SQL Server TechNet/MSDN Web Updates : Musings

Moving on...

chriskil — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:31:00 GMT

One thing that is constant at Microsoft is change and I am moving on to support a different web site here on TechNet, so I will no longer be supporting the SQL Server Tech and Developer Centers and maintaining this blog.

Thank you for reading along and suggesting improvements to the sites - it's been a pleasure and I'll see you on our other sites!

Best regards,

Chris

Whew! (Or, what a global web launch looks like.)

chriskil — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:55:00 GMT

Yesterday was nuts around here as my team worked to execute on a global web launch to support the SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 worldwide launch. Local launch events are happening worldwide for the next month if you'd like to pick up some launch SWAG and get up close with these products.

Across all three product sites on TechNet, MSDN and WWW:

1,840 pages were pushed live
762,380 words were translated
11 languages supported

Add in the hundreds of people who had a part on the product, site management, web production, localization, and project management teams, and you can imagine what quality control was like yesterday. :-)

("What about Italian?" "The Russian pages need a quick fix!" "Who has the German pages checked out for editing?" etc., etc.)

Anyway, we made it, and my team had a well-earned company-provided lunch yesterday to celebrate. Thanks to everyone who helped with SQL Server!

So, how did we do? Do you feel like there is enough information on the Microsoft web about these products? Any glaring gaps?

Howdy!

chriskil — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:39:00 GMT

Hello everyone!

My name is Chris Kilbourn and I am the Web Site Manager for the SQL Server TechCenter on TechNet and the Developer Center on MSDN. I've been site managing the TechCenter for about a year now and the Developer Center for four months.

If you've ever come to either site and wondered, "I wonder who updates these sites and what were they thinking when they did X?", it's been me. As to what I was thinking, well, that's what this blog will be all about.

I'm planning on doing at least a weekly update to highlight what's been added to the sites and to pull the curtain back as I can on the behind-the-scenes things that my team is working on to make all the TechNet and MSDN sites better.

Want to provide some feedback on the sites? Please do! (I'll have a future post about how customer feedback is incorporated into site design and maintenance.)

Soon, there will be a formalized feedback mechanism for the site that you'll be able to use that will flow into the site metrics I share with my managers, but in the interim, feel free to leave a comment.

Chris