Microsoft creates 100's of new jobs in Ireland

Microsoft creates 100's of new jobs in Ireland

Microsoft Ireland has announced a €170m expansion of Dublin data centre with the creation of 320 construction jobs with an additional 20 people will join the existing team of 80 employees at the Dublin data centre for Europe, the Middle East and Africa when the build is completed next year.

Microsoft has also announced the creation of 95 new jobs. The jobs include 30 new software development roles at its Irish based operations in Dublin. Furthermore,  35 new graduate positions will be created across all parts of its business.

That's great news for Ireland, for business, for jobs, for students and proves how important that Ireland is to the tech giant. But Microsoft are providing Office 365 to every student at no extra cost when you purchase Office for your staff....

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SkyDrive Pro vs Dropbox - And which is better for Business?

SkyDrive Pro vs Dropbox - And which is better for Business?

What’s the difference between SkyDrive Pro and Dropbox and why should I pick one over the other?

SkyDrive Pro gives you all the advantages of SharePoint for document management where Dropbox offers a much smaller set of features. And then, there’s the pricing…the choice for me for business applications is definitively SkyDrive Pro but let’s take a look at the pros and cons of each.

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Microsoft Ireland Educators Summit 2013 & Copy of Presentations

Microsoft Ireland Educators Summit 2013 & Copy of Presentations


Teachers were shown new models of schooling new themes of assessment, partners in learning, and innovative classroom practices. The line-up of Irish and International speakers along with the interactive showcase truly demonstrated the strength of the Microsoft Devices and Services offering.  

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Back to Basics: Setting Up Office 365 - Lync and Learn

This is an online instructional video that deals with the basics of getting you up and running on Office 365 with clear and precise screenshots of the actual online portal you will use when setting up and configuring Office 365.

Lync and Learn sessions address different Office 365 subjects and scenarios and is beneficial to anyone who wants to learn more and expand their knowledge of the Office 365 suite. 

Office 365 provides convenience in the cloud through a great set of productivity and collaboration tools. In this Lync and Learn session, Kelsey Epps will provide some convenience of his own through helping us set up Office 365.