Swiss IT Professional and TechNet Blog : Software plus Services

Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide – SharePoint Online

mepprecht — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:24:00 GMT

You may want to Evaluate SharePoint Online (USA Site) (Swiss Site), but don’t know where to start.

Well, the new IPD (Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide) for SharePoint Online is exactly the right thing for you. The document you are looking for on the web page is the “SharePoint Online - Evaluating Software-plus-Services.zip”

All the important facets are explained step-by-step, including a Tally Sheet Job Aid to help you determine the impact and benefits for your users.

Heidihosts.ch – Modern Hosting Solutions using Microsoft Technologies

mepprecht — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:58:34 GMT

Hosted services have always been a favorite for Companies and Individuals. The trend of "Services On Demand" has been growing consistently for Internet Based Services and will grow exponentially in the next few years.

Microsoft is committed to it’s Software + Services (SaaS) strategy, for example http://www.officelive.com or http://www.microsoft.ch/online. Both solutions are based on Windows Technologies and have proven Availability and Performance. For many customers in Switzerland these 2 solutions may be a limitation as the data centers are currently not based in Switzerland.

There is a solution: Heidi Hosts. Modern Microsoft Technologies (Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V), Swiss Location, solutions for Students, Companies and also Developers all in one place. Interesting is that the lady used in the advertising can be added as a Friend on Facebook :)

http://blogs.technet.com/chitpro-de/archive/2009/04/23/heidihosts-ch-modernste-hostingl-sung-mit-microsoft-technologien.aspx

BPOS – The Partner Website is online

mepprecht — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:45:00 GMT

BPOS is the abbreviation for Business Productivity Online Suite. From March/April 2009, Microsoft will be releasing diverse Online Services like Live Meeting, Communications Online, SharePoint Online and Exchange Online for end-customers. This is a larger step in the realization of Microsoft's S+S (Software plus Services) Strategy.

Microsoft Partners can now get skilled-up on the subject and win cool Prizes.