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The “SQL Guy” Post # 27: Increasing Developer Productivity with Snippets
This week we have something for you to share with the SQL Server developers, as well as use in your...
Author: DamirB Date: 05/02/2012
On the Next TechDays TV Episode: Windows Server 2012 Getting Started–What’s New in Hyper-V (Part 2)
You don’t want to miss tomorrow’s TechDays TV episode. A couple of weeks ago, we presented...
Author: DamirB Date: 04/30/2012
Gérer les drivers dans MDT 2010, Partie 2 – Quelle stratégie à adopter ?
Continuing with our theme of how to make use of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010, here we have...
Author: DamirB Date: 04/30/2012
The “SQL Guy” Post #26: New OFFSET and FETCH Query Options in SQL Server 2012
SQL Server 2012 introduces brand new query hints that allow you to implement query paging solution....
Author: DamirB Date: 04/25/2012
Exam Prep for 70-659 Parts 11 & 12: Configure Authorization Rights and Manage VMware Hosts
As I wrote in an earlier post, there is no better time to write your exam for 70-659 Windows Server...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 04/25/2012
Microsoft Private Cloud Guided Labs Now Available
The cavalcade of virtual hands-on labs just keeps on going! Not only can you try out the...
Author: DamirB Date: 04/24/2012
Gérer les drivers dans MDT 2010, Partie 1 – Les drivers fournis sous forme d’application
Continuing with our theme of how to make use of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010, here we have...
Author: DamirB Date: 04/23/2012
Talking to MVPs & Customers at MMS 2012– Brad Bird on System Center 2012 for all Hypervisors
This year I get the opportunity to connect with the sizeable contingent of customers, Partners and...
Author: DamirB Date: 04/20/2012
Exam Prep for 70-659 Part 10: Configuring Delegation of Rights
As I wrote in an earlier post, there is no better time to write your exam for 70-659 Windows Server...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 04/20/2012
Talking to MVPs & Customers at MMS 2012– Manulife’s Journey to Private Cloud
This year I get the opportunity to connect with the sizeable contingent of customers, Partners and...
Author: DamirB Date: 04/19/2012
The “SQL Guy” Post #25: String Concatenation Using CONCAT() in SQL Server 2012
SQL Server 2012 introduces a brand new string function called CONCAT(). CONCAT() string function...
Author: DamirB Date: 04/18/2012
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon…with Microsoft Private Cloud
These days around the Microsoft Canada office and particularly in my little corner of the world,...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 04/18/2012
Talking to MVPs & Customers at MMS 2012– Rory McCaw & Efim Idelman from InFront Consulting
This year I get the opportunity to connect with the sizeable contingent of customers, Partners and...
Author: DamirB Date: 04/17/2012
Talking to MVPs & Customers at MMS 2012–Dave Kawula from Tricon Consulting.
This year I get the opportunity to connect with the sizeable contingent of customers, Partners and...
Author: DamirB Date: 04/17/2012
Talking to MVPs & Customers at MMS 2012– Brad Bird & Colin Smith from Cistel Technology
This year I get the opportunity to connect with the sizeable contingent of customers, Partners and...
Author: DamirB Date: 04/17/2012
Déployer Windows 7 avec MDT 2010, Partie 4 – Utilisation la base de donnée dans MDT
This post is the fourth and final post in a 4-part series for our French-speaking readers on how to...
Author: DamirB Date: 04/16/2012
Exam Prep for 70-659 Part 9: Managing and Monitoring Virtual Machines
As I wrote in an earlier post, there is no better time to write your exam for 70-659 Windows Server...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 04/16/2012
MCSE is Back–and Better Than Ever!!
I remember getting my first MCSE certification in the mid-1990s and feeling really proud of the...
Author: DamirB Date: 04/11/2012
The “SQL Guy” Post # 24: Backing Up Large Mission-Critical Databases
In an ideal world, hard drives and other hardware never fail, software is never defective, users do...
