Windows Azure's Value Proposition
The value proposition of Windows Azure is very unique. It can be articulated to the qualification of three major feature sets with different patterns of implementation to introduce a broad range of solutions
Practical Tip - Painful Lesson
Normally, printing is the bane of my existence. I don’t like to print, I find that it is not necessary given the 70 different devices I have to read things on and
Visual Studio SharePoint Packaging / Deployment
So there I was, just working away and minding my own business when Visual Studio 2010 decided to throw a very nasty curve ball at me. The new SharePoint Development Tools native to
Prospects for Better Apps
I’ve been working with this particular client for the better part of a year. During my time there, I’ve gone from 100% IT Pro style to, sometimes grudgingly, to about 75%
What to Expect from Microsoft & BPOS
The previous several days have been quite busy in the cloud collaboration front, in part because the General Services Administration is shopping for a new email system. The GSA, as detailed by MJF
Woot - I Got Published!
Can I brag? I was very excited to learn today that I got published – TWICE! It isn’t my first time being published but is exciting none-the-less! Check me out: Here [http://whitepapers.
When to Use Comic Sans
I’m not a sports fan, but I know that the owner of the Cavs is getting a lot of ‘stuff’ for using Comic Sans when ranting about some basketball player leaving. Had
User Experience Matters Part 2
In my previous article about UX [http://derekmartin.org/archives/579], I talked a lot about how the buy in from users is greatly affected by the design of the application. At the
A Nice Encounter
There I was, minding my own business, when out of the blue I get this requirement to connect a SharePoint search system to Documentum. Normally, I’d go, great – download connector from MS.
Shocked and Dismayed
I was shocked and dismayed this morning to discover a very pathetic thing. After many moons of wanting and begging, I finally bartered my way into a brand new Mac Mini with Snow
Eliminating the Moving Button
I use this term to describe the tendency of enterprises to look at products not for what they offer but for what we need to move around. It’s like fitting square pegs
Biggest US cloud deployment - BPOS :)
Was reading this article about the largest BPOS (Live@Edu) rollout. Then realized it was the largest Cloud Deployment in the country. Then realized they migrated HALF A MILLION mailboxes from on prem