In this episode of the IT Manager Podcast - I talk with Ryan Storgaard, Chief Software + Services Officer at Microsoft Canada. When Ryan worked on my team, he was very passionate about ISVs and Internet based services. Because of his background and current role, I thought he would be perfect to explore a trend on everyone’s mind these days that goes by a couple of different names: Cloud Computing, SaaS – Software As A Service, Services Oriented Architecture, Private Clouds – all to name a few.
Ryan and I talk about common questions Technical Professionals have been asking about the impact of Cloud Based Services will have on their roles and their companies. Believe it or not, like IT trends from the past – "cloud computing" is one of those technologies you are probably using every day already and you didn’t even know it.
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This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Rory McCaw, Leading Authority in Microsoft Technologies, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Consultant/Advisor to Corporations, Microsoft Systems Center Operation Manager Most Valuable Professional Award Recipient.
Rory provided his insights for the March edition of YouShapeIT.
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Stephen Ibaraki,
FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP/IFIP IP3, MVP , DFNPA, CNP, Advanced Technology,YouShapeIT
Rory McCaw is a Principal Consultant and OpsMgr MVP at Infront Consulting Group, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner based in Toronto, and the author of a number of technical books, including How to Cheat at Managing Microsoft Operations Manager 2005. Rory actively consults to large organizations helping them architect, implement, configure and customize System Center technologies integrating them into their business processes. Rory holds numerous industry designations, in addition to being an accomplished public speaker who has delivered numerous webcasts and online learning sessions on MOM 2005, SCOM 2007, SMS 2003, SCCM 2007, SQL Reporting Services, Branch Office Infrastructure and Security. Rory has also spoken on these and other topics at industry events such as MMS, TechEd and Comdex.
Rory enjoys developing training materials on the applications that he consults on and regularly delivers this training around the world for large enterprise customers. Rory has been nominated as a Ops Mgr MVP for the last 6 years and actively posts to his blog at http://spaces.msn.com/rorymccaw and company web site http://www.infrontconsulting.com. Rory is also the author of the System Center Operations Manager 2007 Boot Camps (http://www.infrontconsulting.com/events.htm) which deliver in-depth technical knowledge of Ops Mgr to customers worldwide.
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Go to www.microsoft.com/youshapeit/technet for a look at much more.
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This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview David Gibson, Accomplished Executive, International Business, Technology, Education and Certification Authority, Group Product Manager for Employability Certification and Career Excellence at Microsoft.
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Stephen Ibaraki,
FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP/IFIP IP3, MVP , DFNPA, CNP, Advanced Technology,YouShapeIT
This week, Stephen Ibaraki has an exclusive interview with David Gibson.
David Gibson is currently the Group Product Manager for Employability Certification and Career Excellence at Microsoft. He is responsible for global development of certification products that address the needs of the end-user market and the aspiring practitioner. In addition to the Microsoft Business Certification program, David's team is driving the development of several new initiatives that will increase the relevance of certification as a measure of the professional journey MS customers engage as they develop their careers. David frequently represents Microsoft in various accreditation and diplomatic efforts surrounding certification and ICT education. He speaks frequently at events such as the recent Futuralia Conference in Lisbon and serves on the Certification Council of the European Industry Leadership Board.
David brings to this role over fifteen years experience in technology and education. He has held positions in technology management, sales management, educational content development and acquisition at Thomson Publishing, Edgia, Macmillan Computer Publishing and Harcourt Brace College Publishers. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Dallas, holds a lifetime secondary teaching certificate for the State of Texas and he is a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist.
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This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview John Policelli, International Authority in Windows Technologies, Widely Acknowledged Networking Expert, Best-selling Author and Certification Exam Contributor, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional
Go to www.microsoft.com/youshapeit/technet in May for a look at this interview and much more on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
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Stephen Ibaraki,
FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP/IFIP IP3, MVP , DFNPA, CNP, Advanced Technology,YouShapeIT
This week, Stephen Ibaraki has an exclusive interview with John Policelli.
Microsoft Directory Services Most Valuable Professional (MVP), MCTS, MCSA, ITSM, i-Net+, Network+, A+. John Policelli is a solutions-focused IT consultant with over a decade of combined success in architecture, security, strategic planning, and disaster recovery planning. He has designed and implemented dozens of complex directory service, e-Messaging, web, networking, and security enterprise solutions. John has spent the past 9 years focused on Identity and Access Management and providing thought leadership for some of the largest installations of Active Directory. He has been involved as an author, technical reviewer, and subject matter expert for over 50 training, exam writing, press, and whitepaper projects related to Windows Server 2008 Identity and Access Management, networking, and collaboration. John maintains a blog at http://policelli.com/blog
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This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Marcus Schmidt, International Business and Technology Authority, Senior Marketing Manager and Community Manager, Windows Business Group.
