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John Weston Stories, Information, and random thoughts.

Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, and everything Server and Windows

SkyDrive and Windows 8

Yesterday on the Windows 8 Blog Steven Sinofsky posted a great blog about how Windows 8 and SkyDrive...

Author: jweston Date: 04/24/2012

System Center Configuration Manager SDK Preview available for download

The System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SDK provides information applicable to administrators...

Author: jweston Date: 04/23/2012

TechNet Radio: An Introduction to Lync Mobile Features

About This Video Brian Crum, a Product Marketing Manager from the Lync team joins us today, as we...

Author: jweston Date: 04/23/2012

TechNet Radio Community Corner: Microsoft Private Cloud vs. VMware with Microsoft MVP Mitch Garvis

About This Video Microsoft MVP Mitch Garvis is back on the show and in today’s no holds-barred...

Author: jweston Date: 04/18/2012

Top 10 New Features in SQL 2012

  Top 10 New Features in SQL 2012 Our new SQL 2012 just released. I get asked all the time why...

Author: jweston Date: 04/18/2012

Amazing Day of Announcements for MSFT

Today is day 2 of MMS 2012, April 17th, 2012.  I just can’t believe the number of Announcements...

Author: jweston Date: 04/17/2012

MMS 2012 sessions

I had two sessions at this year’s Microsoft Management Summit (MMS 2012).   On this post I...

Author: jweston Date: 04/17/2012

MCSE is Back!

This week Microsoft announced some major changes in our certification program.  Why? Well with...

Author: jweston Date: 04/13/2012

Download free Trial software

We need you to try some software. ALL are 180 evaluations or Release Candidates.  Enjoy! CARE:...

Author: jweston Date: 04/11/2012

MMS keynotes Live On-Line

Learn firsthand how Microsoft management solutions can empower you in your cloud computing journey...

Author: jweston Date: 04/09/2012

DFWITPROFESSIONALS user group slides

Last night I presented at the DFW IT professionals group in Dallas.  www.dfwitprofessionals.com...

Author: jweston Date: 04/06/2012

TechNet Radio Community Corner: Microsoft MVP Kevin Kline and Patrick O’Keefe on SQL Server 2012 and Project Lucy

About This Video Microsoft SQL Server MVP Kevin Kline is back and brings with him Director of...

Author: jweston Date: 04/06/2012

TechNet Radio Community Corner: Microsoft MVP Kevin Kline and Guy Harrison on Big Data and Hadoop

About This Video Microsoft SQL Server MVP Kevin Kline and Vice President of Database Development at...

Author: jweston Date: 04/06/2012

SQL 2012 events in DFW area

I have done a bunch of SQL 2012 blog post lately. Several people have asked me about SQL events...

Author: jweston Date: 04/06/2012

Houston Cloud Tech Slides

Yesterday 4/4/12  (by the way 37th happy birthday to MSFT)   we had a great event in...

Author: jweston Date: 04/05/2012

Microsoft Desktop Deployment, Windows 8 and DaRT beta?

I was reading today on the Windows blog about a new Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 8 (DaRT) beta...

Author: jweston Date: 04/05/2012

24 Hours Hands on with the Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone

I saw this video on https://www.wpcentral.com/  it’s cool so I had to share. Do I need to...

Author: jweston Date: 04/04/2012

SQL 2012: More Free Virtual Labs on MSDN

I was just notified that 4 more Virtual labs were released on SQL 2012.  Enjoy! MSDN Virtual...

Author: jweston Date: 04/04/2012

System Center 2012 RTM for TechNet Subscribers

If you are one of those TechNet subscribers that are always downloading stuff, and looked yesterday...

Author: jweston Date: 04/03/2012

SQL 2012 RTM available for TechNet customers to download today!

I saw this morning that SQL 2012 RTM has been added to my list of downloads on TechNet subscriber...

Author: jweston Date: 04/02/2012

Where to see John In April 2012

April is going to be a busy month!   April 4th  Houston Cloud Tech...

Author: jweston Date: 03/30/2012

Dallas PowerShell User Group

Dallas/Fort Worth Meeting - April 28th, 2012 - 9am April's Dallas/Fort Worth PowerShell group...

Author: jweston Date: 03/29/2012

Updated: SQL 2012 Free training one blog post 13 webcast recordings MVP Kevin Goff

Microsoft MVP Kevin Goff is doing a 13 part SQL 2012 Live Online webcast series. They are being...

