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2013 12

  1. A New Home for Why Microsoft Blog
  2. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 2/22/2013
  3. 10 Ways to Set Up Your Small Business for Success in 2013
  4. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 2/15/2013
  5. SADA Systems Makes Migrating to Office 365 Easy & Efficient
  6. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 2/1/2013
  7. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 1/25/2013
  8. Reinventing the Retail Customer Experience with Office 365
  9. Xelleration Leads Customers to the Cloud, Reduces Travel Costs with Office 365
  10. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 1/11/2013
  11. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 1/4/2013
  12. GW Computadores to Move 50 Clients to Office 365 by Mid-2013

2012 114

  1. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 12/28/2012
  2. 2012: The Year in Review
  3. Why Office 365? Readers Respond on Twitter
  4. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 12/21/2012
  5. Educativa Switches from Google Apps to Office 365, Doubles Productivity
  6. Your Favorite Office 365 Feature: The Results are In!
  7. A Great Time for Small Businesses to Try Office 365
  8. Email Has Come a Long Way, Baby
  9. Twitter Contest Part Two: Share Why You Choose Office 365 for a Chance to Win
  10. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 12/7/2012
  11. Share Your Favorite Office 365 Feature for a Chance to Win
  12. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 11/30/2012
  13. The New Office: A Champion in Business Productivity
  14. Real World with Cloud Services: Interview with Shane Pearce, Manager of Information Services, A.P. Eagers
  15. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 11/23/2012
  16. Ticketmonster, Inc. Switches from Google Apps to Microsoft Exchange Server for Security and Compliance Reasons
  17. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 11/16/2012
  18. Seven Reasons Why Your Business Will Love the New SharePoint
  19. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 11/9/2012
  20. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 11/2/2012
  21. Presenting a Professional Image with Office 365 Small Business Premium
  22. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 10/26/2012
  23. PTG Migrates More Than 250 Customers to Microsoft Office 365 in the Last 12 Months
  24. Harnessing the New Collaboration with Office 365 Small Business Premium
  25. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 10/19/2012
  26. Real World with Cloud Services: Interview with Doug Herrick, Chief Information Officer for Thomas Jefferson University
  27. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 10/12/2012
  28. Real World with Cloud Services: Interview with David Seah, Assistant Vice President, Information Technology, Hersing Corporation
  29. Transforming the Way Small Businesses Get Things Done
  30. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 10/5/2012
  31. Kattelo Consulting: Our Clients Prefer the Familiarity and Intuitiveness of Office 365
  32. Google Drops Support for Microsoft Office File Formats - Disregards Customers’ Needs…Again!
  33. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 9/28/2012
  34. Real World with Cloud Services: Interview with Leandro Balbinot, Chief Information Officer, Lojas Renner
  35. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 9/21/2012
  36. Google’s “Simple and Affordable” Siren Song
  37. SWI Software Helps More than 100 SMBs Switch to Office 365
  38. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 9/14/2012
  39. Google Apps’ Collaboration Red Herring
  40. Real World with Cloud Services: Interview with Muttia Alkhayyat, Chief Information Officer, UrbaCon General Contracting
  41. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 8/31/2012
  42. Georgia State Chooses Office 365 Over Google Apps, Saves $1 Million in Costs
  43. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 8/24/2012
  44. Google’s Limited Cloud
  45. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 8/17/2012
  46. Google Apps: Forcing a Square Peg into a Round Hole
  47. Google Apps or Office 365? 3 factors you can't afford to overlook
