Re: Optus to sell Office365
On trying to find my latest office 365 query i found this thread again.. So, 1 month ago I raised a ticket to get a company name change via Telstra Maybe it will get done by Christmas. Greg Wood -- In October 2014, I'm riding 200km to help Cure Cancer -- Please donate, I need $2500 to actually ride - http://www.conquercancer.org.au/site/TR?px=1394961pg=personalfr_id=1141s_src=GregWoodButton g...@woodgreg.com 0417044439 On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Greg Wood g...@woodgreg.com wrote: If you have ever tried to deal with Telstra about T-suite / office 365 you should be prepared to put your brain in neutral and set aside at least an hour... Talking from experience, the most trivial request turns into a support call going around in circles a few times. Greg Wood -- In October 2014, I'm riding 200km to help Cure Cancer -- Please donate, I need $2500 to actually ride - http://www.conquercancer.org.au/site/TR?px=1394961pg=personalfr_id=1141s_src=GregWoodButton g...@woodgreg.com 0417044439 On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 1:05 PM, ILT (O) il.tho...@outlook.com wrote: Greg, I agree. Peripheral to the Office365 matter, I would like to see Microsoft with a more prominent “marketing presence” than has been so in the last many years. But not to the extent and manner of Apple Stores and the Genius Bar. Perhaps the 3-year deal with Telstra hinged on Telstra’s large commitment to ‘cloud’ in Australia, a platform which did require some selling – as did software as a service. I know the SBIT Pro group members were annoyed at the Telstra-only model, and I don’t think the addition of Optus would ameliorate that irritation. It was interesting to note the 1Tb cloud storage trumped by Google announcing ‘unlimited’. -- Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *GregAtGregLowDotCom *Sent:* Saturday, June 28, 2014 10:41 AM *To:* ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com *Subject:* RE: Optus to sell Office365 I don’t want to see it forced through any reseller. I just want to have the option to deal directly with Microsoft. Other people in the loop just complicate support for me. I can do that with Google and with any number of other global providers, so why not Microsoft? If I was running a milk bar or a cafe, I might feel differently. Both options should be available (ie: dealing with a partner if you need that type of help, or not dealing with one if you don’t need that type of help). And partners that push the products should be part of the ongoing return on the products. I used to like the model that some companies used when ADSL first appeared. Customers could deal directly with them if they wanted. Partners could be involved in getting people signed up, and if they did, they were part of the revenue stream from that point on (indefinitely in relation to those connections). Bottom line is that I shouldn’t be penalised for being based in Australia. Regards, Greg Dr Greg Low 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 fax SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [ mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *ILT (O) *Sent:* Friday, 27 June 2014 7:56 PM *To:* ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com *Subject:* Optus to sell Office365 I know the Small Business IT professionals groups around Australia have been p!ssed off with O365 sales being Telstra-controlled for so long, so this http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/cloud/optus-gearing-up-to-fight-telstra-on-microsoft-365-turf-20140623-zse9x.html announcement (SMH, today) is good news. *Optus gearing up to fight Telstra on Microsoft 365 turf * Optus is preparing to tread on Telstra’s turf in the cloud computing market after securing a long overdue partnership with Microsoft. There’s more interesting information in that SMH IT Pro article. -- Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia
Re: Optus to sell Office365
Hey Greg, yup dealt with Telsta myself and they suck for this sort of thing. Good luck with it all, i didn't have any success On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 8:15 PM, Greg Wood g...@woodgreg.com wrote: On trying to find my latest office 365 query i found this thread again.. So, 1 month ago I raised a ticket to get a company name change via Telstra Maybe it will get done by Christmas. Greg Wood -- In October 2014, I'm riding 200km to help Cure Cancer -- Please donate, I need $2500 to actually ride - http://www.conquercancer.org.au/site/TR?px=1394961pg=personalfr_id=1141s_src=GregWoodButton g...@woodgreg.com 0417044439 On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Greg Wood g...@woodgreg.com wrote: If you have ever tried to deal with Telstra about T-suite / office 365 you should be prepared to put your brain in neutral and set aside at least an hour... Talking from experience, the most trivial request turns into a support call going around in circles a few times. Greg Wood -- In October 2014, I'm riding 200km to help Cure Cancer -- Please donate, I need $2500 to actually ride - http://www.conquercancer.org.au/site/TR?px=1394961pg=personalfr_id=1141s_src=GregWoodButton g...@woodgreg.com 0417044439 On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 1:05 PM, ILT (O) il.tho...@outlook.com wrote: Greg, I agree. Peripheral to the Office365 matter, I would like to see Microsoft with a more prominent “marketing presence” than has been so in the last many years. But not to the extent and manner of Apple Stores and the Genius Bar. Perhaps the 3-year deal with Telstra hinged on Telstra’s large commitment to ‘cloud’ in Australia, a platform which did require some selling – as did software as a service. I know the SBIT Pro group members were annoyed at the Telstra-only model, and I don’t think the addition of Optus would ameliorate that irritation. It was interesting to note the 1Tb cloud storage trumped by Google announcing ‘unlimited’. -- Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *GregAtGregLowDotCom *Sent:* Saturday, June 28, 2014 10:41 AM *To:* ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com *Subject:* RE: Optus to sell Office365 I don’t want to see it forced through any reseller. I just want to have the