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Windows 7 Microsoft Office 2010 and the Cloud

Windows 7 Microsoft Office 2010 and the Cloud. Presented by: David F. Soll Vice President & Chief Technology Officer Omicron Consulting. Agenda. Introduction Windows 7 Editions Office 2010 Editions Cool Features of Windows 7 Overview of Office 2010 Neat Tricks with Office File Formats

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Windows 7 Microsoft Office 2010 and the Cloud

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  1. Windows 7Microsoft Office 2010and the Cloud Presented by: David F. Soll Vice President & Chief Technology Officer Omicron Consulting

  2. Agenda • Introduction • Windows 7 Editions • Office 2010 Editions • Cool Features of Windows 7 • Overview of Office 2010 • Neat Tricks with Office File Formats • What is the “Cloud” • Microsoft’s Cloud Offerings

  3. Introduction • Presenter: David F. Soll • Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Omicron Consulting • 22 Years with Omicron • Chair, Princeton/Central NJ IEEE Computer Society • Senior Member of the IEEE • Recipient of the IEEE Region 1 Award • Past Chair, Princeton Chapter of the ACM • Senior Member of the ACM • Chair, TCF IT Professional Conference • Over 30 years in computing

  4. Omicron Consulting Omicron Consulting • Founded in 1986 • Headquarters in Bryn Mawr, PA • Markets Served • Corporate 1000 • Process Industries • Financial Services • Manufacturing • Health & Life Sciences • Mid-size Enterprises • Independent Software Vendors • Supporting a Local, Regional, and International Client Base • Methodology Driven • Project Based Consulting • 2007 Microsoft Regional Partner of the Year Omicron Fast Facts Philadelphia’s Leader in Information Technology Consulting Omicron’s Best and Brightest

  5. Windows 7 Editions • Starter • Home Basic • Home Premium • Professional • Enterprise • Ultimate

  6. Windows 7 Editions

  7. Windows 7 Editions

  8. Windows 7 Editions

  9. Windows 7 Editions

  10. Windows 7 Editions

  11. Office 2010 Editions • Office Home and Student • Office Home and Business • Office Professional • Office Professional Academic • Office Professional Plus

  12. Office 2010 Editions

  13. Other Office 2010 Applications • Sold Separately (not included in any edition) • Visio 2010 • Project 2010 • SharePoint Designer 2010 • Used to be called Front Page • Free Download • Discontinued • Microsoft Office Accounting • Discontinued as of Nov. 16, 2009

  14. Cool Features of Windows 7 • Search (on the start menu) • The use of GPU Hardware • Gadgets • Windows XP Mode • Backup (to VHD) • Mobility Center & Presentation Mode • Windows Key + X • Windows Key + P • PowerShell • Action Center • Aero Peek • Aero Shake • Snap

  15. Overview of Office 2010 • Enhances the Ribbon (introduced with Office 2007) • Same File Format as Office 2007 • Still supports pre-2007 Office file formats • Ribbons have been added where they were missing in 2007 • Ribbons form 2007 have been improved (changed) • OneNote is now included with all editions of Office

  16. Office Web Applications • Run Office Applications within a web browser • Server based • Microsoft hosts on their Cloud offerings • Businesses are able to host their own • Provides the same ribbon and user interface as the “thick” client version of Office • Includes: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote • Supported Browsers: • Internet Explorer 7 and later • Mozilla Firefox 3.5 and later • Safari 4

  17. Neat Tricks with Office File Formats • Office files (Open XML) are actually ZIP files • Rename file from .XLSX, .DOCX, .PPTX to .ZIP • Now unzip and look at the files • Most files are in XML (ASCII)

  18. The “Cloud”

  19. What is the “Cloud”? • Well … It depends • Each Cloud vendor seems to have their own definition • In General: • An Internet based computing environment where you pay only for resources that you use • A set of pooled computing resources delivered over the Internet • Resource allocation can be adjusted • Although: A Cloud could be built on-premise • Cloud Computing is the next phase in the evolution of computing

  20. Evolution of Computing Mainframe PC ClientServer Web Services Cloud According to surveys of CIO’s and CTO’s, Cloud Computing is going to be important, but there is not enough understanding of what it is to have any specific plans for it.

  21. Cloud or Hosted – What’s the difference • Cloud solutions may be “hosted” or can be built on-premises (depends upon your definition of cloud) • Not all “hosted” solutions are in a “cloud” • A “cloud” is dynamic • Resources can be added or removed to fit the need • In a traditional hosted environment, resources are allocated based on peak load requirements • In a cloud, they can be dynamically allocated

  22. Benefits of the Cloud • Predictable any time, anywhere access to computing resources • Flexible scaling of resources (resource optimization) • Rapid, request-driven provisioning • Lower total cost of operations • Only pay for what you use

  23. Microsoft’s Cloud Offerings • At least 4 different offerings: • Office 365 • Windows Server Hyper-V Private Cloud • Windows Azure • Windows Live

  24. Office 365 • Designed for Businesses • Provides Cloud Based Applications including: • Office Professional Plus (Web and thick client) • Exchange Online • SharePoint Online • Lync Online • Cost from $2 to $27 per month per user • Depends upon features and user profile • i.e.: $6 per month per user for Office Web Apps only • Still in beta only – no announced release date

  25. Windows Server Hyper-V Private Cloud • The recent release of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Introduced new “cloud” like capabilities for Hyper-V • Dynamic Memory • Live Migration • Improved Management Tools • Support for up to 64 logical processors • Improved Virtual Network Performance

  26. Windows Azure • Cloud Platform for deploying custom applications • Considered “Platform as a Service” • Office 365 and Windows Live are “Software as a Service” • Microsoft Hosted Platform • Windows Azure is really an operating system • Provides Scalable Compute and Storage Facilities • Azure SDK • Tools for Visual Studio for building cloud aware applications • SQL Azure • Cloud-based, scale-out version of SQL Server • AppFabric • A collection of services supporting applications both in the cloud and on premise

  27. Windows Live • Most highly advertised by Microsoft • “To the cloud” commercials • Provides various on-line services including: • Windows Live Photo Gallery • Windows Live Movie Maker • Office Web Applications • On-line storage (Sky Drive) • Windows Live Mesh (sync files across multiple PCs) • Windows Live Messenger • Windows 7 Remote Media Streaming • Windows Live Mail

  28. Questions Slide Deck available at: http://home.comcast.net/~soll/

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