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Interview Bashir Fancy CEO: Award-winning International Leader in Risk Management, Security, Fraud, Audit, Governance
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
Bashir Fancy — CEO Corporate Solutions & Services Inc. Bashir Fancy is a senior executive with extensive and progressive risk management, financial, operations, systems, customer service, product management, audit and governance experience...
Need help studying for your 70-659 exam? Join one of our study groups!
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
Different people learn in different ways and in my last post about the great incentives there are to take exam 70-659 Windows Server Virtualization before May 31st, I also listed a number of resources you could use to study up. Depending on your learning...
On the next Manager Tech Talk: Making the Case–Development Platform vNext
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
February 29 th was a big day for Microsoft. Both the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Visual Studio 11 Beta were released. Development teams around the world were taken aback with the new possibilities in application development. While it’s great for the...
Top Tips, Trends in Microsoft Software Development, Social Media, Associations
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
Interview: Terry Coatta: Internationally Acclaimed Technology Executive and Platform Software Architect and Developer Terry is currently the President of AssociCom, a Vancouver-based start-up that builds online communities for professional and trade...
SQL Server 2012 – Quick Links
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
Here're some MSDN quick links on what's new on the technology side of SQL Server 2012: · Installation · Database Engine · Analysis Services · Integration Services · Data Quality Services · Master...
Introduction to Data and the Public Cloud: SQL Azure
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
Sponsored by the non-profit, PASS : Join Greg Leake, Director of Technical Marketing for SQL Azure at Microsoft, to learn the basics of the SQL Azure relational database service as an integrated feature of the Windows Azure Platform. In this session you...
Vancouver TechFest 2012
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
Exciting news for those of you who are in the Vancouver area. This year’s Vancouver TechFest will be keynoted by Scott Guthrie ! The event will be held on April 28 th , 2012.To find out more details on the event and registration info, please visith...
April 12 Webinar: "Security: Computing in an Adversarial Environment"
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
Register NOW for ACM's second-ever, free learning webinar, presented on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 2 PM EST ! Space is limited. Security is inherently different from other aspects of computing due to the presence of an adversary. As a result, identifying...
Microsoft Private Cloud part 3: VMware private cloud and per-VM licensing
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
A new whitepaper was released in January comparing private cloud solutions from Microsoft and VMware, taking a look at the functionality, benefits and economics of each solution. This series of blog posts breaks down the components of the whitepaper into...
Creating and Managing a Private Cloud: free 2 day online training
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
You may already be well versed on Windows server 2008 and Hyper-V and you may already be running a component or two of the System Center suite, but do you know how to put it all together to to build out, manage and operate a private cloud? Join this free...
Robert Stroud: Chair ISACA INSIGHTS 2012 and Global Top Executive
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
In this interview Rob discusses the value and themes in the ISACA World Congress, INSIGHTS 2012; COBIT value; COBIT and Enterprise Architecture / IVI-IF CMF; what’s new in COBIT 5; current disruptive technologies; new innovations in the next five...
Spotlight: Private Cloud IT Pro Courses
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
Four new private cloud IT pro courses are available on MVA: Private Cloud Specialization .
Visual Studio 11 Beta is Here
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
It is an exciting time as the wait is over. Get Visual Studio 11 Beta today and start preparing for the next generation of development. Download the beta version and experience what’s new.
David Anderson, International Pioneering Top Authority in Agile, Lean, Kanban Methodology and CMMI
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
Gain deep insights from the pioneer who led the revolution in Agile and Lean methodology and created the Kanban method. The interview represent a unique opportunity to hear first-hand how to best utilize these innovations. David Anderson is a thought...
Free eBook Download: Security and Privacy for Microsoft Office 2010 Users
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
Good opportunity: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2012/02/29/free-ebook-security-and-privacy-for-microsoft-office-users.aspx?imm_mid=0801c2&cmp=em-orm-newsletters-msp-march2012
The best time to pass the 70-659 Windows Server Virtualization exam is NOW!
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
There has never been a better time to study for and pass the 70-659 exam because we here at Microsoft Canada are determined to get as many Canadian system admins, network admins, IT managers, IT job seekers, and whatever-else-you-want-to-call-yourself...
Cloud 101 Jump Start
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
A learning experience designed to help executives and organizational leaders participate in strategic conversations about why and how the Cloud transforms business. There’s no shortage of buzz around “the Cloud.” Everybody’s talking about it. But, really...
Coming to a computer near you: the Global Relationship Study (GRS) survey
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
Every fall and spring, a survey goes out to a few hundred thousand IT folk in Canada asking what they think of Microsoft as a company. The information we get from this survey helps us understand what problems and issues you’re facing and how we...
Did you download the Windows 8 Consumer Preview?
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
Download the Windows 8 Consumer Preview . You may also visit the Windows Developer Center and learn how to sell your apps via the Windows Store. Whether you are testing, designing, or developing on Windows 8, Microsoft has a support forum for you. New...
Microsoft Private Cloud part 2: unlimited virtualization rights
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
A new whitepaper was released in January comparing private cloud solutions from Microsoft and VMware, taking a look at the functionality, benefits and economics of each solution. This series of blog posts breaks down the components of the whitepaper into...
What’s key to Effective Enterprise Architecture?
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
Brian Cameron , the leading authority in Enterprise Architecture or EA talks about: EA integration Evolving view of IT/Business alignment Challenges to alignment Effective business design Effective business architectures Adaptive EA EA value creation...
On the next Manager Tech Talk: Managing Your Private Cloud with System Center
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over 2 years ago
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Ruth Morton
(Photo credit Eric Willfong ) The private cloud scenario sounds like the perfect solution – take many of the highly desired characteristics of a public cloud such as resource pooling, self-service, elasticity and pay-per-use service and bring them in...