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I note of special thanks to those community leaders that helped me in the most recent technology events brought to the North East.  It is due to the commitment of these community leaders that we are able to put on these free technology shows.   Community Leader Contribution Clyde Johnson Boston...

We are pleased to announce that the Boston Area Windows Server User Group will be providing an Installfest and Full day of training on Windows Server 2012 . The Event will be held November 16th 2012 at the Microsoft offices at 1 Cambridge Center in Cambridge, MA.  On the MIT map it is listed as...

Greetings,  My son Brad asked me to post a message letting you know that he is in cub scouts and working hard to learn, earn achievements, have fun and even land a free week of summer camp.  Even if you do not want to participate, I would encourage you to read below “Scouting is a Great Charity...

      Mark your calendar for Wednesday May 2, 2012!   Join us for the first annual IT-Pro Tech Update 2012 .   This event will focus on the next phase of information technology with topics including:   virtualization, Windows 8, interoperability, security, and private cloud...

Registration is now open! http://rochspug.eventbrite.com/ SharePoint User Group Meeting - Thursday, March 8, 2012 6:00PM - 8:30PM User Group website http://www.rochspug.org/ Chris Bortlik, Drive Adoption and Get Users Excited About SharePoint Session Abstract You can lead a horse to water, but how are...

Virtualization Deep Dive Day 2012 Coming To Boston March 10th 2012 – Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to learn about Cloud and Virtualization. . Registration is open for the fourth annual Virtualization Deep Dive Day. Act now while you can still take advantage of the Early Bird Discount. This event...

Deep Dive Day 2012 is Saturday March 10th! The Fourth Annual Virtualization Deep Dive Day is in coming soon. New date and new location this year. Bigger and Better than ever! The Keynote for the event will be delivered by Brian Madden, world famous blogger and speaker on Desktop and Application Virtualization...

Run a user group? With funding and sponsors a constant challenge, you’re probably always on the lookout for things to help you make your meetings a success. Here are a few ways you can get additional support for your group and for your events. Boston User Groups www.BostonUserGroups.org – Get on their...

Virtualization Deep Dive Day 2012 for IT Professionals It is that time of year again! We wanted to reach out to you and invite Phd Virtual back to this year’s Virtualization Deep Dive Day event. The 4th annual Deep Dive Day conference is scheduled for Saturday, March 10 th at “The Lantana”, in Randolph...

IT Camp - Systems Management - Free Training Friday, October 28, 2011 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (ET) Microsoft Office's - 201 Jones - Road Sixth Floor - Waltham, MA 02451 Register for Free Training@: http://itcamp-waltham.eventbrite.com/ You are not going to want to miss this event. Notice the hands on...

In August of 2012, our Microsoft employees based in Waltham and our Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) will be moving to One Cambridge Center, just a short walk from the majority of our R&D employees at our New England Research and Development Center at One Memorial Drive. We are excited to have our...

SMB-MVP Community Roadshow comes to the Boston area October 20, 2011 from 6:30pm-9:00pm. Secure remote access in a connected SMB world - the next generation of server solutions The world is changing. Anywhere, anytime access for small businesses is here to stay. Be it with new on-premise and...

Registration is now open for our 1 st SharePoint Saturday New Hampshire , which will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Southern New Hampshire University in Hooksett/Manchester. The speaker and session lists have been published as well.  See the SharePoint Saturday Website for all the details...

Key To Almost Infinite Knowledge – Passive Listening… Do you make the time to keep up with technology?  If you are not expanding your knowledge, you are falling behind.  With the job market the way it is, you would be smart to keep learning.  I know we are all busy and doing more now than...

Microsoft Virtualization and Cloud Certification Study Group(s) in this post… Study Group Proposal Why Get Certified What Are Microsoft Virtualization Certification Options? Browse Certification Catalog for additional certification options ...

There was a very interesting article written by  BtoB Online about “ The importance of in-person ” that I think will be of interest to all. The white paper they reference was written by Cornell University. It gives advice (which I can personally validate with my own experience) that should be understood...

Virtualization + Cloud = lots of buzz but what does it mean to IT Professionals? News and Notes from Your Senior IT Pro Evangelist – Dan Stolts (ITProGuru) The following will be covered:   Virtualization + Cloud = lots of buzz but what does it mean to IT Professionals? Virtualization => Cloud...

Upcoming Events: Scroll Down for abstracts 1) NELeaders : 2/10 http://neleaders.com "Improving YOUR NAME Brand" “Value of Getting Published” 2) Certified Career Conference: Feb 17 th online: Registration and more details (80% discount on the regular fee) Promo code to use: CCDX5CH6MS...

At the Women in Technology event at NERD last week, I sat in on the improving your brand sessions and took some notes. For those that attended and for those that wish they could have attended… As Presented by Alesia Latson and Susan Hodgkinson Your Brand… If you do not manage it… it will surely manage...

Overview : There is no silver bullet when it comes to successfully delivering content at live events and getting great scores. It actually takes a whole bunch of things. The more you do well, the better the score and impact on the audience. A successful presentation is made up of many things. Some small...

The community event SharePoint Saturday Boston is complete and it was a great show.  We had over 300 people in attendance and an incredible speaker lineup . The attendees I spoke to really appreciated the event and the content.  Much praise was given to Geoff Varosky, Talbott Crowell and others...

I have had many people over the last month ask what I have been doing to have success in increasing traffic to my blog and other online content. This post highlights my answer to them. You may not be able to utilize all tips on all your posts or content. Use whatever you can whenever you can to improve...

Don’t miss the video at the bottom.  It shows a bit of vision for the future Microsoft has and continues to change our world. Microsoft has been innovating for their entire life. Shall we see what the future might hold? Let’s do that but first we need to look at how we got to where we are today...

I will try this out as well.  Want to play games at my next user group presentation?  Bring it on!   TITLE:  Engage Your Students with Lessons They can Click For some time now, Microsoft has been involved in an ongoing dialogue with educators, students, and others in the education...

EVENT CANCELLED!!!! Sorry All, could not get enough speakers lined up! I am experimenting with a Community Windows Server Saturday event in Boston. I am looking for speakers from the community to help with the event logistics, promotion as well as speakers. I have the venue locked. It will be...