks, a refresh at Microsoft, or so Steve Bulmer hopes –‘Microsoft Plans Dramatic Re-Organization’ Take 2? As I think I have read this one before over a year ago ‘Executive changes at Microsoft likely’. Well we can but hope this time things will happen as the time is very ripe for Microsoft to go […]
January 28, 2013
Windows RT officially launched alongside Windows 8 on October 26, 2012 with the Microsoft Surface device leading the pack of several Windows RT-powered devices from OEM partners. Despite the lack of clarity around the Windows RT v. Windows 8 versions, Windows RT has established a solid user base. It delivers to the mobile demands of […]
November 19, 2012
Welcome to Monday morning, as if there will not be enough on a Microsoft Partners agenda with all the exciting new technology coming out of the Microsoft warehouses, without having to worry about housekeeping issues. With the great wave of innovation coming out of Redmond comes some tweaks to the Partner Competencies that ALL Microsoft […]
February 19, 2014
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