Nimbulus Consulting is a customer and current participant in the Office 365 Beta for small businesses. Since its formation in 2009, Nimbulus Consulting has emerged as a leading provider of cloud computing solutions to businesses based in the United Kingdom. Recently, Nimbulus shared some of their early thoughts on their Office 365 beta experience thus far. -- We were interested in joining the beta as we truly believe in the power that the cloud can provide to our customers, both big and small. As...

We are one week into public beta and the response so far has been incredibly exciting. Across the web we are seeing hundreds of great resources, reviews and information popping up, both from our partners and new beta customers. I’m kicking off a weekly round-up series to help surface and condense this information for our readers. Check out the different categories for topics that interest you most, and leave us a comment if you’ve found something that I’ve missed. Lastly, if you...

Companies of all sizes, around the world, are rapidly adopting Microsoft Office 365 to dramatically change the way they collaborate and do business. Microsoft Office 365 delivers the industry's most recognized set of productivity and collaboration tools—Office, SharePoint, Exchange, and Lync—in a cloud-based subscription service. People can videoconference, chat, share documents, socially network, and simultaneously edit documents from any location using a single, comprehensive suite...

Investing in our Partners with Office 365 Earlier this week we incorrectly referenced Softbank Corporation in this post. We have removed that reference to them at the request of the customer and apologize for any confusion this may have caused. Yesterday we announced that 1 person is signing up to try Office 365 every 25 seconds, and that enterprises like the American Red Cross have already become Office 365 customers. This comes on the heels of our launch just two weeks ago. Clearly, Office 365...

We are one week post the Office 365 launch and are flattered and excited to see all the excitement on the web about our new service. Several customers have shared with us how Office 365 is already boosting productivity with estimated cost savings of up to 50%! I wanted to continue our top questions series, to answer some of the great questions as we’ve been receiving on getting started with Office 365 through Facebook , Twitter and right here on the Office 365 blog. Enjoy! Q1: What is Office...

As part of our vision to deliver the best productivity experience across the PC, browser and phone with Office 365, we’ve been working in partnership with Research in Motion (RIM) to deliver support for BlackBerry smartphones through a new RIM-hosted cloud service for our customers. Details around this new RIM service were first shared back in March 2011 , and today we are pleased to let you know that RIM has launched an open beta of BlackBerry® Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office...

So you’ve decided to make the switch to cloud-based email. Congratulations! Now you may want to consider how you’re going to get your data from your current email system into Exchange Online. What are your options? Because no two organizations are exactly alike, Exchange Online provides multiple options for migrating to the cloud. The option you choose will depend on your organization’s requirements and scenarios. A few critical factors to think about when developing your migration...

Today, I'm pleased to announce some great news for government customers in the United States. First, we're introducing Office 365 for Government. Office 365 for Government is a new multi-tenant service that stores US government data in a segregated community cloud. Like other Office 365 offerings, it includes productivity and collaboration services including Exchange Online, Lync Online, SharePoint Online, and Office Professional Plus. Customers can contact their Microsoft representative for details...

The Office 365 “Ready for Work” Contest kicked off on April 18 th , where we offered five small businesses the opportunity to win $50,000 each and Office 365 free for a year. Even better, winners get a day with a Microsoft executive , ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work helping their business be successful. In return, we asked to hear: “ What inspires you to go to work every day, and how can Office 365 help you achieve your business vision in the next 365 days?" The response...

Last month, I posted on TechEd Europe and this year's keynote speech, as they demonstrated some of the great functionality that is coming with Office 365. I wanted to highlight some of the other recordings from the week on Office 365, for those of you with more "technical" interests and questions. The links below are 1hr-long presentations covering everything from Onboarding and the Administration Portal to Identity and Directory Synchronization. As many of you are not in the limited beta, this set...