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About me (Hans Verbeeck). About my work (Partner Evangelist for Microsoft Belgium).
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Read it: Let the Robot Drive: The Autonomous Car of the Future Is Here
“The wheels are primarily there to keep the computers from dragging on the ground.” And…...
Date: 02/06/2012
Big data – Every day, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created
Every day, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created and 90% of the data in the world today...
Date: 01/31/2012
This morning at our internal meeting…
Microsoft Belgium supports its employees (me ) with getting or staying healthy. Cedric Dumont is...
Date: 01/31/2012
Unified Communications with Lync is valuable in many ways
Take a look at the video case:...
Date: 10/22/2010
Windows Azure Platform. Links, more links… and a Twitter account.
A colleague (you know who you are) collected some links related to Azure. Put these in your...
Date: 07/29/2010
10 reasons to move your application to the cloud
The Cloud is happening now. I see ISV’s and web agencies rapidly adopting cloud technologies for a...
Date: 07/22/2010
10 reasons to move your application to the cloud
The Cloud is happening now. I see ISV’s and web agencies rapidly adopting cloud technologies for a...
Date: 07/22/2010
The Cloud at WPC10
Some really interesting stuff has been announced here. You can read today’s full story here:...
Date: 07/12/2010
Start to Azure – Belgian ISV’s
We have recently launched a program in Belgium called Start To Azure. The program is designed to...
Date: 06/23/2010
Follow the E3 XBOX related annoucements Live :-)
I’m really curious what we will find out about Natal, Natal Games… And when will we hear more about...
Date: 06/13/2010
Office, Project, Visio and SharePoint Server 2010 products downloadable from MSDN
What have I been doing the last 6 days to only start downloading now?
Date: 04/28/2010
The Microsoft Innovation Center has a Call for Multi-Touch Projects
If you are planning an interesting Multi Touch project (for instance with Microsoft Surface, Windows...
Date: 04/28/2010
Develop Touch applications for Windows using Microsoft Surface controls
Microsoft Surface Toolkit for Windows Touch Beta (NEW) This beta package includes the advanced...
Date: 04/23/2010
My Week in the Cloud (8)
Sharing some bits that I found interesting during the last week while reading about cloud computing....
Date: 04/23/2010
Belgian eID integrated with ASP.NET applications
A couple of weeks ago we had a Windows Identity Foundation workshop in Belgium delivered by Vittorio...
Date: 04/21/2010
Get serious about the Windows Azure Platform – 6 week training!
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032449971&Culture=en-GB Event...
Date: 04/20/2010
That ‘other’ mobile business at Microsoft
We have heard a lot on Windows Phone 7 since February. Today, there’s another interesting...
Date: 04/07/2010
My Week in the Cloud (7)
Sharing some bits that I found interesting during the last week while reading about cloud computing....
Date: 04/07/2010
My Week in the Cloud (6)
Sharing some bits that I found interesting during the last week while reading about cloud computing....
Date: 03/26/2010
My Week in the Cloud (5)
Sharing some bits that I found interesting during the last week while reading about cloud computing....
Date: 03/19/2010
IHI Shines Silverlight on Healthcare Improvement
I’m repeating this post for some our Belgian ISV’s in the Healthcare vertical. Hear about the...
Date: 03/15/2010
My Week in the Cloud (4)
Sharing some bits that I found interesting during the last week while reading about cloud computing....
Date: 03/11/2010
Develop For Windows
https://www.developforwindows.com/ Some cool sample applications can be found on this site that will...
Date: 03/10/2010
My week in the cloud (3)
Sharing some bits that I found interesting during the last week while reading about cloud computing....
Date: 03/05/2010
A taskbar is a man’s best friend (feb 2010)
Like a monthly mugshot of my PC.
Date: 02/19/2010
My week in the cloud (1)
Sharing some bits that I found interesting during the last week while reading about cloud computing....
Date: 02/18/2010
Azure Partner Hub
Partners, check out this Azure Partner Hub: https://azurehub.com/
Date: 02/15/2010
Windows Phone 7 Revealed
Wow, it really does look like 7 might be Microsoft’s lucky number. Today’s announcement of Windows...
Date: 02/15/2010
HP Slate: The tablet I want
I read Serge Jespers’ blog and was really happy to see he’s as excited about Windows 7 and...
Date: 02/12/2010
Microsoft Generation 4 Data Centers
https://www.microsoft.com/showcase/en/us/details/36db4da6-8777-431e-aefb-316ccbb63e4e
Date: 02/09/2010
Beta Release of Windows Azure Drive
Accessing a drive on Windows Azure using standard NTFS API’s? It is possible:...
Date: 02/02/2010
That white space in my inbox – have a nice weekend!
:-) Got through my Inbox again. And guess what, when I click that whitespace, a new mail opens. But...
Date: 01/29/2010
Belgium Training 3 Feb: What is the partner opportunity with the Windows Azure Platform
This might be interesting for you! Dear Partner, Cloud computing both Azure and BPOS are part...
Date: 01/29/2010
3 days left of Early Bird Discount for TechDays Belgium
I’m still hearing quite a few people say they will join us but at the same time they still need to...
Date: 01/28/2010
Prepped Sharepoint 2010 and Office 2010 Virtual Machine available for download
Here’s a great way to quickly get ready to try or demo Sharepoint and Office 2010. Download the VPC:...
Date: 01/27/2010
Free Cloud Computing e-book by Microsoft
Just 13 pages so don’t expect more than a brief introduction into the topic. You can read it online...
Date: 01/18/2010
Storing and streaming video from Azure
Correction: no real streaming, just progressive downloading. Still… Here’s a series of interesting...
Date: 01/14/2010
Visual Studio Myth Busting
I love this application from the UK team. Very quickly you learn about some of the new features that...
Date: 01/06/2010
Free Azure Developer Lab at Microsoft Belgium office on January 28th
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032438251&Culture=en-US Seats are...
Date: 01/04/2010
Windows Azure Platform moving from preview to release mode
Date: 01/04/2010
Microsoft in 2010 – My 6 reasons to be excited
I have a feeling it is going to be a great year for Microsoft. This is what gets me all fired up: 1....
Date: 01/04/2010
2010 – Het jaar van de Tablet?
Wordt dit het jaar van de tablet? Het is al het tweede jaar op rij dat dit aangekondigd wordt dus...
Date: 01/04/2010
Anders Hejlsberg will deliver the developer keynote at TechDays Belgium 2010
I am really happy to announce that Anders Hejlsberg will be delivering the developer keynote and a...
Date: 12/07/2009
ScottGu event full!
Scott Guthrie sure is popular!
Date: 11/29/2009
Measure TCO and ROI of your solution on Windows Azure
Windows Azure is here and it reshapes the IT landscape. Even if technology will ultimately make the...
Date: 11/25/2009
How to color email in Inbox based on sender
I find this very useful. This is how you can do that in Office 2010 beta 2. For instance: - Blue:...
Date: 11/22/2009
Installing VS2010 Beta 2, Silverlight 4 and Azure Tools (November 2009)
So I’m updating my developer tools. This is what I install today (and since I’m not a real...
Date: 11/19/2009
New resources for Microsoft Surface announced at PDC
Microsoft Surface at the Hard Rock Cafe, Las Vegas Get the Surface SDK today and start playing!...
Date: 11/19/2009
The Cloud: Windows Server AppFabric will bring Azure to your servers
This was by far the number 1 request I got when talking about the Windows Azure Platform. Will I get...
Date: 11/18/2009