Today is a very important day. It is the day our Office 365 Nation community, known as “O365 Nation” is launching, and will start a new conversation that we predict will continue for at least a decade. Welcome aboard and enjoy the ride.
Pictured: September 4, 2014: O365Nation founder Harry Brelsford with the Microsoft Office 365 Support Managers spinning up the O365nation.com site!
So why are we here? Simply stated, you asked for an independent Office 365 community. As you know, there are Microsoft-based communities that we participate in but, at the end of the day, those are managed and supported by Microsoft. Our founder, Harry Brelsford, served as an “outside” Microsoft insider during the server-era from the mid-1990s forward, and he’s back as an inside-the-beltway, but keep it real, analyst blogger at O365nation.com.
We are here to take the Office 365 journey with you as your “guide-by-the-side.” Count on us to earn your trust with our credible, authentic analysis to help you answer your Office 365 questions and solve your challenges. We will engage in both technical and business Office 365 conversations in a safe, respectful and nurturing environment.
We have already received significant coverage related to our community launch. Here are a few O365nation stories:
Who should participate as a fan of O365nation?
We cater to a wide and diverse audience that wants to be “in the know” right now about the Office 365 platform. This includes:
- IT Pros
- System Administrators
- Business Decision Makers
- Consultants
- Customers
- Resellers
- Partners
- MSPs
- And all the rest (VARs, VAPs, System Integrators, System Builders, Distys, Vendors, Sponsors, ISVs, OEMS)
What segments will we be covering?
We are not limited to any single channel or niche. Our Office 365 conversation will span the business community to cover matters relevant to:
- Enterprise
- Government
- Education
- Small and Medium Business (SMB)
What can you expect from O365nation as a community fan?
- Content
- Synthesized news
- Unique analysis from our bloggers
- Breaking news
- Newsletter
- Educational Opportunities
- Events
- Be sure to attend the Office 365 Nation summit, September 26-28 at Microsoft Redmond with the O365nation team AND the Microsoft Office 365 product group!
- Details at fall2014.smbnation.com
- Events
- Webinars
- Services
- Forums
- And much more! Tell us how we can help you be more successful with Office 365!
O365Nation Writers
You can look forward to great, high-quality content from the following writers on O365Nation.com:
- Jenn Reed, author of Office 365 for Dummies
- Melanie Gass, Microsoft Princess and Office 365 expert, and author of A Day In The Worklife of Microsoft Office 365
- Robert Crane, Office 365 MVP and author of:
- Getting Started With SharePoint Online 2013 for Enterprises
- Getting Started With Powershell for Office 365
- Getting Started With SharePoint 2013
- Getting Started With Skydrive Pro for Office 365
- Getting Started With Lync Online 2013
- Getting Started With SharePoint Online 2013 for Small Business
- Three Simple SharePoint Scenarios
- Sharepoint Client Side
- Alex Anderson, SMB Nation Editor
Support Shout Out!
It takes a village. We wouldn’t be here without the kind and generous support on Day One from:
- AttachedApps (an application suite on top of Office 365)
- Idea2
- StorageCraft
- Microsoft
- Intel
- D&H events
- Channel Pro events
- CompTIA events
- SMB Nation Team (Jenny, Heather, Marianne, Edna, Brook and all the rest!)
- And many other community members!
So that’s it! Bookmark us. Share us. Most importantly, sign-up for the Office 365nation community so we can stay in touch. As the country western song says “Strangers are just friends who haven’t met yet!” Be sure to visit us daily for Office 365 news, analysis and even secrets and gossip. Every journey beings with a first step: click over to www.o365nation.com.
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