Musings of an IT Pro Evangelist : Edge

SQL debut on Edge

txsnow — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:59:43 GMT

So my first video post on Edge is up and it is the start of a series of posts on various SQL Server 2008 topics. The first talks about the new backup compression and high availability features in SQL Server 2008. If you have suggestions about other features in SQL Server that you'd like to see discussed, leave me a comment. For more information on the new backup compression in SQL Server check out MSDN.

iSCSI and WDS

txsnow — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:10:40 GMT

Hey gang. More good stuff from Adam on Edge today. We've got a cool feature entry on iSCSI. Don't know what it is or what it does? Check out his entry on TechNet Edge and don't forget to leave comments.

Next item of the day, we see what happens when Neil gets a hold of a video camera. He wanders into an office and refuses to leave until he gets some good geeky stuff on camera. This time he decided to pick on Adam. The result is a quick six minute demo on how to get Windows Deployment Services (WDS) up and running. Now me personally, I am a HUGE fan of WDS. There is a TON of stuff you can do to customize your deployments beyond what is shown in this demo. Hmmm... I think that would be a good future blog post. Stay tuned for that.

Easy transfer and cool stuff on EDGE!

txsnow — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:12:57 GMT

I missed yesterdays entry because I was busy setting up the new laptop. Yeah... I'm bragging, but don't tell me you don't do the same when you get a new toy! The only pain is making sure you got ALL of the files from the old laptop. I've been running Vista for a while and have managed to keep myself from overriding the default settings and storing as much as possible in my own personal folders that Vista creates. I was able to use the Easy Transfer Wizard tool to migrate all of my files and my settings for most of my applications! It's good stuff. For easy to follow step by step instructions on using this tool check out this KB article.

There are two cool new video posts from my fellow Evangelists over on TechNet Edge. The first is Adam's interview with Microsoft IT and a member of the NAP (Network Access Protection) team at Microsoft. They chat about NAP and how it's installed at Microsoft. Yeah I know that was on Channel 9 before, but hey it's really IT Pro content so now it's home where it belongs. The second is from Giovanni who had the opportunity to speak with the folks over at the online multi-player game Eve. They talk about how the folks at Eve are looking into High Performance Computing and some other cool geeky stuff about Eve Online.

Check out the new videos and don't forget to leave comments! We like to hear from you. And on the topic of hearing from you, while visiting the Edge, stop by The Perimeter and participate in the discussion. No need to be shy, we are all friends!

So it begins..

txsnow — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:11:07 GMT

Let me introduce myself. My name is Joey and after 12 plus years working in various IT roles in both large scale enterprises as well as mid-sized businesses, I have recently joined Microsoft as an IT Pro Evangelist. I get the opportunity to help build awareness and encourage adoption of the latest and greatest Microsoft Platform technologies such as SQL Server and Windows Server as well as supporting TechNet Edge. You all know about Edge right? If not jump on over there and participate! There are some really cool screencasts and videos over there. There is also a community forum so feel free to participate.

Stay tuned here on this blog for all sorts of IT Pro goodness.