Technocrat

Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) over HTTP is a new transport protocol implemented in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 SP1 and Microsoft Outlook 2013 SP1. MAPI over HTTP improves the reliability and stability of the Outlook and Exchange connections by moving the transport layer to the industry-standard HTTP model. This new connection method has been gradually rolling out in Office 365 since May of 2014/ The following blog post provides great coverage of MAPI over HTTP: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2014/05/09/outlook-connectivity-with-mapi-over-http.aspx

Microsoft Delve (code name Oslo) and underlying Office Graph and machine learning technologies are finally making their way into the hands of the consumers, figuratively speaking, of course. Now the users of Microsoft Office 365 cloud services can experience the awesome powers of Office Delve! Office  Delve surfaces personalized content from across Office 365 (e.g. Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Yammer) and shows you information based on what you're working on and what's trending around you.  Here are a couple of links that cover the announcement:  Business Insider article -  http://read.bi/1nIZBMa ZDNet article -  http://zd.net/1wf4nGg Office 365 blog post -  http://bit.ly/1sbPp3y To learn more about Office Delve, check out: What is Office Delve? -  http://bit.ly/YtI5FY Introducing Delve -  http://bit.ly/1qJguJQ Delve for O365 admins -  http://bit.ly/1AvcMGf     A quick look at Delve in Office 365, by Corey Roth (MVP) - http://bit.ly/1rV2CQC