November 2009 - Posts

Behind the Music: Exchange 2010 Demo at TechEd Europe 2009
20 November 09 03:23 PM

Well, it’s been a week and change since we formally launched Exchange Server 2010 at this year’s edition of TechEd Europe . The highlight of this announcement (in this humble blogger’s opinion) was the Exchange 2010 demo delivered in Stephen Elop’s keynote Read More...

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Day 6 – Vienna!
09 November 09 04:56 AM

Yup, I’m a few days behind on my daily Bus Tour postings.  The good news is: I survived the Tour, and it was truly amazing experience.   Before I share my thoughts and feelings about what life on “The Bus” was like, I still need to catch Read More...

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Day 5 - München mag Dich!
05 November 09 06:27 AM

Our Wednesday was spent in beautiful Munich, Germany and included getting some much needed post-bus ride rest before our event at the Campus . The drive to Munich was good fun, as we kicked back in the main lounge area of “The Bus”, including watching Read More...

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Random Musings from Aboard a Bus to Vienna
04 November 09 04:13 PM

It’s almost 1am, and I am relaxing in the forward lounge of the second deck of the Career Express.  Based on the Live Bus Tracker , we’re a little under 2 hours away from Vienna: I finally got my rented air card working again, and now have “screaming” Read More...

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Day 4 – If it’s Tuesday, it must be Frankfurt
04 November 09 10:52 AM

Gutten Tag! Day 4 of the European adventure takes us to Frankfurt, Germany.  The journey has been a lot of fun, albeit tiring.  Once more here’s some video evidence of what’s been happening on the road: And, thanks to everyone who has watched Read More...

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Day 3 – Giggin’ in Amsterdam
03 November 09 04:25 AM

Today, I officially kicked off my participation as a crew member of “ The Bus Tour ” (exciting, eh?)! We started the day bidding farewell to contest winner Christopher , who was heading back to France ahead of TechEd .  And, then Ken , Stephen , Read More...

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Day 2 – Boarding the Bus
01 November 09 08:10 PM

After having a nice stroll around the city of Amsterdam on Saturday, and then a relaxing boat ride through the famous canals on Sunday, I boarded “The Bus” for the very first time! At approximately 830p on Sunday evening, eight members of “The Crew” (not Read More...

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Upcoming Analyst Webcast on Exchange 2010 Archiving
01 November 09 02:33 AM

And now, a quick “commercial break” from my planned daily blathering about “Ian’s European Workation” (NOTE: The previous was a lame attempt to parody National Lampoon's European Vacation ): On Wednesday, November 4th, David Ferris of Ferris Research Read More...

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