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System Center Data Protecton Manager (DPM) and Essentials (SCE) dude ... as well as Husband, Father, Gamer, Geek, Scout leader, Christ follower and Microsoft marketeer

JBuff leaving Microsoft

After 5.5 years, I am leaving Microsoft. When I first joined, it was after 15 years in the...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 06/30/2011

New interview from TechEd NA 2011

Last week, my friends at TechNet EDGE released an interview that we did at TechEd 2011 in Atlanta...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 06/10/2011

Now enrolling for the Operations Manager 2012 CEP

At TechEd 2011, we announced that the OpsMgr 2012 Community Evaluation Program (CEP) is now taking...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 06/03/2011

Jason on Talk TechNet Radio – discussing DPM 2012

Good morning, all. Keith Combs and Chris Henley run a weekly ‘radio call-in show’ called Talk...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 05/13/2011

Rest in Peace, Ruud Baars

Over the weekend, the DPM community lost one of its best – Ruud Baars. While you may be familiar...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 03/21/2011

Full House Poker – for Xbox 360 and Windows Phone

This is a great example why it is cool to have a phone that is integrated with Xbox Live – you can...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 03/16/2011

DPM at MMS 2011

If you are coming to the Microsoft Management Summit 2011 next week, you have some great...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 03/15/2011

Partner Webcast on DPM and Appliances from i365

  If you are Microsoft Partner, I’d like to invite you to an upcoming webcast on March 15 at...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 03/02/2011

Are you coming to MMS 2011 ?! I am !

Last week, Microsoft held TechReady 12 for our internal sales and field teams.  This was an...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 02/21/2011

Operations Manager 2007 R2 lands Microsoft as a Gartner Magic Quadrant ‘Leader’

In December 2010, Gartner released its latest Magic Quadrant for IT Event Correlation and Analysis...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 02/04/2011

Blog posts to read on AVIcode 5.7

  If you really want to learn about AVIcode and its Application Monitoring capabilities, one of...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 01/06/2011

Webcast : Overview of AVIcode

Two Microsoft MVPs that normally specialize in System Center Operations Manager are offering a...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 12/21/2010

AVIcode 5.7 now available !

Tweet YES !!!   It is here !! And not just the bits, but also the details on how SMSE /...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 12/17/2010

My favorite Windows Sidebar gadget – Outlook calendar appointments

I am starting my New Years’ Resolution early by sharing some of the non-System Center geek things...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 12/15/2010

Redmond Channel – Partner Guide to Data Protection

There is a new Partner Guide on Data Protection that was just released on Redmond Channel Partner’s...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 12/09/2010

ESG reviews DPM 2010 appliance from i365

Don’t ya love it when some of your friends connect with your other friends – and you didn’t even...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 12/07/2010

The First Five Years of Fun at Microsoft

Today (actually yesterday) marks five years for me at Microsoft.   It’s been an amazing...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 12/06/2010

DPM 2010 session at TechEd Europe 2010

Wow !!   I delivered the session yesterday and the really fast folks at TechEd Berlin...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 11/11/2010

TechEd Europe – so far

What an amazing week so far!  In the past three months, I have had the immense privilege of...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 11/09/2010

Book Review – Data Protection for Virtual Data Centers

Was excited to see one of the first reviews from my book – from Paul Schnackenburg, who many of you...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 10/15/2010

New interview on Bytes by TechNet

“Listen or watch Bytes by TechNet Interviews today!”  Get insights or IT solutions from IT...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 10/12/2010

Microsoft acquires AVIcode, Inc.

Tweet Today, Microsoft announced its acquisition of AVIcode, Inc.  Read the official blog here....

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 10/06/2010

Jason headed to Europe in November

November promises to be a fun time across Europe.  Here are a few of the places I will be:...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 09/28/2010

Jason and DPM at TechEd New Zealand

Am back in Auckland for my third TechEd !   This promises to be a great week, so here is...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 08/29/2010

Jason at TechEd Australia 2010

Hello to all my friends Down Under ! Am so excited to be back for my third TechEd Australian...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 08/25/2010

Two new things for System Center Operations Manager – Me and a Management Pack

This week, the OpsMgr team added two new items that are hopefully of interest to some of y’all. A...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 08/13/2010

Three new DPM 2010 whitepapers and two datasheets

  Hello backup friends, This week, I am happy to announce three new whitepapers, each around...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 08/03/2010

    What’s New with Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 While...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 08/03/2010

DAG Protection Hints with DPM 2010

     Pedro Alves just did a cool blog on protecting Exchange 2010, including...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 07/22/2010

Jason is going Down Under (again)

Woo Hoo – am very excited to confirm that I will be returning for my third TechEd Australia and...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 07/20/2010

New DPM 2010 TechNet Forums

Last week, the DPM TechNet Forums were reorganized – so that it is easier for you to ask your...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 07/19/2010

DELL’s System Center Essentials solution announced

    Am really excited to announce that DELL is partnering with Microsoft to deliver a...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 07/15/2010

It’s almost here !

I hope everyone had a great Independence Weekend ! It’s hard to believe that one year ago, I was...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 07/05/2010

Why don’t you back up? (well)

Barbara Imbert at Seagate recently blogged about Symantec’s 2010 SMB information security...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 07/02/2010

Congratulations DPM MVPs

  Am very excited to announce three new Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP’s) that have...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 07/01/2010

Thinking of building a DPM Appliance? Check out what the Moose did

One of the most exciting things for me to see is when partners start building service and product...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 07/01/2010

Video : Dad Life

This video has nothing to do with Microsoft, System Center, Data Protection Manager, Essentials...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 06/24/2010

DPM 2010 Licensing Info

With DPM 2010 now on the Microsoft price list, I wanted to take the opportunity to clarify some...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 06/23/2010

DPM 2010 datasheets

One of the coolest parts of my job is actually seeing materials go from ‘inside my head’ to...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 06/21/2010

Webcast : Cloud, Hybrid Environments and Data Protection – what’s an SMB to do?

    The Cloud, Hybrid Environments and Data Protection: What’s an SMB to do? Join...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 05/13/2010

Yes, there is a Video Game belt-loop for Cub Scouts

If you have read my blog, then you may know that I am a Gamer and a Dad (hence my other blog --...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 05/07/2010

New Partner Guide to System Center

  My friends at Redmond Channel Partner have recently produced a "Microsoft Partners’...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 05/05/2010

DPM 2010 Appliance from i365

One of the announcements made at MMS 2010 last week was from i365, a Seagate company, who announced...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 05/04/2010

MMS 2010 sessions on DPM 2010 – courtesy of a System Center Influencer

       One of the coolest parts of evangelizing a product on behalf of...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 04/30/2010

Now available – DPM Upgrade Advisor

  Easily, the 2nd most common question that I hear regarding DPM 2010 is: How do I upgrade to...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 04/29/2010

Today is RTM day for DPM and SCE !!!

It is hard to imagine that today has finally arrived.   It has been so long in the making,...

Author: Jason Buffington Date: 04/19/2010

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