Curious about Cloud Computing? Then Get your Head in the Cloud! Please be sure to join Ideaca and Microsoft for an informative Breakfast Seminar on Thursday, October 6th called Building Business Applications in the Cloud . Learn about how your organization...

Back when we launched IE9 in March, we blogged about why IE9 is the best browser for business customers. Great performance and a new user interface that seamlessly integrates with Windows 7 are great for business users, and robust security features and...

I’ve mentioned before the strong commercial adoption we’re seeing with Windows 7 (a few companies we’ve talked about are GM , Spir-IT and Feeding America ), and we couldn’t be happier to help our business customers make the upgrade...

Get the right balance for both IT and the business. Organizations can harness the knowledge of information workers as they work individually as content creators and analysts, in teams and groups, through collaboration and communication, and in tandem...

In times when business volatility is on the rise and time-to-market is key, SharePoint 2010 enables all users -- IT pros, developers, business decision makers and technical decision makers -- to customize the out-of-box platform and deploy solutions according...

We had a terrific time at last week’s Canadian Leadership Summit in Redmond, WA, where we joined about 200 Canadian IT leaders to discuss current IT innovations, challenges, and how to identify where Microsoft solutions can fit in to the business...

Spring is finally here, and the Momentum Business Insights newsletter is blooming. This month, we feature SharePoint 2010 and explore how the platform can help information workers get faster access to people and intelligence, drive operational efficiency...

It's hard to believe that it's time again for the Canadian Leadership Summit (CLS)...and yet here we are! I'm in Redmond this week, along with about 200 Canadian IT leaders as we connect at the 2011 CLS to discuss current IT innovations, challenges...

I've been talking a lot about cloud-based productivity tools lately and I'm excited about the fact we're opening our Office 365 platform to public beta ! Office 365 features hosted versions of our trusted communication and collaboration tools including...

In April, Momentum Business Insights takes a deeper look at virtualization, particularly around how it can help decrease IT costs by reducing the number of physical servers that you need. The feature video is a great customer story on Toronto's Osgoode...

Cloud computing is evolving and I'm happy to say that we are too! I'm sure by now you've all heard about Office 365 , the next generation of our Business Productivity Online Standard (BPOS) hosted application services. Office 365 brings together cloud...

If you aren't already a subscriber, be sure to check out the March edition of the Momentum Business Insights communications. Curious about the cloud? It's a good thing then that we're talking about cloud computing this time out. This month, we take...

Last week's Microsoft Innovate event in Toronto featuring Microsoft principal researcher Bill Buxton proved to be an intriguing affair. The always passionate and engaging Buxton spoke about the power of innovation in front of more than 100 IT decision...

It's not too late to register; log onto the The Future of Productivity site and sign up now. And you can also see a demo of tomorrow's virtual environment as well. The cool thing is the fact that it's virtual-you can drop in and out as you please. ...

It's fast approaching and I want to make sure that you don't miss out by logging onto our online virtual summit The Future of Productivity event taking place on Wednesday March 2 nd . Here are three solid reasons why you should register to attend this...

From the perspective of an IT decision maker, unified communications investments must focus on delivering a rapid and adequate return, with both strategic and financial value. Over on the Momentum Business Insights portal , talk about Unified Communications...

I read a great article on business intelligence (BI) in ITWorld.com recently that reported how Gartner analyst noted that BI is all about placing a main focus on delivering right data to right people. Our latest issue of Momentum Business Insights...

In January, Momentum Business Insights takes a deeper look at business intelligence. Today's businesses record and track anything and everything- fiscal results, employee records and customer information. And from IT decisions makers to the average employee...

I love my new Windows Phone 7 smartphone...and I think I'd be saying that even if I didn't work for Microsoft! There's a little quirk however that Canadian users should be aware of, particularly if you want to take advantage of the integrated Bing...

Over on the Momentum Business Insights Portal, we've got a great story involving the Ontario Hospital Association and how they're using customer relationship management tools to improve reporting and reduce event management costs. The story is...

I sure don't have to tell you that mobile workers are everywhere these days. You're likely one yourself! The need to be mobile - and still have seamless access to information - has truly taken hold in today's business. The customers I speak with...

Happy Holidays! The December issue of the Momentum Business Insights Newsletter is now live. This month in Momentum Business Insights, we delve into customer relationship management and the power of cloud computing. These are a couple of topics...

I've been talking a lot about business intelligence lately. Just recently, IDC noted that among companies there is a growing trend for end-to-end BI, particularly due to the increased awareness of the business benefits that BI can bring . ITWorldCanada...

An IT professional recently told me that no matter how resolute his company was about security, there's always the human element to consider. The key findings of our latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report are interesting from a Canadian perspective...

Thanks to IT leaders like you, we recently announced that we've already sold more than 100 million Window 7 licenses since the OS debuted late last year . This is incredible when you think about it: this means that seven licenses were sold every second...