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Business Productivity Online Suite training for partners in Manchester and Birmingham

doverton — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:00 GMT

Business Productivity Online Suite Launch

Join us in Birmingham and Manchester

The UK software market is evolving, and customers are looking to embrace the change. Forecasted growth for subscription software is expected to achieve an annual growth rate of +30% during the next three years - considerably outpacing traditional market growth and providing a tremendous resale and service opportunity for Microsoft partners.

In a tough economy, subscription services are more digestible to cash strapped customers. Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS), provides a new IT solution for their needs, delivering enterprise-class software as a subscription service, hosted by Microsoft and sold by you.

Costing £10.04 for the entire suite, per user per month, BPOS includes:

> Microsoft Exchange Online

> Microsoft SharePoint Online

> Microsoft Office Live Meeting

> Microsoft Office Communications Online

> Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services

For Microsoft Partners BPOS provides an annuity revenue opportunity with incremental implementation, integration, customisation, and managed services opportunities.

Join us at this event to gain further insight, and to understand the sales and implementation opportunities for your business.

Please confirm your attendance by registering for;

20/05/09: Manchester – Click here

Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus

Keckwick Lane

Daresbury, WA4 4FS

21/05/09: Birmingham – Click here

Coventry TechnoCentre, CUE Ltd

Coventry University Technology Park

Puma Way

Coventry, CV1 2TT

To further understand this opportunity watch the Quick Start training video here.

Yours sincerely,

Simon Gautrey

Software-plus-Services Lead

Small and Mid- Market Solutions & Partners, UK

Date/Venue:

20/05/09: Manchester – Click here

Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus

Keckwick Lane

Daresbury, WA4 4FS

21/05/09: Birmingham – Click here

Coventry TechnoCentre, CUE Ltd

Coventry University Technology Park

Puma Way

Coventry, CV1 2TT

Agenda:

09.30 – Registration

Overview on Microsoft Online Services

Technical Overview:

- Deployment & Administration

- Co-existence with on-premise

- Migration from on-premise

- Security

- Reliability

Outline of Licensing Models (& scenarios)

Next steps for Partners

12.30 – Close

Microsoft Online Services - beta in US, international .. not for a while yet, but you get to see where Microsoft is going!

doverton — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:01:00 GMT

What is it?

I know Vlad is not going to like this, but even he will admit that this has been on the cards for a while. Software plus services is coming to town in a bigger and bigger way. At the moment there is a limited beta in the US and (just like Google), it has the beta tag on it.

So what have we seen today, well we have seen Microsoft stand up and be counted in it's commitment to the software-plus-services strategy. We have seen existing "on premise" solutions of Exchange and SharePoint be offered as a S+S (software-plus-services) alternative for those customers who don't wish to run these themselves. There is no "must switch" or "dropping" of the existing, very successful products, just more options for people.

As a customer you would consider whether you get better value running these in-house yourself, or with a partner delivering them for you in-house, or completely outsources to another partner or Microsoft.

As a partner you have to consider how you deliver in all worlds. While today you probably add value to "on premise" solutions you need to understand how and if you add value should your customer opt for the new services. If you want to deliver theses types of services yourself, look at SPLA agreements and the information at The Microsoft Service Provider License Agreement (SPLA). If you want to build solutions on top of those announced today then look at http://www.microsoft.com/online/partner/learn-more.mspx.

Either way you can learn more at http://www.microsoft.com/online/default.mspx.

Other's reactions

As you can imagine, there have been a few prople covering this, from bloggers to journalists. Below are just some of the items I've seen so far:

Press

Microsoft to Expand Microsoft Online Services for Businesses of All Sizes (press release)

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Apps/Microsoft-Expands-its-Online-Services/

Microsoft moves further into the cloud.. cautiously

http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/saasweek/2008/03/microsoft_expands_ondemand_ser/

Blogs

Microsoft to Expand Microsoft Online Services for Businesses of All Sizes

Hosted Services - here we come

OK, that should be enough for today .. expect more from Mix!!

ttfn

David

Technorati Tags: Software plus Service, SaaS, Microsoft Online, Microsoft, Hosted, Exchange, SharePoint, beta, if you only read one post today

Unified Communications

doverton — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:02:50 GMT

This information is from the last 2 Technet newsletters (http://www.microsoft.com/technet)

Unified Communications Team Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/uc/default.aspx

Unified Communications - Office Communication Server 2007 Videos

Two videos, one on Office Communications Server 2007 and one on Office RoundTable
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d67d3e846-ae4a-4b30-9e0c-eac22bd2a58a%26DisplayLang%3den
Unified Communications and Collaboration Event Presentation Downloads
Unified Communications and Collaborations Event Downloads
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3da10931b2-dceb-4ddc-8c5a-25c4b2c5804c%26DisplayLang%3den
Using Exchange Server 2007 for Unified Messaging and Fax

How can you best implement the Unified Messaging (UM) features of Exchange Server 2007? Microsoft IT uses the UM features of Exchange Server 2007 to integrate voice messaging with the internal e-mail messaging environment. This content will detail the technical implementation and deployment strategy for deploying Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging features in the Microsoft enterprise messaging environment.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=9&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3dde6b24ab-0d23-4d82-ac2e-342a86b22580%26DisplayLang%3den

ttfn

David

Technorati Tags: Unified Communications, Office Communications Server, Exchange 2007, RoundTable

