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Archive for October, 2008
Some Good Windows Azure Videos
Oct 27th
Some good videos came out today about Windows Azure. I’m linking them here as a good single-page way to get a quick (haha… ok, several hours) understanding of what Azure is all about.
Program Manager Steve Marx gives a great 35 minute overview of what Windows Azure means for developers Steve Marx: Windows Azure for Developers
Next on the list, is a 40-minute video of Manuvir Das, Director in the Windows Azure team introducing Windows Azure. Lots of good architecture stuff in this video. Manuvir Das: Introducing Windows Azure
Diving a bit into more of the individual Azure services, Technical Fellow John Shewchuk More >
What I’ll Be Working on for the Next Few Years
Oct 27th
No, I’m not going to become a one-project guy. That would just be too easy. Rather, here’s the technology stack that I’ll be working on for the next few years — announced at the Microsoft PDC today — the Windows Azure Services Platform.
Learn more: http://www.azure.com
Here a diagram from the PDC of Microsoft’s broad online platform vision:
Mary Jo Foley has a nice overview about the Azure Services Platform over at ZDNet
Emergency Windows Patch
Oct 24th
I’ve spent a lot of time over the past 27 hours notifying clients about the emergency Windows patch released yesterday afternoon, and also installing that patch on servers and workstations. So I’m just now getting a chance to post the information here, to my blog. (Isn’t that a great diagram to the right? No, I didn’t make that.)
The gist
- This is a major vulnerability affecting the “Server” service that is part of Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008.
- The problem is not as critical in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, as those operating systems have better built in protections in place. These systems should still More >
Why I Use MBO Partners
Oct 24th
Info et Cetera operates as a division of MBO Partners, Inc. MBO takes care of all of our HR needs, bookkeeping, etc., and then we get to focus on the thing we enjoy — leveraging technology to create innovative solutions for innovative businesses.
Every once in a while, people ask me "Why do you use MBO instead of doing it yourself?" This video does a great job of summing up the answer to that question.
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Being an Independent Consultant
Oct 17th
As you may or may not know, Info et Cetera Consulting (how I pay the bills) operates as a division of MBO Partners, Inc. MBO has just released a great video talking about the topic of being an independent consultant. I can’t agree more with the message of this video, and I can’t overemphasize the value of independent consultants partnering with MBO Partners. The video is below, or available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjOYyhDWzho.
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