Microsoft SharePoint is about giving you and the people you work with a better way to get things done together. That means your content is stored and organized in one place. You can access it from virtually anywhere and share it with anyone.  SharePoint gives you all kinds of ways to plan projects, stay in sync with each other, and work on content together. You also get a window into all of the information your organization stores in SharePoint, so it’s easy to find the answers and people you’re looking for.

While we admit there is a learning curve for typical desktop use, once you grow accustom to the newly styled start menu, you'll see it's easier to organize your items and find what you're looking for faster than ever before. You'll also begin to see the rest of the changes to the OS are minimal, yet positive.

A 90 day evaluation version of Windows 8.1 Enterprise is available for a free download.  Also, current Windows 8 users can upgrade to 8.1 for free.

Microsoft Corporation announced the addition of new Social Insights to the cloud-based Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online service. Microsoft also announced the availability at the end of October of a new set of industry-focused business process templates as part of the new Microsoft Dynamics CRM release, delivering customers step-by-step process guidelines designed to improve performance in specific industries.