Ik spaar veel online artikelen over onderwerpen die mij interesseren. Het zijn te veel artikelen om allemaal te posten of te tweeten. Met ingang van deze week zal ik proberen om elke zaterdag een leuke lijst van zo’n 5 artikelen samen te stellen in Peter’s leeslijst. Ik ben benieuwd naar jullie feedback en suggesties.

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a very healthy and successful 2013

Peter de Haas is an experienced IT and business professional with over 24 years of experience in the IT industry. He has led engagements addressing issues of strategy, organization, and operations in Consulting-, Sales-, Business Development as well as implementation related roles.

He has worked extensively on solutions around Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Computing, Collaboration solutions, Business Intelligence, Social Business, Enterprise Content Management, Unified Communications, Mobile Solutions, IT Strategy and Change Management.

Peter is the Founder and Managing Director of Breinwave. Breinwave is part of the Abecon Group and supports organisations by creating breakthroughs in Productivity, Customer Insight en Customer Interaction, through the advice and implementation of Microsoft technologies in a business context: “where and how does technology add value for our customers, their employees and their customers”.

Prior to starting Breinwave, Peter worked at Microsoft for 9 years; he started in 2004 in the Enterprise & Partner Group as Sales Manager for the Information Worker Group which focuses on the platform for Communication & Collaboration; the foundation for The New World of Work.

From 2008 until 2011 Peter was Online Strategy Manager for Microsoft Netherlands; responsible for the implementation and execution of Microsoft’s Cloud Services Strategy.

In 2012 Peter took on the role of Partner Sales Lead, responsible for the partnership with the top 100 Solutions Partners and the License Solution Partners in The Netherlands.

Before Microsoft Peter was Service Line Manager for the Dutch Microsoft Practice in Electronic Data Systems (EDS). He was also previously with Emeritor as Managing Principal for Consulting Services and worked as Principal Consultant Northern Europe at Unisys; leading the Network and Desktop Consulting Practice.

Peter is an active blogger and blogs about developments in the ICT industry with a bias on Microsoft.

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The Microsoft Office 365 Deployment Guide for Enterprises presents important deployment planning concepts and deployment procedures. The deployment guide is organized into the sections that provide specific types of information for specific types of deployment personnel in your organization.

Here is a quick overview of what you will find:

• Deployment Overview section. This material provides the high-level look at the deployment and organizational requirements to deploy Office 365. It has valuable information for your IT decision-makers, program managers, and technical implementation leads.
• Plan and Prepare sections. These sections describe the particular tasks and activities required to get ready and fully implement your Office 365 deployment. The tasks are generally presented in the order in which you address them during your deployment. Topics discussed in the Plan section generally reappear in the Prepare section with instructions for carrying out a task. The Plan and Prepare sections contain content that will interest specific types of technology experts in your organization.
• Migrate section. This section describes the tasks for moving your users’ mailboxes to the Office 365 environment so you can begin using the Office 365 as part of your production environment.

Download : Microsoft.com

The Microsoft.eu site contains a brand new Cloud Knowledge Center which contains white papers, videos, casestudies, advertorials etc.

Microsoft is working to meet Europe’s needs for development through continued technological innovation and new ideas, contributing towards the requirements of the Europe 2020 competitiveness agenda. Technological innovation – in particular cloud computing – will help businesses become more competitive, and public sector become more efficient and more responsive to citizens’ needs. Furthermore, action at a local level will then directly contribute towards requirements set out in the European arena.
By showcasing our white papers, case studies of cloud adopters, videos, speeches and events related to cloud computing, we hope to give you a good understanding of the opportunities of cloud computing, and how Microsoft can help reach the targets of EU flagship initiatives such as Innovation Union, Digital Agenda, Youth on the Move, and New Skills for New Jobs – towards smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.

Visit the Cloud Knowledge Centre

… 12 april 2010 tekende it’s learning en Microsoft een overeenkomst voor het integreren van Microsoft Outlook Live, Sharepoint Online en Office Web Applications in het leerplatform it’s learning.

Dit betekent dat it’s learning de allerbeste verzameling van webgebaseerde communicatiemiddelen kan aanbieden aan haar klanten zodat ze productiviteit en samenwerking kunnen verbeteren.

Leerlingen, studenten en docenten kunnen eenvoudig en veilig bestanden delen en samenwerken met behulp van Office documenten direct in it’s learning. Enige voorwaarde om er mee te werken is een Internet verbinding op een computer of een mobiele telefoon.