SQL 2000/2005 June Downloads including Management Pack, JDBC Drivers, Virtual Hard Disks and Access Migration Assistant

doverton — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:55:48 GMT

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 / 2005 Management Pack

The SQL Server Management Pack monitors the availability and performance of SQL Server 2000 and 2005 and can issue alerts for configuration problems. Availability and performance monitoring is done using synthetic transactions. In addition, the Management Pack collects Event Log alerts and provides associated knowledge articles with additional user details, possible causes, and suggested resolutions. The Management Pack discovers Database Engines, Database Instances, and Databases and can optionally discover Database File and Database File Group objects.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8c0f970e-c653-4c15-9e51-6a6cadfca363&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.2 Community Technology Preview April 2007

In its continued commitment to interoperability, Microsoft has released a new Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver with SQL Server 2005. The SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.2 CTP April 2007 download is available to all SQL Server users at no additional charge, and provides access to SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 from any Java application, application server, or Java-enabled applet. This is a Type 4 JDBC driver that provides database connectivity through the standard JDBC application program interfaces (APIs) available in J2EE (Java2 Enterprise Edition). This release of the JDBC Driver is JDBC 3.0 compliant and runs on the Java Development Kit (JDK) version 1.4 and higher. It has been tested against all major application servers including BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, JBoss, and Sun.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f914793a-6fb4-475f-9537-b8fcb776befd&DisplayLang=en

SQL Server Tables and Exchange Web Services

The SQL Server Tables and Exchange Web Services sample demonstrates a powerful integration of Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 features. This integration enables you to provide data from both Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server to client applications so that the data appears as if it were stored in SQL Server.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d6924897-7b62-46fd-874e-24fb0fba2159&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise / Exchange Server 2007 32-bit VHD

The Microsoft VHD Test Drive Program provides customers with an enhanced server-based software evaluation experience that’s faster, better supported and more flexible. You can now access the entire catalogue of pre-configured Microsoft and partner products and solutions in the VHD format and start evaluating and testing today from www.microsoft.com/vhd. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 provides built-in protection technologies to help keep the e-mail system up and running and better protected from outside threats while allowing employees to work from wherever they are using a variety of clients including Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Web Access, and mobile devices. Exchange Server 2007 makes it easier for IT to deliver these new capabilities to their organizations by making the messaging environment easier to manage and more cost efficient. Please see www.microsoft.com/exchange/preview for additional information.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fa09a01d-ac7b-4a7e-8d28-79e222b14ae5&DisplayLang=en

.NET Rocks! - Paul Randal on SQL Server 2005 Performance and Recovery

Paul Randal started in the industry in 1994 working for DEC on the VMS file system and check/repair tools. In 1999 he moved to Microsoft to work on SQL Server, specifically on DBCC. For SQL Server 2000, he concentrated on index fragmentation (writing DBCC INDEXDEFRAG, DBCC SHOWCONTIG) and various algorithms in DBCC CHECKDB. During SQL Server 2005 development was the lead developer / manager of one the core dev teams in the Storage Engine, responsible for data access and storage (DBCC, allocation, indexes & heaps, pages / records, text / LOB storage, snapshot isolation, etc). He also spent several years rewriting DBCC CHECKDB / repair. Since SQL Server 2005 shipped, Paul has managed the Program Management team for the core Storage Engine to become more focused on customer/partner engagement and feature set definition. Paul regularly presents at conferences around the world on high-availability, disaster recovery and Storage Engine internals. His popular blog is at http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlserverstorageengine.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=78930701-dc1d-4631-b29e-6a9625cec755&DisplayLang=en

SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access

Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) for Access is a tool for migrating databases from Microsoft Access to Microsoft SQL Server 2005. SSMA for Access converts Access database objects to SQL Server database objects, loads those objects into SQL Server, and then migrates data from Access to SQL Server. SSMA for Access supports Access 97 - Access 2003 databases.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d842f8b4-c914-4ac7-b2f3-d25fff4e24fb&DisplayLang=en

Technorati Tags: SQL Server, Download

Use and learn about Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange 2007 in Virtual Labs

doverton — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:28:00 GMT

Windows Vista: Virtual Lab Express

In this 30-minute Virtual Lab Express, you will configure new security features in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Vista. You can also watch our live and on-demand Windows Vista TechNet webcasts.

2007 Microsoft Office System: Virtual Lab Express

Get a quick, hands-on overview of the 2007 Office system. In just 30 minutes, familiarise yourself with the new Ribbon bar, use the mini-toolbar and see how you can take advantage of Live Preview and the Gallery in the Office 2007 user interface. Also, watch our live and on-demand Office 2007 system webcasts for IT professionals and download Office system podcasts.

Exchange Server 2007: Virtual Lab Express

Get a quick, hands-on overview of Exchange Server 2007. In just 30 minutes, familiarise yourself with the Exchange Management Console and Outlook Web Access, and work with compliance and records management rules. Also, watch our live and on-demand Exchange Server webcasts and download Exchange Server podcasts.

Technorati tags: vista, office 2007, Action Pack, microsoft, small business, virtual pc, virtual server, virtualisation