Monthly Archives: November 2015

See What’s New In Microsoft Office 365 – YouTube

Link

Are You Using The Latest Microsoft Office 365?

With Office 365, you choose your own path to becoming a modern business.  Microsoft offers flexible, complete, and trusted solutions.  Your business will have a range of opportunities to reduce costs.  By embracing the cloud, you open doors to use powerful business-ready tools across all your devices.  Office 365 is everything you need to get your job done is in front of you and accessible from anywhere.  And because it’s Microsoft, you gain peace of mind knowing that everything works together seamlessly.  Additionally, you’ll get the security you need to protect your business.  For more information on what’s happening with Microsoft Office 365 give us a shout.  You can also check out their informative YouTube Channel.

 

Running Your Business From The Cloud – Google+

Posted on by

Are You Running Your Business From Anywhere?

If I ever were impressed with a blog post, this is one them.  This article from Annie Pilon at Small Business Trends is a real winner.  She really takes a holistic approach to this decision making process.  Her article addresses 23 different topics you’ll find useful.  Each topic is short and to the point.  However, she’s also added some ideas that you may not expect to be found in this course of discussion.  If you’re thinking of running your business from the cloud, take some time to view this post.  Don’t forget to leave a comment as well.  You’ll definitely be enlightened in exchange for the time spent.


Why You Should Invest In The Azure Cloud Platform – Google+

Posted on by

Azure Cloud Platform vs Amazon Web Services: How Do They Differ?

Looking to get a better handle on cloud platforms?  Check out this Slideshare post to get a run down on differences between Azure and AWS.  You’ll learn some specifics about the products and services each has to offer.  The presentation explains the four main offerings:  Compute, Database, Storage & Content Delivery, and Networking.  It is a very informative piece of content on Azure Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services.  There are 18 slides in this presentation.  You’ll learn about the similarities and differences of each product at a high level.  Additionally, be exposed to the difficulty associated with deploying each.  There are also links to other Slideshare presentations that could offer more information.  Check it out and leave a comment.

How To Manage Your Brand Using Google Apps for Work – Tweet

Posted on by

Managing Brand Assets With Ease!

Check out this YouTube video on using Google Apps for Work to easily manage your brand assests from anywhere on any device.  You’ll be surprised at just how simple and efficient it can be.

 

 

Why Do We Visualize Data?

Posted on by

Understanding The “Why” of Data Visualization

Check out this post from at Computerworld. His post has some very interesting points on what data visualization is all about and how we really use it.  I especially liked the comments on dashboards.  The content will definitely make you rethink the way you evaluate presented data.

 

 

 

Why do we visualize data?

Why do we visualize data? Do data visualizations aim to inform audiences effectively? Or do they simply aim to catch people’s eye, providing the just gist of the data? This is a question which has been hotly debated by some of the leading authors in the field of data visualization recently.

Making Work Happen Where You Are

Posted on by

Teleworking Is So In The Past!

Microsoft’s CEO has set the standard for making work happen more as a part of everyday life, rather than just a place you go to. When I started reading this I immediately thought of teleworking, but how short sighted was that! Nadella reiterated the reality of our connected world when he expressed his thoughts on how we should be working. Check out what he had to say about working.

 

Microsoft CEO: Work is no longer a place you go to

Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella believes that “work is no longer a place you go to,” as the combination of data and machine learning have a profound impact on us as human beings. Nadella, speaking at Microsoft’s Future Decoded event in London, not only showed off his iPhone homescreen, but also talked about the way in which our worlds are transforming.

Cloud Computing Disruption

Posted on by

Cloud Computing Disruption Trends For The Next 10 Years

This is a very good read on the future state of cloud computing by Brain Gracely at Wikibon.  This post includes some very fact filled infographics on the various aspects of the cloud computing industry.  It is definitely well worth the time spent to absorb this valuable information.

 

 

 

Disruptive Trends in Cloud Computing (2015-2025)

Download as PDF — Contributing Analysts Dave Vellante David Floyer Stu Miniman Dr. Ralph Finos Premise: Cloud Computing is the 3rd major wave of change that is impacting the IT industry, with the impacts expected to be at least an order of magnitude larger than the Client-Server era.

Cloud Foundry Now With New Vendor Support

Posted on by

Pivotal Software Updates Cloud Foundry Product with New Vendor Support

Cloud Foundry has been updated with support for Spring Cloud Services, Microsoft Azure and even Docker. Check out this on ADT blog post for more information on this new product development.
 

 

Cloud Foundry Adds Support for Spring Cloud Services, Azure, .NET and Docker — ADTmag

Pivotal Software Inc. has released a new version of its Cloud Foundry (PCF) platform with expanded support for Spring Cloud Services, .NET applications, Docker images, Microsoft Azure and several ALM toolchain products. With version 1.6 of its cloud-native platform, Pivotal is making a number of enhancements previewed earlier this year at O’Reilly’s annual Open Source Convention, generally available.

Microsoft Azure – New Development with Red Hat

Posted on by

Microsoft, Red Hat and Azure

Microsoft and Red Hat have entered into an agreement in the cloud space.  Red Hat will now be an option for Linux customers in the Azure platform.  It looks like the war is on hold for now.

 

 

 

 

Microsoft just buried the hatchet with another huge and bitter rival, Red Hat

Microsoft and Red Hat struck up a major new partnership on Wednesday. They’re giving Red Hat’s Linux operating system a starring role on Microsoft’s cloud computing service, Azure. Linux is a free and open source competitor to Windows offered by a number of players, with Red Hat being the biggest.