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Azure has become the place for open source in the cloud

Azure has become the place for open source in the cloud

Microsoft has now introduced more flexibility with Azure: open source systems are now supported. Partners have broader choices in the cloud which enable them for better investment opportunities. IaaS is now available on Linux, PHP web application platform and not to forget Java!

Not only this commitment with open source platforms extent options for providers, it also opens doors for a diverse team of developers to engage with Microsoft products and platform. They can complement their development works with Azure and get more value out of Microsoft products. Azure Active Directory can be used to augment open source apps with identity management and access management. Moreover SharePoint sites can be connected to PHP portals. Hence the apps ecosystem will continue to evolve with this step of Microsoft making “open source” a part of Microsoft everyday cloud innovation approach.

Skype for business server 2019

Microsoft announces release of Skype for Business Server 2019

Microsoft announces release of Skype for Business Server 2019

The wait is over and Microsoft Skype for Business Server 2019 is out. Creating hype all over Microsoft partner, the new Skype4B has shown a few features that Microsoft initially promised at Ignite. Let’s have a look at important features of Skype for Business Server 2019:

  1. Build for cloud customers: the new Skype4B Server makes on-premise users consume services offered to cloud users. Hence this version has shown a hybrid approach to things.
  2. Migrations to teams: Teams migration is made easy, making on-premise users shift smoothly to the cloud.
  3. Extended security: Security is maintained through TLS 1.2
  4. Cloud Call Data Connector: An interesting CQD (Call Quality Dashboard) is available for on-premises users for better call quality management.
  5. Cloud Voicemail Support: once the users pair up with MS Exchange Server 2019, users can take full advantage of Cloud Voicemail. If you are not planning an Exchange 2019 deployment so soon, you can continue to use Unified Messaging.
Single Server Farm SharePoint 2019

A Quick Start Guide for the new Single Server Farm SharePoint 2019

A Quick Start Guide for the new Single Server Farm SharePoint 2019

Public preview of SharePoint 2019 is here and in no time, the official release will hit the market. Here are a few steps to get your started with it:

  1. Get SharePoint Server 2019 prerequisites installed either manually or by Prerequisite Installer. These include: Web Server (IIS) Role, Microsoft SQL Server 2016 or Microsoft SQL Server 2017, Microsoft Sync Framework Run-time v1.0 SP1 (x64) and a few more components.
  2. Install SharePoint Server 2019, enter the product key and start configuration wizard
  3. Make sure that user account is the Setup User account
  4. Launch Farm configuration wizard
  5. Select the services you need to get and proceed with the wizard.
  6. Configure farm page and Finish the wizard.

You can also upgrade from SharePoint 2016 for which you shall use database attach upgrade. In such a case, you need to upgrade to content only and not the settings.

OneDrive for android

Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft Office apps work with Android, too

Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft Office apps work with Android, too

At this time when there are many options offered by Techno Giants with ever increasing features in each coming product, it is hard to get a best solution when you want to get the best of features according to your needs from a single provider. Same case happens with smartphone users who are comfortable with android as their Smartphone but primarily work on Microsoft Apps.

This problem has been solved and now OneDrive App can be installed from Google Play Store on Android devices in order to gain access to storage on the Cloud provided by Microsoft OneDrive. Not only OneDrive, but Google Play now also hosts free versions of Excel and Word on Play Store. There apps do not contain full features but offer general features that are sufficient for most users like reading and editing documents and Excel worksheets. For more details, you can have a look here

Support Challenges and things To Do

Support Challenges and things To Do

  • covering skill gap: Recruiting, training, motivating and retaining talent can all present problems to achieving the vision of a fully resourced tech support/help desk team with all the right hard and soft skills.
  • Optimizing support processes: Ensuring the right balance between customer preference, effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Enhancing self-service: Empowering end-users to resolve their own problems reduces demand on the tech support/help desk team but also gives a growing number of end-users what they want. A potential win-win scenario.
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