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Over the last couple of weeks I received a number of emails from individuals who attended the Heroes Happen Here (HHH) Launch events in the spring of 2008. These emails all asked the same question: I got my HHH kit and went online to request
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One thing I mentioned a few times on the HHH tour in Canada was the ability for you to download a build guide to set up your own lab and follow the steps to do all the demos on your own in your virtual lab. Well it is finally done! Before I shared it
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** edit note ** - Direct URL now added at bottom So the Heroes Happen {Here} launch has come to an end. After a long haul on the road the teams are back at home, relaxing, catching up and getting ready for Energize IT 2008. You might be wondering what
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A while ago Rick posted an entry about the Community Connection events being held during the Heroes Happen {Here} tour in Canada. First off... they are being put on as a partnership with User Communities / Professional Associations that serve as LOCAL
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Main Discussion Points: Tech companies should help educational institutions keep current as many have hardware/software that is years old Students already outdated when they graduate since they are taught using outdated products Geek image needs to be
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Main Discussion Points: Trend towards consolidation – taking in-house apps and co-locating them Concern about security and control of hosted apps, as well as co-located ones Details Observation: One company was forced into it - Main Reason: integration
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Main Discussion Points: Most organizations have policies but how to you ensure they are enforced and not just on paper Important to understand the cost of security and of not being secure/caring about it Physical device security is also important and
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Main Discussion Points: Tracking multiple projects and having tools to help manage multiple projects is important and a challenge Release management presents issues and impacts delivery. Tools and processes needed to help. Here are the list of specific
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Main Discussion Points: Licensing and understanding how to license software in virtual environments is a challenge How do you deal with backups of virtual environments and how can disaster recovery be enhanced Understanding how to work with old and new
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7 days and counting until the Heroes Happen { Here } tour kicks off in Toronto before heading out with a number events across Canada. Both the IT Pro and Dev teams are working away to get the hardware all set up so we can load up our virtual machines
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As part of the Microsoft Windows Server 2008/ SQL Server 2008/Visual Studio 2008 Launch events , we are visiting 14 cities across Canada conducting workshops featuring “learning circles” on the following key industry relevant topics: Impact of Virtualization
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We've been getting a number of inquiries as to "What the heck is this event?", "Why should I bother going?" and "What's in it for me?". I thought I'd spend a little time on this post to elaborate what's going on and really help expose the diamond in the
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Over the weekend I was reading through the comments that needed publishing and found one I didn't want to get lost in the shuffle. It was made on the recent post by Rick on upcoming launch activities. Sean Kearney wrote.... Hey everybody, if you didn't
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If you remember way back - I posted the initial confirmation and tickler that Canada was having a major event on February 27th to mark the Launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL 2008. As you have probably read online over the last little
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