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Microsoft Online Services prices cut
06 November 09 04:37 PM | Ewan | 0 Comments   
The snappily-titled Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS) offering, announced some price cuts the other day… I heard from someone internally that the price cuts were driven by increased economy of scale – ie. as more customers signed Read More...
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Pinpoint a Microsoft Partner
14 August 09 07:20 AM | Ewan | 0 Comments   
This site has had something of a quiet launch – I first saw it a couple of weeks ago and was really impressed – it’s called Pinpoint and is a new take on the question, “How do I find a good Microsoft partner?” Simply enter a search (a name of a known Read More...
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Apple put the ‘Networks’ in their place
22 March 09 10:46 AM | Ewan | 1 Comments   
Having just read Andrew Orlowski’s article over on The Register , it chimes exactly with a belief I’ve had since the original iPhone came out and showed a clean pair of heels to pretty much every other single device: someone had to put the mobile operator Read More...
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Business continuity – it’s a people thing, not just a premises one
12 February 09 08:44 AM | Ewan | 1 Comments   
I had a really interesting discussion with a customer last week, when we were musing over the effects that the snow had on UK businesses. It was another example – like the floods which have hit parts of the country over the last few years – of a threat Read More...
When the weather outside is frightful…
04 February 09 09:21 AM | Ewan | 1 Comments   
… the UC technology is soooo delightful. OK, it’s cheesy as you can get, but very true. The weather forecast on Sunday night was for heavy snow, and sure enough we awoke on Monday to about 4-6 inches of fresh snow – something that many countries would Read More...
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How Microsoft can help you save money
16 December 08 08:54 AM | Ewan | 1 Comments   
There's been much said & written about the credit crunch, the downturn, the recession - whatever you call it yourself, it means that the future's looking a good bit less certain than it was, and pretty much everyone is tightening their belts and bracing Read More...
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Virtuali(z)sation & datacenter power
21 February 08 10:58 PM | Ewan | 0 Comments   
It's been very quiet here on the Electric Wand for the last month or so: I took a new job in December which means things have been pretty hectic at work. I'm now managing a new group, and lots of time spent building up a great team. Just back from Seattle Read More...
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The downside of online shopping
22 December 07 01:07 AM | Ewan | 1 Comments   
I bought myself an early Christmas present a few weeks ago. One Saturday morning, sitting at the home PC whilst noodling about on the web, I decided it was time to replace the old warhorse and get something a bit more modern. So I surfed off to my favourite Read More...
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Unified Communications licensing made easy
14 December 07 08:35 AM | Ewan | 1 Comments   
Well, hopefully. I get asked a lot about what licenses customer need when they want to deploy Exchange & Office Communications Server, in order to keep themselves legal & compliant. It's sometimes a bit confusing that there are several versions Read More...
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When bean counters start counting things they don't understand the value of.
15 November 07 09:58 AM | Ewan | 1 Comments   
I've been having a discussion with an old friend, who's telling me of a large financial institution that have suddenly started getting very picky about spending on IT. Maybe it's the financial environment right now - the tabloids are desperate to paint Read More...
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The business case for Exchange 2007 - part IV
24 September 07 02:12 PM | Ewan | 1 Comments   
Another installment in a series of posts outlining the case for going to Exchange 2007. Previous articles can be found here . GOAL: Make flexible working easier "Flexible Working" might mean different things to differing organisations - some might think Read More...
The Wal-Mart Effect
18 September 07 02:08 PM | Ewan | 1 Comments   
Here's an interesting book on a business force which is changing the way that the US economy works, if you believe what the author is saying. Wal-Mart (which owns ASDA in the UK) has been growing like crazy in recent years, to the point where they're Read More...
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The business case for Exchange 2007 - part III
17 August 07 08:45 AM | Ewan | 0 Comments   
This is a continuation of an occasional series of articles about how specific capabilities of Exchange 2007 can be mapped to business challenges. The other parts, and other related topics, can be found here . GOAL: Lower the risk of being non-compliant Read More...
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Sometimes, you know you didn't pay enough
15 August 07 12:20 PM | Ewan | 0 Comments   
... (and sometimes you probably suspect you paid too much) A common trait in western cultures is the eye for a good deal - you know, getting two-for-the-price-of-one, or thinking that it's worth buying something because it's on sale and you'll save 25%, Read More...
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The business case for Exchange 2007 - part II
23 July 07 04:40 PM | Ewan | 0 Comments   
(This is a follow on to the previous post on measuring business impact , and the first post on the business case for Exchange 2007 , and are my own thoughts on the case for moving to Exchange 2007). It's part of a series of posts which I'm trying to keep Read More...
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Ewan Dalton:: Some hopefully sensible commentary around various technologies, starting with Exchange Server and other communications technologies but anything to do with software and electronics, basically... I've been at Microsoft for over 10 years so have a rich history of playing with stuff that's in development.

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