tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69425172065654567222024-03-08T12:51:31.044-05:00Winson's Technical MultiverseThis is a technical blog of my areas of technical interestWinson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-16939343360518480302013-06-21T08:50:00.001-04:002013-06-21T08:50:21.884-04:00Microsoft FREE eBooks continued!<p> </p> <p>Many thanks to Eric Ligman, here is a third part of the free <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2013/06/18/huge-collection-of-free-microsoft-ebooks-for-you-including-office-office-365-sharepoint-sql-server-system-center-visual-studio-web-development-windows-windows-azure-and-windows-server.aspx">ebooks</a>.</p> <p><strong><u>Office & Office 365</u></strong></p> <p><a href="http://ligman.me/RSFL4C"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/1423.image_5F00_0EA163EE.png" width="119" height="154" /></a> <br />Deployment guide for Office 2013 <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/PiLfWY">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/RSFFK0">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/RSFL4C">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/Oil6nB"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/0336.image1_5F00_15546D71.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Microsoft Office 365 for professionals and small businesses: Help and How To <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/Oill28">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/QjEjqh">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/Oil6nB">PDF</a></p> <p><strong><u>SharePoint</u></strong></p> <p><a href="http://ligman.me/12FIapt"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/1016.image7_5F00_2326B36C.png" width="120" height="154" /></a> <br />Explore SharePoint 2013 <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13WvGXa">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1bPPb6C">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/12FIapt">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/12FIZ1I"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/4162.image12_5F00_4DFF177E.png" width="120" height="154" /></a> <br />Deployment guide for SharePoint 2013 <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16CaDM1">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/19LwMLI">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/12FIZ1I">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/17iaq4l"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/3808.image16_5F00_2DE40AC1.png" width="104" height="154" /></a> <br />Test Lab Guide: eBook for SharePoint Server 2013 Intranet and Team Sites <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1bPRqqz">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/17iah0Q">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/17iaq4l">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1287Jt4">DOC</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13PkoW1"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/2821.image24_5F00_34971444.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Create a Balanced Scorecard (SharePoint Server 2010) <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/19eNX5r">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13WyeEC">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13PkoW1">PDF</a></p> <p><a href="http://ligman.me/11HTPhn"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/0777.image29_5F00_2D77D7CC.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />SharePoint Server for Business Intelligence <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/QjEOAK">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/QjERfQ">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11HTPhn">PDF</a></p> <p><strong><u>SQL Server</u></strong></p> <p><a href="http://ligman.me/1anyEJj"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/0361.image34_5F00_6D41BE51.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />5 Tips for a Smooth SSIS Upgrade to SQL Server 2012 <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/17icbPc">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/ZZezok">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1anyEJj">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/12S035G"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/6560.image39_5F00_140FD492.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />A Hitchiker's Guide to Microsoft StreamInsight Queries <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/12RZWY1">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13PlvVY">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/12S035G">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/12FMEMP"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/5164.image44_5F00_73F4C7D4.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Data Mining Extensions (DMX) Reference <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/128a1ID">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/19LCgpM">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/12FMEMP">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13Pn1XY"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/3021.image49_5F00_53D9BB17.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Data Quality Services  <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13WChkr">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/12FN71F">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13Pn1XY">PDF</a></p> <p><a href="http://ligman.me/ZZh7Ts"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/8228.image54_5F00_33BEAE5A.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />High Availability Solutions <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/14HcD5O">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/17UHSNJ">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/ZZh7Ts">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/ZZh7Ts"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/7723.image59_5F00_13A3A19D.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Master Data Services <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11VIxdB">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/12FObmf">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/19LEPIz">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11HXnjD"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/5670.image64_5F00_738894DF.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Monitor and Tune for Performance <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/14fCxLS">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16CkUI4">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11HXnjD">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/17VqB79"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/6574.image_5F00_536D8822.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) Reference <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13XRfqr">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/19fCnqV">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/17VqB79">PDF</a></p> <p><a href="http://ligman.me/11WvSqL"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/4431.image_5F00_613FCE1D.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />SQL Server Distributed Replay <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1002Upx">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/14HMJ1Q">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11WvSqL">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/10ttQ3n"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/2376.image_5F00_13376EA8.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Transact-SQL Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/15fRBI9">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/19fDuqE">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/10ttQ3n">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11IMDlh"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/8233.image_5F00_731C61EA.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />XQuery Language Reference <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/10tu5eD">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/128NAD6">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11IMDlh">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1bRgXzV"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/8637.image_5F00_5301552D.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Extracting and Loading SharePoint Data in SQL Server Integration Services <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/14givRo">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/18VNatF">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1bRgXzV">PDF</a></p> <p><a href="http://ligman.me/128Ogso"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/5584.image_5F00_32E64870.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Integration Services: Extending Packages with Scripting <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13Qbl7k">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/10tuWvL">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/128Ogso">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16dFAWc"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/0726.image_5F00_27BCBE26.png" width="112" height="154" /></a> <br />Multidimensional Model Programming <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11lkViX">EPUB <br /></a><a href="http://ligman.me/1bRhVMn">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16dFAWc">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/14HOjki"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/7673.image_5F00_59B45EB0.png" width="114" height="154" /></a> <br />Optimized Bulk Loading of Data into Oracle <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1bRiXbc">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13QcfRi">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/14HOjki">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16E4lf4"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/1715.image_5F00_399951F3.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Planning Disaster Recovery for Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services in SharePoint Integrated Mode <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1005lbB">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/14HOxb2">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16E4lf4">PDF</a></p> <p><a href="http://ligman.me/16E6G9L"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/8662.image_5F00_197E4536.png" width="112" height="154" /></a> <br />SQL Server 2012 Tutorials: Reporting Services <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/14gkBRc">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1006fEV">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16E6G9L">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16dHXZ9"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/7266.image_5F00_4B75E5C0.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />SQL Server 2012 Tutorials: Writing Transact-SQL Statements <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13QdHDb">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11IQ8bd">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16dHXZ9">PDF</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/17jgPfG"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/2308.image_5F00_2B5AD903.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />SQL Server Community FAQs Manual <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/15fXTHQ">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11vx5Cy">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/17jgPfG">PDF</a></p> <p><strong><u>System Center</u></strong></p> <p><a href="http://ligman.me/16dJE8F"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/8255.image_5F00_20314EB9.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Cmdlet Reference for App Controller in System Center 2012 SP1 <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/14HQILB">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16dJzSG">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16dJE8F">PDF</a> <br /><a name="TechnicalDocumentationforSystemCenter2012-VirtualMachineManager"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/11vyc54"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/8750.image_5F00_5228EF43.