Category Archives: Cloud Services

Booz Allen Hamilton Uses Office 365, SharePoint – YouTube

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Office 365 And SharePoint Online Selected For Booz Allen Hamilton Company Intranet

I was really surprised when watching this video.  Booz never came across to me as a people focused kind of company.  However, you’ll see how Office 365 and SharePoint Online have helped them to increase productivity within the company’s work style.  Many employees are remote and need to be able to access company resources quickly and seamlessly.  Using the Office 365 and SharePoint platform has enable them to do just that.  The document co-authoring features have been one of the biggest benefits of moving to Office 365.  With so many of their workforce being at client sites or working from home, being able to collaborate on documents was absolutely crucial.  Check out the Microsoft case study link at the bottom of the page after you watch the video.  Let us know what you think about how Booz Allen Hamilton implemented Office 365.

 

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Disaster Recovery Options For Your Business – YouTube

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Fully Utilize vCloud Air As Part Of Your Disaster Recovery Options

Check out this great tutorial series on the VMware TV YouTube channel.  David Hill is the Senior Technical Marketing Architect for vCloud Air and he hosts the seven part series on vCloud Air Disaster Recovery.  Each of the tutorial segments is a little under 10 minutes and is a very informative series on disaster recovery options available to you as you plan out your DR plan.  The introduction segment sets up the series with a very specific use case scenario detailing the use of vCloud Air as a DR option.  I have created a playlist with all of the segments in one place.  Just use the YouTube playlist icon in the top left-hand corner of the player to switch videos.  Take the plunge and don’t forget to leave your comments.

 

 

 

See What’s New In Microsoft Office 365 – YouTube

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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+

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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+

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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

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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.

 

 

Cloud Computing Disruption

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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

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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

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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.

Google Cloud Platform and NoSQL

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Speed with Ease – NoSQL on the Google Cloud Platform

For those of you who make it your thing to study up on database technology, this post will knock your socks right off!  I hadn’t even heard of Aerospike until I read this post.  This post is a step-by-step tutorial on setting up a high transaction Aerospike demo.  I was really impressed.  Check out the post on Google Cloud Platform Blog.

 

 

 

Speed with Ease – NoSQL on the Google Cloud Platform