In the modern world of business, the internet is proving to be a major enabler of business growth, helping businesses to work more efficiently while driving revenue and managing costs. For the vast majority of UK companies, it is a major asset which can...

When you're looking for an IT expert to help your business, it pays to work with a Microsoft Competency Partner. Why? A Microsoft competency reflects a partner's expertise and business focus, but is also enhances their ability to better serve businesses...

iLUKA, an events and hospitality company providing services for sponsors for the fast approaching Olympic Games, has addressed the IT challenges of a tenfold increase in staff while saving tens of thousands of pounds by adopting Microsoft Office 365....

More than four in 10 programs installed on PCs around the world were counterfeit, according to a 2010 study by analysts IDC and industry lobby group Business Software Alliance (BSA). That’s software with a commercial value of over £32 billion...

Prepare for the release of Windows Server 2012. Register for our exciting roadshow and learn how to: build your private cloud, offer private cloud services, securely connect to public cloud services increase your efficiency, availability and...

In a difficult economic climate, a strong focus on sales, marketing and customer service delivery can make all the difference to a business. Consumers, with limited disposable income, are intent on getting value for money. When we face strong competition...

Anyone who has ever eaten at a YO! Sushi restaurant will know the company takes real pride in its modern and fresh image, and of course some very tasty food. It’s no surprise that YO! Sushi also applies a clean, seamless and efficient approach to...

Come and learn with Microsoft’s Licensing experts. This is your opportunity to have your licensing questions answered and increase your knowledge and listen to your peers. Have you bought Microsoft Volume licences, but are still not entirely sure...

Jyoti Banerjee, M Institute co-founder and director and founder of KiteBlue , was asked to present to an audience of policy-makers at the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in November 2011. Here's a note on his presentation, first published...

Microsoft Training Partner QA is a running free 90-minute virtual seminar on 21 and 23 March (am and pm), highlighting what's new in SQL Server 2012. An outline is provided below, or you can find more information and booking details on the QA website...

Guest post from MVP/MCT and STEP member, Erdal Ozkaya, first published on TechNet UK in April 2011 . The Windows Intune cloud service helps you centrally manage and secure your PCs through a simple web-based console. No matter if your IT staff or end...

Here is the last in our series of guest posts from Microsoft Advertising adCenter on how to get up and running with pay-per-click advertising. Having created an adCenter account and set up campaigns with ad groups, keywords and text ads, Shah’s...

Come and learn with Microsoft’s Licensing experts. This is your opportunity to have your licensing questions answered. Date: 5 March Time: 3pm Duration: 1.5 hours Register here Invite Key: 05D7A0 (NB 0 = zero) Event ID: 1032505140...

Today, 27 February 2012, marks the start of Anywhere Working Week. While workers can lose personal time and money in their commute, a lack of flexible working can harm businesses as well. In last winter’s snowstorms, UK businesses lost over £7...

Continuing our series of guest posts from Microsoft Advertising adCenter So Shah’s Cars has campaigns, ad groups and keywords. Its ad copy reads like more digestible Shakespeare and it is live on the web. Job done, right? Wrong, Shah’s...

The Loan Market Association ( LMA ), in consultation with its non-bank members, has responded to a Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) consultation, which aims to examine barriers preventing medium-sized businesses, SMEs and micro businesses...

Event : Business 2012 Date : 18-20 March 2012 Venue: O2 London Find out more : http://www.business2012.com/ Business 2012 is the key event for all type of businesses. Whether you have just started up, have been operating for a year or two...

Last week Akhila filled you in on how to apply match types and bids to your SMB accounts. The Shah’s Cars account is now ready to go live, but there’s just one more adCenter feature to explore: Negative Keywords . Trust me, it’s all...

This post, writtend by Mitch Irsfeld , Editor, TechNet Flash, was first published on Wednesday 1 February. Please note that to access some of the resources linked here you will need to sign in with your Windows LiveId. If you don't yet have one, it'll...

With support for Windows XP coming to an end on 8 April 2014, and IE6 standing in so many people’s way of migration, what better time to start taking the leap to a more modern browser? Problem applications are all too often the blocker, so Microsoft...

Welcome to the ninth post of The World of Paid Search: A Step by Step Series . So far, we’ve furnished our imaginary business, Shah’s Cars, with an account , relevant keywords and engaging ads . Next, we need to decide on the bids and match...

Events and hospitality company iLUKA will increase its staff from around 116 to more than 1,000 for the London 2012 Olympic Games, with each employee requiring access to email and applications. The firm also needs to comply with its clients’ demanding...

Microsoft research, released today (6 February 2012), highlights that 78% of respondents have basic online security protection, but are less knowledgeable about how to defend against cybercrime threats that rely on deception such as phishing, identity...

Continuing our series of guest posts from Microsoft Advertising adCenter . Our imaginary account for ‘Shah’s Cars’ is now complete with campaigns, ad groups and keywords. Next, we need to write some awesome ads. Writing effective...

In every office on the planet, employees spend part of each day chit-chatting about the good and the not so good that goes on at work. The “water cooler conversation,” whether physical or virtual, is just part of our DNA. When it comes...