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On The Next Manager Tech Talk: Agile Software Delivery with Sam Guckenheimer
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over 3 years ago
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Ruth Morton
While you’re working hard with today’s technologies, you need to stay abreast of tomorrow’s innovations. On the next episode of the AlignIT Manager Tech Talk, Ruth and I will be chatting with Sam Guckenheimer, the man who wrote the book on Agile and Visual...
AlignIT IT Manager Podcast #42–Virtualization with Jeff Woolsey
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over 3 years ago
by
Ruth Morton
Last week when my colleague Jonathan Rozenblit and I were at TechDays Toronto , we had the opportunity to sit down with Jeff Woolsey, the Principal Program Manager Lead for Windows Server Virtualization at Microsoft. During our chat we talk about virtualization...
Delivering High Quality Software Through Agile
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over 3 years ago
by
Ruth Morton
Earlier this year, Christian Beauclair , John Bristowe , and I hosted in-person development manager-focused discussions where we talked about how you, as a development manager, can minimize time, cost, and risk in your development projects. In a business...
Dr. Maria Klawe: Pioneering World-Renowned Computer Scientist and Executive Leader, shares her early years
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over 3 years ago
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Ruth Morton
This is one of the most remarkable, open, personal, and candid interviews that I have “ever” conducted since the 1980s’ with a most talented executive and academic leader who is shaping history on many fronts. It is unlike any I have ever done before...
Special Edition of the Manager Tech Talk at TechDays Vancouver: Mary Jo Foley on the Future of IT
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over 3 years ago
by
Ruth Morton
Don’t you wish sometimes that you had a crystal ball showing you what technology is coming down the pipe and if it’s going to disrupt your status quo? It would just make life so much easier. No more guessing what the CIO is going to insist be deployed...
Reason #42 For Your Team to Attend TechDays 2011: Hands-On Labs
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over 3 years ago
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Ruth Morton
TechDays Toronto is only a few days away, and here is yet another reason that your team should be there next week or in Vancouver or Montreal in November, right in the thick of things. Not only are there great sessions and a plethora of experts to learn...
Microsoft Virtual Academy Contest & Mango App Challenge
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over 3 years ago
by
Ruth Morton
Microsoft Virtual Academy Contest The MVA contest has finally launched! It’s an IT Pro focused contest where you can win a $3000 prize pack by signing up for the contest and MVA. In addition, if you download the specified evaluations...
AlignIT Manager Tech Talk #3 – Planning Your Windows Roadmap
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over 3 years ago
by
Ruth Morton
A little while ago I posted about the new series that we’ve started – the Manager Tech Talk Video series. We broadcast each episode live on the 2nd Thursday of the month and record it for on-demand access later. I take the audio and use it to create an...
Managing Complexity with Process, People, and Tools
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over 3 years ago
by
Ruth Morton
Earlier this year, Christian Beauclair , John Bristowe , and I hosted in-person development manager-focused discussions where we talked about how you, as a development manager, can minimize time, cost, and risk in your development projects. We talked...
Working in the Cloud with Office 365
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over 3 years ago
by
Ruth Morton
Network Professional Association invites you to join us for a webinar. Working in the Cloud with Office 365 Presenter : Jim Belasco, DF/NPA, CNP, MCP Date: 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM Pacific time , November 5th 2011 Description: Microsoft launched Office 365...
On the Next Manager Tech Talk: Planning Your Windows Roadmap
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over 3 years ago
by
Ruth Morton
It’s a bit of a Catch-22 – deploying a new operating system can be an expensive proposition, but not using up to date technology can cost a business worker productivity, recruitment of top talent, and integration with customers and partners. For development...
ACM Releases Enterprise Architecture (EA) TechPack Plus FEAPO Launches
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over 3 years ago
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Ruth Morton
“ACM's Tech Pack series provides perspectives and insights into the fast-growing EA discipline and profession, which is critically important to both for-profit and non-profit enterprises. The new Tech Pack is well suited for experienced Enterprise and...
TechDays 2011: Security, Identity and Management…Oh Yeah!
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over 3 years ago
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Ruth Morton
TechDays is THE conference for technical training in Canada and it’ll be hitting these cities on these dates: October 25-26: Toronto November 15-16: Vancouver November 29-30: Montreal This year I’m putting together the speakers and sessions for the security...
Happy Thanksgiving!
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over 3 years ago
by
Ruth Morton
While our American counterparts won’t be celebrating Thanksgiving for several weeks yet, I hope all of our Canadian readers are enjoying a great long weekend, filled with friends and family – I know I will be! All the best to you and yours,
Help Us Improve the Way We Help You
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over 3 years ago
by
Ruth Morton
Twice a year, every autumn and spring, we send out a survey called the Global Relationship Study to a number of IT Professionals across Canada. We use the feedback from this survey to make changes and adjustments within the company and how we engage with...
Techdays 2011: Windows Client and Windows Phone Track Unleashed
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over 3 years ago
by
Ruth Morton
Even with the bounty of online forums, webcasts, blog posts and articles, in person events are still a critical part of keeping up to date with the latest in technology as well as gaining valuable relationships with others in the industry. TechDays is...
Take on the Mango Challenge!
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over 3 years ago
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Ruth Morton
Have your team take on the Mango Challenge and get an unique opportunity to have the team and your organization internationally recognized. How does this work? Submit 2 "quality" apps and you could get a free Windows Phone 7.5 plus the apps...
The Case of the Mysterious Reboots
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over 3 years ago
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Chris Di Lullo
This case opens when a Sysinternals power user, who also works as a system administrator at a large corporation, had a friend report that their laptop had become unusable. Whenever the friend connected it to a network, their laptop would reboot. The power...
AlignIT IT Manager Podcast #40 – Straight Talk about Windows Azure
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over 3 years ago
by
Ruth Morton
A little while ago I posted about the new series that we’ve started – the Manager Tech Talk Video series. We broadcast each episode live on the 2nd Thursday of the month and record it for on-demand access later. I take the audio and use it to create an...