Store Your Documents in the “Cloud”

Store Your Documents in the “Cloud”By: Alex Siedule, Instructor

Generally speaking, the term “cloud” is often used as a metaphor for the internet. More and more companies are finding new ways to transfer activities that are traditionally performed on a local Desktop machine to the cloud. Even the simple task of saving files can involve using an online service.

Being able to store your documents and files in the cloud can be of tremendous value for today’s busy mobile worker. Rather than carrying a flash drive with you that can get lost, files can be placed online where they can be accessed anywhere there is an internet connection. One service that allows for this is Microsoft SkyDrive.

Microsoft SkyDrive is a free service that allows you to transfer and store up to 25 gb of files online.

If you have a Hotmail account, you are already setup to use the service. If not, there is no charge to sign up.To try out the service, go to www.skydrive.com

Sign in using your Hotmail username and password. Once logged in, you can create folders and organize your files just as you would on your own desktop PC. Even better, you can invite other users to view your files online.

So whether it is a video you would like to share with friends or even an office document you would like to share with a client, Microsoft SkyDrive is a convenient and inexpensive way to store files online.

Wired in for IT Professionals - April 2011 Newsletter

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Welcome back to New Era Technology's edition of Wired In! Many new technologies are being unveiled including Windows 7, SharePoint 2010, and Exchange 2010.

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Microsoft Latest & Greatest for IT Managers

Tuesday February 22 2011
1-4pm


New Era Technology
Ford Tower - #300, 633 6th Ave SW
Calgary, AB T2P 2Y5

This half day seminar is intended for IT Managers who are looking to utilize the latest and greatest technology from Microsoft® to advance their internal structure and maximize efficiency from employees.

Agenda:

• The Cloud Latest – From Azure to Office 365 (formerly BPOS), this topic will provide an overview of Enterprise Deployment in W7 using the latest technology from the Cloud!
• SharePoint® Business Intelligence – Featuring applications and tools to enable you to organize your vision of organizational goals, processes, and performance requirements in a useful manner and to present that data as meaningful information.
• Virtualization (Hyper-V 2008 R2) – Optimize your server hardware investments by consolidating multiple server roles as separate virtual machines running on a single physical machine, efficiently run multiple different operating systems in parallel, on a single server, and fully leverage the power of x64 computing!
• Microsoft® Lync Collaboration (OCS Replacement) – See how Microsoft Lync is built to address today's communication needs.
• Microsoft® Certification Made Easy – a brief breakdown of certification paths and accessible courses for Microsoft® designations.

Presenting:

• Alex Siedule (Instructor) – Alex has assisted thousands of students master their skills in a variety of desktop applications. With the introduction of MS Office 2007, Alex has consulted and assisted many organizations through their transition from 2003 to 2007 and will be assisting organizations in the future with the introduction of MS Office 2010. Aside from MS Office, Alex has taught courses and provided consultation to organizations for MS SharePoint implementation, maintenance and deployment.
• Christian Millar (Microsoft® Certified Trainer) – Christian has been working in IT for the past 15 years designing, implementing and maintaining Enterprise, SMB level systems including Server and desktop systems, Small to Enterprise local area networks, Having worked for both start-up and Fortune 500 companies, Has extensive experience with a wide range of messaging, remote access, disaster recovery, and infrastructure-level services. Christian presently holds over 20 certifications from Microsoft and CompTIA and continually strives to better himself through personal and professional development.

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Lunch n’ Learn with Todd Bleeker (Microsoft MVP)

We are so lucky! We have Microsoft MVP Todd Bleeker, from Mindsharp, offering a FREE Lunch n’ Learn this coming Friday January 21, 2011!

“Manipulating the SharePoint 2010 Ribbon” - SharePoint 2010, like Office, now sports a context sensitive Ribbon at the top of nearly every page.
In this session, Todd will show how developers can manipulate all aspects of the “Fluent UI”: the Ribbon, the Notification Area, the Status Area, and the Dialog Framework.

When: Friday January 21, 2011 12pm-1pm
Where: New Era Technology – #300, 633 6 Ave SW Calgary, AB T2V 0H7
*Please note beverages will be available, but please still bring your own lunch.

We would love to see everyone out! For more information, feel free to take a look at:

Todd Bleeker's Instructor Bio

Calgary SharePoint User Group (CalSPUG) site

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