Windows One Core

Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella explained the future of Windows platform is to have one unified operating system on all devices.  This means Windows 9 will be on desktops, laptops, tablets, mobile devices, and the Xbox One.  Currently Microsoft is slightly fragmented by having their mobile platform Windows Phone, and their...

Do What You Do Best

I have worked in business since I was 14 years old. However, my experience with business precedes even this. My family, for generations, have been business owners and so inescapably, business is in my blood. I know no other way. I began my tenure to the field as a teenager,...

SharePoint Planning Resources

Before organizations can make any decisions, it is extremely important that they do their homework first.  Proper planning and preparation is paramount to the successful implementation of any project. I have had the opportunity to work on several SharePoint projects.  Each one very different as far as the clients’ needs...

Avoid Unproductive Conference Calls

  Haven’t we all experienced conference calls like this one? It’s sad, but true, we all have. It is also true that some of us just aren’t sure how to do a conference call and make it productive. Sometimes conference calls can be more of a hindrance than they are...

Embracing the Cloud

The first quarter is in full swing and along with that are numerous stressors. It may seem like an easier plan to stick to what you know, then to change now, with the advances in the market. It may be easier, but is it better? Could an advance in your...

Cisco and Avaya move over for cloud-based telephony

Twilio, Tropo, and Plivo offer exciting and innovative tools to incorporate telephony and messaging into a variety of cloud-based platforms, as QUENTIN HARDY notes in his New York Times article, When Your App Is in the Cloud. But the real threat to traditional telephony platforms like Cisco and Avaya come from Microsoft...

Collaborate for the Greater Good

The recent passing of Nelson Mandela has forced me into thinking about our society and how we relate to each other.  I am now asking myself questions such as: “What am I doing to make a difference?” or “Who can I collaborate with to help influence change or make things...