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TechNet and MSDN Events: Get Real into IT with Azure and Microsoft IT!
Good afternoon we are getting ready to hit the road again, We have a great event set for the next few months, to talk about the elephant in the room: What is Windows Azure™? When should I use it? How does it apply to my job? We are going to spend some
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 7:53 AM
Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 4.0: Now Released!
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 is Now Released! Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be available in the near future. Are you thinking about deploying these new operating systems? Get a head start with Microsoft Assessment and
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Monday, July 13, 2009 10:37 AM
TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Sever 2008 R2 Technical Overview
Thank you to everyone who attended the webcast I delivered on July 2. We chatted about some of the new AD features in R2. You can watch the replay of the webcast here: Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2008 R2 Technical Overview
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Monday, May 18, 2009 10:41 AM
Interop Road Show Screencasts
As some of you know I have been delivering road shows across the country. We even did a simulcast with a webcast from the Downers Grove event. This event we did a great job, although the demo videos may not have been the best quality, but
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 3:44 PM
Migration to Windows Server 2008 from Novell Powered by Momentum
Here is another interesting project that was powered by IT Pro Momentum . This project was just an initial step with many more to come This project led by another IT Profession, like myself and many others decided to turn their passion and hobby
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 9:33 AM
Attention: Columbus, OH and Los Angeles, CA: Interop Roadshow events just added, sign up now!
We recently just added two cities to the road show tour: Columbus and LA just got added for June 23rd and June 25th respectively. Here are the registration links: Columbus Tuesday, June 23, 2009 8:30 AM - Tuesday, June 23, 2009 12:30 PM Eastern
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 8:48 AM
Integrate Your IT Environment, Roadshow Questions, Answers, and Resources
Thank you so much for everyone who attended the Interoperability roadshow the events have been great so far and I am glad we have had a chance to talk about integration. In the events I have delivered I have some great questions and I have some answers
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Friday, April 03, 2009 1:14 PM
TechNet Events Unleashed: Registration Now Open!
Well I am hitting the road again this time heading back to Ohio, Michigan, and Tennessee! We are bring a great set of content, and you can see the list of the sessions below. It will be a lot in two hours but expect lots of demos, fun and
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:33 PM
What do you do day-to-day as an IT Administrator?
I am getting ready to create several short screencasts on Windows Server 2008 R2 that talk about the benefits to administrators with R2. There are quite a few. I want to create a list of stuff you do everyday, so I can focus the screencast
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:17 AM
Interop Road Show – registration now open
Is your IT Infrastructure fully dedicated to just one technology solution? Chances are you work in a heterogeneous environment that includes a variety of technologies from Microsoft®, Linux, MySQL and Apple. Integration becomes vital in order for your
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Friday, January 09, 2009 9:39 AM
Want Some Help on Piloting Microsoft Technologies like Windows 7?
As I have posted in the past we have a great program called Momentum that will help you with piloting Microsoft Technologies. (My previous post: Looking to gain Momentum for a Pilot of Microsoft Technologies? ) Well I am going to ask the same questions
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Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:50 AM
Windows Search 4.0 Policy and Security Overview
I wanted to create a quick post to highlight some of the key improvements in Policy and Security for Windows Search 4.0. We released Windows Search 4.0 for the desktop a few months back, to help get everyone up to speed on the versions, I wanted
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Friday, July 25, 2008 3:52 PM
'Last lecture' professor dies of cancer - Randy Pausch
I was sad to find out today that Randy Pausch had passed forward into a better life. I was deeply moved by his speech and the way he lived. You can read the full article here: 'Last lecture' professor dies of cancer For those of you that have not scene
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