New whitepaper “Scalable Security Modeling with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011”

Microsoft Dynamics CRM offers a wide range of security modeling features, and it is important to choose the most appropriate approach to implementing a particular solution. Each feature offers a combination of characteristics that provides a balance between granularity of access control, administrative ease, and impact on scalability. Having an understanding of the underlying mechanisms … Continue reading New whitepaper “Scalable Security Modeling with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011”

The long awaited standalone SkyDrive Pro sync client has just been released

The long awaited standalone SkyDrive Pro sync client has just been released! The standalone SkyDrive Pro sync client allows users of SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online in Office 365 to sync their personal SkyDrive Pro and any SharePoint 2013 or Office 365 team site document libraries to their local machine for access to important content … Continue reading The long awaited standalone SkyDrive Pro sync client has just been released

Phases and Requirements during transition of your CRM Online organisation

On July 19th, 2012 Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online on-boarded to a new administration portal and billing platform. Together the portal and billing platform are referred to as the Microsoft online services environment. This environment is designed to streamline and improve the customer experience across all Microsoft online services. It enables customers to manage their Microsoft … Continue reading Phases and Requirements during transition of your CRM Online organisation

Understanding the concept of a CRM Online user on Office 365

Microsoft Dynamics CRM integration with Microsoft Office 365 adds a new dimension to the concept of a user. User records are stored in both systems’ databases, and are synchronized. In addition, different types of users may exist to handle the situation where a user exists in one system but not the other. In this blog … Continue reading Understanding the concept of a CRM Online user on Office 365

How to set the base language in a CRM Online Trial

The trial creation experience around CRM Online has changed. In the previous UI you could pick your Country (ie. your location, determining what datacenter your trial will be created in) and your base language. The  base language is a language used when installing Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online for your company that determines which language you use for Microsoft … Continue reading How to set the base language in a CRM Online Trial

Service Level Agreement for Microsoft Online Services

As a subscriber trusting your business critical application with an Online Services provider, you are of course demanding assurance and accountability in the form of Service Level Agreements (SLAs). The "Service Level Agreement for Microsoft Online Services" covers the following services:  Bing Maps Enterprise Platform Bing Maps Mobile Asset Management Duet Enterprise Online Dynamics CRM Online … Continue reading Service Level Agreement for Microsoft Online Services

Synchronizing SharePoint Online document libraries with Windows Explorer

Synchronizing SharePoint Online document libraries with Windows Explorer has always been a hot topic. My post on the topic from October 2011 has been viewed more than 10,000 times. In previous versions of Office 365 its been possible, yet a little frustrating to setup and use on a daily basis. Especially the authentication part (a saml … Continue reading Synchronizing SharePoint Online document libraries with Windows Explorer

Understanding External Users in SharePoint Online

The ability to share your SharePoint sites and documents with people outside your organization is a very compelling capability in SharePoint Online. You are allowed up to 500 unique external users per month on the P-plans, and 10,000 for the M and E plans at no cost. The people outside your organization are called External … Continue reading Understanding External Users in SharePoint Online

Office 365 – comparing P, M and E plans

  The new Office 365 Service Descriptions can be easily accessed in your favorite browser; just type office365sd.com in the address box, and you'll get a full list of service descriptions.   Each service description will give you tables comparing features across plans, making it easier to pick the plan that suits your needs the … Continue reading Office 365 – comparing P, M and E plans