option to deal directly with Microsoft. Other people in the loop just complicate support for me. I can do that with Google and with any number of other global providers, so why not Microsoft? If I was running a milk bar or a cafe, I might feel differently. Both options should be available (ie: dealing with a partner if you need that type of help, or not dealing with one if you don’t need that type of help). And partners that push the products should be part of the ongoing return on the products. I used to like the model that some companies used when ADSL first appeared. Customers could deal directly with them if they wanted. Partners could be involved in getting people signed up, and if they did, they were part of the revenue stream from that point on (indefinitely in relation to those connections). Bottom line is that I shouldn’t be penalised for being based in Australia. Regards, Greg Dr Greg Low 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 fax SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [ mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *ILT (O) *Sent:* Friday, 27 June 2014 7:56 PM *To:* ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com *Subject:* Optus to sell Office365 I know the Small Business IT professionals groups around Australia have been p!ssed off with O365 sales being Telstra-controlled for so long, so this http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/cloud/optus-gearing-up-to-fight-telstra-on-microsoft-365-turf-20140623-zse9x.html announcement (SMH, today) is good news. *Optus gearing up to fight Telstra on Microsoft 365 turf * Optus is preparing to tread on Telstra’s turf in the cloud computing market after securing a long overdue partnership with Microsoft. There’s more interesting information in that SMH IT Pro article. -- Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia
Re: Optus to sell Office365
If you have ever tried to deal with Telstra about T-suite / office 365 you should be prepared to put your brain in neutral and set aside at least an hour... Talking from experience, the most trivial request turns into a support call going around in circles a few times. Greg Wood -- In October 2014, I'm riding 200km to help Cure Cancer -- Please donate, I need $2500 to actually ride - http://www.conquercancer.org.au/site/TR?px=1394961pg=personalfr_id=1141s_src=GregWoodButton g...@woodgreg.com 0417044439 On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 1:05 PM, ILT (O) il.tho...@outlook.com wrote: Greg, I agree. Peripheral to the Office365 matter, I would like to see Microsoft with a more prominent “marketing presence” than has been so in the last many years. But not to the extent and manner of Apple Stores and the Genius Bar. Perhaps the 3-year deal with Telstra hinged on Telstra’s large commitment to ‘cloud’ in Australia, a platform which did require some selling – as did software as a service. I know the SBIT Pro group members were annoyed at the Telstra-only model, and I don’t think the addition of Optus would ameliorate that irritation. It was interesting to note the 1Tb cloud storage trumped by Google announcing ‘unlimited’. -- Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *GregAtGregLowDotCom *Sent:* Saturday, June 28, 2014 10:41 AM *To:* ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com *Subject:* RE: Optus to sell Office365 I don’t want to see it forced through any reseller. I just want to have the option to deal directly with Microsoft. Other people in the loop just complicate support for me. I can do that with Google and with any number of other global providers, so why not Microsoft? If I was running a milk bar or a cafe, I might feel differently. Both options should be available (ie: dealing with a partner if you need that type of help, or not dealing with one if you don’t need that type of help). And partners that push the products should be part of the ongoing return on the products. I used to like the model that some companies used when ADSL first appeared. Customers could deal directly with them if they wanted. Partners could be involved in getting people signed up, and if they did, they were part of the revenue stream from that point on (indefinitely in relation to those connections). Bottom line is that I shouldn’t be penalised for being based in Australia. Regards, Greg Dr Greg Low 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 fax SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [ mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *ILT (O) *Sent:* Friday, 27 June 2014 7:56 PM *To:* ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com *Subject:* Optus to sell Office365 I know the Small Business IT professionals groups around Australia have been p!ssed off with O365 sales being Telstra-controlled for so long, so this http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/cloud/optus-gearing-up-to-fight-telstra-on-microsoft-365-turf-20140623-zse9x.html announcement (SMH, today) is good news. *Optus gearing up to fight Telstra on Microsoft 365 turf * Optus is preparing to tread on Telstra’s turf in the cloud computing market after securing a long overdue partnership with Microsoft. There’s more interesting information in that SMH IT Pro article. -- Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia
RE: Optus to sell Office365
