Dear TechEd Diary,Today was the first day of TechEd, which of course involves getting registered (unless you arrive early enough the day before to get over to registration… which I didnt’t) followed by the Opening Keynote. Bob Mugila and a cast of several “demo monkeys” impressed us all with where Microsoft is going in several … Continue reading TechEd Diary Day 1 – June 7, 2010
Dear TechEd Diary,Here we go!Sunday was spent traveling to New Orleans, and then spending quality time in the French Quarter with my team, Microsoft “influencers”, and good friends. “Hey Kevin… Is that you doing Karaoke at the Cat’s Meow?”No comment.PS – I’m working out some issues with buggy video rendering software on my PC. I’ve … Continue reading TechEd Diary Day 0 – June 6, 2010
Dear TechEd Diary, Here I am at the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport, sitting at gate G17 awaiting my Delta flight to New Orleans. And already I’ve seen a few other suspiciously looking geeky people at the gate. It’s a fun little game I call “spot the geek”.“Really, Kevin… you’re being inconsiderate.?”On the contrary, I mean it … Continue reading TechEd Diary: Spot the Geek!
As I’ve done in the past, here is a compilation of random scenes (aka “Video Diary”) of our team’s Readiness Launch event for Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 that happened in Bloomington, Minnesota on May 27, 2010. I was the presenter for the IT Pro track covering those products. We discussed planning for, deploying, and … Continue reading Video Diary: Office 2010 / SharePoint 2010 Launch Event
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Just the other day, the Hyper-V Best Practices Analyzer was quietly released as an update for Windows Server 2008 R2. Like the other BPAs that are built-in to Server 2008 R2, this one is available from within the Server Manager. It allows you to launch and review an analysis of how you have Hyper-V configured, so … Continue reading Is your Hyper-V configuration running according to “Best Practices”? Now you’ll know!
Today, April 21, 2010, at 9:30am CDT, Microsoft announces the release-to-manufacturing of SQL Server 2008 R2. Watch the SQL Server Virtual Press Room for the official announcement.“What are the big benefits, Kevin?”Your end users and consumers of “the right information, right now” will love the big improvements in “self-service” BI; taking advantage of tools they … Continue reading Breaking News: RTM! SQL Server 2008 R2 is Released!
The Springboard Series from Microsoft has been hosting these online round table discussions featuring Microsoft Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich and a panel of subject-matter experts, primarily focused on different aspects of Windows 7 (performance, compatibility, etc.) “Mark who?”Mark Russinovich. The guy who gave us Sysinternals. C’mon.. This guy even has a Wikipedia page. Anyway, these … Continue reading Virtual Round Table: The Last Mile: Pilot and Deploy Windows 7 (with Mark Russinovich)
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