  48. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 8/10/2012
  49. Real World with Microsoft Online Services: Interview with John G. Pedersen, Editor-in-Chief, Mobilsiden.dk
  50. 7 First-Year Successes of Office 365
  51. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 8/3/2012
  52. Protecting Sensitive Government Data
  53. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 7/27/2012
  54. Socializing All of the Goodness in SharePoint Online
  55. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 7/20/2012
  56. Welcome to Your Modern Office!
  57. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 7/13/2012
  58. A Day in the Life of a Government Worker
  59. Actions Speak Louder than Words
  60. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 7/6/2012
  61. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 6/29/2012
  62. In the Cloud, Students Prepare for the New World of Business
  63. Top 3 Reasons Schools Choose Office 365 over Google Apps
  64. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 6/22/2012
  65. A Day in the Life of a Student
  66. Real World with Cloud Services: Interview with Myles Kaye at Atominx
  67. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 6/15/2012
  68. A Day in the Life of a Teacher
  69. “Down and Out” for Google Apps Users
  70. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 6/8/2012
  71. Improving Emergency Preparedness
  72. Is Google Protecting Your Privacy?
  73. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 6/1/2012
  74. Real World with Cloud Services: Interview with Jeremy Mahler of Hickory Farms
  75. What Georgia State University Taught Me about Cloud Migration
  76. Employees say 'No Thanks' to Google Apps for Business
  77. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 5/11/2012
  78. Real World with Cloud Services: Interview with Mikael Johansson at Note
  79. Real World with Cloud Services: Hear from HSS CIO, Marina Johnson
  80. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 5/4/2012
  81. Office 365 = Enterprise Experience
  82. Schools Network Gains Greater Messaging Resiliency and Flexibility at a Lower Cost
  83. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 4/27/2012
  84. Healthcare Institutions Save Time and Reduce Development Costs by up to 90 Percent via Cloud
  85. A Day in the Life of a Financial Analyst
  86. Saving Taxpayer Dollars with Office 365
  87. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 4/13/2012
  88. District Chooses Office 365 Over Google Apps to Reduce Costs and Improve Customer Service
  89. Mexico’s Cablemás Chooses Hybrid Solution over Google to Boost Customer Service
  90. Why Flexibility Matters
  91. Real World in the Cloud: Interview with Andy Springer of Rookie Recruits
  92. A Day in the Life of an IT Professional
  93. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 3/16/2012
  94. Technical Considerations for Choosing Cloud-Based Productivity Solutions
  95. Beauty Product Company Selects Office 365 over Google Docs to Broaden Reach
  96. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 3/9/2012
  97. Top 10 Reasons for Small & Mid-Sized Businesses to Choose Office 365 over Google Apps
  98. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 3/2/2012
  99. Guidance for Two Factor Authentication to Office 365
  100. Growing Business Uses Online Tools to Add Flexibility, Teach in More Classrooms
  101. What is Googlighting?
  102. Are You Missing Something Important?
  103. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 2/10/2012
  104. The People’s Choice -- Office 365
  105. Manufacturer Finds Other Online Vendors Not Enterprise Ready, Chooses Microsoft
  106. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 2/3/2012
  107. Office 365 Saves Manufacturer 30% in IT Costs
  108. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 1/27/2012
  109. Hotel Chain Chooses Microsoft Over Google Cloud to Increase Productivity by 12 Per Cent
  110. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 1/20/2012
  111. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 1/13/2012
  112. A Day in the Life of a Salesperson
  113. University Reduces Costs and Eases Administration with Office 365
  114. My New Year's Resolutions for 2012

