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Overview of On-Premises Lync vs Top Lync Hosting Offerings with Office 365
For a fully integrated enterprise voice solution utilizing Microsoft Lync, there are two options: self-hosted or vendor hosted. This overview will focus on the integration between Office 365 and Lync, comparing the self-hosted option with two of the top partners in the Lync hosting market (Workspace and OBT). The current...
Improvements in Lync 2013
Lync 2010 was Microsoft’s software for unified communication. It was a robust product and had tons of great features but you could tell this was their first edition at this type of software. The interface was good but it was lacking a lot of key features. One of my biggest...
In The Trenches with COO Innovation Summit Advisory Council Co-Chairs John Gilbert and Kurt Padavano
In this week’s “In the Trenches,” I interviewed COO Innovation Summit Advisory Council Co-Chairmen John Gilbert, Executive Vice President & COO of Rudin Management and Kurt Padavano, COO of Advance Realty Group. Chris Saah: With IBcon less than four weeks away, I wanted to talk with the two of you about your vision...
In The Trenches with Scott Morey, SVP & CIO, General Growth Properties
Last month we interviewed Robert Juliano, CIO, Brandywine Realty Trust and one of the Realcomm 2013 Co-Chairs. This month I had the pleasure of interviewing Scott Morey, SVP & CIO, General Growth Properties and also a Realcomm and IBcon 2013 Co-Chair. Scott and I talked about his personal challenges and...
In The Trenches With Robert “RJ” Juliano, CIO, Brandywine Realty Trust
Our next few In the Trenches will focus on Realcomm 2013 Co-Chairs Scott Morey and Robert Juliano. We’ll be talking about their personal challenges and successes as well as their vision for our industry and conference. Scott has been on the road this week so our conversation begins with Robert...
Cloud Use Cases From The CRE Trenches
In our last In The Trenches column, we discussed some basic considerations for cloud computing, as many are looking at including or expanding cloud solutions in their 2013 budget. We’ve received valuable feedback from industry leaders around the country that we wanted to share with you to give you specifics...
Is Your 2013 Budget in the Cloud?
Budget season is just around the corner. With the provision of cloud-based services maturing and expanding by the month, one common question is creating a big buzz ‘in the trenches’: “How much should I utilize XaaS in 2013?” The analysis can be daunting, as with any major paradigm leap....
In The Trenches with Scott Zimmerman, CIO, CenterPoint Properties (Part 2)
In this week’s “In the Trenches,” Chris Saah continues his chat with Scott Zimmerman, Chief Information Officer for CenterPoint Properties. Mr. Zimmerman is responsible for directing CenterPoint’s IT Department and aligning its information technology platform with the Company’s business strategy. He is also responsible for the Company’s business processes initiatives...
In The Trenches with Scott Zimmerman, CIO, CenterPoint Properties
In this week’s “In the Trenches,” Chris Saah chats with Scott Zimmerman, Chief Information Officer for CenterPoint Properties. Mr. Zimmerman is responsible for directing CenterPoint’s IT Department and aligning its information technology platform with the Company’s business strategy. He is also responsible for the Company’s business processes initiatives as well...