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Talk TechNet - Episode 55 - System Center Operations Manager with John Joyner

Keith Combs — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:21:00 GMT

System Center Operations Manager is spreading its wings from mobile to the cloud. With such a diverse and flexible environment you are bound to have questions on the best approach for deployment the product and using it to monitor the resources in your enterprise. John Joyner is a Microsoft MVP, co-author of “System Center Operations Manager Unleashed” and an Architect for CLEARPointe. John is used to taking questions from customers small to large. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to ask him all about the current version of Operations Manager or the popular beta now available for testing.

Here’s the replay of that episode.

Talk TechNet - Episode 54 - Ad Hoc Discussion Day with Chris Henley and Matt Hester

Keith Combs — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:17:00 GMT

Chris Henley filled in for me while I was away this week and I understand they talked about some interesting hardware. I need to go listen to this episode. Apparently they talk about a treadmill or something that can be used to power your gadget and computers. I need that. I think I would have to run pretty fast on a treadmill to power all of my gadgets. Or the ability to charge a UPS. Now there’s an idea.

Here’s the replay of that episode.

Talk TechNet - Episode 53 - System Center Configuration Manager with Jason Sandys

Keith Combs — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:13:00 GMT

Jason Sandys was one of our first guests on Talk TechNet. He was great so we decided to invite him back. As you may recall he’s a Microsoft MVP and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) subject matter expert. Jason works for Catapult Systems as a Managing Consultant and is the local practice lead. As you might imagine he’s a busy man so this is a unique opportunity. For this episode be sure to bring your SCCM questions. We’ll talk about the latest beta and the implications for the cloud and the mobile world but it’s really your time!

Here’s the replay for that episode.

Talk TechNet - Episode 52 - IT in the Hospitality Industry with James Sinclair

Keith Combs — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:10:00 GMT

Nearly every single one of us uses some form of hospitality regularly. Hotel and Leisure, Restaurants, and Casinos are all great examples. Have you ever wondered about the unique challenges and solutions deployed into those environments? They may not be so far removed from your own so join us with guest James Sinclair of OnSite Consulting to talk about the solutions they come up with.

Here’s the replay of that episode.

Talk TechNet - Episode 51 - Technet.microsoft.com Futures with Mitch Ratcliffe

Keith Combs — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:07:00 GMT

Technet.Microsoft.com is a major site for Microsoft and the IT Professionals, Developers, and Business Decision makers that visit it. Mitch Ratcliffe is a Microsoft Principal Program Manager and the lead visionary for the site. This Talk TechNet show affords you a great opportunity to discuss with Mitch what to expect over the next 12-18 months and the priorities of the site. Your success is our goal so please let us know what you’d like to see.

Here’s the replay of this episode.

Talk TechNet - Episode 50 - Application Compatibility with Chris Jackson

Keith Combs — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:05:00 GMT

Chris Jackson is a well known Principal Consultant for Microsoft and subject matter expert on application compatibility. Amazingly we were able to catch up with him while he was in the USA. He’s usually off gallivanting around the globe. Here’s the replay of that episode.

Talk TechNet - Episode 48 - Cloud Security with Dr. Tom Shinder and Yuri Diogenes

Keith Combs — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:54:00 GMT

In this Talk TechNet episode we’ll be discussing Cloud Security. Dr. Tom Shinder and Yuri Diogenes are security experts and have written a lot of great articles lately on this topic and others. Yuri and Tom have collaborated on a number of projects and we’ll certainly be discussing those.

For instance, have you had a chance to view their “Security Talk” show? Be sure to check it out at http://blogs.technet.com/security_talk.

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to ask questions about Cloud security, ForeFront Threat Management, or other security issues.

Talk TechNet - Episode 47 - SharePoint with Jason Kaczor

Keith Combs — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:52:00 GMT

In this show we’ll have guest Jason Kaczor. Jason is a Microsoft SharePoint MVP focused on architecture, implementations, governance, and best practices. He has been providing technical solutions to business problems for over 18 years; covering nearly all industry sectors.

