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February 2007 - Posts

Looking to partner with Microsoft....simple tips on how to be successful...

Posted Monday, February 26, 2007 6:41 PM by Mike P
Okay, so if I was given a penny for every time I was asked: How do I prove my value to Microsoft? What should I do to get more visibility inside of Microsoft? What should I do to get more face time from MSFT? ...then I would be a very rich man indeed...sadly Read More...
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Quick apology...

Posted Sunday, February 25, 2007 5:11 PM by Mike P
Righty ho, so not being the most technical person in the world I have been trying out a few different blog writers/posting apps to varying success. My favorite was Live Writer until I realised that it does sometimes cut off URLs hence the apology to you Read More...
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Partnering for the Future..

Posted Sunday, February 25, 2007 4:10 PM by Mike P
So there are a few of us putting a lot of thought into how partners are going to make money in 6 to 36 months from now...essentially the team I sit in take on the new technologies and have Microsoft commercialise those today through partners. But importantly, Read More...
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Humour from Oz: Hmmm to Google or to LiveSearch...that is the question :-)

Posted Thursday, February 22, 2007 9:41 AM by Mike P
One of my colleagues Nick over in Oz sent this post over to me which made me smile: http://blogs.msdn.com/nickmayhew/archive/2007/02/21/google-versus-live-search.aspx Nick fed us this vital bit of context as apparently the chap playing the tv presenter Read More...
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Joy was quick....Wolfram WebCast on CCS integration - marvellous!

Posted Tuesday, February 20, 2007 5:16 PM by Mike P
So you can probably all feel the momentum building behind Microsoft Compute Cluster Server in the HPC space now - On-Demand Supercomputing: Wolfram gridMathematica and Microsoft CCS www.wolfram.com/r/gridwebcast Another webcast from another ISV - great Read More...
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Résumé of top stories from the microsoft.com/hpc site...

Posted Tuesday, February 20, 2007 2:42 PM by Mike P
So strangely enough I havent visited this site recently and quite a bit has changed, the following caught my eye: HP launch their clustered offering on CCS: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/software/microsoft/ccs/index.html SGi announce their Read More...
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2 great HPC Webcasts coming up...running production CCS and Fluent on CCS..

Posted Tuesday, February 20, 2007 2:15 PM by Mike P
Some of you may have already signed up to the Technet newsletters and seen the following webcasts coming up: TechNet Webcast: Running Production Windows Compute Cluster Server Systems (Level 200) Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Read More...
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Guardian UK Article on 'When will I be able to have my own Supercomputer' - well now actually...

Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 1:11 PM by Mike P
So for those of you that didnt see this article in the press in the Guardian recently which includes me :-) (thanks to Steve for forwarding) here it is in the flesh: When will I be able to have my own supercomputer? http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2012715,00.html Read More...
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Great guide to Windows Live and Virtual Earth and Live Search mash ups....beating Google hands down?

Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 1:05 PM by Mike P
Oh yes I think so, but have a look at the following post from Andrew Shorten who is writing a new blog for web agencies. Great first few posts and the following on Windows Live and Virtual Earth: http://ukwebagencies.wordpress.com/windows-live-downloads-resources/ Read More...
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Fancy a Random Day Out...check out the Virtual Earth integration on this funky web service...!

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 6:15 PM by Mike P
So BT currently have a competition underway for a MashUp around webservices and the following is a submission by Paul Clarke: http://www.randomdayout.co.uk/ The general premise is that you let the website take you to new places in your area and suggest Read More...
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MSN Soapbox Goes Public...check out this ad and watch out for HPC and Search Videos up here soon...

Posted Saturday, February 17, 2007 12:54 PM by Mike P
Weekend fun: So we have been playing around with MSN Soapbox for a while now but finally MSN Soapbox is now public, check it out here: http://soapbox.msn.com/ Just checked out a few of the videos up there - a few of my favorites include the French missile Read More...
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Dell and Microsoft Clusters..

Posted Friday, February 16, 2007 9:41 AM by Mike P
So sat here in a European summit for the Microsoft HPC and Dell are doing a great presentation for around their HPC offerings. One of the discussions is around the time to quote and the fact that CCS wil be removing complexity from the market. Question Read More...
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Announcing: High Performance Lovin' from Microsoft...trip to Denver anyone?

Posted Wednesday, February 14, 2007 4:54 PM by Mike P
Right so okay I have had some stick for the name of this one but I am proud to announce the HPC UK Sales Incentive called High Performance Club for partners in the UK who sell MS HPC solutions by the end of June. If you do and keep us updated on your Read More...
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MOSS 07 Technical links: Partner needed help - maybe useful for you guys too..

