I just read again the book of F. P. Brooks , “The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering”, and can’t avoid create relations between his thinking and Scrum, specifically with the development of the Sprints. A sprint produces a visible, usable, deliverable product that implements one or more user interactions with the system. The key idea behind each sprint is to deliver valuable functionality. Each product increment builds on previous increments. The goal is to complete tasks by the sprint’s ......
In today’s world, agility and flexibility are two vital assets that every company must have in order to stay on course. Organizations that can adjust to market trends and rise to meet new challenges are the ones that will come out on top. Having the technology to communicate on an ad-hoc basis and meet in real-time collaboration with co-workers and decision-makers allows for many businesses to do just that. However, many companies are still stuck on old communications technologies that cause for ......
La mensajería es ya una aplicación crítica para cualquier empresa, pero disponer de una solución adecuada no es sencillo. Los requisitos regulatorios cada vez son más complejos. La fusión y diversificación de actividades requiere de un ajuste rápido de la capacidad. Cada vez es necesario tener mayor conocimiento y experiencia en la tecnología y el balance entre el comprar o construir está cambiando. Una solución atractiva a este reto es el Microsoft® Exchange Online, un servicio de mensajería de ......
One small but immensely helpful part of BPOS is the Microsoft Online Services Sign In tool, a sort of dashboard applet the gives end-users one-click access to their BPOS services. From the AdministrationCenter site (admin.microsoftonline.com), you can see the Sign In tool available for download in the Downloads area. Simply download the tool, run the installer, and walk through the wizard. This can be repeated on every end-user’s system. The one instance when you may not want to use the Sign In applet ......
Mac BPOS-S Single Sign-On Client (SIC) provides Mac users with same capabilities as that of Windows. Mac SIC client, in addition to being a Launch Pad for Online Services, will provide ability to collect and submit BPOS-S Online User Credentials when using BPOS-S Online Services, such as: Messaging, Entourage 2004/2008/2008 EWS, Mail & iCal Outlook Web Access (Browser Based Email), Live Meeting, Company Portal. If user's Mac is configured to use FireFox and they click Company Portal link, they’ll ......
One of the biggest aim of BPOS is to help organization simplify management and increase productivity. So what I’m going to show in this post is how simplified it is to setup your outlook client with the help of Single Sing In Tool. Do take note that you need to have at least .NET Framework 2.0 installed in your machine before you can install this. For a start, you need to download the tools from the home tab of your admin portal. Below is a screen shot of that. To start, double click on the icon. ......
As you can see, creating users only takes a minute or two, so creating a handful of accounts during a trial is no big deal. But when the time comes to start bringing dozens or hundreds of accounts over, you’re going to want a more automated approach. In the Users / Overview subtab, you’ll find an “Import users from a file” link under Actions. The file in question must be in CSV format. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel here. Simply download Microsoft’s offered .csv file template or file (or both) ......
La primera tarea en la preparación para un despliegue BPOS es garantizar la compatibilidad de la plataforma con todos los dispositivos cliente. En cuanto al software, el sistema operativo es bastante simple: Windows XP (Professional o Tablet Edition, tanto SP2), Windows Vista (Business, Enterprise, Ultimate o Home, todos los Service Pack 1), o MacOS X 10.5. Para aquellos curiosos sobre el manejo de dominio utilizando Vista Home, BPOS no sincroniza sus credenciales con el Dominio de Windows, conservando ......