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Study finds more than 52 percent of organizations turning to the cloud for business growth

By Guest PostMay 29, 2013Technology451 research llc, business growth, canada, cloud, cloud based computing, datacenter initiatives, digital infrastructure, france, future businesses, Germany, hosted services, hybrid cloud solutions, it environments, lync, marco limena, michelle bailey, Microsoft, microsoft sql server, new era, organization, sharepoint, uk, united states, US, windows azure, windows platform

Microsoft-commissioned study highlights opportunity for hosting providers as companies look to achieve growth with hybrid cloud solutions.

REDMOND, Wash. — May 29, 2013 — Companies and organizations are increasingly turning to the cloud as a strategy for business growth, according to The New Era of Hosted Services, a Microsoft-commissioned study conducted by 451 Research LLC. As they look ahead to the next two years, more than 52 percent of organizations identify the cloud as beneficial for either growing their business or realigning their organization to a new company strategy. Along with this drive for growth comes significant opportunity for Microsoft hosting partners as customers look to grow their business with a hybrid cloud consumption model.

“The next two years will be the era of hybrid cloud, with 68 percent of customers planning to adopt hybrid cloud models — up from 49 percent today,” said Marco Limena, vice president, Hosting Service Providers Business, Microsoft. “In addition, the survey found that as customers begin to move their IT environments into the cloud, software is sticky and brand is even more important.” (more…)

‘Classed In’ Brings Private Social Networks to Schools

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Microsoft BizSpark startup improves communication and provides easy access to administrative resources combined with an educational social network.

REDMOND, Wash. — March 7, 2013 — During a trip to his home town in St. Petersburg, Russia, Gabriel Levi noticed that his local school system could modernize its services for educators and students by streamlining communication and reducing manual tasks. Using his entrepreneurial instincts, he saw a need and created a solution. Now Levi is CEO and founder of Classed In, where he has turned his mission into a thriving business with a comprehensive educational social network that connects teachers, students, administrators and parents at approximately 27,000 K–12 schools in Russia — more than half the country’s schools.

Levi attended college at Columbia University in New York and studied economics and computer science, while he dreamed of starting a business. When a work assignment took him back to St. Petersburg a few years later, he was struck by how Russian schools were still relying on completely manual processes for everything from registration and grade reporting to class assignments and homework. His point of reference was personal: Levi’s mother was a university instructor, and his younger brother was in middle school at the time. (more…)

High Stakes: Businesses Make Big Data Bets

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Big data has exploded into the mainstream, and very soon harnessing the power of information won’t just be a matter of profitability, but of survival. Microsoft has the tools to help businesses survive and thrive in the dawning age of big data.

REDMOND, Wash. – Feb. 13, 2013 – For the first time in history, it’s going to start raining information.

Hallelujah or headache? For businesses, it’s all about being ready to ride this perfect storm of big data – and their understanding of what’s at stake. (more…)

Caching In: How Some Organizations Are Using Big Data to Change the Way They Do Business

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As big data access shifts to the masses, The Weather Company and other top global companies are showing the world how it’s done.

REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 12, 2012 —Big data is changing the way organizations do business, make discoveries, and interact with each other. In fact, pundits are predicting that 2013 will be the year organizations across a range of industries begin implementing big data strategies, or face obsolescence. As David Selinger wrote in a recent article on Forbes online: “If executives don’t find a way to trap, tame, and train their data monsters, they’ll be extinct in two years—fossils who’ve missed the new world order.”

Microsoft believes that big data has the power to drive practical and theoretical insights that have eluded people to date. In the past, high costs and technology limitations have constrained access to data storage infrastructure and the tools needed to manage and analyze large quantities of data. This is finally starting to change. (more…)

IGH Solutions Drives User Adoption Up by 246 Percent by Switching From Salesforce.com to Microsoft Dynamics CRM

By Guest PostNovember 23, 2010Technologybrad wilson, drew climer, igh solutions, Microsoft, microsoft dynamics, microsoft dynamics crm, microsoft outlook, microsoft sharepoint, microsoft sql server, salesforce, software

*With new deployment, company increases ROI by 595 percent and resolves data entry issues.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 23, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. today highlighted the benefits attained by IGH Solutions, a world leader in developing and delivering innovative solutions for specialty and dimensional printing, in three years since switching from Salesforce.com to Microsoft Dynamics CRM. They include an increase in sales-team productivity valued at $1.2 million, nearly $400,000 in reduced costs for licensing fees, a 246 percent increase in user adoption, and an ROI of 595 percent — all realized by establishing a cost-effective and standardized sales-force automation solution for use across the enterprise.

With Microsoft Dynamics CRM, IGH Solutions also resolved integration and data entry issues that had plagued the company because Salesforce.com could not integrate with its Hagen ERP system. In addition, the company was able to capitalize on its existing investment in Microsoft business productivity software, including Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office, Microsoft InfoPath and Microsoft SQL Server, because of the interoperability Microsoft Dynamics CRM has with these applications. (more…)

SQL Server Masters Certification Goes Global

By Guest PostNovember 9, 20101 commentTechnologybrent ozar, don field, mcm, mcm exam, Microsoft, microsoft certified master exam, microsoft certified master program, microsoft sql server, nicolas husson, sql masters, sql server

*Microsoft dramatically expands access to one of its most elite certification programs.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 9, 2010 — Microsoft is making it more feasible for some of the world’s most talented technology consultants, architects, database engineers and administrators to earn credentials and recognition for their skills. Starting today, the Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) Exam — which certifies professionals’ expertise in the data management platform — will be available in testing centers in nine countries. (more…)

Hilton Worldwide Advances Collaboration with Microsoft

By Guest PostOctober 6, 2010Technologyhilton, hilton worldwide, microsoft corp., microsoft office 2010, microsoft office communications server, microsoft sharepoint 2010, microsoft sql server, North America, qnq property management, robert webb, visual studio, windows 7

MCLEAN, Va., and REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 6, 2010 — Hilton Worldwide today announced that it is adopting Microsoft Corp.’s collaboration and productivity tools as part of the company’s Innovation Collaborative initiative. Under the terms of this new agreement, Hilton Worldwide will deploy Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft Office 2010 and Windows 7 to its employees and business partners at more than 3,600 properties around the world. (more…)

Microsoft Services Helps Mission-Critical Customers Achieve Business Continuity

By Guest PostAugust 10, 2010Technologyadd-on, biztalk, elaina stergiades, it department, mcs, Microsoft, microsoft consulting services, microsoft platform, microsoft services, microsoft sql server, mission-critical, norm judah, premier mission critical

REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 10, 2010 — Microsoft Services today announced enhanced mission-critical capabilities for customers with business-critical solutions.

As part of today’s announcement, Microsoft Services also announced the availability of an expanded Premier Mission Critical add-on aimed at helping customers tackle the support requirements of their most demanding solutions.

An add-on to Premier Support, Premier Mission Critical provides a service and support program, with services spanning from solution validation and architectural reviews to proactive services and problem resolution resources.

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