2011 116

  1. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 12/30/2011
  2. Consulting Firm Reduces Costs by Migrating to Hosted Solution It Recommends for Customers
  3. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 12/23/2011
  4. Availability—Looking Behind the Numbers
  5. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 12/16/2011
  6. Media Company Saves $250,000 on Startup with Office 365
  7. Keeping Private Documents Private
  8. The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Reduces Costs and Increases Efficiencies with Office 365
  9. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 12/2/2011
  10. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 11/25/2011
  11. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 11/18/2011
  12. Google Atmosphere or “Admosphere”?
  13. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 11/11/2011
  14. Global Aluminum Leader Adopts Exchange Online over Other Messaging Solutions
  15. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 11/4/2011
  16. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 10/28/2011
  17. A Tale of Two Clouds: Google and Microsoft
  18. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 10/21/2011
  19. Construction Group Finds Microsoft Solution Better for Business than Google Apps
  20. Dealership to Boost Collaboration with Move from Google Apps to Microsoft Online Services
  21. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 10/14/2011
  22. IT Firm Boosts Productivity by 30% with Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010
  23. Substance or Illusion: SharePoint or Google Apps
  24. The Cloud on Your Terms
  25. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 9/30/2011
  26. Engineering Firm Avoids Costs and Improves Productivity with Microsoft Hosted Services
  27. Why Office 2010 and Office 365 Enable My Best Work
  28. Office 365: It all works together
  29. Banking Corporation Provides Unified Communications with Cloud-Based, Office 365 Services
  30. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 9/16/2011
  31. Manufacturer Selects Office 365 Cloud-Based Messaging for Secure, Reliable Service
  32. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 9/9/2011
  33. Lync is My 2012 User Experience
  34. Google’s Offline Blunder
  35. Beverage Firm Chooses Microsoft Cloud Solution over Google’s for Responsiveness, Reliability, Security
  36. Whither art thou, Google Apps offline?
  37. Growing Firm Plans to Save 30 Hours a Day and Avoid $100,000 a Year with Office 365
  38. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 8/26/2011
  39. After Trying Google, Manufacturer Chooses Microsoft Cloud Solution
  40. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 8/19/2011
  41. Retailer Reduces Hardware, Licensing, and IT Costs with Cloud Solution
  42. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 8/12/2011
  43. Microsoft Customers Axe Google for Better Messaging
  44. Clothing Firm Cuts Costs by Switching from Google Apps to Office 365
  45. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 8/5/2011
  46. Listen up Google, the Elephant in the Room is What Microsoft Offers
  47. Big Red Book Selects Office 365, Improving Customer Service and Product Development Time
  48. Nonprofit Boosts Efficiency by Moving Off Google Apps to Office 365
  49. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 7/22/2011
  50. Why Small Businesses Buy Office 365: Saving Money and Usability
  51. Google’s One Size Fits All Ultimatum
  52. Moving from Google Apps to Microsoft Online Services: Enterprise Architects Saves Money and Improves Collaboration
  53. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 7/15/2011
  54. Firm Moves from Google Gmail to Microsoft Office 365 to Improve Customer Service
  55. Office 365: What a Rush!
  56. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 7/8/2011
  57. Startup Bets on Online Services to Reduce Costs and Grow
  58. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 7/1/2011
  59. Get Started With Office 365!
  60. Office 365 Reviews: The Proof is in the Pudding
  61. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 6/24/2011
  62. Real World with Microsoft Online Services: Interview with Kevin Yearick, Grady Health System
  63. Why are Small Businesses Choosing Office 365 Over Google Apps?
  64. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 6/17/2011
  65. Migrating IBM Lotus Notes and Domino Systems to the Cloud
  66. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 6/10/2011
  67. At Google, the Customer is the Product
  68. Algonquin College Turns to Live@EDU to Meet Access and Collaboration Needs
  69. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 6/3/2011
  70. Why Governments Buy Microsoft Online Services
  71. City Frees $90,000 from IT Budget by Using Cloud-Based Email
  72. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 5/27/2011
  73. #WhyMsft Retweet Contest—the Results are in!
  74. Government and Health IT Group Promotes Best Practices via Online Collaboration Solution
  75. Top Considerations in Moving to the Public Cloud
  76. In One Word, Tell Us #WhyMsft for Your Business
  77. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 5/20/2011
  78. San Francisco Chooses Microsoft Cloud Email and Archiving for over 23,000 Employees
  79. Real World with Microsoft Online Services: Interview with Derek Major of Eligeo IT
  80. Why Small Businesses Will Love Microsoft Office 365
  81. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 5/13/2011
  82. Why Move to the Public Cloud?
  83. Google Limits Free Lunch
  84. Reedy Creek Streamlines New Email Roll-Out with Microsoft Exchange Online
  85. Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 5/6/2011
  86. Microsoft Leads in 10 Gartner Magic Quadrants
  87. Harte-Hanks Cuts Email Costs 30 Percent by Moving to Microsoft Online Services
  88. Weekly #WhyMsft Round-Up 4/29/2011
  89. Office 365 Beta Review from Jornata
  90. Weekly #WhyMsft Round-Up 4/22/2011
  91. Look Before You Leap
  92. Weekly #WhyMsft Round-Up 4/15/2011
  93. Office Web Apps vs. Google Docs - See for Yourself
  94. Delhi Schools Embrace Microsoft Cloud-Based Email over Google
  95. Just Launched - The New Why Microsoft Website
  96. Weekly #WhyMsft Round-Up 4/8/2011
  97. Weekly #WhyMsft Round-Up 4/1/2011
  98. Google: "...Not Appropriate for Business"
  99. Make Google Talk Straight to You
  100. Village of Schaumburg Eases Email Integration with Exchange Online; Dismisses Google Apps
  101. Weekly #WhyMsft Round-Up 3/25/2011
  102. Jazz Up Your Website with Embedded Web App Files
  103. Vassiliou Trofinko Improves Communications in One Week with Business Productivity Suite
  104. Weekly #WhyMsft Round-Up 3/18/2011
  105. Weekly #WhyMsft Round-Up 3/11/2011
  106. Swedish Red Cross Expects to Save 20% in Overall Costs with Microsoft Online Services
  107. Collaboration with Office Web Apps, Office 2010
  108. Migrate Google Apps Content to SharePoint
  109. The Realities of Google Cloud Connect
  110. Top 5 Questions to Ask Google
  111. Dear Google. . .
  112. When Success is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
  113. Forbes - Why Microsoft will win the Small Business Cloud War
  114. ASPEQ Moves from Google Apps to Microsoft Online
  115. Office 365 for Education: Leapfrogging the Competition
  116. 2011: My New Year's Resolutions