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Stephen Ibaraki,
FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP/IFIP IP3, MVP , DFNPA, CNP, Advanced Technology,YouShapeIT
This week, Stephen Ibaraki has an exclusive interview with Marcus Schmidt.
As a senior marketing manager and community manager in the Windows Business Group, Marcus is responsible for building a vibrant consumer community around some of the world's most widely used products - Windows & Windows Live. Every day he sees, hears and learns how MS customers use these products in their daily lives. The best part of his job is sharing and showcasing the contributions of the community to the world through MS corporate websites, e-mail newsletters, Facebook and Twitter.
Marcus has been at Microsoft for nearly twelve years, in various marketing and product management roles across a wide range of products and services. While currently working with consumers, his previous roles focused on business customers, both large and small. Prior to Microsoft, he worked in a small startup software company for five years building Manufacturing and Human Resources software.
A native of South Dakota, Schmidt received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the South Dakota State University (SDSU), as well as his Master of Science degree in Industrial Management.
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This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Terry Linkletter--Coach for Microsoft Information Technology, Board Director for the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals.
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Stephen Ibaraki,
FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP/IFIP IP3, MVP , DFNPA, CNP, Advanced Technology,YouShapeIT
This week, Stephen Ibaraki has an exclusive interview with Terry Linkletter.
Terry Linkletter has served as Senior Software Quality Assurance Manager for Microsoft's Business Group Center of Excellence. In this capacity he drove SQA program elements for development and post-production enhancement across three service areas - tools for product management and pricing; tools for product releasing, protection, and delivery; and tools and services for product activation and validation, including support for Genuine Advantage and Anytime Upgrade. He currently coaches software engineering teams in quantitative methods for improving software quality and effort estimates.
Overall, Terry has twenty years of senior management experience in software engineering and quality assurance, including creation of QA departments for three firms plus extensive teaching experience in colleges and universities in the US and globally. His many significant contributions include leading process and product improvement efforts for a variety of operations by applying analysis and design principles, recruiting and cross-training talent for project teams. Terry is a Certified Software Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Manager, Certified Quality Auditor, and a Certified Computing Professional.
He also lends his considerable expertise and long history of success as Corporate Director on the board of the Chicago-based Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals, as appointed by the President of the Association for Computing Machinery; member of the Education Council of the Association for Computing Machinery, as appointed by the Chair of the ACM Education Board.
Other notable achievements span a diverse skill set:
- National Merit Scholar at Stanford
- National Honor Society Scholarship
- Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
- Served as Scoutmaster, Troop 334 (received District Award of Merit)
- Peace Corps Volunteer in Bolivia/Ecuador
- Avid hiker, sailor
- Served as Director of Certification, Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (received Distinguished Service award)
- Administrative Lt. Governor, District 32, Toastmasters International (received Officer of the Year award)
Terry received his BS in Statistics from Stanford and his MS in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin. His graduate studies also involved Masters in Software Engineering studies at Seattle University.
[DISCLAIMER: Mr. Linkletter’s views as expressed here are strictly his own, and do not represent the views of Microsoft Corporation or the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals.]
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Last year, we announced the Ignite IT Awards. Its purpose is to recognize and reward the efforts of Canadian IT professionals and software developers. Today, we are happy to announce that we have selected the winners of this year’s awards:
2009 Winner of the Ignite IT Award for IT Professionals
The Community Caregiver Portal Solution by Navantis - Social Networking in Action
2009 Winner of the Ignite IT Award for Developers
AgilePlanner for Digital Tabletop: A Tabletop-Based Project Planning Tool for Distributed Teams
To read more about the winning submissions, please check out the Ignite IT Awards.
If you missed out on the awards program this year, stay tuned for more details about how you can participate next time! Submissions will be accepting once again starting in the fall! Subscribe to the TechNet Flash or MSDN Flash to stay on top of the latest programs like Ignite IT Awards happening in the technical Canadian community. Many thanks to everyone who took the time to submit an entry and congratulations (once again) to our winners!
In this episode of the IT Manager Podcast - I talk with Anthony Bartolo, Applications Specialist with Rogers Business Solutions and Greg Milligan, Canadian Mobility Solutions Manager. Anthony and Greg share their view of the mobile marketplace and how mobile devices have become accessible to individuals and businesses of all sizes.
The ability to have synchronized access to your email, contacts and calendar is the minimum bar for entry when considering devices for your organization. We go in depth by discussing how to introduce the right mobile devices into your environment and what factors you should consider when provisioning, helping to secure securing and managing these devices. We also explore how mobile devices straddle the line between work time and personal time while not encroaching on your work life balance.
some additional resources mentioned during the podcast:
www.rogers.com/data
www.soti.net
www.twitter.com/wirelesslife
www.microsoft.ca/windowsmobile
Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager
More information about the IT Manager Podcast series can be found on the IT Manager Podcast web page.
