3 Things to consider before you sign-up with a cloud services provider
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on Oct 31, 20183 Things to consider before you sign-up with a cloud services provider More and more SMBs are migrating to the cloud and that is not a surprise considering the numerous benefits the cloud can offer them. For a SMB, the cloud is a cost efficient and secure answer to their growing data needs and IT security requirements. The cloud grows with them…
Read MoreFeatures of Office 365 – Microsoft Bookings
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on Jul 17, 2017Microsoft Bookings Need an easy to use appointment booking solution for your small business? One that’s easy to use by your clients and your staff? Read on to find out more about Microsoft Bookings. One of the things we love about Office 365 – it just keeps getting better and better. The existing features have new capabilities, and more is being added all the…
Read MoreFeatures of Microsoft Azure – Azure File Storage
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on Apr 24, 2017Microsoft Azure Storage Account – File Storage feature Historically, cloud storage options such as Amazon’s S3 or Google’s Cloud Storage have offered scalability, flexibility, and great performance, but at the same time they have been difficult to use without custom programming, scripting, or special client tools. Microsoft’s Azure Storage has a feature known as File Storage that is easier to use, in many cases….
Read MoreFeatures of Office 365 – Microsoft To-Do
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on Apr 21, 2017Microsoft To-Do – Intelligent task management Recently, Microsoft To-Do was launched – an intelligent task management app for the web, iOS, Android, and Windows 10. This program is derived from the previously available “Wunderlist” app, which was acquired by Microsoft some time ago. It’s integrated with Microsoft Office 365, and offers some useful functionality. What’s good? Free – It’s no cost, simply sign-up and…
Read MoreFeatures of Office 365 – Video
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on Mar 8, 2017NOTE: As of June 2017, Microsoft is releasing a new product, Microsoft Stream, which is also a feature of Office 365 (or available separately) and provides for a greatly improved corporate video sharing experience. Microsoft Stream will replace Office 365 Video, and it is a greatly improved experience. As such we recommend you review Microsoft Stream, rather than the soon to be retired Office…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Business Guide to Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
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on Feb 28, 2017In this last part of a 3-part series – we’ll dive into the details of Google Cloud Platform (GCP). As a reminder, the services we are discussing are the foundational cloud computing components you need to build a “datacenter in the cloud” or an “application in the cloud”, not the Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings such as Office 365 or G Suite. Google…
Read MoreCloud Services – “as a Service” explained
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on Feb 11, 2017Cloud services are an affordable way to provide IT services and offer great results for business owners. But there are a bewildering array of options and providers for these services. In this article, we’ll review the basic differentiation of these services. We’ll begin by explaining the popular acronym “aaS” which is short for “as a Service” Everything as a Service Cloud services can be…
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