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Microsoft Virtual Academy Contest & Mango App Challenge
Microsoft Virtual Academy ContestThe MVA contest has finally launched! It’s an IT Pro focused...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 10/20/2011
AlignIT Manager Tech Talk #3 – Planning Your Windows Roadmap
A little while ago I posted about the new series that we’ve started – the Manager Tech...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 10/20/2011
Working in the Cloud with Office 365
Network Professional Association invites you to join us for a webinar. Working in the Cloud with...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 10/17/2011
On the Next Manager Tech Talk: Planning Your Windows Roadmap
It’s a bit of a Catch-22 – deploying a new operating system can be an expensive proposition, but not...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 10/11/2011
ACM Releases Enterprise Architecture (EA) TechPack Plus FEAPO Launches
“ACM's Tech Pack series provides perspectives and insights into the fast-growing EA discipline and...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 10/10/2011
TechDays 2011: Security, Identity and Management…Oh Yeah!
TechDays is THE conference for technical training in Canada and it’ll be hitting these cities on...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 10/09/2011
Happy Thanksgiving!
While our American counterparts won’t be celebrating Thanksgiving for several weeks yet, I hope all...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 10/09/2011
Help Us Improve the Way We Help You
Twice a year, every autumn and spring, we send out a survey called the Global Relationship Study to...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 10/07/2011
Take on the Mango Challenge!
Have your team take on the Mango Challenge and get an unique opportunity to have the team and your...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 10/03/2011
AlignIT IT Manager Podcast #40 – Straight Talk about Windows Azure
A little while ago I posted about the new series that we’ve started – the Manager Tech Talk Video...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 10/02/2011
Meet the Guy Who Wrote the Book on Agile and Visual Studio in Person!
Agile is everywhere, whether you are already working with agile methodologies or you are still...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 09/27/2011
Jeff Kempiners VP Avanade, Founding Director Global Industry Council, Top-ranking IT and Business Executive reveals social media insights
Jeff Kempiners is the Vice President and acting Group Executive responsible for Avanade's business...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 09/26/2011
Dr. Markus Jakobsson PayPal Principal Scientist Consumer Security, Past Principal Research Scientist RSA Security and PARC
Dr. Markus Jakobsson’s background places him amongst the top experts in the world in security....
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 09/19/2011
Evaluating Your Apps For the Cloud
This post is part of a discussion around transitioning applications, as well as development and...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 09/14/2011
Get Tips from the Experts on Testing and QA
I don’t think any development manager would argue with the fact that testing is important. yet, with...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 09/13/2011
Please…Not Another Desktop Deployment!
I recently asked folks on Linkedin what desktop operating systems their companies were using and was...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 09/12/2011
Atul Varde: Senior VP and CIO Affinity Credit Union, Speaker World CIO Forum (WCF)
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 09/12/2011
Are there such a thing as free lunches? Well there are at Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA)
Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA): https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/ I would really encourage...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 09/07/2011
On the Next Manager Tech Talk: Straight Talk About Windows Azure
By now, you’ve heard the term “Cloud”, but what does it actually mean to your developers and...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 09/04/2011
Ryan Storgaard, Award Winning Director of Technical Evangelism, Microsoft Canada
Ryan has a considerable history of success and incredible background to bring to the broad IT...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 08/29/2011
AlignIT IT Manager Podcast #39 – Security in the Age of Social Media
A little while ago I posted about the new series that we’ve started – the Manager Tech Talk Video...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 08/25/2011
When It Comes to Cloud, First Things First - Strategy and Training
By now you may have been told, through advertisements, videos, presentations, etc, that developing...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 08/24/2011
Delivering A New Kind of Business Value Using The Cloud
In a recent interview, Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Developer Division, Scott Guthrie talked...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 08/17/2011
24 Keynotes on the Cloud including on Windows Live
Scan the Site Map then Watch and Share the 24 keynotes on Cloud Computing from “24 Hours in the...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 08/10/2011
Introducing the Monthly AlignIT Manager Tech Talk Series
I had anticipated that the past few weeks would be pretty low-key given that most of my colleagues...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 08/02/2011
Benoit Bertrand: Essential Cloud Trends and Answers–VP, CTO Avanade
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 07/31/2011
Motivation and the System Administrator
Today is the 12th annual System Administrator Appreciation Day and I hope you’ve all taken a few...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 07/29/2011
Eugene Fiume: Renowned and Distinguished Computer Science Professor University of Toronto
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 07/04/2011
ACM Tech Pack Leader Extols Promises of Cloud Computing
Doug Terry, a researcher at Microsoft Research Silicon Valley, who chairs the ACM Cloud Computing...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 06/20/2011
Barry Sellers: CNP Torch Bearer Award Recipient
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 06/13/2011
Dirk Schrader: Chief Technology Officer, Technology and CRM Authority
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 06/13/2011
System Admin Day - IT Pro of the year
To celebrate Systems Administrator Appreciation Day—which falls on July 29, 2011, this year—Windows...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 06/06/2011
GITCA Presents “24 Hours in the Cloud” – June 1st
Please note that the GITCA “24 Hours in the Cloud” round-the-world virtual event...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 05/30/2011