Exchange Online allows you to move mailboxes from your on-premise Exchange implementation into Exchange Online (and visa-versa), but it doesn't have a feature to import those PST files sitting on your user’s PCs into Exchange Online. Well, not until last...

As you may have noticed, my regular SharePoint articles, have not been regular at all. Over the past few months, I have been refocusing my time on Office 365 for South Africa. Going forward my posts will contain SharePoint content, but mostly for SharePoint...

Just a short note about this awesome competition. For all the details, read the rules and entry details here http://docs.com/APMO

  As promised in the session I delivered today, below is the link to the presentation. I hope you enjoyed it. Happy building Michael

  Like the previous LinkedIn social connector for Outlook, Microsoft have now released connectors for Facebook and Windows Live. Check the Office blog for more information and links to download .

  Microsoft have updated the SharePoint 2007 Productivity Hub to work with SharePoint 2010 and have added a bunch of new features. “ Microsoft has developed the Productivity Hub to help support your ongoing end user training efforts. The Hub is a...

“OUT-OF-THE-BOX”: How to get Web Analytics through using SharePoint out-of-the-box “BUILD”: How to get advanced Web Analytics through custom solutions. E.g. shows how to use custom javascript to track user requests and report on that “BUY / INTEROPERABILITY...

Hi Community Friends, Sorry for the delay in posting the materials I used to present the UX on SharePoint session at the last IW community. I have uploaded the contents to the events tab on the information worker web site. It includes the following: presentation...

The SharePoint conference 2009 has been an absolute blast. With so much new and exciting content around SharePoint 2010 it is hard to decide what to blog about. However I thought it pertinent to briefly mention some of the new stuff in both SharePoint...

Proudly South African SharePoint theme store http://www.sharepointshop.co.za/ has just launched with some great looking themes for your SharePoint sites. Check them out here These are delivered by local partner, bSolve. Michael

Looking to build an internet (or even intranet) solution on SharePoint 2007. Microsoft are hosting a 2 day intensive training workshop (SWAT series) in October. “In this SWAT series workshop we will look at how to build a Web Content Management solution...

Get the details on Security Essentials and download it free from the Security Essentials web site

It is frightening to see how many SharePoint installations have been installed with wrong service accounts. Either people are using the default domain administrator or local machine administrator for all service accounts, or they are creating a single...

Both of these web sites (developed by local partner Intervate) have gone live using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS). When you have a chance, hope on over and take a look. www.montecasino.co.za www.tsogosun.co.za Once, again these have been...

Here is a site dedicated to SharePoint Governance ( http://www.sharepointgovernance.org/default.aspx ). I haven’t taken a deep look at the content, but I am sure it will have something that could add value to your sharepoint deployment (new or existing...

There are some cool demo videos, showing key features in Office 2010 (including SharePoint Workspace), available for viewing on the recently announced Office 2010 site . Check them out here

Yes! Microsoft have released some sneak peek videos of SharePoint 2010. These are just overview videos, more detailed information will be released at the SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas in October. http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/2010/Sneak_Peek/Pages...

Check out http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/social . It’s about organisations using social computing technologies inside the firewall for business benefit. Watch this space (site) as it delivers more information over time which I am sure will be of value...

The session list is now 95% confirmed, there might be a few tweaks here and there, but for the most part it is done. In total almost double the amount of SharePoint sessions from last year. We have also added self paced hands-on labs and instructor-led...

SharePoint guru Joel “Governance” Oleson is coming to South Africa to share his experiences around SharePoint governance, architecture and deployment at Tech-Ed . This is exciting news because there are many organisations who are still battling in this...

Featuring Microsoft Silverlight and MOSS 2007, Durban’s official FIFA World Cup Host City web site has launched. Local South African partner AdaptIT has done an excellent job in assembling this great looking web site. This has been added to the SA showcase...

Straight from the Microsoft Groove Blog (well now SharePoint Workspace 2010 blog) “Heads up – Groove is getting a new name as of the coming release of Office 2010.  Please welcome SharePoint Workspace 2010!  The name makeover is in concert with...

The South African Information Worker community brings you the first SharePoint Chop Chop Live Meeting session. Proudly South African Lee Child and Ray Meiring from Relate Technologies will chat about how intelligent templates, designed using Microsoft...

As of today, you can request to be part of the Office 2010 Technical Preview program. All you need to do is hop on over to http://www.office2010themovie.com/ and click on the Technical Preview button. More information about the program can be found on...

You are invited to attend the official K2 Blackpoint launch. Email Samantha on samantha@k2.com or follow the hyperlink on the image below. The event will be run from the Microsoft offices in Bryanston and happens on Wednesday this week (6th May). I hope...