It is important for a business about to purchase Office 365 to know what material benefits the solution will deliver to the company. It is also important for the sales or agent to know how to position the solution in terms of Return on Investment (ROI). Too often each party is left with open ended value proposition statements that neither can quantify. However, each party, the seller and buyer accept these statements as fact. (more…)
Office 365 and Office Online, an Inseparable Pair
The most unfitting thing for a business to do is to spend money unnecessarily. That being said, regrettably there are plenty of those that have. However, in the case of Office 365, some businesses are a little bit shortsighted in how they view Office 365 including Office versus their standalone usage of the Office Suite. (more…)
Microsoft World Partner Conference 2016
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Microsoft World Partner Conference (WPC) in Toronto Canada. We stayed at the Toronto Eaton Centre Marriott and I walked from there to the convention center each day. Great weather! Great food! But most of all a fantastic conference! (more…)
Certifications Support a Winning Sales Strategy
Recently, CloudRoute received a Gold Certification from Microsoft. We were very proud to announce it to our Channel Partners and Media Contacts. The Gold Certification was in addition to five other Silver Certifications that we’ve achieved over the course of less than a year with Microsoft. Still, I was surprised when I one of our press contacts reached out and wanted to discuss the certifications. (more…)
The Newfound Fave Five Office 365 Features
It is very popular for various writers to research new applications and produced lists of new features or functions. My favorite are lists that inform us of features or functions on familiar products that we have never used or were unaware. From time to time I read an article on smartphones that introduces me to a feature that I actually find practical and of value. With regard to Office 365, there have been several articles that lists some of these unknown features and a couple have merited my attention. So, the ones that I want to discuss today are The Newfound Fave 5. (more…)