TechNet Flash: How much can you save by moving email to the cloud?

TechNet Flash Mobile | Unsubscribe | Customize TechNet Flash Volume 12, Issue 16 | August 11, 2010     Top Stories     How Much Can You Save by Moving Email to the Cloud? Email has emerged as the one of the easiest workloads to move to the cloud, and the cost benefits can be surprising. The new edition of TechNet ON explores coexistence strategies and how to start realizing those benefits today. Save 25% on TechNet Subscription Professional With an annual subscription, you can evaluate more than 70 full-version Microsoft software titles such as Windows 7 and Office 2010 without time or feature limits. But hurry, the offer ends October 31, 2010. Use promo code TNITQ413. Your Featured Content Set Up Domains and Users in Exchange Online Our content cowboy at large, Keith Combs, recently subscribed to Exchange Online. He walks through the simple process of setting up domains and users in his Exchange Online Overview posting. 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