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A Response to VMware’s ‘Get the Facts’ page comparing vSphere to Hyper-V & System Center
For the sake of full disclosure, in case you did not know, I am not only a Microsoft MVP, I am also a Virtual Partner Technology Advisor for Microsoft Canada, and work very closely with that company’s Evangelism Team. I hold most major IT-Pro focused certifications from Microsoft Learning that come close to pertaining to…
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Managing Your SMB-IT Without Server
You have a small business. You have been running Windows Small Business Server 2003 for six years, and you know that it is time to retire it. The question is, what should replace it? Before you make any definitive decisions, why not review what you need your server to do: File Server Mail Server Internet…
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An Instant Windows 8 Convert
Ever since I showed my teenage son Windows 8 he hasn’t stopped talking about it. Combine that with two factors – his old Dell laptop is falling apart, and he just graduated Grade 8 and is going into high school in the fall – and I decided to give him a surprise today. Theresa and…
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Hyper-V on the Client: How to install the hypervisor on Windows 8
For four years people have known me as the Hyper-V guy, and of course my interest in Microsoft virtualization dates back to 2004. However I am also known as a Windows client guy – my MVP Award category is Windows Expert (IT Pro). So what could be better than combining the two? Microsoft has given…
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Refreshing Options in Windows 8
I love cleaning out my PC. When I can reimage and start from scratch I am a happy man. Why? Everything runs smoother. It is, in many ways, the same as getting your car washed and detailed. It is a known fact that cleaner cars run better than dirty ones. In reality, as we use…
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TrainSignal: Tooting the horn a little
I was a VMware Certified Professional for nearly a year when it was announced that current VCPs would have a six month window to upgrade their certification to VCP5 without having to take the required class. I took the class once, and it was a great one, but I had no interest in doing it…
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To be, or not to be: If you are IT it is not your decision!
I made what I thought was a reasonably innocuous statement in front of an audience a few months ago, and couldn’t believe the pushback I got. Our job as the IT providers – whether as in-house providers or as contractors – is not to make decisions. In fact, people are often amazed by how few…
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Windows Experience Index… Sorry Boot from VHD lovers, you’re out of luck!
In my earlier article I was gushing about just how fast Windows 8 runs on my laptop. Unfortunately you are going to have to take my word for it, because the simplest way to quantify it – the Windows Experience Rating – is not available to me. It seems that Windows blocks the ability to…
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Radio Mitch?
The first time i was ever interviewed on the radio about technology dates back to when I was a teenager working at Compucentre in Montreal, and a couple of us were invited to be interviewed on Montreal’s CJAD 800 by Peter Anthony Holder. I was hooked. I ended up with my own show on Dawson…
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MCSE Private Cloud… Not easy, but valuable!
This morning before I started teaching I came into the training centre early to sit an exam. It is not the ideal way to take exams – I showed up at 7:30, knowing I had to start teaching at 9:00 – but sometimes it is the only way that you can make it work, and…
The World According to Mitch
The day to day ramblings of an IT Professional (and so much more…)
The World According to Mitch 