In case you are of the very few IT professionals who haven’t heard yet, Microsoft has an exciting launch coming up next month: Windows Server 2008 SQL Server 2008 Visual Studio 2008 And I am very jazzed to get to attend the global launch event on February 27, 2008 in Los Angeles — manning the…
My Xbox 360 has its own blog
Everybody is blogging. I’ve been blogging myself (here) at Microsoft for almost a year — with my sincere thanks to all of you who read this. Recently, I started contributing to some larger blogs within Microsoft, including: SYSTEM CENTER – the family of management products from Microsoft that DPM is part of WINDOWS SERVER -…
You gotta get a Home Server!
My first “home server” was in 1992 – it was NetWare 3.11 and I distinctly remember paying $1,000 for the 1GB 5.25″ full-height SCSI drive that would hold all of my data. I was working on my CNE certification and wanted some experience at home, while I studied. I vaguely recall having to go to…
DPM 2007 awarded "Product of the Year" for protecting Virtualized Environments
For folks that have heard about DPM’s protection capabilities around virtual servers, this will not come as a surprise — but today, DPM 2007 was awarded the Gold as a "Product of the Year" from SearchServerVirtualization.com. SearchServerVirtualization.com announced the winners of its first annual Products of the Year awards, spanning four categories: Virtualization Platforms…
Viva Piñata : Party Animals … recommendation from a gaming dad
As most of you know, when I am not obsessing over Data Protection or Windows Storage concepts, I can often be found playing Xbox360 with my family. So, outside of my weekly backup/storage posts, I am intending to routinely offer my “reviews” (opinions) of games that I play. Hey, maybe if Xbox Dad (the real…
How to protect SharePoint with DPM2007 — new podcast
Happy Monday, everyone. As promised, I am trying to be more frequent (weekly) with these posts – and hopefully add a lot more streaming-video on common questions. Because DPM 2007 really protects and recovers data in ways that archaic backup mechanisms don’t, I hear quite a few “short question / long answer” queries … meaning…
Personal blog started
As one of my New Years’ resolutions, I am trying to journal more. This blog will continue to be about data protection and gaming (my two technical passions), as well as start to see more about storage technologies and Windows Server, since my Microsoft role is expanding on those fronts. I am aiming for a weekly post…
New podcast – Where does DPM fit in the Windows backup market
Last month, I was interviewed on some key DPM position questions like: Why is Microsoft in the backup business? What makes DPM 2007 special? What environments does DPM 2007 fit best in? If these sound interesting to you, check out this short 5-minute podcast.
Go make a Snowflake – and other Christmas gadgets worth checking out
I love the Internet gadgets that come out around the holidays. My favorite so far has to be the "Go Elf Yourself" from OfficeMax… where you insert your own headshots on little elf bodies and they dance for you. It will literally have you rolling on the floor laughing. Here are my three kids, elf’d….
DPM 2007 in the heterogeneous enterprise
One question that I hear frequently is “I love what Microsoft is doing for backup of my Windows servers. But what about my non-Windows servers?” Similarly, one might ask “What about heterogeneous environments?” A different question that is often confused with these is “Is DPM enterprise-ready?” To separate these questions, let me address the latter with the…