Because people still contact me on this blog, I thought I would put up a quick post regarding the PID / KEY for Longhorn Server that was included with the post event resources. There is a solution on how to get your key and it was not unique to our event – TechEd Boston attendees were also hit...

I just posted on the Canadian IT Pro blog the process to get yourself started on either downloading or ordering a copy of Windows Vista Beta 2 (32 or 64 bit). Here's the link to the post with the details .

I wanted to share the latest virtualization news around our announcement at LinuxWorld in Boston. Virtual Server 2005 R2 both 32 bit and 64 bit will be free for download and use in your production environments! Check out my post on the Canadian IT Pro blog for more details...

If you are considering purchasing new server hardware in the near future (if you plan on using E12 or not) and you have the ability to future proof yourself a bit – why not get a hold of some 64 bit hardware. You know that you are able to put a 32 bit OS on it for now (if you have app compatibility...

I just posted the detailed hardware specifications of our “DemoBot” system on the blogs.technet.com/canitpro team blog site. I thought I would direct you there in case you are a bit of a hardware geek and wanted to know what sort of horsepower runs the events we run. Check it out!

I just posted a lengthy discussion around the question that comes up when one installs Small Business Server and what to call your Active Directory domain. This has been a topic of discussion with a number of my friends and IT pros I’ve met while on the road whenever we discuss Small Business Server...

I am un-expectantly in Vancouver today en route to Victoria. I’ve been called up to help out with the first tour stop of the TechNet Build’06 tour. If you haven’t had a chance to check out more details about this tour – check out the Canadian IT Pro Blog for more information...

I attended the Ottawa Windows Server User Group meeting last night to hear Rory McGraw talk about Monitoring AD Security with MOM 2005. I have a more detailed post on how the meeting went and the content over on the Canadian IT Pro blog ( http://blogs.technet.com/canitpro/archive/2006/02/24/420468.aspx...

So it's been over a year now that I have been working for Microsoft as an IT Pro Advisor. When people ask how I like working for Microsoft and how I like my job - I always respond "it's awesome!". Here I am, working in a position where I can connect with IT Professionals across Canada (and the world...

I caught Chris on his Cell Phone as he was on the way back from spending some time down at the Microsoft Redmond campus learning about the next generation of Live Communication Server. He was between flights on his way back to his home in Calgary. Just to let you know - parts of the audio podcast breaks...

Martin was the third interview of the day. It was great chatting with him. Apparently it was a surprise nomination from a field tech that got him into the competition. Martin believes he's basically just a tech support guy compared to some of the other nominees. One of the biggest challenges he enjoyed...

For those developers that happen to read my blog (I know you are out there…) you might be interested in a newly hired colleague of mine on the developer side of the house – Mohammad Akif. He’s an Architect that came to us from SUN and is VERY well versed in J2EE and our .NET platform. He sits on the...

Last week I was on a mini tour for a partner and as I always try to maximize my time while on the road, I hooked up with a couple of IT Pros who just happen to be user group presidents (and friends). I spent some time with Melvin Hart (Nova Scotia IT Pro User Group) while in Halifax and Mitch Garvis...

I just wrapped up the eastern half of a partner event with IBM Canada storage group. I was asked to speak about Optimizing Exchange Performance at their 1/2 day information session on SAN storage solutions based on their DS4000 series SAN architecture. It was really nice to see the business partners...

The first Ottawa TechNet monthly session on Advanced Active Directory Design was well received by the crowd that made it in on the 25 th … I am glad to see the interest is still there (and growing) to continue to have these sessions within the timeslot (12 to 1:30) that seems to work best for everyone...

Some recycled electrons, but relevant none the less. I had a question posted to my contact info link on the site a while back asking about some technology around Virtualization that was discussed during the break and post event Q&A scrum. We've got some GREAT new content and features coming out...

Being an IT Professional Advisor for Microsoft, I get the opportunity to talk to a lot of customers and IT professionals at events and client visits. I also get the opportunity to attend and speak at industry events on a variety of subjects. As you might have read earlier - part of my job is to attend...

I am going to cheat and have a double post for both Ottawa and Toronto so I can be completely caught up and wrap up the tour and carry on with some other posts in my drafts folder. First off - Ottawa. I always like presenting in Ottawa - maybe it's because it's where I live and I'm not technically...

I love the city, I love the people. I don't know what else to say. I had a great time delivering the TechNet Innovations Tour stop in Montreal last Thursday. I had an opportunity to meet a number of you and I wanted to thank you for the kind comments and encouragement. Nothing beats a crowd that is...

Still playing catch-up from last week - but I wanted to highlight the Montreal IT Pro UserGroup meeting (September the 28 th ) where I delivered a session on ISA server 2004. For those of you that didn’t know, Mitch asked me rather last minute to step up and present something. While he was completing...

Mon dieu, que temps se passe très vite. C’était juste une semaine que j’ai complétée mon présentation à Québec (Ste. Foy). J’ai déjà écrit au sujet du group d’usager en Québec et mes expériences avec les participants avec Small Business Server. Je veux partager quelque chose avec les participants qui...

Hummm... C'était temps : ) Voici un de mes post de blog au sujet d'Exchange SP2 et le CTP qui étais très populaire... ----- Je peux finalement vous donner le lien de la version CTP d’Exchange SP2! Le tour d’horizon de Exchange 2003 SP2 est ici – cet article détaille toutes les nouvelles fonctionnalités...

J'ai eu l'opportunité de présenté au groupe d'usager a Québec Lundi soir. J'avais hâte à cause que c'était la première fois dans un long temps que j'ai présenté en Français. Comme tu peu lire, mon français écrit n'est pas très bien. S-V-P - pardonnez-moi. Il y avait une trentaine de personne qui participait...

The dual city launch of the TechNet Innovations tour has come and gone with great success. I wrote this on the plane ride back, but just now getting around to posting it after spending a great weekend with the family. My goal is to post these closer to the event itself so that you have something to comment...

Wow. The team has been working hard to cross the "T"s and dot the "I"s on the logistics and content for the upcoming TechNet Innovations Tour . I wrote about the tour in the last edition of the Canadian TechNet Flash and I wanted to share some insight into what you will see when you come to the show...