Microsoft Azure – Cost Estimator Tool Released in Beta

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ ​             One of the more challenging things for companies considering a full or partial move to the Cloud is producing data on actual costs. Any move to the Cloud has to show cost savings or it’s simply not worth it. If a company decides to migrate for any other reason, they’re doing it wrong. Microsoft has released a new tool into beta that profiles existing…

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Office 365 – 10x increase in Public Folder limits

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: We have made investments to scale up the limits for Public Folders in Office 365. Today we are raising the folder count limit to 100,000 folders. This is a 10x increase over the prior limit as defined in the Exchange service description limits. This enables migration of larger existing public folder hierarchies and increased use of the feature in Office 365. Customers can immediately take advantage of this new…

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New Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider program helps partners move customers to the cloud

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ Last year at the Worldwide Partners Conference (WPC), we announced our Office 365 Open program to include a broader range of offerings. The response we received greatly exceeded our expectations, with the number of partners selling Office on Open growing 16 times year over year. At the same time, we also heard feedback that partners want to engage at every part of the customer lifecycle – from sales…

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Office 365 – Learning and Education Roundup

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ The are here a few links to learn more from Office 365. You can learn the product in separate categories. For Beginners Resource Description Usefulness What is Office 365 for business? Microsoft’s Office 365 main product website is comprehensive with links to use cases, features, versions, pricing, and learning materials. It’s a great place to start. ***** Getting to know Office 365 eBook Has very high level use…

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Capabilities and features in Office 365 Enterprise

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ Office 365 Enterprise provides the best Office experience along with management and compliance tools. The new Office launch: Feature demo           Enjoy your Office instantly – wherever you go Experience productivity on demand with your new, personalized Office 365 ProPlus. Office applications with all of your settings are instantly streamed to your Windows devices. Office 365 ProPlus runs the way you want, with enterprise-grade…

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Capabilities and features in Office 365 Enterprise

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ Office 365 Enterprise provides the best Office experience along with management and compliance tools. The new Office launch: Feature demo           Enjoy your Office instantly – wherever you go Experience productivity on demand with your new, personalized Office 365 ProPlus. Office applications with all of your settings are instantly streamed to your Windows devices. Office 365 ProPlus runs the way you want, with enterprise-grade…

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Exchange Hybrid Migration Endpoints

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ This tips describes Exchange Remote migration endpoints in a Hybrid scenario A migration endpoint is a management object in Exchange Online that contains the connection settings and administrator credentials for the source server that hosts the mailboxes that we want to migrate to Exchange Online. For certain migration types such as a cutover or staged migration, the migration endpoint also defines the number of mailboxes to migrate simultaneously…

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Exchange Hybrid Migration Endpoints

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ This tips describes Exchange Remote migration endpoints in a Hybrid scenario A migration endpoint is a management object in Exchange Online that contains the connection settings and administrator credentials for the source server that hosts the mailboxes that we want to migrate to Exchange Online. For certain migration types such as a cutover or staged migration, the migration endpoint also defines the number of mailboxes to migrate simultaneously…

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Evolving Office 365 plans for small and midsized businesses

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ Two weeks ago, we announced the release of the Office 365 for business public roadmap in response to your feedback for more visibility into future Office 365 updates. Today we are continuing that effort by sharing how our Office 365 plans will be evolving over the next few months. Making Office 365 even better for small and midsized businesses On October 1, 2014, we will release three new…

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