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HP Cloud Maps can help you find a Path to the Cloud

Submitted by Howard P. on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 14:58

Don’t get lost—follow HP Cloud Maps

Climbing right to the Cloud is a great idea, but it can be a little scary unless you know where to go.  A good map would help, and HP has a map just for that purpose. HP Cloud Maps use best practices to get you to your destination.

Microsoft Begins Technical Review of Office 15

Submitted by Charles D. on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 09:57

Microsoft announced the beginning of technical review for the next installment of Office (Office 15) set to release later this year with a select group of customers who will be under non-disclosure agreements barring them from releasing any details publicly. The announcement was posted as a blog entry on Office.com by PJ Hough, CVP of Development within the Office Division.

Office 365 vs Google apps: user experience (Part 3 of 3)

Submitted by Raheem P. on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 09:24

Experience-wise, Microsoft Office 365 has been instrumental in shaping the Enterprise-technology industry. Thus it is difficult not to trust Office 365, especially with their Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) preceding 365 for two years which allowed them to work out all the kinks. A byproduct of Google lacking experience in the Enterprise field is that there are a number of hidden costs included with a Google Apps migration.

Office 365 vs. Google apps: Compatibility, Migration and Support (Part 2 of 3)

Submitted by Raheem P. on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 11:41

You would expect that being a competitive market both Office 365 and Google Apps would offer similar packages in terms of compatibility, migration and support. But this is not the case, both Microsoft’s Office 365 and Google’s Google Apps have their unique features and limitations when it comes to these three traits.

Office 365 vs. Google apps: Compatibility

One of the most important features in Office 365 that is lacking in Google Apps is Microsoft Office

Office 365 vs Google apps (Part 1 of 3)

Submitted by Raheem P. on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 09:18

Office 365 vs. Google apps, this is a fight that I’d pay to see. This is the Mayweather/Pacquiao match-up of the technology world. The “ThrillaOver the Highest Billa,” if you will. Okay, I’ll stop, however with the advent of Office 365 to compete with Google Apps for Business…the Cloud just got a little more crowded.

ADFS, Office 365 and Microsoft Cloud

Submitted by Raheem P. on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 17:51

What is ADFS?

Active Directory Federation Services. Duh. But what is it and how does it work with the Cloud? From its inception, it is a component of Windows Server 2008 R2. It shares digital identity information (attributes of any business-crucial data within even the smallest company) and entitlement rights (can be name, key, identity, privilege, group) very securely across technological boundaries. What does that mean in regards to Office 365 and the Cloud?

Hosted Microsoft Unified Communications and Collaboration

Submitted by Sean V. on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 10:20

The ability to host your Microsoft Unified Communications and Collaboration in the cloud is a hot topic. As many are aware the architecture, management, and maintenance of deploying a Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Lync infrastructures are not for the faint of heart. These systems take great care in architecting correctly following all best practices. The workload doesn’t finish with an adequate design. The deployment and included systems management and ongoing maintenance require resources capable and available to maintain such systems.

Cloud step by step or a single phase transition

Submitted by Howard P. on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 17:18

Rising up into the Cloud continues to be the number 1 topic on the minds of CIO’s and IT departments. There are so many myths surrounding the “Cloud and how to decide that which path is best suited for a company”. Almost all companies now know that resisting the move towards the cloud is not in their best interest, in fact it is the path leading to cloud which act as a major barrier in their decision.

Cloud - To Rent or Buy, that is the Question

Submitted by Howard P. on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 09:49

In a White Paper published by HP about Cloud and some of the misconceptions related to cloud services I read some great information that helps ground my understanding of “THE CLOUD”. Here are a few excerpts from the paper.

AccessPointe 5.6 Release 2

Submitted by arslan on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 12:11

It is En Pointe Technologies’ continuous effort to improve services. In this document we have provided a summary of the latest enhancements to our AccessPointe e-procurement tool in 5.6 Release 2.

Key Benefits and Features

In this release we have improved the usability of the “User Administration” module. Below is the summary of these visual and functional enhancements.