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  • Blog Post: SMB Nation Toronto

    Ruth Morton
    If you're in the Toronto area May 3rd and 4th and work with Small Business Server, you'll want to be sure to attend the SMB Nation Toronto Conference that's happening at that time. The 2 day event includes talks on VoIP, Response Point, virtualization, and SharePoint Services 3.0 as well as on business...
    on 25 Apr 2008

  • Blog Post: IT Executive Alignment Tour

    Canadian IT Managers
    Is IT a cost centre or strategic asset? As an IT leader, you need to align your organization's IT infrastructure with its business objectives. At the upcoming Microsoft IT Executive ALIGNMENT'07 TOUR , you'll gain further insight into how to meet this need—and how Microsoft-based® technologies...
    on 5 Feb 2007

  • Blog Post: Wishing You Good Will and Joy

    Ruth Morton
    Wilfred A. Peterson, author of The Art of Living, once said: Christmas is not the tinsel and lights and outward show. The secret lies in an inner glow. It’s lighting a fire inside the heart. Good will and joy a vital part. It’s higher thought and a greater plan. It’s glorious dream in the soul of man...
    on 25 Dec 2011

  • Blog Post: Diving Deep into Windows 7 Deployment

    Ruth Morton
    On the last AlignIT IT Manager cross-Canada tour , we talked about desktop and server infrastructure, specifically around Windows Server 2008 R2 , Windows 7 and Azure . The presentations focused on the strategy of an optimized infrastructure and how IT managers can go about planning for new services...
    on 5 Jan 2010

  • Blog Post: Are you Ready?

    Barnaby_Jeans
    You may have noticed that there haven't been alot of posts here this week. This is due partly to me being heavily involved in the launch tour that is just starting its run across Canada. Rodney has a great post from yesterday's event in Edmonton http://blogs.technet.com/canitpro/archive/2006/11/23...
    on 24 Nov 2006

  • Blog Post: Chats with Kelly Gotlieb, "the" Internationally Renowned Pioneer in Computing - Kelly talks about his work as Co-Chair of the ACM Awards Committee

    Stephen.Ibaraki
    This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Calvin C. (Kelly) Gotlieb , C.M., M.A., PhD.D. (University of Toronto), D. Math. (Hon., University of Waterloo), D. Eng. (Hon., Technical University of Nova Scotia); Order...
    on 9 May 2010

  • Blog Post: EnergizeIT: Sparking a Passion for Career and IT

    Canadian IT Managers
    I'm quite excited about EnergizeIT 2007 since CIPS, Canada's Association of IT Professionals, was there in force. A multitude came by our booth to talk about connecting with a trusted community, being supported, and enhancing their careers through the Industry-Canada chartered, CIPS . As CIPS, we represent...
    on 27 Jun 2007

  • Blog Post: Introducing the Monthly AlignIT Manager Tech Talk Series

    Ruth Morton
    I had anticipated that the past few weeks would be pretty low-key given that most of my colleagues are on vacation, but I’ve found the opposite true as we ramp up for our newest project under the AlignIT banner: a monthly live streamed video series, hosted by myself and my colleague Jonathan Rozenblit...
    on 3 Aug 2011

  • Blog Post: Techdays 2011: Windows Client and Windows Phone Track Unleashed

    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 a great way to make sure your IT team have the knowledge...
    on 7 Oct 2011

  • Blog Post: INFORMATICS 2007 - Catch Microsoft's Hot Presentations!

    Canadian IT Managers
    I wanted to bring direct your attention to INFORMATICS Halifax. Microsoft’s John Oxley, who many of you know, will be providing the Keynote on May 27 th , “Finding Your Way: Community as a Platform for Career Success”. In addition there will be other valuable sessions by Microsoft on “Making Identity...
    on 18 May 2007

  • Blog Post: Are you looking for a way to reward your employees?

