Microsoft is finally bringing in-app purchases to Windows Phone, but it will only be available on the upcoming Windows Phone 8. Recent Microsoft guidelines confirm that users and developers working with the current version of Windows Phone - and...

Active directory is a core component of Office 365 and is required by the applications within the suite. This video examines what Active Directory is and how it sits within Office 365.

There is a whole host of add-ons to make your Lync experience more enjoyable. These add-ons include anything from comfortable head-sets for those using Lync for voice communication, to devices with multiple cameras and Lync profile detection for...

Office 365 has security built in from the ground up. The physical and logical security built into the datacenter is phenomenal. This security is further enhanced with the in-built safeguards within SharePoint and Exchange, together with the extra...

In this video, we look at what training and education is required to use, deploy, administer and support Microsoft Lync 2010 and Microsoft Lync Online.

This video looks at some of the advantages of integrating Lync Online with Lync on-premise and what is involved.

In this video, Thomas Lee, Lync, PowerShell and Office 365 Microsoft consultant looks at some of the planning issues for Lync Online.

Many companies requiring the full capabilities of Lync have opted to federate Lync Online with Lync on-premise. In this video, we examine some of the planning requried for Lync on-premise.

The session initiation protocol (SIP) is a core component of the Lync family. In this video, we examine what it is and why Lync is dependent on SIP.

What is enterprise voice and how does it relate to Lync - Thomas Lee, tells all.

In this video we look at the main differences between Lync Online and Lync On-Premise. How does Microsoft's online communication suite compare to the full on-premises implementation?

What happens when there is no Internet connectivity? What if your business requires 100 per cent uptime of your email? How can you provision for security beyond that supplied by Microsoft, for example e-discovery?  Obviously no product or...

In this video, Ben Chai looks at the biggest challenges to migrating from your existing environment to Office 365. Some of the issues discussed, include the big data issue, 3rd party integrated applications, deploying to multiple devices and...

Many schools, colleges and universities around the world are considering a move to cloud-based systems and there are certainly many benefits to this in terms of teaching and learning. Resources can more easily be shared among an individual...

It's happened: you've finally snapped. You've battled through hours of rain and traffic twice a day for months only to spend the day at your office hunched, alone, over your computer. And with wet socks too. "Most of my daily work involves writing...

Once you've decided to use Office 365, you will need to plan and strategise how to deploy. Think about the people and devices that will be connected to Office 365 and what you want supported on those devices. For example, if Lync IM is a requirement...

When any new product or service appears on the market, most people focus on the cost benefits versus their existing product or a competing one. For example, Office 365 benefits often focus on how much cheaper it is per user and the removal of the...

Education and training can somehow get lost in the excitement of moving to a new, more efficient environment that provides benefits beyond what a business is used to. Although many of the components of Office 365, such as the Microsoft Office apps,...

Over the period of this Office 365 project, we've had the chance meet several vendors and users of Office 365. Just as the original spreadsheet has evolved beyond a simple automatic calculator in ways that the inventors could never have perceived it...

The BlackBerry is a critical business phone for many corporations, due in part, to the extra security and corporate management facilities that come with the BlackBerry service.  However there are some issues when using the BlackBerry with...

Bearing in mind that mobile phones and devices are rapidly becoming the de facto standard business systems for corporate executives, you can see why Microsoft has a big campaign to target mobile phone devices with its Office 365 offering. Office...

In October 2011, Research in Motion (RIM) announced its open Beta of BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365. The service is free to medium or enterprise business subscribers to Office 365 or Exchange Online and it works with...