Questions (and Answers) from our TechNet Event in Omaha! (Part 1 of 4)

Hello Omaha!  Thanks for being such gracious hosts, as always!  I love coming to town.  Sorry none of you took me up on the Karaoke Challenge out at Mic’s.  Maybe next time!  (Hey.. how about this next week? I’ll be at the Omaha HDC, and likely going out to Mic’s on Thursday again.)I have a … Continue reading Questions (and Answers) from our TechNet Event in Omaha! (Part 1 of 4)

RTW of two new Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides: File Services and Print Services

(RTW = Released to Web) For those of you who may not be aware of these, the IPD Guides (Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides) are a series of guides that can help you with your planning.  And your design.  “Of your Infrastructure?”You got it.And today the team that makes ‘em announced that two new Windows … Continue reading RTW of two new Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides: File Services and Print Services

Let’s Get Virtual. Free events to help you “Get Virtual NOW”.

Yes, it seems like we’re always launching something at Microsoft.  You’d think our MSFT stock share price would reflect that.  <grin>  And currently we have a series of free events all around Virtualization (Hyper-V, App-V, SCVMM, Oh my!)From October 10 through November 17, 2008, in the United States, there are eleven different events: Date City … Continue reading Let’s Get Virtual. Free events to help you “Get Virtual NOW”.

Want to learn PowerShell? How about in a “Second Life”?

“Second Life?  Isn’t that that online social web networking alter-ego persona thingy?”Yep, that’s the one.  Second Life is “virtual worlds, avatars, 3D chat, online meetings”.  Many people use it just for socializing, but it’s also become a pretty interesting way to hold big meetings.  Some of you may recall that we actually held a virtual … Continue reading Want to learn PowerShell? How about in a “Second Life”?

One Way Microsoft Helps With Hurricane Relief

When asked, my friend and coworker (and the guy who hired me to Microsoft) John Weston jumped at the chance to help out.  One of the things our MSAM (Microsoft Across America) team manages are these big “Mobile Event Experience” trucks that are outfitted with all of the latest/greatest Microsoft technologies.  But another nice thing … Continue reading One Way Microsoft Helps With Hurricane Relief