Tag: Cloud

Free Cloud Q and A tomorrow

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I’m back on deck for our free monthly public Cloud Business Blueprint webinar, tomorrow Thursday the 23rd of April 2015 at 12.30pm Sydney time. We run this regularly to give people an update of everything that is happening in the cloud as well as the ability to ask any question. You can still sign up for the webinar here:

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

We also do plenty of demos and have some great input from attendees so the webinar provides a huge amount of value by giving you a summary of all the latest changes in the cloud plus demonstrations and tutorials.

We also record these webinars for the Cloud Business Blueprint community so they can be view on demand. There you’ll find all the previous webinars plus on demand training, forums, white papers, templates, best practices and more. So if you are an IT reseller focused on providing cloud solutions you should join us.

If you can’t make this month’s event, don’t worry, there will one next month and you can sign up at the same place:

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

I hope to see you there.

Need to know podcast–Episode 82

I’m joined by Darryl McAllister, a MSP business owner from Sydney, to discuss the value of certifications and how to provide a better career path for employees. We also look at the changes in technology and business as well as discussing some opportunities with the latest cloud applications.

You can listen to the episode at:

http://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-82-darryl-mcallister/

or subscribe to this and all episodes in iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ciaops-need-to-know-podcasts/id406891445?mt=2

The podcast is also available on Stitcher at:

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ciaops/need-to-know-podcast?refid=stpr

Don’t forget to give the show a rating as well as send me any feedback or suggestions you may have for the show. I’m also on the hunt for some co-presenters so if you are interested on being a regular part of the show please contact me.

Resources

darrylm@netcare.sydney

http://www.netcare-itsupport.sydney

https://twitter.com/darrylmca

Sidekick – http://www.skylitesystems.com/Pages/SideKick365.aspx

http://www.skylitesystems.com

Attached Apps – http://www.attachedapps.com/

Adobe Business Catalysts – http://businesscatalyst.com/

Skype for Business client roll out – https://blog.ciaops.com/2015/04/skype-for-business-client-goes-live-in.html

Office Online and Dropbox web integration now available –http://blogs.office.com/2015/04/09/office-online-and-dropbox-web-integration-now-available/

Delve apps for iOS and Android – https://blog.ciaops.com/2015/04/delve-apps-released.html

Office 365 video app – https://blog.ciaops.com/2015/04/office-365-video-for-iphone-now.html

SharePoint Team Site default increase – https://blog.ciaops.com/2015/04/default-sharepoint-online-team-site.html

The Dark Web – https://blog.ciaops.com/2015/04/the-dark-web.html

Anzacs in France – http://www.anzacsinfrance.com/

Free SharePoint email course now at http://bit.ly/gs-spo

 

The Dark Web

Although I spend most of my time working with technology enablement via productivity I have a keen interest in information security and where it is taking us as a society. Unfortunately, on that score I am not very ‘bullish’ about what the future holds.

Some of my previous thinking on this can be found at:

The World of Security Anomalies

Security before convenience or else

The bad guys keep winning

Why the bad guys will always win

To this list you can add:

Inside The Dark Web

Which looks at many of the issues I have previous covered but focused importantly on the challenges or privacy in todays connected world and how we are fast losing it and for it to be lost forever.

Take a look and let me know what YOU think. Is this something we SHOULD be worried about?

Checking your MOSPA agreement in the Microsoft Partner Portal

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1. Login to the Microsoft Partner portal;

https://partners.microsoft.com/PartnerProgram/PartnerMembershipCenter.aspx

with you Microsoft Partner details.

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2. Click the Status link next to the MOSPA program

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3. Confirm that the MOSPA (Microsoft Online Services Partner) agreement is Completed.

If something other than Completed is shown, you need to enrol or renew your MOSPA Agreement.

Free Webinar update–Special Guest

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Just wanted to let you know about a special guest for tomorrow’s (Thursday, 19th March 2015 at 12.30pm Sydney time) free Cloud Business Blueprint Ask Us Webinar.