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Technical Documentation for System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11M8QzV">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/14HQXq5">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11vyc54">PDF</a></p> <p><strong><u>Visual Studio</u></strong></p> <p><a href="http://ligman.me/11vyEQM"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/7587.image_5F00_46FF64F9.png" width="119" height="154" /></a> <br />Better Unit Testing with Microsoft Fakes <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11loqpz">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/18VWcH8">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11vyEQM">PDF</a> <br /><a name="DependencyInjectionWithUnity"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/10096h6"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/2620.image_5F00_26E4583C.png" width="123" height="154" /></a> <br />Dependency Injection with Unity <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/10096h6">PDF</a> <br /><a name="DevelopersGuideToMicrosoftEnterpriseLibrarySecondEditionPreview"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/11WCpBP"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/0576.image_5F00_58DBF8C6.png" width="123" height="154" /></a> <br />Developer's Guide to Microsoft Enterprise Library (Second Edition) <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11WCpBP">PDF</a> <br /><a name="TestingforContinuousDeliverywithVisualStudio2012"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/17Vxkhv"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/8171.image_5F00_4DB26E7C.png" width="125" height="154" /></a> <br />Testing for Continuous Delivery with Visual Studio 2012 <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/17Vxkhv">PDF</a></p> <p><a name="UpgradeTeamFoundationServer2012"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/1bRqYx1"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/5037.image_5F00_2D9761BF.png" width="104" height="154" /></a> <br />Upgrade Team Foundation Server 2012: the ultimate upgrade guide <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13Qhssi">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11IUfE8">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1bRqYx1">PDF</a></p> <p><strong><u>Web Development</u></strong></p> <p><a name="ASPNETMultiTierWindowsAzureApplicationUsingStorageTablesQueuesandBlobs"></a><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/4477.image_5F00_5F8F0249.png"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/5556.image_5F00_thumb_5F00_31357C9C.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />ASP.NET Multi-Tier Windows Azure Application Using Storage Tables, Queues, and Blobs <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/19fKCTK">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/17jkf29">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13Y4uHq">PDF</a> <br /><a name="ASPNETWebDeploymentusingVisualStudio"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/19fL3xA"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/3312.image_5F00_05F0E595.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />ASP.NET Web Deployment using Visual Studio <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/15g3wWm">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16Egron">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/19fL3xA">PDF</a> <br /><a name="DevelopingModernMobileWebApps"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/19fLkAB"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/0272.image_5F00_65D5D8D7.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Developing Modern Mobile Web Apps <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/14goF3R">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1aoUImO">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/19fLkAB">PDF</a> <br /><a name="TheEntityFramework4.0andASP.NETWebForms–GettingStarted"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/11IVwet"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/4382.image_5F00_10AE3CEA.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />The Entity Framework 4.0 and ASP.NET Web Forms – Getting Started <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/QjBRjz">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/QjC5aD">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11IVwet">PDF</a></p> <p><a name="GettingStartedwiththeEntityFramework4.1usingASP.NETMVC"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/100bqos"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/2248.image_5F00_7093302C.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Getting Started with the Entity Framework 4.1 using ASP.NET MVC <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16dNfUo">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1aoVxfm">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/100bqos">PDF</a> <br /><a name="ProjectSilkClient-SideWebDevelopmentforModernBrowsers"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/19fMcFl"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/2251.image_5F00_5078236F.png" width="126" height="154" /></a> <br />Project Silk: Client-Side Web Development for Modern Browsers <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/19fMcFl">PDF</a></p> <p><strong><u>Windows</u></strong></p> <p><a name="AdministratorsGuideforMicrosoftApplicationVirtualizationAppV50"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/13Y7bJh"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/5383.image_5F00_5E4A696A.png" width="114" height="154" /></a> <br />Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0 <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1bRv7Rj">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1bRvf3l">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13Y7bJh">PDF</a> <br /><a name="AdministratorsGuideforMicrosoftBitLockerAdministrationandMonitoring10"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/1aoX1X1"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/4807.image_5F00_104209F5.png" width="114" height="154" /></a> <br />Administrator’s Guide for Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 1.0 <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/128UPet">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/17jmXVr">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1aoX1X1">PDF</a> <br /><a name="AdministratorsGuideforMicrosoftDiagnosticsandRecoveryToolsetDaRT7"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/1aoXnwL"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/8130.image_5F00_05187FAB.png" width="112" height="154" /></a> <br />Administrator’s Guide for Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) 7 <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/100cpVD">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/12SQNhT">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1aoXnwL">PDF</a> <br /><a name="AdministratorsGuideforMicrosoftDiagnosticsandRecoveryToolsetDaRT80"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/17jnzKs"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/2262.image_5F00_37102035.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Administrator’s Guide for Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) 8.0 <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/14HUzbA">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/12SR58g">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/17jnzKs">PDF</a></p> <p><a name="AdministratorsGuideforMicrosoftUserExperienceVirtualizationUEV10"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/128Vo7U"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/2766.image_5F00_2BE695EB.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Administrator’s Guide for Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) 1.0 <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16dOQth">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1bRxfso">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/128Vo7U">PDF</a> <br /><a name="DevelopinganendtoendWindowsStoreappusingCplusplusandXAMLHilo"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/16ElXHy"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/8623.image_5F00_0BCB892E.png" width="123" height="154" /></a> <br />Developing an end-to-end Windows Store app using C++ and XAML: Hilo <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16ElXHy">PDF</a> <br /><a name="DevelopinganendtoendWindowsStoreappusingJavaScriptHilo"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/19fOd4o"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/5822.image_5F00_3DC329B8.png" width="118" height="154" /></a> <br />Developing an end-to-end Windows Store app using JavaScript: Hilo <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/19fOd4o">PDF</a> <br /><a name="PrismForTheWindowsRuntime"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/10tImbp"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/1373.image_5F00_36A3ED40.png" width="121" height="154" /></a> <br />Prism for the Windows Runtime: Developing a Windows Store business app using C#, XAML, and Prism <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/10tImbp">PDF</a></p> <p><a name="ProgrammingWindows8AppswithHTML,CSS,andJavaScript(SecondPreview)"></a><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/8228.image_5F00_0B5F5639.png"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/3362.image_5F00_thumb_5F00_3D56F6C3.png" width="127" height="154" /></a> <br />Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/14HVxEX">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/17VAPUZ">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/SwpKBz">PDF</a></p> <p><strong><u>Windows Azure</u></strong></p> <p><a href="http://ligman.me/1ap0PYu"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/6813.image_5F00_6F4E974D.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Autoscaling Application Block and Transient Fault Handling Application Block Reference <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/100emBr">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1bRzQCH">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1ap0PYu">PDF</a> <br /><a name="CreateYourFirstApplication:Node.jsandWindowsAzure"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/11ltASn"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/5327.image_5F00_4F338A90.png" width="114" height="154" /></a> <br />Create Your First Application: Node.js and Windows Azure <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/19fPuIJ">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16EpIwJ">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11ltASn">PDF</a> <br /><a name="DevelopingMultitenantApplicationsfortheCloudonWindowsAzure3rdEdition"></a><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/3264.image_5F00_440A0046.png"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/1538.image_5F00_thumb_5F00_0EFD7116.png" width="123" height="154" /></a> <br />Developing Multi-tenant Applications for the Cloud on Windows Azure (3rd Edition) <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1ap1tVF">PDF</a> <br /><a name="DrupalonWindowsAzure"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/19fPYOS"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/0143.image_5F00_4ABD09C9.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Drupal on Windows Azure <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11vF42k">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/14HWY69">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/19fPYOS">PDF</a></p> <p><a name="ExploringCQRSandEventSourcing"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/1bRBq7v"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/3276.image_5F00_7CB4AA53.png" width="125" height="154" /></a> <br />Exploring CQRS and Event Sourcing: A journey into high scalability, availability, and maintainability with Windows Azure <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1bRBq7v">PDF</a> <br /><a name="MigratingData-CentricApplicationstoWindowsAzure"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/12H4LSG"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/1122.image_5F00_2EAC4ADE.