Posted Friday, February 09, 2007 4:57 PM by Mike P
James Akrigg and I were helping out a partner with a specific opportunity today and James sent them over the following links - pretty useful resources if you are involved in the planning, deployment and ultimately delivering of MOSS 07: Oh yes weekend Read More...
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New Microsoft Portal for HPC information - certified partners only so get registered and certified today!!

Posted Friday, February 09, 2007 12:25 PM by Mike P
The partner portal for registered, certified or Gold Partners and has recently been updated with some great information for HPC partners: https://partner.microsoft.com/UK/40028278 So what information can you get access to here: Trial Software CCS indepth: Read More...
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Get help about the Microsoft Partner Programme direct from Instant Messenger - check out the PartnerBot today!

Posted Friday, February 09, 2007 11:18 AM by Mike P
Righty ho so many of you will know that we arent often happy with ourselves in Microsoft and are fairly remorseless at trying to improve what we do. Well check out this very cool addition to the suport we give our partners a Partner bot! Now bear with Read More...
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Scottish Innovation at it's best....so inspiring to spend some time in Glasgow and Edinburgh...learnings we can take from Google to bespoke system builders to new business start ups!

Posted Wednesday, February 07, 2007 7:48 PM by Mike P
Right so get yourself a digestive biccie and a nice cup of cocoa as I wax lyrical on some time in the Lowlands of Scotland. For those of you from an international bent, this is where I was for the last few days: http://maps.live.com/?q=edinburgh&mkt=en-gb&FORM=L... Read More...
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Something slightly Freudian about this, Google advertisingMicrosoft Channel Builder programmes for HPC from this blog...

Posted Tuesday, February 06, 2007 6:30 PM by Mike P
Made me smile: Google Blogs Alert for: IBM +HPC -postion -job Channel Builder - Want to partner with HPC SIs in the UK ... By Mike P Seric an IBM partner from Paisley in Scotland are looking for HPC ISVs to help broaden their route to market....screenshot Read More...
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Channel Builder - Want to partner with HPC SIs in the UK...? Speeddating Microsoft Styleee... ;-)

Posted Monday, February 05, 2007 6:30 PM by Mike P
So some of you that partner with Microsoft will be aware that we have a tool called Channel Builder. Well this is a great example of that in action. Seric an IBM partner from Paisley in Scotland are looking for HPC ISVs to help broaden their route to Read More...
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Announcing dates for the February, March and April Enterprise Search courses..

Posted Monday, February 05, 2007 11:36 AM by Mike P
Just a quickie to say that the dates for the Enterprise Search courses have been announced as follows: 23/02/2007 09:15 44CO003 - 2007 Microsoft Office System Enterprise Search Workshop 09/03/2007 09:15 44CO003 - 2007 Microsoft Office System Enterprise Read More...
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Ding ding tickets please...oooh is that a Zune..!

Posted Monday, February 05, 2007 8:18 AM by Mike P
So just pulling out of Kings Cross and the usual hunt for tickets was underway, then for some reason it wasnt necessary - why I hear you ask: "Ah is that a Zune mate...I was looking at one of those....and is that Vista on that tablet...looks nice - can Read More...
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Win Prizes from Microsoft with Capital Radio...

Posted Monday, February 05, 2007 8:14 AM by Mike P
Just off to Scotland to meet with a bunch of Oil and Gas partners and our colleagues in the far North.....on the wonderful GNER train and just before cracking on with a whole load of work I fancied some tunes and so logged onto Capital Radio....what should Read More...
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Bill Gates with Gordon Brown in Edinburgh...see the speech here:

Posted Thursday, February 01, 2007 11:53 AM by Mike P
The Microsoft Government Leaders Forum Europe 2007 took place in Edinburgh earlier this week, the speech from both Gordon Brown and Bill Gates was televised and you can watch a recording here on their site: Microsoft Government Leaders Forum Europe 2007 Read More...
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Colfax introduces cluster for HPC..

Posted Thursday, February 01, 2007 11:48 AM by Mike P
Great to see the momentum building yet again with another OEM joining the Windows Compute Cluster fold - this time Colfax - see the story below: http://www.byteandswitch.com/document.asp?doc_id=1... Enjoy! Read More...
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IT Week article on HPC from interview with Michael Newberry..link here!

Posted Thursday, February 01, 2007 11:41 AM by Mike P
Some of you may have seen this article in IT Week from an interview with Michael (he's bored of me calling him Dr.) Nice to see us hitting the press and supporting our partners whilst we do it - you will see that one of our great HPC partners, OCF, got Read More...
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