Author: DamirB Date: 04/11/2012
Exam Prep for 70-659 Part 8: Create and Deploy Virtual Machines
As I wrote in an earlier post, there is no better time to write your exam for 70-659 Windows Server...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 04/09/2012
Exam Prep for 70-659 Part 7: Configuring Child Network Adapters
As I wrote in an earlier post, there is no better time to write your exam for 70-659 Windows Server...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 04/06/2012
The “SQL Guy” Post # 23: TRIGGER-less Tracking of Database Changes
There are times when you need to track all the changes happening to a table. In the past, developers...
Author: DamirB Date: 04/04/2012
Exam Prep for 70-659 Part 6: Configuring Child Storage
As I wrote in an earlier post, there is no better time to write your exam for 70-659 Windows Server...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 04/04/2012
Windows Server “8” Beta Getting Started–The Minimal Server Interface (aka MinShell)
As IT professionals one of our key responsibilities is to ensure that the servers we are running...
Author: DamirB Date: 04/03/2012
Exam Prep for 70-659 Part 5: Configuring Child Resources
As I wrote in an earlier post, there is no better time to write your exam for 70-659 Windows Server...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 04/02/2012
Exam Prep for 70-659 Part 4: Configuring Storage
As I wrote in an earlier post, there is no better time to write your exam for 70-659 Windows Server...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 03/30/2012
Need help studying for your 70-659 exam? Join one of our study groups!
Different people learn in different ways and in my last post about the great incentives there are to...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 03/28/2012
Exam Prep for 70-659 Part 3: Configuring Virtual Networks and VLAN Security
As I wrote ain an earlier post, there is no better time to write your exam for 70-659 Windows Server...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 03/28/2012
Monthly Online learning opportunity listing
Hello folks, This is my compilation of some of the online resource available to you in April 2012....
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 03/28/2012
The “SQL Guy” Post # 22: Understanding Transparent Data Encryption
You may have heard about Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), which was introduced in SQL Server 2008....
Author: DamirB Date: 03/28/2012
Déployer Windows 7 avec MDT 2010, Partie 1 - Installation du serveur
This post is the start of 4-part series for our French-speaking readers on how to use MDT 2010 to...
Author: DamirB Date: 03/26/2012
Exam Prep for 70-659 Part 2: Remote Management
As I wrote ain an earlier post, there is no better time to write your exam for 70-659 Windows Server...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 03/26/2012
Exam Prep for 70-659 Part 1: Installing Hyper-V
As I wrote ain an earlier post, there is no better time to write your exam for 70-659 Windows Server...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 03/23/2012
Creating a New Active Directory Forest in Server Core
We often get asked how to do certain “simple” operations on the GUI when running the...
Author: DamirB Date: 03/22/2012
The “SQL Guy” Post # 21: Efficiently Manage Large Data Modifications
Did you know that you can now use the TOP operator for Deleting, Inserting and Updating data in SQL...
Author: DamirB Date: 03/21/2012
Microsoft Private Cloud part 3: VMware private cloud and per-VM licensing
A new whitepaper was released in January comparing private cloud solutions from Microsoft and...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 03/20/2012
Creating and Managing a Private Cloud: free 2 day online training
You may already be well versed on Windows server 2008 and Hyper-V and you may already be running a...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 03/19/2012
Hyper-V in Windows Server “8” Beta and VMware–Looking at the Numbers
This week I delivered a number of sessions at Prairie IT & DevCon in Calgary. These included a...
Author: DamirB Date: 03/15/2012
“The SQL Guy” Post #20: Using Cell Level Encryption in SQL Server
Last week you learned how to setup the encryption key hierarchy in SQL Server. Now, let’s use...
Author: DamirB Date: 03/14/2012
The best time to pass the 70-659 Windows Server Virtualization exam is NOW!
There has never been a better time to study for and pass the 70-659 exam because we here at...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 03/11/2012
Coming to a computer near you: the Global Relationship Study (GRS) survey
Every fall and spring, a survey goes out to a few hundred thousand IT folk in Canada asking what...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 03/09/2012