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How Surface changed my thinking… and helped my shoulder
I travel heavy. When going through airport security it is not uncommon for me to pull three or four laptops out of two laptop bags. In addition to that I will have external hard drives, a plethora of cables, and all sorts of other junk. It has resulted in very strong – albeit often aching…
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Virtual Launch Event for the new Office 365 for business
Office arrives in the cloud on Feb. 27th! Virtual Launch Event for the new Office 365 for business. Date Wednesday, February 27th 8 am PDT and 5 pm PDT Why Attend? Learn how the new Office 365 can help people do their best work in a world of devices and services Hear customers talk about…
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Passwords Revisited… a post from a fellow MVP
Many of you know that I am a fanatic about changing passwords and password complexity. I have written time and again about the subject. (See Pass the Word…) I am also a big hater of what my friend Dana Epp refers to as ‘Security Theatre.’ I have often berated people at Rogers, AT&T, and a…
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A Tour of the Surface Pro with Tom’s Hardware
On the day that Microsoft released the Surface Pro I sat down with Alex Davies from Tom’s Hardware (www.tomshardware.com) and gave him a little tour of the device. He recorded it and that recording went live on Monday. Check it out and let me know what you think! –MDG http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Microsoft-Surface-Pro-Hands-on-Demo,21030.html
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Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro: It’s Here!
For most of the months of October through December, while I was on tour talking about Windows 8, the new Office 2013 & Office 365, and Windows Server 2012 the most common question I heard was not about any of these products… it was something like ‘So where’s your Surface? Why don’t you have a…
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Want to be an MCT? Start Here!
I had a conversation this week with someone who was asking me about becoming an MCT. I know I am a good presenter, and I know my stuff… what do I need to do to become a Microsoft Certified Trainer? Becoming a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) was, for me, a turning point in my career. …
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Windows 8: Client Hyper-V and Why It Matters
In December I sat down with Kevin Remde, Technical Evangelist with Microsoft USA, to discuss how Windows 8 now includes Microsoft Hyper-V. It is a great conversation about why you might want to use the power of Hyper-V virtualization on the desktop, what is required, and how to get started. I invite you to watch…
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My First Surface Article
Ok, so maybe it is not my first article on Microsoft Surface, but it is the first article that I am writing from one. A friend here was kind enough to loan me one for a few weeks, and even though my EliteBook is within arm’s reach I decided to spend my morning on this…
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System Center VMM Supported Hosts
When I was asked in class recently what type of virtualization hosts are supported by System Center 2012 though Virtual Machine Manager I readily answered off the top of my head. Unfortunately one of my students went on-line to search for confirmation of this, and came up with a TechNet article that gave a conflicting…
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Failover Clustering: Let’s spread the Hyper-V love across hosts!
This article was originally published on the Canadian IT Pro Connection. Some veteran IT Pros hear the term ‘Microsoft Clustering’ and their hearts start racing. That’s because once upon a time Microsoft Cluster Services was very difficult and complicated. In Windows Server 2008 it became much easier, and in Windows Server 2012 it is now…
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iSCSI Storage in Windows Server 2012
Storage is one of the most important aspects of our IT infrastructure. In this day and age of virtualization it is even more important because our entire server infrastructure may be stored on a limited set of devices. Of course that is a lot easier said than done, especially for smaller companies with limited IT…
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Shared Nothing Live Migration: Goodbye Shared Storage?
This article was originally written for the Canadian IT Pro Connection. Many smaller companies and individuals with home labs see shared storage – usually a SAN (Storage Area Network) device as the impediment to Live Migration. In April of 2011 Microsoft released the iSCSI Software Target 3.3 as a free (and supported) download. At the…
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Vacation Time!
Dear friends, colleagues, and loyal followers. I want to thank you for visiting The World According to Mitch. It is because of you that I have been able to achieve the incredible successes I have over the past year. Since returning from vacation last January I have posted over 250 articles in this space. Granted,…
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