Tag: Cloud

Cloud Business Podcast Episode 15

So I’ve just completed another podcast over at Cloud Business Blueprint, this time with Mark Penney from SMB Cloud Advisor stepping in for a holidaying Nigel Moore.

You can find the episode at:

http://www.cloudbusinessblueprint.com/podcast/episode-015-big-threat-new-entrants/

where we tackle the question about new entrants into your market and what you can do about it. We also cover the latest cloud news, business reflections and answer a question or two.

If you haven’t subscribed to the podcasts yet you can do so on iTunes and Stitcher Radio. Have a listen and let us know what you think and look out for more episodes coming shortly.

Office for iPad resources

Here are some resources for Office for iPad that I took from a recent webinar that are worthwhile.

Cloud Business Blueprint Ask Us Webinar 3

Here is our weekly free Ask Us webinar for February 20, 2014.

As you can probably tell if you watch, I wasn’t in attendance but by partner Nigel Moore put me to shame in running this one. Well done!

Remember, these are free weekly webinars where you can attend and ask any question, business or technical you wish. Sign up for these webinars at:

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

If you can’t attend attend shoot your question through to infor@cloudbusinessblueprint.com and we’ll do our best to get it answered for you and then you can watch on the recording at your leisure.

Melbourne next week

Next Wednesday kicks off the national breakfast road show for Microsoft and Express Data on the changes coming for Office 365 here in Australia. I’ll be assisting with all the presentation which kicks off in Melbourne next Wednesday the 26th of February.
If you are interested in attending you can still register via:
http://www.ed-marketing.com/microsoft/get-smart/365.html
for the events in all capital cities.
While I’m in each location I plan to host an informal get together the night before somewhere in the city where people can come together and have a chat about technology, the cloud and business in general. We already have a few starters for Melbourne on Tuesday the 25th, so if you interested in attending this informal get together the night before the breakfast session please contact me to RSVP (director@ciaops.com).
I look forward to seeing the folks in Melbourne either at the meet up or the breakfast the following day.

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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This is BIG news for Office 365 in Australia

Some sharp eyed contacts alerted me today to this post on the Official Australian Partner blog yesterday:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/auspartners/archive/2014/02/05/introducing-more-ways-for-partners-to-resell-office-365-amp-windows-intune-to-smbs.aspx
I knew that Office 365 via Open Licensing was coming but I didn’t know about this:
Microsoft Online Portal
In this scenario, Office 365 is purchased online via the Microsoft Online Portal. This option is subscription based, with the choice of monthly or annual billing. Microsoft resellers will be able to sell via this option by attaching a ‘Partner of Record’ to a customer account.
So, that seems to mean that you can now also buy Office 365 direct from a Microsoft via an online portal! Thus your purchasing options are now:
1. Open licensing
2. Telstra T-Suite portal
3. Microsoft Online Portal
4. Via Retail for Small Business Plans
Personally, this means that the upcoming changes to Office 365 (which will happen on April 2nd, which was announced in the same blog post) are going to have a much GREATER impact for customers and more so resellers I believe here in Australia. A much greater impact.
I’ll try and ferret out some more details and report back when I have some more facts.

Next Cloud Business Sydney Meetup

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We’ll be doing the next Cloud Business Blueprint Sydney meetup here:

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 have a lot to discuss this month including a new CEO at Microsoft, changes to Office 365 available in Australia, and more.

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.

Remember, it is totally informal some along and enjoy a good feed and great conversation with a fantastic bunch of people all looking to better their business through the cloud. Everyone who attended last month had a blast!

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