re: My thoughts on Blog Post Titled “IT Pros are not feeling the love from Microsoft” by Debra Shinder

James L. — Wed, 25 May 2011 23:59:47 GMT

Hello Harold W,

It is James from the Midwest. As you may recall, I’ve enjoyed meeting you more than 5 or 6 years ago, and since then, I’ve enjoyed your blog post, webcast, etc, etc…

This has to be one of your best posts I’ve ever seen and agreed with it. Don’t get me wrong, most of your articles fall into the high caliber A to A+ range. This one is no exception.

Too often, and this is stated excessively in my circle, Microsoft as a business is the recipient of users’ bias view of the way things should be done. Instead of looking at the plethora of tools Microsoft\developers have provided, there is a glass half empty mentality due to the company’s(Microsoft, Steve B, Bill Gates, etc…) name.

When I read the post you referenced, my first reaction fell into ‘here someone goes again.’ I started to write a quick blurb, but decided it just was not necessary on my part. The key phrase is “on my part.”

You being knowledgeable about the Information Technology field and Microsoft, in addition to being a certified expert, could address it.

Well done. You expressed what many of us know or feel; with the professionalism we have grown accustomed to from you. Again, well done!

Best regards,

James L.

re: My thoughts on Blog Post Titled “IT Pros are not feeling the love from Microsoft” by Debra Shinder

rseiler — Mon, 23 May 2011 04:56:41 GMT

You're an Exchange 2010 expert, as I recall. Is PowerShell there "just another tool" that you use to "supplement" the things you do in the GUI -- or is the GUI actually a fairly weak subset of what can be done in PowerShell? Her article states the latter. If it's true, I'm not sure that it's so much B.S. that Exchange is the vanguard of a fundamental shift in MS's thinking on this subject. The next version of Windows Server should tell the tale.