Comments, Suggestions and Ideas for Future Topics can be left below as a comment or emailed directly to the IT Manager Podcast feedback alias at itmgrpod@microsoft.com. You can also reach us on our comment line at 1-800-693-3827.
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This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Jeff Kempiners, Top-ranking IT and Business Strategist, Leading Global Executive and Visionary, Avanade Inc.
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Stephen Ibaraki,
FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP/IFIP IP3, MVP , DFNPA, CNP, Advanced Technology,YouShapeIT
This week, Stephen Ibaraki has an exclusive interview with Jeff Kempiners.
Mr. Jeff Kempiners leads the strategic direction and growth of Avanade globally. Avanade has more than 7,200 professionals in 22 countries, including more than 230 in its Canadian business, which has offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa and Montreal. Recently, the company grew its business by 25%.
A seasoned leader, Mr. Kempiners has more than 12 years of experience in IT management and consulting. Mr. Kempiners joined Avanade in August 2000 as a Solution Architect in the US-Central region. Most recently, he served as Avanade Canada Capability Director for Infrastructure and Application Solutions, and then Chief Technology Officer. Prior to joining Avanade, Mr. Kempiners was employed with Accenture in a variety of roles, including Systems Analyst, Project Manager, and Engagement Manager for large customer accounts in all industries.
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This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Robert Beggs, International Security Authority, Board Member Sector Advisory Council, President DigitalDefence.
Robert provided his insights for the April edition of YouShapeIT.
Enjoy,
Stephen Ibaraki,
FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP/IFIP IP3, MVP , DFNPA, CNP, Advanced Technology,YouShapeIT
This week, Stephen Ibaraki has an exclusive interview with Robert Beggs.
Robert Beggs is the President of DigitalDefence, a company specializing in responding to security and privacy breaches.
Robert has been responsible for the technical leadership and project management of more than 300 consulting engagements, including policy development and review, standards compliance, attack and penetration testing of wired and wireless networks, third party security assessments, incident response, and forensic investigations of hacker activities and insider misuse and fraud. His clients are from the banking, insurance, brokerage, and mortgage industries, as well as several small and medium enterprises.
Previously, he has provided security services for the RBC Financial Group and Netigy, a global network and security infrastructure firm based in San Jose. He has also worked for Nortel Networks in the Systems Engineering group as a specialist responsible for developing new IP-based services for global telecommunications clients. He holds an MBA in Science and Technology from Queen's University, and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and a Certified Information Systems Auditor.
See Sector.ca.
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Hello Canadian IT Manager blog readers!
My name is Sasha Krsmanovic. I am the MVP Lead in Canada; you may recall my posts on the Canadian IT Pro blog about the MVP program (Part 1, Part 2). Since email is perhaps the one application that user can’t live without and IT is tasked with ensuring is always working properly, Damir has asked me to write a guest blog about a useful tool our team developed to help your IT Pros diagnose issues with connecting clients to Exchange – the Exchange Server Remote Connectivity Analyzer.
The Exchange Server Remote Connectivity Analyzer is a web site for IT Administrators to validate and diagnose end-to-end Exchange scenarios. The site simulates multiple Exchange client access and inbound service related scenarios from outside your infrastructure and reports whether the test was successful. If the test fails, the tools tells you where in the process it failed, as well and it provides troubleshooting tips on resolving the issue. Note that this tool is different from the existing tools included in Exchange 2007. These tests can only be run inside your network and effectively only test your internal network connectivity, and this tool tests it from outside your company.
You can see a very short video describing the tool on TechNet Edge, or see a more detailed description at Exchange Team’s Blog.
Let me know how do you like this tool and I will pass it to the folks who developed it. You can always email me, or connect with me via twitter.
Today is Earth Day and I thought it appropriate to give reflect on how organizations are using IT to help the planet. Judging by conversations that I have had with IT Managers and planners over the last year, many see virtualization and consolidating servers to be one way to reduce the carbon footprint of their organization as well as reduce the cost of operating their IT infrastructure. This is one approach but many exist out there.
Many organizations are looking at ways to reduce their carbon footprint, reduce costs, and the role of technology in this mission. Nobody has all the answers and different perspectives are always useful. To help you in your search for answers, and to provide some perspective on what others have done (and in honour of Earth Day), I would like to make you aware of the Green IT Webcast Series that will kick of on May 1st.