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Migrating Data-Centric Applications to Windows Azure <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13QnNEc">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/100fO6F">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/12H4LSG">PDF</a> <br /><a name="MovingApplicationstotheCloudonWindowsAzure3rdEdition"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/11WJXVm"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/6013.image_5F00_0E913E21.png" width="126" height="154" /></a> <br />Moving Applications to the Cloud on Windows Azure (3rd Edition) <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11WJXVm">PDF</a> <br /><a name="UsingWindowsAzureMobileServicestoCloudEnableyouriOSApps"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/18WaF5Q"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/7573.image_5F00_557A611E.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Using Windows Azure Mobile Services to Cloud-Enable your iOS Apps <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/18Wayav">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/13Ye8Kd">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/18WaF5Q">PDF</a></p> <p><a name="UsingWindowsAzureMobileServicestoCloudEnableYourWindowsPhone8Apps"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/11luYV9"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/3782.image_5F00_4E5B24A6.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Using Windows Azure Mobile Services to Cloud-Enable Your Windows Phone 8 Apps <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11WKlD4">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1ap3H7E">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/11luYV9">PDF</a> <br /><a name="UsingWindowsAzureMobileServicestoCloudEnableyourWindowsStoreAppsinC"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/19NmXgd"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/4452.image_5F00_5C2D6AA1.png" width="112" height="154" /></a> <br />Using Windows Azure Mobile Services to Cloud-Enable your Windows Store Apps in C# <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/128Ys4b">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/10tOctg">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/19NmXgd">PDF</a> <br /><a name="UsingWindowsAzureMobileServicestoCloudEnableYourWindowsStoreAppsinJavaScript"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/16EuVEL"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/2318.image_5F00_3C125DE4.png" width="113" height="154" /></a> <br />Using Windows Azure Mobile Services to Cloud-Enable Your Windows Store Apps in JavaScript <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/12H6hE9">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/1bRDmge">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/16EuVEL">PDF</a> <br /><a name="WindowsAzureandSQLDatabaseTutorials"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/10tPaWq"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/3113.image_5F00_1BF75127.png" width="114" height="154" /></a> <br />Windows Azure and SQL Database Tutorials <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/12SUNz0">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/128Z2yP">MOBI</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/10tPaWq">PDF</a></p> <p><strong><u>Windows Server</u></strong></p> <p><a href="http://ligman.me/14guZZ3"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/1565.image_5F00_29C99722.png" width="126" height="154" /></a> <br />A Guide to Claims-Based Identity and Access Control, Second Edition <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/14guZZ3">PDF</a> <br /><a name="IntroducingWindowsServer2012"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/N1CgTz"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/8422.image_5F00_7450D4FC.png" width="127" height="154" /></a> <br />Introducing Windows Server 2012 <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/OsFIaI">EPUB</a> <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/OsFKzi">MOBI <br /></a><a href="http://ligman.me/N1CgTz">PDF</a> <br /><a name="TCPIPFund"></a><a href="http://ligman.me/12SVVT7"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/6378.image_5F00_5435C83F.png" width="123" height="154" /></a> <br />TCP/IP Fundamentals for Microsoft Windows <br /><a href="http://ligman.me/12SVVT7">PDF</a></p> <p> </p> <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:0b1c94f0-2d3e-4116-9a31-a47efca784ab" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/free+eBooks" rel="tag">free eBooks</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft+ebooks" rel="tag">Microsoft ebooks</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Azure" rel="tag">Azure</a></div> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-1402947416937865902013-05-30T14:54:00.001-04:002013-05-30T14:54:19.945-04:00BizTalk Services (on Windows Azure) prequel<p>Once the NDA lifts, I will be able to provide additional information on what is known as BizTalk Services.</p> <p>This should be in early next week.</p> <p>Things look extremely exciting!</p> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-89217188579635407522013-03-25T16:45:00.001-04:002013-03-25T16:45:30.032-04:00Global Relationship Study<p>We often work with Anthony, Pierre and Mitch, the evangelists from the IT Pro team at Microsoft Canada. They asked us to share this important message with you.</p> <p>The team at Microsoft Canada is focused on ensuring that they help set you up for success by providing the information and tools you need in order to be get the most out of Microsoft based solutions, at home and at work.</p> <p>Twice a year, Microsoft sends out the Global Relationship Study (GRS for short); it’s a survey that Microsoft uses to collect your feedback and help inform their planning. If you receive emails from Microsoft, subscribe to their <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=7c9563066a58c0d1ad051a03f2ee2af2cb951d97eb26a8072c11bf361aeb7d1cf38476c9f73d039b">newsletters</a>‚ or you’ve attended our any of their events you may receive the survey.</p> <p><strong>The important details:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Timing</strong> – March 4<sup>th</sup> to April 12<sup>th</sup> 2013</li> <li><strong>Sent From</strong> – “Microsoft Feedback”</li> <li><strong>Email Alias</strong> – “<a href="mailto:feedback@e–mail.microsoft.com">feedback@e–mail.microsoft.com</a>”</li> <li><strong>Subject Line</strong> – “Help Microsoft Focus on Customers and Partners”</li> </ul> <p>Many of you already read the Microsoft Canada IT Pro team’s <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/">blogs</a>‚ connect with them on <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Canadian-IT-Professional-Connection-4135429?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr">LinkedIn</a> and have attended their events in the last year or so. So you may already know that you’re their top priority. So <b>they</b> <strong>want to hear from you.</strong></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p>Pierre, Anthony and Mitch use the GRS results to shape what they do, how they do it and if it’s resonating with you. Tell them what you need to be the “go-to” guy (or gal). Tell them what you need to grow your career. They want you to be <strong>completely satisfied with Microsoft Canada.</strong><b> <br /></b> <br />This year, Pierre, Anthony and Mitch have delivered 30 IT Camps and counting across the country. Giving you the opportunity to get hands on and learn how to get the most value for your organization. They have a few more events planned this year, so keep an eye on their <a href="http://plancast.com/canitpro?prod=zOTprodz&tech=zOTtechz&prog=zOTprogz&type=zEVz&media=zOTmediaz&loc=zbtfz_zrrz&country=zCAz">plancast feed</a> for events near you. Based on your feedback, topics they’re planning to cover will include:</p> <p>· Windows 8 </p> <p>· Windows Server 2012</p> <p>· System Center 2012</p> <p>· Private Cloud</p> <p>· BYOD – Management and Security</p> <p>That’s not all. <b>They’ve heard you loud and clear</b> so in addition to hands on events, they’re also delivering more technical content online via <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/">the IT Pro Connection Blog</a>. Windows 8 continues to be a big area of focus for them. They covered <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/archive/2012/10/29/windows-8-the-least-spooky-thing-to-come-out-this-october.aspx">a lot of great content</a> at launch and they’ve complimented that with new content like:</p> <p>· <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/archive/2013/03/05/windows-8-more-beautiful-more-flexible-and-more-secure.aspx">Security Concepts</a></p> <p>· <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/archive/2013/03/06/windows-8-from-an-enterprise-point-of-view.aspx">Enterprise Focused Content</a></p> <p>· <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/archive/2013/03/06/windows-8-amp-system-center-2012-sp1-the-complete-solution.aspx">Windows 8 and System Center 2012 Integration</a></p> <p>In addition to this, there are some valuable online resources you can use like <a href="https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com">Microsoft Virtual Academy</a>, Microsoft’s no-cost online training portal. Or <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/evalcenter/default.aspx">software evaluations</a> (free trials) on TechNet that allow you to <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/archive/2012/11/21/windows-server-2012-home-lab-preparation.aspx">build your own labs</a> to try out what you’ve learned.</p> <p>Regardless of how you engage with the team at Microsoft Canada‚ you’d probably agree that they hear you. They’d also encourage you to continue to provide that great feedback. They thrive on it‚ they relish it‚ they wallow in it and most importantly of all‚ they action it. So please keep connecting with them and keep it coming! Pierre, Anthony and Mitch are listening.</p> <h5>Resources, Tools and Training </h5> <p>· <a href="http://microsoft.ca/evaloffer">Tim Horton’s Gift Card Contest</a><b><u> </u></b>– We’re giving away 350 Tim Horton’s gift cards, all you have to do to qualify is download a free qualifying software evaluation (trial). Download all three for more chances to win, but hurry, the contest closes soon.*</p> <p>· <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34798">Windows 8 Resource Guide</a><strong> </strong><strong>- </strong>Download a printable, one-page guide to the top resources that will help you explore, plan for, deploy, manage, and support Windows 8 as part of your IT infrastructure.</p> <p>· <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx">Windows Server 2012 Evaluation</a> – Get hands on with Windows Server 2012 and explore the scale and performance possibilities for your server virtualization.</p> <p>· <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=dc2ee35363bc31b29eca2078e0a41a2a7354d3788a7866fd18b4c17548f2a27b28046e278dc87458">Microsoft Support </a>- Get help with products‚ specific errors‚ virus detection and removal and more.</p> <p>· <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=dc2ee35363bc31b2482495333de02cadf075fa4c8a7c11bffcfe8abae3efb54745dee20e7ee7361a">Microsoft Licensing </a>-Visit the Volume Licensing Portal today to ask questions about volume licensing‚ get a quote‚ activate a product or find the right program for your organization. </p> <p>*No purchase necessary. Contest open to residents of Canada, excluding Quebec. Contest closes April 11, 2013 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET. Three-Hundred-and-Fifty (350) prizes are available to be won: (i) $10 CDN Tim Horton’s gift card.  Skill-testing question required. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries. For full rules, including entry, eligibility requirements and complete prize description, <a href="http://microsoft.ca/evaloffer">review the full terms and Conditions</a>.</p> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-59574887269970183892013-02-14T09:59:00.001-05:002013-02-14T09:59:50.866-05:00Speeding up BizTalk and SharePoint InfoPath load times<p>I found this for a client not too long ago.</p> <p>The symptoms were extremely odd. As InfoPath opened it would take anywhere from 2 to 25 seconds.</p> <p>As any good developer would, we removed all the different events that may even be remotely associated.</p> <p>That did not work!</p> <p>We then tried to remove the local machine variable. We tried on various devices of different power types. </p> <p>That did not work either!</p> <p>Finally, we decided to check the network. We tried on my phone’s LTE network, wireless and wired. The results were sporadic.</p> <p>We scratched our heads and then hit the internet for more research.