Talk TechNet - Episode 46 - Exchange Server with Lee Benjamin

Keith Combs — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:50:00 GMT

In this Talk TechNet episode we have guest Exchange Server MVP Lee Benjamin. Lee “The Exchange Guy” Benjamin has been involved in the messaging and collaboration technology field for many years. Lee has been involved with Exchange Server for well over a decade and has seen many projects, deployments, and probably a few mishaps as well. This is a great opportunity to talk about on premise deployment and management of Exchange server, or chat about the pros and cons of moving messaging to the cloud.

Talk TechNet - Episode 45 - Windows Phone with Alan Meeus

Keith Combs — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:44:00 GMT

In this Talk TechNet episode we have guest Windows Phone Senior Program Manager Alan Meeus. We have started disclosing some of the now famous five hundred new features coming in the “Mango” release for Windows Phone 7. This would be a great time to call in and talk with Alan about the phone platform, deployment and security questions you might have for the enterprise, or just talk about what you dig in the mobile platform. Matt uses the Sprint HTC Arrive and I am using the ATT HTC HD7S so feel free to ask questions about those devices, too

Talk TechNet - Episode 44 - Application Virtualization with Tim Mangan

Keith Combs — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:11:00 GMT

In this Talk TechNet episode we have guest Microsoft MVP Tim Mangan. Tim is an Application Virtualization (App-V) specialist and as a Citrix CTP has demonstrated strong skills with their product line and other virtualization technologies. Are you trying to figure out which applications to virtualize, and which apps to deploy to metal?

Here’s the replay.

Talk TechNet - Episode 43 - Sharepoint Disaster Recovery with Sean McDonough

Keith Combs — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:08:00 GMT

We’ve had a few SharePoint MVPs on Talk TechNet already but this particular episode is going to be slightly different. We have guest Sean McDonough who is a specialist on disaster recovery for SharePoint. If you know SharePoint, this involves several other technologies like SQL Server, Windows Server and other services in the family so recovery can be a complicated endeavor.

Here’s the replay.

Talk TechNet - Episode 42 - Group Policy with Jeremy Moskowitz

Keith Combs — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:55:00 GMT

Talk TechNet is all about discussing topics and trends in the world of IT Professionals. In this show we’ll have esteemed colleague and guest Jeremy Moskowitz. Jeremy is a Microsoft MVP and SME on the management services and technologies known as Group Policy. Jeremy is known worldwide and is a very popular speaker and author on the subject of Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy and other Windows management technologies.

Here’s the replay. Please note, the RSS feed includes the audio file for podcatcher support. I have also included the link to the video in case you want to view the demos he did via Live Meeting desktop sharing.

The demo starts at minute 24. Please right mouse click the .WMV link and “SAVE AS” if you want to pull it down locally.

Video

http://msinetpub.vo.llnwd.net/d1/keithcombs/podcasts/talktechnet/Episode42.wmv

Talk TechNet - Episode 41 - Matt and Keith on Current Trends

Keith Combs — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:41:00 GMT

For this Episode Mat and I talked about a number of topics and current trends. We have started to schedule them at regular intervals now but this is an ad hoc session because our guest had a death in the family and could not make it. There are some pretty good subjects in this podcast. I hope you enjoy them.

Here’s the replay.

Talk TechNet - Episode 40 - Sharepoint with Eric Shupps

Keith Combs — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:35:00 GMT

Join us for Episode 40 as we talk with the “SharePoint Cowboy”, Eric Shupps, about Microsoft SharePoint server. Eric is a Microsoft MVP and President of BinaryWave Inc. Eric is a popular speaker and has years of knowledge on this and other Microsoft products. This would be a great time to ask Eric about your deployment issues, any operational questions, or questions you may be pondering as you consider moving to Office 365 and a cloud based version of SharePoint.

