Month: January 2014

Updated Office 365 plan choice flow chart

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A while ago I developed a free Office 365 plan choice flow chart that helped people make the selection of their Office 365 plan based on the functionality included within each plan. My aim was to make this process less confusing for people.

I have recently updated this flow chart to version 3.1 and included:

– Selection for individual desktop software such as Visio and Project through Office 365

– Whether there is already and existing Office 365 plan in place and whether you wish to upgrade this.

– a few other cosmetic and minor changes.

Of course this flow chart isn’t perfect so have a look and let me know if I have made a mistake or an omission and I’ll fix it and update.

You can download it directly from:

http://www.ciaops.com/storage/o365-plan-choice.pdf

or from my free downloads page at:

http://www.ciaops.com/downloads/

Need to Know Podcast–Episode 56



The Need to Know podcast is back for 2014 with a new episode featuring MSP mentor Richard Tubb.
In this episode Richard and I discuss a whole range of our favourite books (business, fiction, etc). You’ll find the episode at:
http://ciaops.podbean.com/2014/01/07/episode-56-richard-tubb/
and the list of items discussed:
Amazon Kindle
I, Robot
Daemon
Freedom(TM)
Kill Decision
Goodreads
Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
21 ways to manage the stuff that sucks up your time
Don’t Worry Make Money
Don’t sweat the small stuff
The E-Myth
The Go-Giver
The Art of War
Winning with out Losing
The Power of Full Engagement
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
What would Churchill do?
Hitler’s Options
Marvel Unlimited
The Richest Man in Babylon
Get Big Fast and Do More Good
Vagabonding
Mistakes MSPs Make – The Five Most Important Mistakes IT Managed Service Providers Make Which Cost Them Time and Money
Seth Godin and Tom Peters on Blogging [VIDEO]
On Writing
You Only Better
Nicholas Bate Blog


You can also subscribe to episodes via RSS and iTunes. You will find all previous episodes at:
http://ciaops.podbean.com/
Remember, I’m always looking out for guests to share their experience and knowledge with listeners so if you would like to be on the show or know someone who would make a great guest please do not hesitate to contact me via director@ciaops.com.

Cloud Business Podcast–Episode 6

The Cloud Business Podcast - Opportunity in the Cloud is only a Click Away with Robert Crane and Nigel Moore

This episode covers social media and how to use it effectively in your business. I am big fan of many social media services and provides some tips and tricks on what I believe works effectively for business. Unfortunately, many smaller businesses and IT providers merely write it off but it can really be the corner stone of continually effectively marketing your business

The podcast also looks at the issue of why people seem to be so busy yet failing to achieve much and we answer a listeners question about how to better filter out clients who waste your time.

You can listen to the full episode at:

http://www.cloudbusinessblueprint.com/podcast/episode-006-social-media-providers/

or listen to it on iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cloud-business-podcast-opportunity/id742109989

along with all the other episodes.

Remember we’d really love to hear your feedback on this episode and would really appreciate a rating on iTunes to boost our exposure.

Free superseded CIAOPS eBooks

Now that the world has upgraded Office 365 from Wave 14 to Wave 15 a number of my publications have been superseded. As such I have made these ones available for free download:
Getting Started with SharePoint Online for Small Business (Wave 14) – PDF
Getting Started with SharePoint Online for Small Business (Wave 14) – ePub
Getting Started with SharePoint Online for Small Business (Wave 14) – Mobi
Getting Started with SharePoint Online for Enterprises (Wave 14) – PDF
Getting Started with SharePoint Online for Enterprises (Wave 14) – ePub
Getting Started with SharePoint Online for Enterprises (Wave 14) – Mobi
Although the screen shots are from SharePoint 2010 a lot of the information remains the relevant either to SharePoint Online and SharePoint on premise.
You can find all my current publications at:
http://www.ciaops.com/publications
and all my free downloads at:
http://www.ciaops.com/downloads

MVP for 2014

I am happy to announce that Microsoft has again recognized me as a Most Valued Professional (MVP) for 2014. This now makes my third award in a row.

I thank Microsoft for the recognition as well as the support they have provided over the last 12 months. I also thank all those people out there who continue to support and recommend what I do, and especially those that read this blog. Without you I wouldn’t be recognized with this award.

I look forward to a bigger and better 2014.