</p> <p>Thanks to this link >> <a title="http://blog.logicworm.com/2011/04/25/open-with-windows-explorer-in-sharepoint-fix-slow-webdav-performance-on-windows-7/" href="http://blog.logicworm.com/2011/04/25/open-with-windows-explorer-in-sharepoint-fix-slow-webdav-performance-on-windows-7/">http://blog.logicworm.com/2011/04/25/open-with-windows-explorer-in-sharepoint-fix-slow-webdav-performance-on-windows-7/</a></p> <p>We found that IE makes use of the WPAD protocol to discover  a web proxy or it will try query the DHCP server. If this fails then it will go direct!</p> <p>This was the cause of delay!</p> <p>The solution ?</p> <p>A simple:</p> <ol> <li>Open Internet Explorer </li> <li>Go to the Menu “<strong>Tools</strong>” > “<strong>Internet Options</strong>” then go to the “<strong>Connections</strong>” tab </li> <li>Click on button “<strong>LAN Settings</strong>” </li> <li>Uncheck the box “<strong>Automatically detect settings</strong>” (culprit) </li> <li>Close and restart all running Internet Explorer processes </li> <li>Restart the “<strong>Web Client</strong>” Service, if needed.</li> </ol> <p> </p> <p>Success!!! Fast and consistent InfoPath start times!</p> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-79615389320826891852013-01-14T15:28:00.001-05:002013-01-14T15:28:37.376-05:00Presenting at EDIST- Customer Interaction Management: Enabling Meaningful Transactions & Communication<p>I am presenting at the <a href="https://edist.eda-on.ca/imis15/edist/">EDIST</a> 2013 Conference this Thursday 8:30 – 9:30 am.</p> <p>The conference program is located <a href="https://edist.eda-on.ca/imis15/CMDownload.aspx?ContentKey=c3f12fbd-67ed-4bce-872f-d3520072b0ae&ContentItemKey=55eea248-bcee-4a43-9796-b952302b6e03.">here</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YWZ7ryi2Ac8/UPRqb5lBkKI/AAAAAAAAARQ/jdr5OaDNTN0/s1600-h/image%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tlDwyOJZ-ls/UPRqdLARkOI/AAAAAAAAARY/9DOrieLTjVs/image_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="476" height="357" /></a></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:f64d5086-9d7a-475f-9ac2-a7ece566031f" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/EDIST" rel="tag">EDIST</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft" rel="tag">Microsoft</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Social+Media" rel="tag">Social Media</a></div> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-9807990738904893372013-01-02T08:10:00.001-05:002013-01-02T08:10:35.168-05:00Keeping the Windows 8 (UI) Clean<p>YAY! My article has been <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mvpawardprogram/archive/2012/12/17/mvp-monday-keeping-windows-8-ui-clean.aspx">published</a>!</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:1c014d7e-69e6-44c4-b242-bbb481bc6ec4" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Windows+8" rel="tag">Windows 8</a></div> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-20448992080995361062012-11-29T10:42:00.001-05:002012-11-29T10:42:57.905-05:00Windows Server 2012<p>I had a chance to review the Windows Server 2012 both the Hyper-V edition and the Datacenter Edition.</p> <p>I have to admit that the Win 8 Motif was a bit strange at first but then actually made things work a bit faster. You can chalk me up as a fan at this stage.</p> <p>One challenge I had with the Hyper-V server was that for some reason, it refused to acknowledge the Wireless card on my laptop.</p> <p>I remembered that wireless is a “Feature” that must be enabled in the Datacenter edition but alas, I had already removed the HyperV edition to put on Server.</p> <p>Please use the following link to download Windows Server 2012</p> <p><a href="http://aka.ms/wspromo22">Windows 2012 Download</a> ! There will be a process that allows you to receive emails to help guide you as well.</p> <p>There is a full evaluation VHD that you can download as well but it is in english only!</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:2731201a-cade-454b-bdce-51a9ab3ef2fa" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/%23Windows+2012+%23Download+%23HyperV" rel="tag">#Windows 2012 #Download #HyperV</a></div> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-65074513598779296522012-11-08T14:18:00.001-05:002012-11-08T14:18:23.337-05:00Yorkdale Microsoft Store Presentation<p>I will be presenting at the Yorkdale Microsoft <a href="http://content.microsoftstore.com/store/detail/Toronto-ON?WT.mc_id=Social_MSStore_TW">Store</a> on <strong>November 16 between the hours of 2-3 pm.</strong></p> <p>The topic of my presentation will be:</p> <p><strong>Windows 8 – the Ideal Platform for Work and Play ?</strong></p> <p>Explore Windows 8 as Winson Woo, Microsoft Integration MVP runs through scenarios where work and play collide to see how Windows 8 can truly help in both the personal and work experience.</p> <p>This will be awesome fun as I have a ton of scenarios which I will demo on my Samsung 700t slate!</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:a46fa337-30d5-46d6-8de8-e0e59d616630" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft+Store" rel="tag">Microsoft Store</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Windows+8" rel="tag">Windows 8</a></div> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-7249514882322211362012-11-07T09:10:00.001-05:002012-11-07T09:10:52.529-05:00BizTalk 2013 Beta–with Commentary !<p> </p> <p>Great news on the war of “BizTalk is dead”. <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" alt="Smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DWLiKUvGJy4/UJpr6z7CkiI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/aKUToeG14LY/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p>The radio silence banner is lifted and we can freely talk around this beta. The source of a lot of this information is on the BizTalk Server team <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/biztalk_server_team_blog/archive/2012/11/06/announcing-biztalk-server-2013-beta.aspx">blog</a>.</p> <p>The 2013 is a great replacement for the 2012 R2 naming convention and I never liked the R2 names to the products, it tended to confuse a lot of the customers. The beta is available to download <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35553">here</a>.</p> <p>Some of the more interesting features include (note commentary in <em>italics)</em>:</p> <ul> <li><b>Integration with Cloud Services</b> – BizTalk Server 2013 Beta includes new out-of-the box adapters to send and receive messages from Windows Azure Service Bus. It also provides capabilities to transfer messages to relay endpoints hosted on Azure.  - <em>This is a great move to cement the integration strategy of hybrid cloud. BizTalk provides the onsite integration, messaging and orchestration capabilities to the cloud.</em></li> <li><b>RESTful services</b> – BizTalk Server 2013 Beta provides adapters to invoke REST endpoints as well as expose BizTalk Server artifacts as a RESTful service. –<em>again a move towards a more efficient infrastructure in the cloud.</em></li> <li><b>Enhanced SharePoint adapter</b> – Integrating with SharePoint using BizTalk Server 2013 Beta is now as simple as integrating with a file share. We have removed the need for dependency on SharePoint farms, while still providing backward compatibility. </li> <li><b>SFTP adapter</b> – BizTalk Server 2013 Beta enables sending and receiving messages from an SFTP server. –<em>This was just needed <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" alt="Smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DWLiKUvGJy4/UJpr6z7CkiI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/aKUToeG14LY/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" /></em></li> <li><b>ESB Toolkit integration</b> – With BizTalk Server 2013 Beta, ESB Toolkit is now fully integrated with BizTalk Server. Also, the ESB Toolkit configuration experience is vastly simplified to enable a quick setup. </li> <li><b>Dependency tracking</b> - The dependencies between artifacts can now be viewed and navigated in Admin console </li> <li><b>Improvements in dynamic send ports</b> – BizTalk Server 2013 Beta provides the ability to set host handler per adapter, instead of always using the default send handler of the adapters. –<em>This will help yield better scalability, uptime and extensibility design. I am anxious to see if there will be inherent speed improvements here as well. </em></li> <li><b>XslCompiledTransform</b> – BizTalk Server mapping engine makes use of XslTransform API for mapping needs. With BizTalk Server 2013 Beta release, the mapping engine makes use of the enhanced XslCompiledTransform API. This will provide improvements in mapping engine performance. </li> <li><b>Ordered Send Port improvements</b> – With BizTalk Server 2013 release, we have made changes to the BizTalk runtime engine which increases the performance of ordered send port scenarios. </li> <li><b>BAM Alerts update</b> – In previous releases of BizTalk Server, BAM Alerts feature had a dependency on SSNS (SQL Server Notification Services). With the current release of SQL Server (SQL Server 2012), SSNS is no longer available. However, we have made sure your existing BAM Alerts scenario work just the same even if your backend is targeting SQL Server 2012. If your backend is SQL Server 2008 R2, you will continue to require the dependency on SSNS. –<em>This is great, not having to put in SSNS. This was always a bit awkward with customers having to install a separate component onto their SQL box that did not have SSNS.</em></li> </ul> <p>And for the HIS fans, in  HIS 2013 Beta, we have made significant improvements in the following areas:</p> <ul> <li><b>Data Integration</b> – New OLE DB Provider for Informix and new Service for DB2 DRDA. </li> <li><b>Application Integration</b> – New Transaction Integrator runtime and web configuration-based administration and deployment. </li> <li><b>Network Integration</b> – New 3270 emulator and improved Session Integrator, both with direct TN3270 connectivity.  -<em>This will be interesting, TN3270 is what most of my engagements fall back on if there were integration challenges.</em></li> <li><b>Platform Support</b> – Support for Window Server 2012, Visual Studio 2012, SQL Server 2012, BizTalk 2013 and new IBM Systems.</li> </ul> <p>I am looking forward to playing with the new BizTalk box!</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:a211fd1f-167b-4565-b18f-3c366e183ab7" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/BizTalk+2013" rel="tag">BizTalk 2013</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/BizTalk" rel="tag">BizTalk</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Azure" rel="tag">Azure</a></div> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-31428371719847563492012-10-31T16:44:00.001-04:002012-10-31T16:44:29.852-04:00Windows 8 Launch at the Yorkdale Shopping Center<p> </p> <p>This is going to be an amazing autumn! The <a href="http://content.microsoftstore.com/store/detail/Toronto-ON">store</a> will open Friday, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:00 am.</p> <p>The really fun part is at 2 pm where there is a chance to meet Wayne Gretzky and play Kinect with him. There is also a concert to see Train 5pm on Saturday!</p> <p>Yours truly has signed up to provide some presentations. More details to come!</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:0f7a11e9-ff8d-47cf-8727-da7e0f714179" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Windows+8" rel="tag">Windows 8</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft+Retail+Store" rel="tag">Microsoft Retail Store</a></div> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-75025107935768197532012-10-30T11:51:00.001-04:002012-10-30T11:51:27.161-04:00No more BizTalk MVPs ?<p>There is now a new grouping where all BizTalk MVPs, Connected Systems MVPs are now grouped together to be known as <a href="https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/communities/mvp.aspx?product=1&competency=Microsoft+Integration">Microsoft Integration MVPS</a>.</p> <p>Most BizTalk MVPs really did deal with a ton of different integration technologies already. These include:</p> <ul> <li>WCF</li> <li>WF</li> <li>Azure Service Bus/ or new name</li> <li>Windows Server AppFabric</li> <li>etc</li> </ul> <p>I do feel that this will help things out in terms of understanding of the full capabilities of what we can do.</p> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-45069044397431141032012-09-11T09:04:00.001-04:002012-09-11T09:04:25.675-04:00Awesome Free Microsoft Developer Training Kits<p> </p> <p>Great credit to Junet! <a title="http://jtabadero.