What is Microsoft’s MyApps Portal?
Microsoft’s MyApps portal (a.k.a. the access panel) is a web-based portal for users of Microsoft’s Azure Active Directory account to launch applications. Think of it as a set of “visual bookmarks” that launch applications granted either by a company administrator or through self-service access: The idea is to...
Microsoft Tech Summit in Washington DC
On Monday and Tuesday last week, Microsoft held their Washington DC Tech Summit. I attended 4 sessions: The Future is Closer Than You Think; Broadly Deploying Windows 10 for Business The Windows 10 session was a convincing look at how Windows 10 could be effectively deployed and managed...
Unlimited OneDrive Storage for Office 365
Announcement from Microsoft Earlier this week, Microsoft announced it was delivering unlimited OneDrive storage for Office 365 subscribers. Unlimited OneDrive storage is currently available for Home, Personal, and University subscription plans. For business and enterprise subscriptions, unlimited storage will be coming in 2015. This announcement comes on the heels of...
Microsoft’s Sales Increase, Helped by Its Acquisition of Nokia, and Investors Notice
Microsoft’s 3rd quarter profits are just another indication that they are on the right track. Note that commercial cloud sales are up 125% and Office 365 Personal sales are up 25%. The Surface Pro 3 is also doing nicely. As Microsoft Lync becomes the leader in unified and universal communication...
Internal Locus of Control: Taking back control of your company’s technology.
In 1954, Julian Rotter developed the concept of locus of control. What do we believe about the events in our lives; is there primarily internal factors or external factors that create our life events. For example, did I fail that exam because I (internal) didn’t study enough or because the...
The Office 365 Roadmap Has Been Revealed
Last week Microsoft released the much anticipated Office 365 for business roadmap. This will help to better inform admins and end users on what to expect from the service. The roadmap lists updates and enhancements to Office 365 which are either Launched, Rolling Out, In Development, or Cancelled. Each enhancement...
Is Your Office 365 Data Safe In The Microsoft Cloud?
Moving your data to the Microsoft Cloud and Office 365 has many advantages such as: Less hardware and capital expenditures Reducing power consumption Reduced need for IT specialists on staff Access to data anytime, from anywhere Increased availability Access to the “latest and greatest” software such as new releases of...
Office Mobile and OneDrive Apps – What do I think?
I was so thrilled when Microsoft released Office Mobile for iPhones and Android devices. I immediately installed it on my iPhone and was anxious to begin using it. I also installed the OneDrive app as well. My initial thoughts were that they were great! Leaps and bounds from what we’ve...
Simplifying the Office 365 Admin Experience
check out these office supplies to help you kit out your new work space, and once you’ve got that sorted, it’s time to take a look at the latest software. Last week, Microsoft posted to their Office Blogs site information on upcoming changes to the administrative features of Office 365...