De eerste beta-versie is beschikbaar in juni. Uitrol naar onze klanten wordt verwacht in het nieuwe schooljaar ..

bron : Persbericht It’s Learning

The Microsoft Online Services blog features a great post of the contribution of Danah Boyd (Microsoft Research) to the SXSW event.

… Privacy is one of the biggest concerns for any online user. Danah Boyd is a social media researcher at Microsoft who investigates how privacy is used (and misused) online. She recently presented a talk at SXSW entitled “Making Sense of Privacy and Publicity” which addresses the following and more:

· Privacy is still a huge issue: Danah starts with dismissing quotes about the “death of privacy” from technology executives. Privacy is still very much a hot-button issue and examples are given about how breaches of privacy can hinder some online experiences.

· The Internet changes and so does your privacy: Have you noticed changes in some online services? Danah talks about the implications of companies automatically placing you into new services that may change your privacy settings.

· Social media: Social media and privacy are discussed in detail with examples of how Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites handle issues of privacy.

· Privacy Fail: Her lecture also touches on many privacy foul ups, while providing deep insight to the real issues behind a “privacy FAIL.” …

Source : How important is your privacy?

Met gepaste trots mag je dan zeggen … Mijn collega, Rene van Haaster en ik hebben een bijdrage geleverd aan het boek ‘over Cloud Computing’ van uitgeverij TIEM. We hebben hierin een hoofdstuk geschreven over de Software + Services strategie. Het boek bevat ook een hoofdstuk van Danny Burlage van Wortell dat volledig gewijdt is aan Microsoft Online Services / BPOS …

Over Cloud Computing

Waarom een taxi kopen, als je alleen vervoer nodig hebt?

Cloud computing. Wat is het en welke mogelijkheden biedt het? Dit boek geeft antwoorden over dit fenomeen. Op heldere wijze ontsluiten achttien experts hun kennis over dit onderwerp. Een kijkje in de techniek wordt afgewisseld met een meer strategische verhandeling, waarna u een concreet stappenplan voor mogelijke toetreding tot de cloud krijgt aangereikt.. Experts tonen aan dat betrouwbare ict ivoor iedereen betaalbaar en bereikbaar is, via cloud computing. Het is niet langer nodig grote investeringen te doen. Want inderdaad: waarom een taxi kopen als je alleen vervoer nodig hebt?

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Bron : Tiem uitgeverij

As with any new product or services, people have a lot of questions. On Microsoft Technet there is a very comprehensive portal about all there is to know about Microsoft Online Services :

Microsoft Online Services TechCenter

Here’s the official Microsoft Press Release

… Microsoft Corp. and Vodafone Group Plc today announced an agreement under which Vodafone will offer businesses a single communications and collaboration solution composed of fixed and mobile voice and data, customer equipment and handsets, and Microsoft Online Services. Hosted by Microsoft and available through Vodafone in this offering, Microsoft Online Services deliver enterprise-class communications and collaboration software as subscription services to businesses of all sizes, including the following:

• Microsoft Exchange Online for e-mail and calendars through the PC, phone and browser
• Microsoft SharePoint Online for portals, collaboration, search and customized team sites
• Microsoft Office Communications Online for instant messaging and presence
• Microsoft Office Live Meeting for webconferencing and videoconferencing

Microsoft Online Services are available today in the United States and will be available in other markets in the first half of 2009. Vodafone will initially offer the combined solution in Germany and Spain beginning later in 2009. Following the German and Spanish launches, Vodafone will offer the solution in additional markets.

“The demands on our customers are changing dramatically in today’s complex business and economic environment,” said Tom Craig, Global Business Services Director, Vodafone Group. “By combining Vodafone’s fixed and mobile communication services with Microsoft Online Services we can provide all the elements of a fully hosted communications solution, delivering the real benefits of agility, flexibility, productivity and choice that our customers are demanding.”

With the Microsoft and Vodafone offering, business customers will be able to take advantage of Microsoft Online Services and Vodafone’s voice and data services in one easy-to-manage solution. The fully hosted Vodafone and Microsoft services will help reduce routine maintenance and management tasks, allowing IT staff to concentrate on more business-critical objectives. Customers will be able to take advantage of the range of services offered, with one bill and one provider, making the experience fast, easy and effective.

Vodafone will support the customer directly, while Microsoft will host Microsoft Online Services in its datacenters. …

Continue at Source: Vodafone to Offer Microsoft Online Services With Voice and Data