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/free-microsoft-developer-training-kits/" href="http://jtabadero.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/free-microsoft-developer-training-kits/">http://jtabadero.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/free-microsoft-developer-training-kits/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34619">Hands-on labs for Windows 8</a></p> <p>A series of eight hands-on lab modules that guide you through development of Contoso Cookbook, a realistic Windows Store app that incorporates many of the key new features available in Windows 8. You’ll learn to work with Windows 8 controls, view states, contracts, tiles and notifications, the Windows Store APIs, and other Windows 8 features. Choose the version of the lab series for the programming language you prefer: JavaScript and HTML, or C# and Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML). </p> <p>Release Date: 9/10/2012 </p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29854">Windows 8 Camp in a Box</a></p> <p>This download includes the hands-on-labs, presentations, samples and resources from the Windows 8 camps. <br />The Windows 8 camps are free training events for developers ramping up on Windows Store app development. </p> <p>Release Date: 9/10/2012 </p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8396">Windows Azure Training Kit – August 2012 REFRESH Update</a></p> <p>The August 2012 REFRESH update of the Windows Azure Training Kit includes 42 hands-on labs, 15 demos and 38 presentations. Some of the updates in this version include: </p> <ul> <li>Added the Windows Azure Device + Services 1-day event agenda </li> <li>Added the Windows Azure ITProCamp 1-day event agenda </li> <li>Added 2 presentations designed for Windows Azure Mobile Services </li> <li>Added 15 Demos with Demo Scripts for content delivery</li> </ul> <p>The previous August 2012 update of the Windows Azure Training Kit includes 41 hands-on labs and 35 presentations. Some of the updates in the version include:</p> <ul> <li>Added 7 presentations specifically designed for the Windows Azure DevCamps </li> <li>Added 4 presentations for Windows Azure SQL Database, SQL Federation, Reporting, and Data Sync </li> <li>Added presentation on Security & Identity </li> <li>Added presentation on Building Scalable, Global, and Highly Available Web Apps </li> <li>Several hands-on lab bug fixes </li> <li>Added the Windows Azure DevCamp 1-day event agenda </li> <li>Updated Windows Azure Foundation Training Workshop 3-day event agenda </li> </ul> <p>Release date: 8/20/2012</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30466">Internet Explorer 10 Training Kit</a></p> <p>This training kit covers development specifics for developers who will be targeting Internet Explorer 10 in their development experience. This kit contains documentation and details on things pertinent to developing applications that target features of the Internet Explorer 10 browser.</p> <p>Release Date: 8/8/2012</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27721">SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit</a></p> <p>The SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit includes technical content designed to help you learn how to develop SQL Server 2012 database and BI solutions.</p> <p>Release date: 7/16/2012</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=14347">Identity Developer Training Kit</a></p> <p>The Identity Developer Training Kit contains hands-on labs, presentations and pointers to training videos. This page contains three versions of the Identity Developer Training Kit :</p> <ul> <li>Identity Developer Training Kit (July 2012) for Visual Studio 2012 RC </li> <li>Identity Developer Training Kit (April 2011) for Visual Studio 2010 RTM </li> <li>Identity Developer Training Kit (March 2010) for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 </li> </ul> <p>Release Date: 7/5/2012</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29843">Web Camps Training Kit</a></p> <p>Web Camps Training Kit May 2012 Release featuring ASP.NET MVC 4, ASP.NET 4.5, ASP.NET Web API, VS 11</p> <p>Release Date: 5/9/2012</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=23507">Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit</a></p> <p>Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit December 2011 Release</p> <p>Release date: 12/30/2011</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28564">Windows Phone 7.5 Training Kit</a></p> <p>Hands on Labs for the Windows Phone 7.5 Application Platform</p> <p>Release date: 12/19/2011</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27738">Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview Training Kit</a></p> <p>Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview Training Kit December 2011 Release</p> <p>Release date: 12/15/2011</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=23416">Dynamics CRM 2011 Developer Training Kit</a></p> <p>This training kit is for .NET developers to learn the development features of Dynamics CRM and help them build applications using Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 and CRM Online.</p> <p>Release Date:9/6/2011</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27152">Introduction to Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 Training Kit</a></p> <p>Introduction to Team Foundation Server 2010</p> <p>Release Date:8/22/2011</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27148">BizTalk Server 2010 Administrator Training Kit</a></p> <p>This training kit contains a complete set of materials that will enable you to learn the core administrator capabilities in BizTalk Server 2010. This kit includes lab manuals, PowerPoint presentations and videos, all designed to help you learn…</p> <p>Release Date:8/21/2011</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27151">BizTalk Server 2010 ESB Training Kit</a></p> <p>This training kit contains a complete set of materials that will enable you to learn about the ESB Toolkit in BizTalk Server 2010. This kit includes lab manuals, PowerPoint presentations and videos, all designed to help you learn about the ESB…</p> <p>Release Date:8/20/2011</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=23746">Visual Studio LightSwitch Training Kit</a></p> <p>Visual Studio LightSwitch Training Kit</p> <p>Release Date:7/28/2011</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26813">SharePoint 2010 and Windows Phone 7 Training Kit</a></p> <p>Provides developers with advanced guidance on how to develop Windows Phone 7 Applications for SharePoint.</p> <p>Release Date:7/22/2011</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=14865">BizTalk Server 2010 Developer Training Kit</a></p> <p>This training kit contains a complete set of materials that will…developer capabilities in BizTalk Server 2010. 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href="http://ligman.me/M6uqbz"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/4426.image_5F00_36E54F60.png" width="128" height="150" /></a> <br />SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit</p> <p><a href="http://ligman.me/OkBl5m"><img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-42-93-metablogapi/1373.image_5F00_44B7955B.png" width="122" height="150" /></a></p> <p>"Own Your Space--Keep Yourself and Your Stuff Safe Online" Digital Book for Teens </p> <p>Happy reading!</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:c8a09348-95f2-4e20-b9a7-f029df07169f" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft+Free+EBooks" rel="tag">Microsoft Free EBooks</a></div> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-56705474907897042072012-08-09T14:09:00.001-04:002012-08-09T14:09:00.972-04:00Learn About The Microsoft Private Cloud to Win a Trip for Two to Mexico!<p>Microsoft has released new and exciting products that will change the way IT Pros utilize Virtualization and Microsoft Private Cloud solutions.   Two products which are a part of these great changes are the newly released System Center 2012 and the soon to be released Windows Server 2012.  Both of these solutions were designed to make virtualization and extending to the private cloud simpler and much more efficient.  </p> <p>With these new changes to Infrastructure and the IT world, it’s a great time to learn about these new solutions and keep yourself and your organization ahead of the curve in terms of where technology is headed.  In fact, Microsoft has even added an incentive to learn about their Private Cloud solutions through the Skyrocket Sweepstakes!  </p> <p>Entering is easy!  All you have to do is<b> <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/canada/skyrocketsweepstakes?WT.mc_id=owned_Newsletter_EN">register</a></b>, and then download a free TechNet evaluation like Windows Server 2012 RC or System Center 2012 to get started.  Every applicable evaluation you download gives you an entry into the sweepstakes! And the best part is the more evaluations you download, the better your chances.  And what’s the prize you may ask? Oh, just a 7 day, 8 night trip for two to Cozumel, Mexico!</p> <p>The contest ends September 6<sup>th</sup> so don’t wait!  <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/canada/skyrocketsweepstakes">Register now</a>!</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:01bf6060-9c9a-4753-8f49-20968aa4d3c8" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/IT+Pro" rel="tag">IT Pro</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft" rel="tag">Microsoft</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Skyrocket+Sweepstakes" rel="tag">Skyrocket Sweepstakes</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Private+Cloud" rel="tag">Private Cloud</a></div> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-53818779508425985842012-07-26T11:14:00.001-04:002012-07-26T11:14:20.620-04:00Is BizTalk Dead ? Yet Again…<p> </p> <p>I was talking to an old customer/friend yesterday and I got the inevitable question, I heard BizTalk was dead.</p> <p>The first question out of my mouth (given that this was a friend as well as a customer) was who the heck spawned that rumor ? Did the name include the letters “I-B-M” or did the it rhyme with Moracle ?</p> <p>I was pretty hyped this morning to write up a crazy large post around this but was lucky as while looking for some good images to use, I came across this <a href="http://soa-thoughts.blogspot.ca/2012/06/future-biztalk-server-release.html">post</a> by fellow MVP Steef-Jan.</p> <p>As a summary to his great post:</p> <p>1) BizTalk is not dead. Microsoft is committed to the integration space. BizTalk may change names but an integration offering is still required and BizTalk as we know it now has a great niche and play.</p> <p>2) We have also seen that one of the next logical steps to effective cloud strategies include hybrid solutions. BizTalk is the ideal platform to integrate on premise and cloud infrastructures. This will yield at least 3 offerings</p> <ul> <li>BizTalk – on premise</li> <li>BizTalk Infrastructure as a service in the cloud</li> <li>BizTalk platform as a service in the cloud</li> </ul> <p>I hope this helps things and shame shame shame on those spreading the rumors… On a side note, I think I saw Elvis as the WPC <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" alt="Smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YC68gZcheJw/UBFezEpzp7I/AAAAAAAAAPc/UStf30jiEEM/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:502cdee8-de9e-42d5-b60e-20327ad08d65" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/BizTalk" rel="tag">BizTalk</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Azure" rel="tag">Azure</a></div> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-48733176107634924732012-06-22T08:52:00.001-04:002012-06-22T08:52:33.399-04:00Microsoft Student Partners<p>Growing up, it was hard to find someone you can trust to offer a bit of advice on what some of the stumbling blocks that you may find in your future life and career.</p> <p>Microsoft has stepped up and provided a Student Partners Site.  The <a href="https://www.microsoftstudentpartners.com">program</a> provides the following:</p> <p>“As a Microsoft Student Partner, you’ll be challenged to use your enthusiasm and knowledge to lead the technology discussion on your campus. You’ll demo the latest and greatest technologies, host events, and connect with other students and faculty to inspire them to create what’s next.”