With the arrival of Office 365 in the middle of this year, also comes a huge opportunity for Microsoft partners, entrepreneurs and business who build solutions on top of Office 365. I think the 100,000 businesses already signed up for the Office 365 beta, is evidence that Office 365 is going to be adopted quickly by businesses worldwide.
Today’s guest is Dave Chennault the President of Skylite Systems. His company has built Sidekick 365 XRM which is a Customer Relationship Management System built using the SharePoint sandbox. This solution which is sold in the Office 365 Marketplace has already been deployed for a customer with 700 salespeople. In this interview Dave shares his experiences building this solution and his predictions for the business opportunities that lie ahead.
During the interview Marlon and cover:
- An introduction to Sidekick 365 XRM
- An introduction to the Office 365 Marketplace
- What is takes to be successful building a SharePoint sandbox solution for Office 365
- The wave of entrepreneurship that is about to hit the Office 365 Marketplace
- What is the effect of university students all over the world having access to Office 365 and what they could do with the service
- A comparison between the Office 365 marketplace and the iPhone app store
- Potential new pricing models for selling solutions on the Office 365 Marketplace
- Dave’s opinion on the potential costs of the solutions sold in the Office 365 Marketplace
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About Dave Chennault
Dave Chennault is a Certified Information Systems Auditor, a Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist in SharePoint and is a Microsoft Certified Professional with 25 years of experience as a software developer and architect. He is an expert in governance for IT systems and the co-author of the book “SharePoint Deployment and Governance using CobiT 4.1 : A Practical Approach” published by ISACA in 2010.
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