Getting Started With Lync Online 2013

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I’ve just completed my latest eBook “Getting Started With Lync Online 2013” which is available from the CIAOPS publications page for AU$4.95.

Here’s what the book covers:

This book examines the basic operations of Lync Online 2013 available with all Office 365 plans. The book will take you step by step through working with Lync Online 2013 showing you items in detail, including screen shots. Using this book will help you operate and better understand the capabilities of Lync 2013 and the power that is can bring your business.

This booked is aimed at users who have never used Lync Online 2013.

You can download the table of contents to see what topics the book covers.

The book will shortly be available in both ePub and Kindle formats as well as being on the Kindle and iBook store.

If you enjoy the content on this blog then one of the ways that you can support it is is by purchasing a publication or referring others to my publications. All of these take many, many hours to create and produce so you assistance and support is always appreciated.

I hope you find the book of value and please let me know what you think of it.

‘Ask Us’ Webinar 2

Here’s the recording from our second Cloud Business Blueprint weekly ‘Ask Us’ webinar.

Remember it is free to attend so please register for the upcoming webinars at:

http://www.cloudbusinessblueprint.com/ask-weekly-webinar

and let others know who maybe interested.

Also, if you can’t make it along then email your question to info@cloudbusinessblueprint.com and we’ll do our best to answer it and get it into the next recording so you can view it at your leisure.

Cloud Business Podcast–Episode 10

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We’ve broken into double figures with the 10th episode of the Cloud Business podcast now available for your listening pleasure on iTunes and at:

http://www.cloudbusinessblueprint.com/business/episode-010-profitability-business-growth/

In this episode we talk about the bigger picture and setting specific long term goals and achieving them. We’ll give you some tips on how to set these as well as some great tool for managing them as well. There’s the usual Rob’s Rant and Questions and Answers as well so don’t miss this episode.

Remember as always, keen to hear you feedback on the above page or via an iTunes review or directly if you are shy. If you have any suggestions for topics you’d like to hear us cover, or maybe some guest you’d like to hear from then please let us know.

Stay tunes for upcoming episodes real soon.

Well worth watching

Hopefully by now you have heard of TED talks. They are basically a huge library of speakers on a broad range of topics from business to technology and from medical science to philosophy that you can view online for free. I’d be really surprised if you haven’t seen at least one.
TED was recent released a list of its top 20 most popular talks (measure by the number of views). You will find these over at a recent blog post:
The 20 most popular TED Talks, as of this moment
I am now working through this list myself and would commend the same thing to you as well, because if they are so popular there is probably something in there work learning.

Ask Us Webinar 1–Highlights reel

We have posted the highlights reel of our first Ask Us webinar to Youtube and you can find it here:

Ask Use Webinar 1 – Highlights

In the video we cover some information on creating a SharePoint Online demo site as well as comparisons of SharePoint Online to Office 365. Unfortunately, it is limited to 10 minutes because our Cloud Business Blueprint YouTube account is yet to be verified. We’ll take care of that for our next Ask Us Webinar on the Thursday the 13th of February at 12.30pm. Cloud Business Blueprint members can view the complete highlight reel in the members forum (since we are using a different technology there with video).

You can sign up for the next Ask Us Webinar and actually any Ask Us Webinar at:

http://www.cloudbusinessblueprint.com/ask-weekly-webinar

Remember, there is no cost for these webinars. Also, if you have a topic you like to see covered then by all means shoot me an email or leave a comment on this blog about the topic or question you have and we’ll do our best to answer it in the upcoming webinar.

We hope to see you there.

National Office 365 breakfast sessions

I’ve been working with Microsoft and Express Data here in Australia to present a number of breakfast session around the new options available in Office 365 from the 2nd of April.
These events will be held in most major capital cities initially (and maybe roll out to other regional areas later on). To register for these breakfast sessions visit:
http://www.ed-marketing.com/microsoft/get-smart/365.html
I’ll be presenting along with Microsoft and Express Data. I have worked hard to ensure that the content is relevant and engaging for attendees and not just a stack of slides. We’ll have interactive discussions, questions and answers, ask the experts, migration scenarios and a whole stack more.
Also, as part of these events I’ll be running an informal get together somewhere in the city the night before. Very much like the Cloud Business Blueprint meetups these will be totally informal get togethers over some dinner and a drink to discuss business, technology or whatever. If you are interested in attending please email me directly via director@ciaops.com and let me know what city you’ll be attending so I can send you the arrangements.
I hope to see you there.

February Sydney Meetup next week

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Our first meetup in January was a blast and exceptionally well attended. Now it’s time to do it again for February.

We have therefore arranged our next Sydney meet up to be held:

Date: Monday 17th February, 2014

Time: from 6.30pm

Location: The Oaks Hotel, Military Road, Neutral Bay in the “Bar & Grill” area

Map: https://goo.gl/maps/Flaaz

This is a completely informal get together with the goal of allowing attendees to network with each other and share interests, contacts, strategies and general information.

We are also happy to welcome anyone along who thinks they get value from attending even if they are not currently a member of the Cloud Business Blueprint yet. Feel free to come along and join in the conversation, no obligation.

If you planning on attending we would ask that you let us know via an email to info@cloudbusinessblueprint.com so we can ensure we have enough seats reserved for you at the table.

Come along and chat to other IT Professionals about how they are successfully running a business focused on the cloud.

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