</p> <p>The most critical offerings in my opinion is:</p> <p>“Sure, you'll get access to Microsoft software, training and swag, but we think the real perks are the intangible ones. We're talking about the skills, connections and portfolio you'll build in this role. You'll get the inside scoop to our latest products and job opportunities, meet like-minded individuals from around the world, and boost your resume with invaluable real world skills.”</p> <p>From this second paragraph, I noticed that there were there were great offerings but there were little details around who would provide what connections ?</p> <p>I then noticed an email in my inbox! The MVPs were asked to provide mentoring to the students.</p> <p>This is one of the best areas where I hope contribute as much as I can as I believe that this will help drive the wave of the future.</p> <p>If there are comments around how to best help the students, I would be happy to provide review and post!</p> <p>Thanks and please see how you can help this program!</p> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-11146785680477674482012-05-08T09:42:00.001-04:002012-05-08T09:42:57.623-04:00Microsoft rename of services<p> </p> <p>I came across this thread <a title="http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-renames-azure-services" href="http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-renames-azure-services">http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-renames-azure-services</a> from my MVP emails and saw that there seems to be some rebranding by the marketing teams.</p> <p>The most important table is :</p> <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Prior Service Name</strong></p> </td> <td> <p><strong>New Service Name</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Windows Azure Compute</p> </td> <td> <p>Cloud Services</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Windows Azure Platform - All Services</p> </td> <td> <p>All Services</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Windows Azure CDN</p> </td> <td> <p>CDN</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Windows Azure Storage</p> </td> <td> <p>Storage</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Windows Azure Traffic Manager</p> </td> <td> <p>Traffic Manager</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Windows Azure Virtual Network</p> </td> <td> <p>Virtual Network</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>AppFabric Cache</p> </td> <td> <p>Cache</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>AppFabric Service Bus</p> </td> <td> <p>Service Bus</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>AppFabric Access Control</p> </td> <td> <p>Access Control</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>SQL Azure</p> </td> <td> <p>SQL Database</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>SQL Azure Reporting Service</p> </td> <td> <p>SQL Reporting</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p> </p> <p>While we can see these are only billing name changes, I do hope that some of these propagate  to the actual marketing materials that we use and consume.</p> <p>I for one am kind of sick of trying to explain the difference between Azure Appfabric and Windows Server Appfabric!</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:33725a27-09cb-4cf7-b674-93b540c882fa" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/appfabric" rel="tag">appfabric</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/azure" rel="tag">azure</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/microsoft" rel="tag">microsoft</a></div> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-65122180530978525102012-05-01T14:46:00.001-04:002012-05-01T14:46:27.189-04:00Free Book! Expires Tonight!<p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.apress.com/events/metrorevealed">http://www.apress.com/events/metrorevealed</a></p> <p>Apress is offering a free alpha ebook version of their upcoming title <b><i>Metro Revealed: Building Windows 8 apps with HTML5 and JavaScript</i></b>.  If you’re interested in getting the ebook, you need to go to the link and put in the code <b>MET12</b> by midnight tonight (not sure which timezone) in order to get the ebook for free.</p> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-21537453088098489302012-04-04T17:18:00.001-04:002012-04-04T17:18:01.389-04:00Renewed for my MVP<p>I wanted to take the time to thank everyone for their support and for my 7th year award of the BizTalk MVP.</p> <p>I will try to provide more posts and share my experiences more as I continue to build up the Microsoft Practice at Online Business Systems.</p> <p>Thank you all!</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:c19bfe6e-49f3-44c9-aa32-8e2d8db15109" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/MVP" rel="tag">MVP</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/BizTalk" rel="tag">BizTalk</a></div> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-79083072895477038102012-03-25T20:02:00.001-04:002012-03-25T20:02:52.248-04:00What is Software Assurance ?<p>Working in the industry for so long, I sometimes even forget the deeper details of what I pitch. With almost every engagement through numerous customers, I have always recommended Software Assurance or “SA” with their volume licensing quote/budgeting cycle.</p> <p>I usually head over to the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/default.aspx">Microsoft</a> site to dig up further details. I was super happy to find the following videos:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/global/licensing/RichMedia/softwareassurance/learn-the-basics.asx">The Basics</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/global/licensing/RichMedia/softwareassurance/whats-included.asx">What is included</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/global/licensing/RichMedia/softwareassurance/get-started-now.asx">Getting Started</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/media/Software_Assurance_Planning_Services.asx">Planning Services</a></li> </ul> <p>In the past, I always loved the idea that if there were new software versions, you were automatically “trued up” to them, however, now a days SA includes so much more!</p> <p>These are now the new offerings in SA:</p> <p>Some of the new products:</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/mdop.aspx">Reduce costs, streamline management with MDOP </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/new-version-rights.aspx">Stay current with New Product Versions</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/windows7.aspx">Enhance security with Windows 7 Enterprise</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/mdop.aspx">Streamline desktop management with MDOP</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/step-up-license-availability.aspx">Save with Step-up Licensing</a></p> </li> </ul> <p>Support & Training</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/support.aspx">Get help with 24x7 phone and web support</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/e-learning.aspx">Ready employees with online training</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/training-vouchers.aspx">Build technical skills with classroom training</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/home-use-program.aspx">Accelerate employee readiness through Home Use</a></p> </li> </ul> <p>Deployment</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/planning-services-overview.aspx">Get help with Deployment Planning Services</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/technet-benefits.aspx">Evaluate new software through TechNet</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/office-multi-language-pack.aspx">Support Multiple Languages </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/windows-virtualization.aspx">Go virtual with Windows VDA </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/office-roaming.aspx">Enjoy new roaming use rights for Office</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/license-mobility.aspx">License Mobility through Software Assurance</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/windows-thin-pc.aspx">Repurpose PCs for VDI with Windows Thin PC</a></p> </li> </ul> <p>Specialized Benefits</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/spread-payments.aspx">Reduce up-front costs through Spread Payments </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/cold-backup.aspx">Speed disaster recovery with Cold Backups</a></p> </li> </ul> <p>The following table also describes the Benefit Manager associated with the specific service:</p> <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="20%"> <p><b>Activity</b></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="47%"> <p><b>SA Benefit</b></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="32%"> <p><b>Benefit Manager</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"> <p>Deployment</p> </td> <td width="47%"> <p>· Packaged Services for Deployment Planning </p> <p>· Home Use Program</p> </td> <td width="32%"> <p>· IT Project Manager </p> <p>· HR Manager</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"> <p>Training</p> </td> <td width="47%"> <p>· Training Vouchers </p> <p>· E-Learning</p> </td> <td width="32%"> <p>· IT or HR Manager </p> <p>· IT End-user Support, HR, or Line-of-business Manager</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"> <p>Support</p> </td> <td width="47%"> <p>· 24x7 Problem Resolution Support </p> <p>· TechNet Benefits through Software Assurance</p> </td> <td width="32%"> <p>· IT Support Manager </p> <p>· IT Managers</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p>One of the other great things to provide to your customers in the <a href="http://idcdocserv.com/229274_IDC">IDC Whitepaper on the Business Value of MS SA</a>.</p> <p>Some key statistics from this whitepaper include:</p> <ul> <li>Standardizing on a single version of desktop and server operating systems and Office reduced IT labor costs by 30–35%</li> <li>Management solutions such as MDOP reduced desktop downtime by 40% and help desk–related issues by 44%.</li> <li>Planning services support lowered the costs for program management for desktop deployment by 36%.</li> <li>Providing copies of software to users as part of the Home Use Program in dvance of new software deployments reduced the service desk calls associated <br />with the deployment by 19%.</li> </ul> <p> Home use also lowered user training costs by 9%. <br /> Using the training vouchers and elearning programs reduced IT annual training costs for software by 45%. <br /> In addition to IT labor optimization, users benefited from software standardization and the Home Use Program, reducing their downtime and help desk issues and training time. In total, users lowered their nonproductive time by 39%. <br />Combined, these benefits lower the average annual per-user costs to manage desktops, servers delivering user applications, and Office by $353. This means that the annual cost for IT labor for an average company goes from $1,061 to $708 per user.</p> <p>Those are some great stats to help support your business case!</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:9ed03637-bbc3-4399-a5f6-1195cc34ae60" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Software+Assurance" rel="tag">Software Assurance</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Licensing" rel="tag">Licensing</a></div> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-56057868371661598892012-03-23T20:41:00.001-04:002012-03-23T20:41:54.858-04:00An Overview of Complex Event Processing (CEP)<p><strong>What is CEP?</strong></p> <p>CEP is typical queries run against data residing in a relational database. These queries could target recent data, such as customer transactions, or it could be older data that has been aggregated in a data warehouse. If you have a requirement to query data within milliseconds after it is generated, then you have a challenge. With such low latency requirements, it is just not feasible to use traditional methods like inserting the data into a database and then querying it. CEP solves this challenge d by providing tools to query streams of the data as the data is being generated. Where does the complexity come into play? As you will see in the example below, a single piece of data may not mean anything. But in the context of data from other events or sources, it is possible to create event driven applications that keep enterprises informed of significant events as they happen.</p> <p><strong>Examples of CEP</strong></p> <p>The first example we will look at shows how multiple events in a very short time could indicate a serious problem.</p> <p>Imagine a car that has various sensors which generate data on a continuous basis. Let’s consider just three sources of data:</p> <ol> <li>The speed of the vehicle. </li> <li>The air pressure in each tire. </li> <li>Whether someone is sitting in the driver’s seat.</li> </ol> <p>Data from a slow leak may be indicated by dropping tire pressure over a period of hours. But a tire blowout could be indicated by a rapid reduction in tire pressure over a short period of time. If there was a tire blowout and that event was accompanied by data indicating a rapid decrease in vehicle speed, it could indicate that the driver needs help. But if an additional event occurred simultaneously, indicating that the driver was no longer in his seat, this could indicate a serious accident.</p> <p>Another example is fraud detection. Historically, health insurance fraud detection has been a manual process. In-house auditing processes reveal potentially fraudulent claims. There’s no guarantee that if fraud is detected, an insurance company will be able to retrieve their lost money. The effort might prove too costly to be worth it and this means the expense could be passed on to the other policy holder in higher premiums. In the end, the company may only have a new case of “what to look out for.” What if insurance fraud could be detected in real-time? As claims are entered, CEP could be used to identify fraud based on patterns used by manual auditing processes. This could provide streamlined fraud detection and cost savings simply by catching fraudulent claims before they are processed.</p> <p><a href="http://ig.obsglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/BrianPeasey-screenshot2.png"><img title="CEP" alt="" src="http://ig.obsglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/BrianPeasey-screenshot2-300x218.png" width="300" height="218" /></a></p> <p>Business Activity Monitoring and Complex Event Processing: Fraud Detection</p> <p><strong>Industries using CEP</strong></p> <p>The Financial industry may have been the first adopters of CEP. The importance of knowing – in real-time – changes and trends in the financial markets, drove the need for CEP solutions. Professional traders need to know what is happening as soon as possible after events occur. CEP enables and allows this, and facilitates systems to respond automatically to events in order to protect or take advantage of financial events.</p> <p>Oil and Gas is another industry that relies on CEP. With huge amounts of data coming in from operations, continuous intelligence is required. The data sources can vary from torque and rpm data coming from drilling rigs to sensors along the pipelines. Expensive resources like heavy equipment can be monitored for engine and drive train problems. Decisions on the best course of action can be made before equipment failure occurs.</p> <p>Another area is clickstream analysis. CEP allows real-time analysis of user activity to help drive site layout and respond with appropriate advertising to the user based on their activity on the website. In the past, clickstream data was saved to a database to be analyzed and then when (or if) a user returned to the website a few days later, actions were taken to customize the site’s layout and advertising. A little too late if you were looking to order pizza online during your first visit.</p> <p><strong>CEP Vendors</strong></p> <p>With the release of SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft introduced StreamInsight which utilizes .Net with LINQ technologies. The MSDN website provides ample information in the form of videos, whitepapers and working .Net projects.  There are many other vendors; some of them have a longer history than others.</p> <p><strong>Final Thoughts</strong></p> <p>With large development vendors like Microsoft adding CEP tools to their offerings, the ability to create event driven applications that address these unique requirements are now within reach of every IT department. The challenge is to know what exactly you are looking for in your data streams</p> <p><strong>Next Steps</strong></p> <p>Take a look at the following websites. They are great resources for getting to know more about Complex Event Processing:</p> <ol> <li>A great portal for all things CEP – <a href="http://www.complexevents.com/">http://www.complexevents.com</a></li> <li>Microsoft’s StreamInsight – <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/solutions-technologies/business-intelligence/complex-event-processing.aspx">http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/solutions-technologies/business-intelligence/complex-event-processing.aspx</a></li> </ol> <p> </p> <p>The following post was originally done by my colleague Brain Peasey.</p> <p>Brian has been working as a Database Analyst with Online Business Systems since 2008. He has over a decade of database development and administration experience in various industries and has worked on numerous platforms. Brian enjoys supporting clients and development teams in their database needs and regularly attends conferences to stay current in his field.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:b8a997ab-fc9a-45c1-b2d1-d886384b3671" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/CEP" rel="tag">CEP</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/SQL+Server" rel="tag">SQL Server</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/BI" rel="tag">BI</a></div> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-56774171097184727422012-03-15T15:52:00.001-04:002012-03-15T15:52:22.590-04:00Tell Microsoft How They’re Doing!<p>Every fall and spring, a survey goes out to a few hundred thousand IT folk in Canada asking what they think of Microsoft as a company. The information they get from this survey helps them understand what problems and issues you’re facing and how they can do better. The team at Microsoft Canada takes the input they get from this survey very seriously.</p> <p>Now I don’t know who of you will get the survey and who won’t but if you do find an email in your inbox from <b>"Microsoft Feedback” </b>with an email address of “<a href="mailto:feedback@e-mail.microsoft.com"><b> feedback@e-mail.microsoft.com</b></a> ” and a subject line <b>“Help Microsoft Focus on Customers and Partners” </b>from now until April 13th — it’s not a hoax or phishing email. Please open it and take a few minutes to tell them what you think.</p> <p>This is your chance to get your voice heard: If they’re doing well, feel free to pile on the kudos (they love positive feedback!) and if you see areas they can improve, please point them out so they can make adjustments (they also love constructive criticism!).</p> <p>The Microsoft team would like to thank you for all your feedback in the past — to those of you who have filled out the survey and sent them emails. Thank you to all who engage with them in so many different ways through events, the blogs, online and in person. You are why they do what they do and they feel lucky to work with such a great community!</p> <p>One last thing - even if you don’t get the survey you can always give the team feedback by emailing us directly through the <a href="mailto:CDN-ITPro-Feedback@microsoft.com"><b>Microsoft Canada IT Pro Feedback email address</b></a> . </p> <p>They want to make sure they are serving you in the best possible way. Tell them what you want more of. What should they do less of or stop altogether? How can they help? Do you want <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_cowbell"><b>more cowbell</b></a> ? Let them know through the survey or the email alias. They love hearing from you!</p> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-35993100648757794122012-03-15T15:50:00.001-04:002012-05-15T11:32:49.776-04:00Microsoft Cloud Computing<p>A lot of you emailed me asking for more info on what Cloud Computing is, including the distinction between "Public Cloud" and "Private Cloud". I want to address these questions and help you get started. Let's begin with a brief set of definitions and some places to find more info; however, an excellent place where you can always learn more about Cloud Computing is the <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e174eded8e397dfb83bc9fb71aa9b3f265d0d8b99e8419919f8063851f3988b1499&ocid=nlc-c-ca-loc--40210">Microsoft Virtual Academy</a>. <br /><a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e17e16e5aa4a9bed2b0c2a8d3f148b314c74d054310c5e1113291fc84e5b526c970&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Public Cloud computing</a> means that the infrastructure to run and manage the applications users are taking advantage of is run by someone else and not you. In other words, you do not buy the hardware or software to run your email or other services being used in your organization – that is done by someone else. Users simply connect to these services from their computers and you pay a monthly subscription fee for each user that is taking advantage of the service. Examples of Public Cloud services include <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e17d4b0abfaabb873a2c194533ecf7a111b8ebcd3b60f55bbf646aa560de2b587fc&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Office 365</a>, <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e175e423553ad3c0f873ce7edc4ae47298981ba39306a8016f5117b81ea685141d9&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Windows Intune</a>, <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e17e4269397d12d8a5e3e8655671a4a9b703e66e571bba06bc2b25fdabf45a991f6&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online</a>, <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e178fdc58696372541f829f4c1f4f664727bae347633b2b530199738c49a8530fd7&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Hotmail</a>, and others. <br /><a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e171b4ddadbe85a5d2bc80b4664ea01dc428eb83f9489ee2255b64193f46e8379cf&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Private Cloud</a> computing generally means that the hardware and software to run services used by your organization is run on your premises, with the ability for business groups to self-provision the services they need based on rules established by the IT department. Generally, Private Cloud implementations today are found in larger organizations but they are also viable for small and medium-sized businesses since they generally allow an automation of services and reduction in IT workloads when properly implemented. Having the right management tools, like <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e178fdc58696372541f829f4c1f4f664727bae347633b2b530199738c49a8530fd7&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">System Center 2012</a>, to implement and operate Private Cloud is important in order to be successful. <br />So – how do you get started? The first step is to determine what makes the most sense to your organization. The nice thing is that you do not need to pick Public or Private Cloud – you can use elements of both where it makes sense for your business – the choice is yours. When you are ready to try and purchase Public Cloud technologies, the <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e177a3c34c6da682e264b7e6043ce91fff77a2bc3a36b86e12f08cd7b241ab33078&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Microsoft Volume Licensing web site</a> is a good place to find links to each of the online services. In particular, if you are interested in a trial for each service, you can visit the following pages: <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e170db760a6dc89696673fbc01dd3759f24254bd6f21e39a168b074d6e0300a98a9&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Office 365</a>, <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e175faa91bbbee9ef5117cb9ca29ef8d86581fee784a6f1e905d2138edf03c426c2&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">CRM Online</a>, <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e170aecf60e6fb5f420eb3194191d3059af8d96d1d85d487fa6e334adb8cb227512&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Windows Intune</a>, and <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e1764f769aed4506dbd4be0fc6c0ca2196f819c6f0bbf67c00cf916e7d294067e6f&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Windows Azure</a>. <br />For Private Cloud technologies, start with some of the courses on <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e174eded8e397dfb83bc9fb71aa9b3f265d0d8b99e8419919f8063851f3988b1499&ocid=nlc-c-ca-loc--40210">Microsoft