
As Flowers Bloom, Microsoft Fiscal Looms
by Stephen White | April 11, 2019
It’s April, the Northern Hemisphere is becoming brighter and warmer, whilst the South begins to prepare for Winter and seasonal activities shift dramatically.
Across the UK, cricket pitches are uncovered...

Doing Business with Microsoft - Inspire Part 4
by Stephen White | July 20, 2018
The final keynote of Microsoft Inspire (combined with Microsoft sales conference Ready) was relatively short, but commenced with a demonstration of admiration for Satya Nadella from the on site partner...

Doing Business with Microsoft - Inspire Announcements Part 2
by Stephen White | July 17, 2018
Microsoft Inspire kicked off yesterday with the typical musical introduction and energy that accompanies the annual day 1 keynote. What followed though was relatively quiet, reinforcing messaging from 2017. Microsoft's lead...

Doing Business with Microsoft - Inspire Announcements Part 1
by Stephen White | July 13, 2018
Microsoft’s annual partner conference is the principal vehicle and milestone for Microsoft to kick off it’s new financial year. Accordingly changes to commercial offers, approaches and structure are typically key...

Microsoft Ignite - A Commercial View
by Stephen White | October 3, 2017
Microsoft’s annual Autumn conference landed in Orlando last week (just prior to Gartner Symposium) and is somewhat targeted at a technical audience, but this year’s event included a set of...

Will Working in the Cloud Work for Microsoft Office 365?
by Steve Crawford | June 28, 2017
Office 365 has boldly shifted Microsoft's focus to the cloud. But about half its customers are not as bold, stubbornly staying on-premises or evaluating options.
Microsoft could have stayed right...

This time I don't really mind being wrong
by Jeffrey Mann | May 24, 2017
Data sovereignty is a persistent topic in my cloud office inquiries. Many customers want to know where Microsoft Office 365 or Google G Suite will put their emails, files and...

Microsoft, Brexit and That Price Increase
by Stephen White | November 7, 2016
Ramifications of Brexit may be wide-spread and plentiful, yet difficult to predict accurately.
What has been clear is the confidence / uncertainty impact on the value of sterling - having...

What’s in a name? Microsoft package and licensing changes
by Stephen White | October 4, 2016
Microsoft are ringing the changes
Periodically we see a set of licensing changes from Microsoft. Early in 2016 a number were announced or took effect. This month, immediately following a...

Office 365 5th Birthday Milestone
by Stephen White | June 30, 2016
Microsoft has been in business now for over 40 years, with annual revenues of more than $90BN, clients across all sectors and a dominant, but declining, software market share of 13.3%...