I have managed to secure David Coote, Director of Sales and Marketing for Rackcorp to present on the hosting, servers, networking services and so on his business provides.

You’ll get an overview of what Rackcorp offers including a live demonstration of their platform and features.

If you attend on the day you’ll be able to ask questions directly of David and his team. Also, David will graciously be offering a special deal to all Cloud Business Blueprint members.

We’ll be recording the session for Cloud Business Blueprint members to view on demand so if you can’t attend but are interested in the content I’d urge you to sign up as a Cloud Business Blueprint member to receive this and all the other benefits our community has. Remember, membership is simply month by month and you can cancel at any point, no questions asked.

You can join the Cloud Business Blueprint community at:

http://www.cloudbusinessblueprint.com/members-sign-up/

If you haven’t as yet signed up to attend the webinar please do so at:

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

and feel free to pass on that registration link to anyone else whom you feel would benefit from attending.

Also don’t forget to check out the Rackcorp site at:

https://www.rackcorp.com/

to get your questions ready.

I hope to see you on the day and if you have any question please don’t hesitate to contact me directly.

Free monthly cloud webinar

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We will be holding our regular monthly ‘Ask Us’ webinar next Thursday the 19th of March from 12.30pm Sydney time. You can register to attend for free here:

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

The format of the webinar is a general introduction, a news update on what’s happening in the cloud at the moment, then a demonstration followed by an open question and answer session. I am working on getting another cloud services to come along this month and provide a demonstration of what they are offering. Hopefully more news on that soon.

These webinars are recorded and made available to Cloud Business Blueprint members to view on demand. You can access this along with all the other great content we have in our members forum by subscribing here:

http://www.cloudbusinessblueprint.com/members-sign-up/

I really hope you can come along to this months webinar and I’d really love to see you become a member of Cloud Business Blueprint and enjoy all the benefits and be part of our community.

Need to Know podcast–Episode 73

I’m joined by an old friend, MVP Mark O’Shea to talk reseller opportunities in the Microsoft cloud. We especially look at products like Azure and Intune. Mark gives us his experience and knowledge about really getting into Azure and how it can make a real difference to your business and your customers.

Mark spells out how import Azure is becoming and why resellers really need to start looking into what solutions it can provide from them. You’ll also hear more about Intune and role that it can play when coupled with Office 365 and Azure to provide an overall management solution.

You can listen to the episode at:

http://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-73-mark-oshea/

or subscribe to this and all episodes in iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ciaops-need-to-know-podcasts/id406891445?mt=2

The podcast is also available on Stitcher at:

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ciaops/need-to-know-podcast?refid=stpr

Don’t forget to give the show a rating as well as send me any feedback or suggestions you may have for the show.

Resources

intunedin.net

@intuned

Australian Office 365 tenant relocation information

As you hopefully already know, Microsoft has announced a raft of new datacenters for Office 365. One of the most exciting for users down under is the opening of Office 365 datacenters in Australia and the relocation of Australian Office 365 tenants from their current location in Singapore to Australia starting at the end of March 2015.

If you want all the latest information about this visit:

New datacenter regions for Office 365

Where you’ll find information about how the move will take place, what impact there will be, what you have to do (if anything) and the expected communications that will come from Microsoft. There is also a specific Australian FAQ that locals should look at.

If you are interesting in having your Office 365 tenant moved early as part of a beta test that will allow Microsoft to test the process you can register your interest here:

Registration for Office 365 Customer Data Move Beta program for Office 365 customers

Microsoft will select tenants to relocate depending on certain factors that will allow them to test their processes, so you may not get selected and it is not on a first come first basis. I have applied, so fingers crossed that I’ll be one of the first to experience the differences and can report back here.

So check out the information Microsoft has provided and check back regularly as it is being updated daily. If you have any questions about the upcoming migration to Australian data centers, start there.