2010 41

  1. My Thoughts on Google's Message Continuity for Exchange
  2. Cloud Power or Cloud Compromises: You Choose
  3. Google, the GSA and the Competition
  4. Google Waves the White Flag on Productivity with Announcement of Cloud Connect.
  5. Software is the Solution for Unified Communications (UC) and Collaboration
  6. WinWire Technologies Leaves Google Apps for Microsoft's Cloud
  7. Intero Real Estate Goes to the Cloud with Microsoft
  8. Office 365 and the Family Tree - Leadership
  9. State of California Selects CSC and BPOS! Google Can't Meet Needs of the State.
  10. Is Google App Engine Enterprise-Ready?
  11. Real World with Microsoft Online Services: Interview with Christian Kuttler, Director of Information and Communication Technology at Center Parcs
  12. 15 Customers Who Switched to Microsoft Office After Evaluating OpenOffice.org
  13. Canary in the Coal Mine: Binary Tree Leaves Google Apps Partner Program
  14. Google Hits “Like” Button on Office, Again.
  15. Sign Up! Live Webcast: NEW DATE and Expanded Customers 'Taking Back Your Productivity with Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services'
  16. Real World with Microsoft Online Services: Interview with Jake Harris, Director of IT at Aisle7
  17. Google Exec Tweet That Makes No Sense.
  18. 'Drawing' Conclusions - Google Yet Again Acknowledges Office Rocks!
  19. The ‘Priority Inbox’ and Information Overload
  20. Sign Up! - Live Webcast: Evaluating Cloud Solutions: Insights from an Early Adopter of Google Apps and Microsoft BPOS
  21. Interoperability and Innovation In Action: Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
  22. A Tale of Two Cities – “Gone Google” and Microsoft Office 2010 twelve months later...
  23. Hyatt Hotels tells us 'Why Microsoft' is their Cloud Provider.
  24. Three Big Wins for Microsoft Cloud Services
  25. WPC 2010: We're all In!
  26. Two More Customers Answer ‘Why Microsoft?’
  27. Codelco is 'All In' with BPOS - Mining the Cloud for Savings
  28. Leaving Google Apps for Microsoft Online – Two New Examples
  29. 700,000 inboxes in the Bluegrass State are "All In" - Kentucky Dept. of Education moves to Microsoft's cloud services
  30. The University of Arizona picks BPOS
  31. Why are Partners Leaving Google Apps?
  32. Why are Businesses Leaving Google Apps?
  33. MSDN and Technet Blog Migration
  34. Google Docs does not make Office better
  35. R.I.P. – Offline for Google Docs – Google Gears has left the building
  36. Google's Outlook Sync Tool: Out of Sync with Customers
  37. The Importance of SLA's - Enterprise Grade Cloud
  38. WordPad's ruler now matched by Google Docs
  39. PC, Phone, Browser - 90 Seconds to Why Microsoft
  40. Headlines or Customers?
  41. Why microsoft