Microsoft recently upgraded the BPOS mailbox storage limit from 5GB to 25GB. While new users get the 25GB limit automatically, you need to manually upgrade your existing users to take advantage of the new limit. This short tutorial will show you how: http://www.screencast.com/t/NzM5NjEwZDEt

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Creating resources such as projectors, conference rooms, or training areas helps reduce double booking and other conflicts.  Exchange Online Services through your BPOS account by Microsoft Online Services allows you to create a shared resource such as a conference room or projector.  Doing so is easy and once created these resources can be seen in both the Outlook desktop client in the calender area as well as in Outlook Web Access (OWA) by setting up a new meeting, adding the resource as an attend and checking the associated free/busy information. 

Here's a short screencast on how to create the resource object in Exchange Online Services.

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Creating a new administrator user for your BPOS account or modifying an existing user to grant them administrative privledge for your Microsoft Online Services Administrative Portal (https://admin.microsoftonline.com) is easy.  Watch the screencast tutorial below to find out how to designate an existing user as an administrator or how to create a new administrator user.

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