Here’s the replay

Talk TechNet - Episode 39 - SBS with Tim Barrett

Keith Combs — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:32:00 GMT

I’m sure many of you have had a chance to look and possibly even deploy Microsoft Small Business Server. In this Episode we’ll have Microsoft MVP Tim Barrett on the line to discuss SBS, Windows Home Server and Microsoft MultiPoint Server. I learn something new every time we have an MVP on the show to talk about a Microsoft product so hopefully you will as well.

Here’s the replay

Talk TechNet - Episode 38 - Lync with Dustin Hannifin

Keith Combs — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:27:00 GMT

Dustin has been involved in OCS, Communicator and now Lync for many years and clearly knows his stuff in this field. Dustin is a Microsoft Lync MVP and stopped by to take customer questions as we discussed Lync server deployments and gotchas, as well as the Lync implementation in Office 365. Here's the replay.

Talk TechNet - Episode 37 - SQL Server with Andrew Novick

Keith Combs — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:23:00 GMT

Andrew is a SQL MVP that brings an interesting viewpoint to the age old questions about developers versus information technology professionals. Andrew has been in the business for decades so it was fun talking with him about where we've been and where we're headed with this thing called the cloud. Here's the replay of that episode.

Talk TechNet - Episode 36 - Virtualization with Anil Desai

Keith Combs — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:18:00 GMT

Anil is a Microsoft Virtualization MVP out of Austin, Texas and was gracious enough to join us and take questions and talk about the virtualization landscape. Here's the replay for Episode 36.

You may have noticed we skipped Episode 35. Our SharePoint MVP had a schedule mix up and we cancelled the show that morning since we have a number of SharePoint sessions coming up.

Talk TechNet - Episode 34 - Powershell with Sean Kearney

Keith Combs — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:06:00 GMT

Sean is a well recognized and energetic Powershell MVP that topped by for Episode 34 to take questions and chat. Here's the replay of that episode.

Talk TechNet - Episode 33 - Windows 7 with MVP Sammy Laiho

Keith Combs — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:03:00 GMT

Sammy was kind enough to be our guest all the way from Finland. Sammy is a Windows 7 client MVP and extremely knowledgeable about the product. Here's the replay of Episode 33.

Talk TechNet - Episode 32 - Industry Trends with Matt and Keith

Keith Combs — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:59:00 GMT

You may have noticed we are missing the Episode 31 replay. Unfortunately Live Meeting decided it didn't want ot record that session so it isn't available.

In Episode 32, our scheduled guest could not make the show due to personal reasons. Instead of cancelling the show, Matt and I decided to continue the show anyway and discussed a wide variety of topics. I hope you enjoy this show.

Talk TechNet - Episode 30 - Sys Center Data Protection Mgr with Jason Buffington

Keith Combs — Sun, 15 May 2011 15:27:00 GMT

Jason Buffington is a Microsoft Senior Product Manager and has his hands in several products of the System Center family. In this installment of Talk TechNet Jason gives us a preview of the Tech Ed 2011 information he’ll be revealing. We talk about DPM 2012, Ops Manager and others. We take a number of questions from the audience I think you’ll find interesting. Here’s the replay.

Talk TechNet - Episode 29 - Windows Phone with Jeffrey Strasser

Keith Combs — Sun, 15 May 2011 15:21:00 GMT

Jeffrey Strasser is a Microsoft Mobility Specialist and is deep into the Microsoft Phone product line. In this episode Matt Hester had the opportunity along with the audience to ask Jeffrey questions about the devices and version of Windows Phone 7 currently on the market, as well as some question on forthcoming devices and features. Here’s the replay of that conversation.

Talk TechNet - Episode 28 - Ops Mgr Unleashed with Cameron Fuller, John Joyner & Kerrie Meyler

Keith Combs — Sun, 15 May 2011 15:16:00 GMT

In this episode, Matt and I had the pleasure of hosting the authors of Systems Center Operations Manager Unleashed. Cameron Fuller, John Joyner & Kerrie Meyler took questions from the audience on products in the market as well as a few questions on the forthcoming 2012 product and Beta. Here’s the replay.