I’m at Microsoft TechEd this week in New Orleans. Hot-n-sticky here, but good food. They need a big, cool pool like Barton Springs, above.
- HP Seeks New Skills to Staff Data Centers – Computerworld
- Apple WWDC vs. Microsoft TechEd
- Prisoner of iTunes – the iPad file transfer horror [printer-friendly] • The Register
- Microsoft SaaS: University of Arizona Selects BPOS
"Still, BPOS has generated mixed feedback from channel partners. Some VARs see BPOS as a simple stepping stone into the SaaS world. Other VARs see it as a threat because Microsoft is selling BPOS directly to many accounts, and Microsoft ultimately controls pricing and billing for end-customers." - Co-Marketing Dollars: Partner Programs Meet Social Media | The VAR Guy
- HP unveils network, storage gear to feed small business demand | Storage – InfoWorld
- Worldwide Server Market Revenues Increase 4.7% in First Quarter as Market Demand Improves Sharply, According to IDC
Rankings of both hardware and software (OSes). - You Just Unlocked The Ferris Bueller Badge On Foursquare – PSFK
- Kentucky Department of Education Goes to Microsoft Cloud
"The Kentucky DOE expects to save $6.3 million in operational costs over four years by moving to the cloud, according to Microsoft’s press release. For the uninitiated, Live@edu is a browser-based suite of productivity tools for educational institutions based on Microsoft’s most popular products, including a version of Exchange 2010 for messaging." - Event Report: Top 10 Questions To Ask At The Microsoft TechEd/STB Analyst Summit
- Hey Facebook Users – When did Advertising Become the Bad Guy? – Savvy B2B Marketing
What's tragic is that this sums up what people should really be angry at Facebook and other web 2.0 companies for. All roads lead to better junk mail. - Caterina.net: BizDev 2.0
Using an API as an onramp for partnerships – spend almost zero time upfront planning, just do the integraion through APIs and work out bizdev aspects afterwards. Some types of Acquisitions can be done the same way, as the platform company can track te success (thus value) or an ecosystem member to acquire. - Prison Labor: Outsourcing's "Best Kept
Not just for China anymore! - Problem with Schumer's Plan to Tax Offshore Call Center Use
- Apple's HTML5 'standards' hype debunked • The Register
- In the Social Enterprise Battle, Usability Will Drive Competition
- Michael Dell mulls taking PC colossus private
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