• Questions about ADFS and Single Sign On (SSO) with Office 365 for Education

    I had several ADFS and Single Sign On (SSO) questions from a large university in northern California proceeding with Office 365 for Education for faculty, staff and students. What servers do I need to accommodate single sign on (SSO) aka Federated...
  • Kentucky Department of Education saving $6.3m in costs with Live@edu

    Hi folks, Around a year ago,the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) rolled out Live@edu to their 174 school districts to much acclaim. We have just completed the formal case study on this fantastic state-wide implementation. I know you will all...
  • PowerShell–THE best way to manage Live@edu

    All the leaves are brown… Ok, so maybe they’re still a little green. Either way the busy summer holidays are now over and the long march to Christmas begins. Naturally this means that network managers have nothing to do for 3 months, right? For those...
  • How green is your cloud, Microsoft?

    Schools and universities sometimes ask me to tell them all about how moving onto our cloud offerings like Office 365 , Live@edu , Azure , Dynamics CRM Online , and so on, can support their green initiatives. This is a story I am always excited to tell...
  • What do you get with Exchange Hybrid?

      This was a question from a university in Utah looking to deploy students on Office 365 and keep their faculty staff with on prem Exchange 2010. What does Exchange Hybrid deployment mean? Exchange Hybrid deployment means you want to maintain rich...