Are getting excited about TechEd this week. TechEd (in any country) is my favorite event – partly because I have been coming to them since I think 1994, and partly because this is the best event to meet IT Pros and really talk about the products, how they work, when they apply, etc. If you…
Year: 2010
Learn about DPM 2010 protecting data to the Iron Mountain cloud
In May, I am happy to hang out with my friends from Iron Mountain in two events: Tomorrow, May 20, I will be at the Minneapolis Iron Mountain facility. Similar to last month, when I went spoke at their Chicago event (see blog post DPM in Chicago), we will be talking about DPM 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 Forrester’s Stephanie Balaouras, Microsoft’s Jason Buffington and i365’s Brandon Farris for an enlightening discussion on how Small and Medium Sized Businesses (SMBs) can plan an effective strategy for addressing today’s complex storage, backup and disaster recovery challenges. This webinar will discuss…
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 — XboxDad.com). What you may not know is that I am also a Cubmaster for one of my son’s Cub Scout Pack and an Assistant Scoutmaster for my other son’s Boy Scout Troop,…
New Partner Guide to System Center
My friends at Redmond Channel Partner have recently produced a "Microsoft Partners’ Guide to System Center” paper. It covers some interviews related to SCE 2010 and DPM 2010 from me, David Mills (@dmills_ms) and one of our general managers, Zane Adam. Having grown up in this industry as a ‘channel guy’ from an SE…
DPM 2010 Appliance from i365
One of the announcements made at MMS 2010 last week was from i365, a Seagate company, who announced a DPM 2010 appliance. The i365 appliance, called the EVault for Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager or EDPM for short. Here are few cool things about the EDPM appliance: 1) Take it out of the box…
MMS 2010 sessions on DPM 2010 – courtesy of a System Center Influencer
One of the coolest parts of evangelizing a product on behalf of Microsoft is discovering other folks in the IT community that are passionate about the same technologies that I am. Last week, at MMS 2010, I had the opportunity to meet a System Center Influencer named Mike Resseler. Mike is an active…
Now available – DPM Upgrade Advisor
Easily, the 2nd most common question that I hear regarding DPM 2010 is: How do I upgrade to DPM 2010 RTM ? The most common question is “when will it be available”, to which I reply: Evaluation is available now at DPM 2010 Evaluation Software Full Packaged Product will be available by June 1st…
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, and yet it seems like time flew by. For my friends who may not be as geeky as me – today is the day that we announced that the next generation of both products that I manage…
Backing up the Internet – with DPM 2010
Here in DPM land, we are always excited to hear when an expert customer or partner is able to leverage our technology in new ways. One of our System Center Influencers has figured out how to back up the Internet itself. We’re not exactly sure how, because I thought we cut that feature early in…