I don't want to see it forced through any reseller. I just want to have the option to deal directly with Microsoft. Other people in the loop just complicate support for me. I can do that with Google and with any number of other global providers, so why not Microsoft? If I was running a milk bar or a cafe, I might feel differently. Both options should be available (ie: dealing with a partner if you need that type of help, or not dealing with one if you don't need that type of help). And partners that push the products should be part of the ongoing return on the products. I used to like the model that some companies used when ADSL first appeared. Customers could deal directly with them if they wanted. Partners could be involved in getting people signed up, and if they did, they were part of the revenue stream from that point on (indefinitely in relation to those connections). Bottom line is that I shouldn't be penalised for being based in Australia. Regards, Greg Dr Greg Low 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 fax SQL Down Under | Web: http://www.sqldownunder.com/ www.sqldownunder.com From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of ILT (O) Sent: Friday, 27 June 2014 7:56 PM To: ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com Subject: Optus to sell Office365 I know the Small Business IT professionals groups around Australia have been p!ssed off with O365 sales being Telstra-controlled for so long, so this http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/cloud/optus-gearing-up-to-fight-telstra-on-mic rosoft-365-turf-20140623-zse9x.html announcement (SMH, today) is good news. Optus gearing up to fight Telstra on Microsoft 365 turf Optus is preparing to tread on Telstra's turf in the cloud computing market after securing a long overdue partnership with Microsoft. There's more interesting information in that SMH IT Pro article. _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia
Re: Optus to sell Office365
I agree, you should have the choice of going straight to Microsoft. That might mean the msdn subscription complimentary access might work. I tried recently and couldn't get Australia to show in the list so couldn't activate it. Oh and here's a story talking about Australia and the downsides of being on the bottom of the planet. http://blog.gleam.io/australia/ On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 10:41 AM, GregAtGregLowDotCom g...@greglow.com wrote: I don’t want to see it forced through any reseller. I just want to have the option to deal directly with Microsoft. Other people in the loop just complicate support for me. I can do that with Google and with any number of other global providers, so why not Microsoft? If I was running a milk bar or a cafe, I might feel differently. Both options should be available (ie: dealing with a partner if you need that type of help, or not dealing with one if you don’t need that type of help). And partners that push the products should be part of the ongoing return on the products. I used to like the model that some companies used when ADSL first appeared. Customers could deal directly with them if they wanted. Partners could be involved in getting people signed up, and if they did, they were part of the revenue stream from that point on (indefinitely in relation to those connections). Bottom line is that I shouldn’t be penalised for being based in Australia. Regards, Greg Dr Greg Low 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 fax SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *ILT (O) *Sent:* Friday, 27 June 2014 7:56 PM *To:* ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com *Subject:* Optus to sell Office365 I know the Small Business IT professionals groups around Australia have been p!ssed off with O365 sales being Telstra-controlled for so long, so this http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/cloud/optus-gearing-up-to-fight-telstra-on-microsoft-365-turf-20140623-zse9x.html announcement (SMH, today) is good news. *Optus gearing up to fight Telstra on Microsoft 365 turf * Optus is preparing to tread on Telstra’s turf in the cloud computing market after securing a long overdue partnership with Microsoft. There’s more interesting information in that SMH IT Pro article. -- Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia
RE: Optus to sell Office365
Greg, I agree. Peripheral to the Office365 matter, I would like to see Microsoft with a more prominent marketing presence than has been so in the last many years. But not to the extent and manner of Apple Stores and the Genius Bar. Perhaps the 3-year deal with Telstra hinged on Telstra's large commitment to 'cloud' in Australia, a platform which did require some selling - as did software as a service. I know the SBIT Pro group members were annoyed at the Telstra-only model, and I don't think the addition of Optus would ameliorate that irritation. It was interesting to note the 1Tb cloud storage trumped by Google announcing 'unlimited'. _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of GregAtGregLowDotCom Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 10:41 AM To: ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com Subject: RE: Optus to sell Office365 I don't want to see it forced through any reseller. I just want to have the option to deal directly with Microsoft. Other people in the loop just complicate support for me. I can do that with Google and with any number of other global providers, so why not Microsoft? If I was running a milk bar or a cafe, I might feel differently. Both options should be available (ie: dealing with a partner if you need that type of help, or not dealing with one if you don't need that type of help). And partners that push the products should be part of the ongoing return on the products. I used to like the model that some companies used when ADSL first appeared. Customers could deal directly with them if they wanted. Partners could be involved in getting people signed up, and if they did, they were part of the revenue stream from that point on (indefinitely in relation to those connections). Bottom line is that I shouldn't be penalised for being based in Australia. Regards, Greg Dr Greg Low 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 fax SQL Down Under | Web: http://www.sqldownunder.com/ www.sqldownunder.com From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of ILT (O) Sent: Friday, 27 June 2014 7:56 PM To: ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com Subject: Optus to sell Office365 I know the Small Business IT professionals groups around Australia have been p!ssed off with O365 sales being Telstra-controlled for so long, so this http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/cloud/optus-gearing-up-to-fight-telstra-on-mic rosoft-365-turf-20140623-zse9x.html announcement (SMH, today) is good news. Optus gearing up to fight Telstra on Microsoft 365 turf Optus is preparing to tread on Telstra's turf in the cloud computing market after securing a long overdue partnership with Microsoft. There's more interesting information in that SMH IT Pro article. _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia
