MDG NOTE: After this note (in bold & blue and somewhat long-winded) there is nothing within this post that I wrote, but I agree with it and as a virtualization expert find it interesting, and mandatory reading for virtualization administrators and IT Pros considering virtualization as a solution...
As many of you know I spend a lot of time working in, consulting with, and teaching virtualization. Because I am such a strong believer in certifications I was proud of the three virtualization certs I previously held – two Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certs and one VMware-centric...
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Mitch Garvis
on 05-03-2010
Filed under: MIcrosoft, Beta, VMM, SCVMM, Virtualization, Virtual PC, Windows, IT Pro, Microsoft Learning, Article, Server, Operating System, Certifications, Certificates, Exams, Learning, Server 2008 R2, Server Core, VMware, hyper-v, Infrastructure
I can hardly believe it has been nearly a year since I sat down to speak with Stephen Ibaraki. Stephen is a very well respected professional, a past-president of the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS), Advisor to Chair of Culminis (now GITCA), and a 44-year-veteran of the technology...
I got a frantic call from a friend this morning. ‘I installed Windows 7 last night; When I checked my System Rating the Windows Experience Index was 5.9, and now it’s only 4.1! Why is my system slower?’ This is not the first time I have gotten this question, and indeed noticed the...
Posted to
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on 06-18-2009
Filed under: Performance, Windows 7, Moore's Law, Rating, Windows, Experience Index, IT Pro
If you do not live in the Greater Toronto Area, or say between here and Niagara, this is probably not for you. However if you can get to Oakville next Tuesday and are interested in IT then this session is for you! **Special Event** Seminar with World Renowned Security Expert Kai Axford Sheridan...
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on 05-21-2009
Filed under: ITPro Toronto, Windows 7, IT Pro, Windows Home Server, Security, Kai Axford
I am a member of a private community of Microsoft Certified Trainers on a well known networking site. In the last couple of days one of my colleagues complained that his students were passing their exams by using Brain Dumps, and that these tools diminished the value of the certifications. ...
Posted to
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on 03-19-2009
Filed under: IT Pro, Microsoft Learning, Article, Education, Certifications, Cert Security, Certificates, Exams, Learning, Scams, brain dumps, CertGuard, Professionalism
You never know who you are going to meet at a user group meeting. Last Tuesday evening the IT Professionals Community of Greater Toronto hosted its monthly event at the University of Toronto. It was great to see so many new faces at the meeting, and I was happy to meet most of them. I count...
Tuesday evening was the inaugural meeting of the IT Professionals Community of Greater Toronto ( www.itprotoronto.ca ). The event was hosted at Nexient in Mississauga. The evening's presentation was entitled ' Virtualization Fever... Catch It! ' Although the main focus of the...