Virtual Academy</a> and then <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e17e4860c40360a80c292ab77bf1da27984c4709173318be688b807ee301ba8177a&ocid=nlc-c-ca-loc--40210">download and install the Microsoft Private Cloud technologies</a> including Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and System Center 2012 in your own environment and take it for a spin. Also, keep up to date with the <a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e170866dcc178d07370bd02b81fc96869cf7ef1a4906e5a3eba3f60158900bb54d5&ocid=nlc-c-ca-loc--40210">Canadian IT Pro blog</a> to learn about events Microsoft is delivering such as the IT Virtualization Boot Camps and more to get you started with these technologies hands on. <br />Finally, I want to ask for your help to allow the team at Microsoft to continue to provide you what you need. Twice a year through something we call "The Global Relationship Study" – they reach out and contact you to see how they're doing and what Microsoft could do better. If you get an email from "Microsoft Feedback" with the subject line "Help Microsoft Focus on Customers and Partners" between March 5th and April 13th, please take a little time to tell them what you think. </p> <h5>Cloud Computing Resources: </h5> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lOu8jMvvjPk/T2JIAL8RT-I/AAAAAAAAAKQ/Z7eIxgi3Lsk/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B3%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image001" border="0" alt="clip_image001" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dOtNNuY_410/T2JIF_PBqEI/AAAAAAAAAKY/U7RZxyunwbM/clip_image001_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="244" height="9" /></a></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e178cd6347daeb6b7b0d5e8959d449ccf8c52ef51fd77b322be39a709fee6b8ab93&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210"><b>Microsoft Server and Cloud Computing site</b></a> – information on Microsoft's overall cloud strategy and products. </li> <li><a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e17812d26d1b055781cd1f18678cd51759a9364dd567c509e3d01398769ba20ac6f&ocid=nlc-c-ca-loc--40210"><b>Microsoft Virtual Academy</b></a> – for free online training to help improve your IT skillset. </li> <li><a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e177d2c90606b453f076a3bef1d521c10d0ff177b338c1ab83cd48789c5867d0ede&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210"><b>Office 365 Trial/Info page</b></a> – get more information or try it out for yourself. </li> <li><a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e17ccb142bebb3297bdab946fb7415e9afb34ba7c2cb4f47c0d7f72df9e7afade40&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210"><b>Office 365 Videos</b></a> – see how businesses like yours have used Office 365 to transition to the cloud. </li> <li><a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e17242899786d13ca2e8450fb8b30ff894c2f2eba8ea28b48ae4ddac7e1c3ecdfbc&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210"><b>Windows Intune Trial/Info</b></a> – get more information or try it out for yourself. </li> <li><a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=a4e17d199ab16e17e4269397d12d8a5e3e8655671a4a9b703e66e571bba06bc2b25fdabf45a991f6&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210"><b>Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online page</b></a> – information on trying and licensing Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online. </li> </ul> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:0132d788-aa65-485b-baa3-c9d5acb5b099" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Cloud+Computing" rel="tag">Cloud Computing</a></div>Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-36184061132989089062012-03-15T15:47:00.001-04:002012-03-15T15:47:15.086-04:00Microsoft Software Licensing<p>Figuring out which software licensing options best suit your needs while being cost-effective can be confusing. Some businesses end up making their purchases through retail stores which means they miss out on volume licensing opportunities and others may unknowingly be using unlicensed software which means their business may be at risk. So let me help you make the best decision for your situation. </p> <p><b>You may want to review this </b><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/cdnitmanagers/archive/2012/01/10/back-to-the-basics-with-microsoft-software-licensing-options.aspx?ocid=nlc-c-ca-loc--40210"><b>blog post that lays out licensing basics</b></a><b> for any organization that needs to license software for more than 5 or less than 250 devices or users.</b> It details the different ways you can buy a license and what choices are available for volume licensing, which can give you pricing advantages and provide flexible options for your business. </p> <p>As technology evolves and more organizations move to online services such as <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/online-services/default.aspx#tab=1?WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Microsoft Office 365</a>, <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/online-services/default.aspx#tab=2?WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online</a>, <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/online-services/default.aspx#tab=3?WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Windows Azure Platform</a>, <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/online-services/default.aspx#tab=4?WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Windows Intune</a> and <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/online-services/default.aspx#tab=5?WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">others</a>, it’s important to understand how to purchase, activate and use online service subscriptions to get the most out of your investment. Once purchased through a <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/online-services/how-to-buy.aspx#tab=1?WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">volume licensing agreement</a> or the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/online/buy.aspx?WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Microsoft Online Subscription Program</a>, these services can be managed through web portals:</p> <p>· <a href="https://mocp.microsoftonline.com/site?WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Online Services Customer Portal</a> (Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Intune)</p> <p>· <a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156870&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Dynamics CRM Online Customer Portal</a> (Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online)</p> <p>· <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/http:/www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/account/?WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210/account/">Windows Azure Customer Portal</a> (Windows Azure Platform)</p> <p>· <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/servicecenter/?WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210">Volume Licensing Service Center</a> (other services)</p> <p><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/cdnitmanagers/archive/2012/01/23/licensing-software-in-the-cloud.aspx?ocid=nlc-c-ca-loc--40210">Learn more >></a></p> <p>Licensing Resources:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=9d6c5a779dc378b17ebe7a170128ddc084901d7eff7f281ac7910ec3c5a70208ac44956108aaf377&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210"><b>The SMB How to Buy Portal</b></a> – receive clear purchasing and licensing information that is easy to understand in order to help facilitate quick decision making. </li> <li><a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=9d6c5a779dc378b1db17f7ac3f9f37f9ccf78cd3613efd9cf9c632ac27f797de5b75c033469919ae&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210"><b>Microsoft License Advisor (MLA)</b></a> – Use MLA to research Microsoft Volume Licensing products, programs and pricing. </li> <li><a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=9d6c5a779dc378b16f260340ba273a6b7b1ce4043256bebf64ea9b2ded771d67af9deed1f7156a11&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210"><b>Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC)</b></a> – Already have a volume License? Use the VLSC to get you easy access to all your licensing information in one location. </li> <li><a href="http://microsoft.com/licensing/online-services/default.aspx?WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210"><b>Online Services</b></a> – licensing information for off-premise options.</li> <li><a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=9d6c5a779dc378b19a9fecae89a4505fe3fdf330c7311d3453cc39f83175eee1d4b6460a5fb45694&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210"><b>Windows 7 Comparison:</b></a> – Compare versions of Windows and find out which one is right for you. </li> <li><a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=9d6c5a779dc378b1f050f6e06fe3bb059d045bbf318b8e05cac8f8198e8a38db9bd0a5ce6148974c&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210"><b>Office 2010 Comparison:</b></a> – Find out which Office suite is right for you.</li> <li><a href="http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=9d6c5a779dc378b1189af6526db30a9128eb8fe461aec4c223e6e2adf813f18990f753b04c7987da&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210"><b>Licensing FAQs</b></a> – Frequently Asked Questions About Product Licensing.</li> </ul> <p><b>Additional Resources You May Find Useful:</b></p> <p>· <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/evalcenter/default.aspx?ocid=eml-c-ca-loc--&WT.mc_id=nlc-c-ca-loc--40210"><b>TechNet Evaluation Center </b></a> <br />Try some of our latest Microsoft products For free, Like System Center 2012 Pre-Release Products, and evaluate them before you buy.</p> <p>· <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/default?ocid=eml-c-ca-loc--&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210"><b>Springboard Series</b></a> <br />Your destination for technical resources, free tools and expert guidance to ease the deployment and management of your Windows-based client infrastructure.   </p> <p>· <a href="http://www.align-it.ca/contentlibrary/blogs/alignit-manager-tech-talk-series.aspx?WT.mc_id=eml-n-ca-loc--&WT.mc_id=nlc-n-ca-loc--40210"><b>AlignIT Manager Tech Talk Series</b></a> <br />A monthly streamed video series with a range of topics for both infrastructure and development managers.  Ask questions and participate real-time or watch the on-demand recording.</p> <p> </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:c1889036-bfbe-468e-bedc-1760e8197ac0" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft+Licensing" rel="tag">Microsoft Licensing</a></div> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942517206565456722.post-86498105617792255842012-03-12T11:38:00.001-04:002012-03-12T11:38:30.952-04:00WPC2012–Deepak Chopra<p>Deepak Chopra, MD, FACP, the internationally renowned physician and author, and thought leader of the mind-body-spirit movement will be the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2012 <strong>guest speaker</strong>! The <em>Wall Street Journal</em> called his business book, <em>The Soul of Leadership</em>, one of the five best business titles of 2011. </p> <p>Pretty cool. I read a few of his books and it will definitely be one of the highlights of WPC2012.</p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="174"> <p><img src="https://www.ustechsregister.com/store/file.axd?EV=6206&file=Canada-DeepakChopra.jpg" /></p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><b>COME HEAR INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED DEEPAK CHOPRA SPEAK AT WPC!</b> <br />Don't miss this inspirational opportunity to hear one of the foremost leaders of the mind-body-spirit movement. <br />Register early and <strong>save $300US</strong> on an All-Access Event Pass. <br /><a href="http://www.digitalwpc.com/Registration/Pages/Registration.aspx#fbid=5Ytxgonxicr"><img border="0" src="https://www.ustechsregister.com/store/file.axd?EV=6206&file=Campaign-RegisterButton.png" /></a></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:1584d5c3-7aeb-45b1-a79b-ed4502a4193e" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/WPC2012" rel="tag">WPC2012</a></div> Winson Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14052585670154395265noreply@blogger.com0