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Mike Pallot on the World of Technology and Microsoft Partners...less of the what and more on the impact on you!

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So why: 'Wet String and Sellotape'...?

  So it's probably worth a post to enlighten a few of you on the new title I have decided upon...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 08/07/2008

Moving on...

For a number of years now I have had the huge opportunity of working with a very talented bunch of...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 08/04/2008

Inbound to Houston...check out digital WPC from your sofa

I am lucky enough to be heading over to Houston along with around 500 partners from the UK and a...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 07/03/2008

Microsoft and the Environment..do we help or hinder?

Nice new site showcasing Microsoft's work around the Environment, lots to look at and the following...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 06/23/2008

Change your HPC environment to Windows and run 10% faster - Windows HPC debuts in the Top 25 fastest supercomputers in the world!!

  Working on HPC at Microsoft we have not said that every day, however now it is time to...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 06/20/2008

Learn from the best of the best - Tours of the World's Best Intranets!!

Couldn't miss the opportunity of letting you all know about this, click on the link below and learn...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 06/06/2008

Microsoft UK HPC User Group

  I was at the last one and it was fab, you might want to go along this time: UK HPC User Group...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 06/02/2008

Offtopic - love cars?

  Love cars? Check out this blog: https://jalopnik.com/ Just fab!

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 05/01/2008

Shameless plug for a partners seminars on WCM with MOSS 2007!

Well why not... ICS Solutions are a Microsoft Gold Partner and experts in delivering business...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 05/01/2008

FAST Acquired - now running as a Microsoft Subsidiary

So those not accustomed to how Microsoft do acquisitions it kind of goes like this: 1. Offer made 2....

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 04/28/2008

18 hours of Free Enterprise Search Training!

Oh Yes it doesn't get much better than this - 18 hours of free training on MOSS 2007 all online so...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 04/17/2008

Monthly SharePoint LiveMeetings from the UK Channel Team

Our very own marathon running Partner Technical Specialist Jeremy Palmer has kicked off some monthly...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 04/17/2008

It's not that I am competitive but...

I really want a UK partner to win the Enterprise Search Partner of the Year Award!!!! Come on make...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 04/07/2008

More customer and partner workshops - back by popular demand! Enterprise search doesn't have to be...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 03/11/2008

We're looking for Search Heroes - tell us your story!

  • Are you using Microsoft Search Server? - Would you like to tell us how it has helped your...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 02/29/2008

Windows HPC Server 2008 Beta Survey - free bits, free book, thanks from Lord Waite!

Some of you will know the great man Lord Waite (they tell me the House of Lords is considering this...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 02/27/2008

SharePoint Seattle Conference - UK Party Information Here!

Roll up Roll Up all UK attendees of the Seattle SharePoint conference - we have confirmed the venue...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 02/21/2008

New Microsoft Action Pack - details here!

24,000 of our 34,000 Registered Partners currently subscribe to Action Pack, our quarterly toolkits...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 02/20/2008

Windows HPC 2008 - 1 day Jumpstart Course - March 27th!

On March 27, we are holding a 1 day technical introduction for the 2008 version of Windows HPC. The...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 02/18/2008

Opportunity Of a Lifetime - Play at Wembley...?

Quick post - do you fancy a dream come true by playing on the hallowed turf at Wembley? We had a...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 02/13/2008

Deploying Office SharePoint Server globally....tips here!

Been on holiday for a week so sorry for the lack of posts, hope you weren't too inconsolable :-) On...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 02/11/2008

An audience with Bill Gates...what will he be focussing on now?

I was fortunate enough to be invited to listen to Bill Gates at his last official appearance in the...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 02/01/2008

Back by popular demand is the Level 400 training - great news 'cos only yesterday I was with a...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 01/25/2008

Two events coming up from Content and Code focusing on the Legal Industry and the Professional...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 01/17/2008

Faceted Search in SharePoint....here's how!

A colleague of mine pointed out this cool post on the Enterprise Search blog on how to get faceted...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 01/14/2008

Free one day workshops - first 2 sold out - sign up quick!

So a few days ago I blogged about the new free Microsoft Enterprise Search workshops we are doing....

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 01/14/2008

Offtopic - Humour and Irony - Laser ice levelling - nice!

Have to love the technology used to level the runway in Antarctica for the first regular link down...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 01/11/2008

Here are some more stories all around the FAST announcement yesterday - you have to love the manner...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 01/09/2008

Host of New Year articles on HPC from Microsoft - channel 9 and TechNet!

Click on the above image to head straight to the HPC Show! Getting Started with Windows HPC Server...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 01/09/2008

Microsoft Enterprise Search - one day workshops!

Enterprise search doesn't have to be complicated. In fact Microsoft recently announced that quick,...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 01/09/2008

Hot news - Microsoft to buy FAST!

Looks like the Guardian were the fastest with the news - click on the logo above! Long history of...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 01/08/2008

MOSS in call centres - gotta love this quote!

Sometimes I love the pure simplicity of how MOSS 07 can help a business, I met yesterday with the...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 01/04/2008

Merry Christmas....yo ho ho greetings from all at Microsoft!

Dear Friend & Business Partner, I would like to thank you for all your hard work and passion in...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 12/18/2007

Upgrade tips for SharePoint 2003 to MOSS 2007

Some useful links for your MOSS upgrade work: Run the pre-upgrade scan tool (Office SharePoint...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 12/18/2007

Fancy experiencing MOSS 07 in a Test Drive - then register here!

Microsoft would like to invite our customers to a free one day Enterprise Search workshop, delivered...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 12/14/2007

Nice handy site here!

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 11/29/2007

SGi and Ansys Webcast on Compute Cluster - momentum building!

Your research and engineering designs require more complex engineering simulations than your desktop...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 11/22/2007

SGi ramp up the power on their HPC Offering with WCCS!

I love it when months of discussion starts to kick in with some focussed marketing from someone like...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 11/19/2007

More technical posts on Search Express...thanks to Dave Overton!

Some nice 'how to' posts from Dave Overton here all around Search Express - I do want to make it...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 11/19/2007

Analyst and Press quotes on the recent Free Enterprise Search announcement

A collection of nice quotes from the weeks news around MSS: Microsoft Unveils Free Enterprise...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 11/09/2007

Microsoft Search Server Demo here...!

Check out the Search Server Demo by clicking on the logo above and the full press release here.

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 11/06/2007

Microsoft Search Server Launched - Free Version Available!!

Okay so finally I can talk about something that has been brewing here for a very long time! Today we...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 11/06/2007

Microsoft Enterprise Search Click Through Demo - download it here!

Hi All - Quick one this, but loads of value - we have released an Enterprise Search Click through...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 11/05/2007

Hugely Successful SharePoint Enterprise Search Event!

I wanted to say thanks to all of you that took the time to come to the second Enterprise Search...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 11/02/2007

Enterprise Search Training - available now for December!

Just a quick note to say that the next slab of Enterprise Search training all about Microsoft Office...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 10/25/2007

A very simple post here, amazing work from the Microsoft Live Labs team - simple and really cool...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 10/23/2007

Delivering real business benefits through Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Nice to see events like this springing up around the place - nice work from Parity! Delivering real...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 10/19/2007

Nice reference for MOSS07 at Durham Business School - Search and Collaboration!

Click on the picture above for more information - loved the following quotes: "The biggest advantage...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 10/19/2007

Which version of SharePoint CAL and Server should you buy?

Nice slide here - very enlightening for those who want more information on what WSS is versus...

Author: Mike P_1 Date: 10/16/2007

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