    Barnaby_Jeans
    One of the benefits of being a manager is the ability to reward employees for a job well done. However, you may not always have the budgets to do exactly what you wanted. Here at Microsoft we recognize that there are IT Professionals out there that are doing truly great things, and we think that they...
    on 20 Oct 2006

  • Blog Post: Countdown to EnergizeIT

    Ruth Morton
    Yikes! Where did the last 2 weeks disappear to? The IT Managers Connection blog has been a bit quiet lately but it's not because we've gone away. Stephen has been on the road at various events and I've been preparing for a number of activities related to EnergizeIT and planning for our next fiscal year...
    on 24 May 2008

  • Blog Post: Week 3 of the Ignite Your Career Series

    Ruth Morton
    A little while ago, I posted about the Ignite Your Career webcast series that Rick is hosting, where we invite a panel of industry veterans to answer questions submitted by audience members. It all takes place online through Live Meeting. Although you won't necessarily know that I'm there, I'm the one...
    on 29 Nov 2007

  • Blog Post: Upcoming January IT Manager Webcasts

    Ruth Morton
    I'm a little late with this as it's already January but you've still go time to register for the following IT Manager Webcasts as the first one isn't until January 10. Most, if not all, are recorded and available on demand after the live webcast date. Date Title Level Technology Host Link Thurs, Jan...
    on 2 Jan 2008

  • Blog Post: Live from SecTor

    Ruth Morton
    Having worked in IT for many years and having had to clean up mail servers at organizations that had been used to relay spam and file servers that had been conscripted to be used as repositories for contraband movie files, I know what can happen when you leave your systems vulnerable. So when we added...
    on 21 Nov 2007

  • Blog Post: FYI: Registration for Canadian 2007 Microsoft Office System and Windows Vista Launch events open

    Barnaby_Jeans
    In case you haven't already heard, the registration for the Office and Vista launch events across Canada is now open. To register, head over to: http://www.microsoft.ca/technet/anewday2007 The day is packed full of exciting information for both IT Professionals and Developers and will run from 9am to...
    on 24 Oct 2006

  • Blog Post: PowerShell and What You Need to Know

    Ruth Morton
    It's funny isn't it...you can say the same words to different people and they mean different things. Take "IT Manager" for example. Some IT Managers manage IT projects, others manage IT staff. Some work in large corporations, some in small organizations. So when it comes to something like PowerShell...
    on 24 Sep 2007

  • Blog Post: Reason #42 For Your Team to Attend TechDays 2011: Hands-On Labs

    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 from, but this year we’ve also added a number of...
    on 21 Oct 2011

  • Blog Post: Heros Happen Here in Canada

    Ruth Morton
    Last year we launched Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange 2007. Not to be outdone, this year the big launch is SQL 2008, Windows 2008 and Visual Studio 2008! And this time around, we're doing thing a little differently. Rick put up a great post this morning explaining the approach we're taking. Please read...
    on 17 Jan 2008

  • Blog Post: Presentations

    Ruth Morton
    on 6 Dec 2011

  • Blog Post: On Tour and Talking about IT Alignment

    Canadian IT Managers
    I’m back at home base (Vancouver) from the IT Executive Alignment Tour . I just finished Edmonton and Calgary and next week, I’m off to Quebec City, Montreal, and Ottawa. I’m taking the Industry View of IT as an Strategic Asset. To be strategic, IT must be aligned with Business Strategy, Goals, and Objectives...
    on 23 Feb 2007

  • Blog Post: 2008 MVP Fast Facts

    Canadian IT Managers
    I thought you might be interested in some quick facts about the MVP Summit, the program and the impact the MVP community has on diverse communities worldwide. With the summit quickly approaching, here are data points on the significant role MVPs play. Worldwide there are more than 100 million participants...
    on 11 Apr 2008

  • Blog Post: Chats with Kelly Gotlieb, Internationally Renowned Pioneer in Computing - Kelly talks about the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

    Stephen.Ibaraki
    This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Kelly Gotlieb, Internationally Renowned Pioneer in Computing - Kelly talks about the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Enjoy, Stephen Ibaraki Kelly...
    on 17 Nov 2009

  • Blog Post: System Builder Roadshow - Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Hands-on Lab

    Barnaby_Jeans
    Learn how to build server systems pre-loaded with Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 to small business customers. Microsoft-based tools for System Builders help automate many of the repetitive tasks associated to building servers, laptops, and desktops. Find out more about the Microsoft Small...
    on 2 Mar 2006

  • Blog Post: MSDN Code Awards

    Canadian IT Managers
    I have worked and taught as an IT Pro and as a Developer. I appreciate both areas for IT practitioners. This one caught my attention since it is a special awards program for Developers. Enjoy! Stephen Ibaraki MSDN Code Awards is a program targeted to the Professional Developer. It’s a special...
    on 16 Feb 2007