Author: jweston Date: 03/28/2012

Dallas ShareCloud 2012 Presentation Resources

I have been presenting today at this great event. Here are the PowerPoint's from today’s sessions:...

Author: jweston Date: 03/27/2012

Windows Intune and Modernizing Your Desktop Strategy

Windows Intune and Modernizing Your Desktop Strategy Download: WMV | WMA Are you still running on...

Author: jweston Date: 03/23/2012

TechNet Radio Community Corner: Microsoft MVP Sai Kev on Hyper-V, System Center 2012 and Cloud Security

About This Video Microsoft MVP Sai Kev is with us for today’s Community Corner and in this episode...

Author: jweston Date: 03/22/2012

TechNet Radio Community Corner: James Bannan on System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

About This Video Microsoft System Center MVP, James Bannan joins us in today’s Community Corner as...

Author: jweston Date: 03/21/2012

TechNet Radio Community Corner: Microsoft MVP Islam Gomaa on System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager

About This Video In today’s Community Corner, Microsoft System Center MVP Islam Gomaa joins us for...

Author: jweston Date: 03/20/2012

How to clean up your boot loader BCDedit

My co-worker Chris Avis  just did a blog post about how to clean up your boot loader.  In...

Author: jweston Date: 03/20/2012

TechNet Radio Community Corner: Microsoft MVP Vishnu Kumar Tiwari on Windows Azure and AppFabric

About This Video Microsoft MVP Vishnu Kumar Tiwari joins us today as he shares with us some insight...

Author: jweston Date: 03/19/2012

TechNet Radio Community Corner: Microsoft SQL Server MVP, Thomas LaRock on Big Data and the Cloud

About This Video In today’s Community Corner, we welcome SQL Rockstar Thomas LaRock to the show as...

Author: jweston Date: 03/18/2012

Caveman Triathlon

No this isn’t some new technology….. A short break from Technical stuff.  A little about me...

Author: jweston Date: 03/15/2012

SQL 2012 Reviewer’s workshop video

    About this Video: Following the SQL Server 2012 Reviewers’ workshop in late February,...

Author: jweston Date: 03/14/2012

Windows Azure events coming to a town near you, build your Cloud development skills

You have chance to spend a day with some of the nation’s leading cloud experts and for you to learn...

Author: jweston Date: 03/13/2012

One Note 2010 for your Phone

Take notes, make lists, and stay organized. Everywhere. OneNote™ Mobile is here. You need it....

Author: jweston Date: 03/12/2012

TechNet Radio: How to Modernize your Desktop Management Strategy with Windows Intune

About This Video In today’s episode we welcome Technical Evangelist Corbett Hoxland and Windows...

Author: jweston Date: 03/09/2012

Why I became a VMware Certified on vSphere 5

I know this sounds strange, but this week I became a VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5. I...

Author: jweston Date: 03/09/2012

MMS (Microsoft Management Summit) insight

We are a little over a month away for the www.mms-2012.com sold out event in Las Vegas April...

Author: jweston Date: 03/08/2012

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Release Candidate

We just got notification that a new Release Candidate is now available for Microsoft Deployment...

Author: jweston Date: 03/07/2012

Updated: Free Online Training! The Baker’s Dozen - 13 Part Live Webcast series on SQL Server 2012: Starting March 23rd – June 15th

Microsoft SQL Server MVP, Kevin Goff is hosting this 13 part SQL Server 2012 live online webcast...

Author: jweston Date: 03/06/2012

PowerShell Essentials upcoming webcast series

New Webcast series coming up soon on PowerShell. 3/12/2012 11:00:00 AM - PowerShell Essentials for...

Author: jweston Date: 03/06/2012

SQL History and Launch of 2012 this week.

I was on the SQL blog today...

Author: jweston Date: 03/05/2012

Windows Server 8 Beta released today!

Windows Server 8 (Beta) is finally here. Yesterday was Windows 8, the Client operating system. Today...

Author: jweston Date: 03/01/2012

SQL 2012 new MSDN Virtual Labs

MSDN Virtual Lab: SQL Server 2012: Managing Rich Unstructured Data in SQL Server 2012 After...

Author: jweston Date: 02/29/2012

Private Cloud Chat with IT Experts!

To successfully face the IT challenges of today and tomorrow, we know we need to understand the...

Author: jweston Date: 02/29/2012

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