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Visual Studio 2012 Webcasts Plus More
A Day in the Life: Developer Enhancements with Visual Studio 2012 Register Now 28 Aug...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 08/20/2012
You’re Invited to a Windows Azure DevCamp
The Cloud is where the industry is heading and with so much opportunity on the horizon, now is the...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 08/19/2012
Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Virtual Launch Event
Save the Date for the Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Virtual Launch Event Be our guest at the...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 08/19/2012
Learn About The Microsoft Private Cloud to Win a Trip for Two to Mexico!
Microsoft has released new and exciting products that will change the way IT Pros utilize...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 08/09/2012
Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Reaches Final Build Milestone
As of August 1st, the final build of Visual Studio 2012, has been completed! To celebrate this...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 08/08/2012
The New Outlook.com
Today, Microsoft announced the release of Outlook.com, a new email service which is a preview of...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 07/31/2012
On The Next AlignIT Manager Tech Talk: An App for Every Business
Apps, apps, apps – it’s all about apps these days, across phones, tablets, and desktops. It seems...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 07/29/2012
Windows 8 Available October 26th
It was officially announced by Steven Sinofsky that Windows 8 will be available on October 26th....
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 07/26/2012
The New Office is Here
The release of the Office Customer Preview is part of the “Wave 15” release of products which also...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 07/26/2012
“Windows Live ID” is Transitioning to “Microsoft Account”
Beginning on Friday, July 20th, Live ID began its transition to Microsoft Account. At a high...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 07/26/2012
Chat: Andrew Guitarte, Business Architect Wells Fargo, Founding Chairman Business Architecture Society
Andrew Guitarte, PMP, CBAP is the AVP/Business Architect of Internet Services at Wells Fargo Bank....
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 07/23/2012
Get your team up to speed on the latest with free, online courses
If you haven’t taken a look at the Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) yet, now is the time to do...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 07/11/2012
Upcoming Windows 8 Milestones Shared with Partners at WPC
This week at Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference, Windows Chief Marketing Officer and...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 07/11/2012
Cloud for Small Business
My dad is in his retirement years, but he’s one of those guys who will never really retire. Once...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 07/05/2012
Join BizSpark in Toronto to Celebrate Startups
Here’s an announcement I wanted to share with you … In just a few weeks, Microsoft and partners will...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 07/03/2012
Oh Canada! Happy Birthday.
Photo collage attributed to Robyn Jay...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 07/01/2012
On the Next Manager Tech Talk: The Complete Cloud Picture–a Gamut of Choice
Last November, Jonathan and I were thrilled to have Mary Jo Foley on our show. Mary Jo is an...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 06/27/2012
Celebrating 100,000 apps, and you could win a Nokia Lumia 900
New apps are added to the Marketplace every day. Browse them all
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 06/26/2012
Views-Dr. Will Tracz, Lockheed Martin Fellow Emeritus, Top Global Technology Authority
Dr. Will Tracz is a Lockheed Martin Fellow Emeritus (retired). Since 2007 he was a principal...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 06/25/2012
Microsoft Surface
If you haven’t heard the great news, then you have to check out the video. Microsoft Surface specs:...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 06/22/2012
Don't Forget: ACM Turing Centenary Celebration to Be Webcast Live!
Today's Topic: Don't Forget: ACM Turing Centenary Celebration to Be Webcast Live! If you can't...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 06/14/2012
Nick Malik International Top Authority in Enterprise and Business Architecture, Author, Speaker, Principle Microsoft EA — Part 2
Nick Malik is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, blogger and innovator in Enterprise...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 06/11/2012
AlignIT Manager Tech Talk #12: Confidence In the Cloud
Recent surveys indicate that while cloud computing is a top priority for Canadian CIOs, assurance in...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 06/09/2012
Monitoring the Almighty App
While those of us in server and network infrastructure may sometimes look down on our developer...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 06/03/2012
IT Pro Birds-of-A-Feather (BOF) at TechEd North America 2012 in Orlando, June 11 to 14
Can’t attend TechEd North America 2012 but still want to take part in the very popular IT Pro BOF...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 06/02/2012
Windows Server 2012 RC & Windows 8 client release preview now available for download
Today, both the Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate (RC) and Windows 8 Release Preview were made...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 05/31/2012
2012 - Big Data: End of the World or End of BI?
Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 12:00 PM EDT/11:00 AM CDT/9:00 AM PDT/4:00 PM UTC According to some, the...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 05/30/2012
How Accessible Is Your Website?
According to a recent Globe and Mail article, several hundred thousand Canadians are still using...
Author: Chris Di Lullo Date: 05/30/2012
Chat with Judea Pearl ACM Turing Award recipient in 2012 (Nobel Prize of Computing); Legendary pioneer, world-renowned distinguished researcher and professor UCLA
Judea Pearl is a professor of computer science at the University of California, Los Angeles, where...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 05/28/2012
Nick Malik: International Top Authority in Enterprise and Business Architecture, Author, Speaker, Principle Microsoft EA - Part 1
Nick Malik is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, blogger and innovator in Enterprise...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 05/21/2012
REMINDER: Confidence in the Cloud–LIVE Tomorrow
Recent surveys indicate that while cloud computing is a top priority for Canadian CIOs, assurance in...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 05/09/2012
New Release: OneCode Sample Browser v5
In partnership with MSDN Samples Gallery, Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework just released a brand...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 05/07/2012
Visual Studio Webcasts
Collecting Feedback from Stakeholders with Visual Studio 2011: 1 May Plan for Visual Studio 11 by...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 05/01/2012