The Green IT Webcast Series will include a number of individuals who are implementing or driving the Green IT initiative at Microsoft and want to share their learning with you and those folks within your organization responsible for implementing those solutions. The sessions that will be taking place include:
To start the process, I invite you to register and attend IT Manager Webcast Series – Green IT webcast on April 29 at 12PM EST (9AM PST) being delivered by our colleagues in the United Kingdom. This webcast designed specifically for IT Managers and planners. By attending you will learn how a holistic approach to technology can move an organization to be more environmentally friendly while saving money at the same time – something to consider in these tough economic times.
Register and check out all of the webcasts. Let me know what your organizations is doing to be more environmentally friendly and how it has impacted the way you do things.
Damir
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Brian O'Higgins, Top International Security Executive and Expert, Board Member Sector Advisory Council, CTO Third Brigade.
Brian provided his insights for the April edition of YouShapeIT.
Enjoy,
Stephen Ibaraki,
FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP/IFIP IP3, MVP , DFNPA, CNP, Advanced Technology,YouShapeIT
This week, Stephen Ibaraki has an exclusive interview with Brian O'Higgins.
Chief Technology Officer, Third Brigade Inc. Mr. O'Higgins is a seasoned professional in the security industry, and is best known for his role in introducing PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) technology and products to the security landscape. He is also a recognized speaker on IT and Internet security.
Prior to joining Third Brigade as a member of the founding executive team, Mr. O'Higgins was the co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Entrust, a leading Internet Security company. While at Entrust he had overall responsibility for the technology vision and direction for the company. He was previously with Nortel where he established the Secure Networks group in 1993, and was instrumental in spinning-out this group as an independent company, Entrust. Prior to this, Mr. O'Higgins was with Bell-Northern Research (BNR) where he was involved in a variety of technology development programs including public key security systems, technology for new telephone products, in-building wireless communications systems and high-performance computing architectures for digital telephone switches.
Mr. O'Higgins' current list of affiliations includes advisory board positions with Defence R&D Canada, Information Technology Association of Canada, Communications and Information Technology Ontario, Algonquin College, and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. In addition, he currently serves on the boards of Recognia and Fischer International.
See Sector.ca.
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This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Kai Axford, Top-ranking International Security Authority, Senior Security Strategist in Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group.
Kai provided his insights for the April edition of YouShapeIT.
Enjoy,
Stephen Ibaraki,
FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP/IFIP IP3, MVP , DFNPA, CNP, Advanced Technology,YouShapeIT
This week, Stephen Ibaraki has an exclusive interview with Kai Axford.
Kai Axford (CISSP, MCSE-Security) is a Senior Security Strategist in Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group.
A ten-year Microsoft veteran, Kai is responsible for discussing and recommending security solutions for both private and public sector organizations. In addition, he conducts Chief Security Officer councils worldwide, taking executive feedback and affecting change within Microsoft's security products and processes.
Kai started with Microsoft in 1999 as a Server Support Engineer and then moved on to become an IT Pro Evangelist, focusing on his peers through the Microsoft TechNet Events program. Kai has delivered more than 300 security presentations on a variety of topics, including digital forensics, security management, incident response, and computer espionage. He is a frequent speaker at security conferences, executive meetings, and business seminars around the world.
He is finishing an MBA in Information Assurance and is a member of ISSA, INFRAGARD, ASIS, and the North Texas Electronic Crimes Task Force. He was the recipient of the 2006 "Rising Star" award from the Information Security Executive council. Kai is interested in security management and hopes to become a Chief Security Officer one day.
Prior to Microsoft, Kai served as a leader in several real-world operations with the U.S. Army's elite 75th Ranger Regiment. Originally from Wisconsin, Kai is a huge NFL Green Bay Packers fan. He is based in Dallas, Texas with his lovely wife, a new baby boy, and a (very wet) yellow Labrador.
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This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview David Woods, Accomplished Security Authority, Microsoft Developer Security MVP.
David provided his insights for the April edition of YouShapeIT.
Enjoy,
Stephen Ibaraki,
FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP/IFIP IP3, MVP , DFNPA, CNP, Advanced Technology,YouShapeIT
An exclusive interview with David Woods.
David Woods, President and Founder of Solidhouse (www.solidhouse.com), is an accomplished independent contractor and .NET developer specializing in security and enterprise applications aimed at meeting the unique needs and business requirements of a broad spectrum of clients.
He is an advocate of good OO skills and patterns, and is particularly passionate about security solutions and best practices. Dave holds the designation of Microsoft Developer Security MVP. He has been developing and working on computers since he was a kid and still has his Apple II to prove it.
In addition to his corporate projects, Dave enjoys sharing his knowledge and understanding of some of the Industry's most innovative and forward-thinking arenas with other professionals and up-and-coming developers. He is an active speaker at a variety of user groups, code camps and conferences throughout Canada and the United States, and via his informative blog: www.haveyougotwoods.com.
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