As I mentioned in my last post I have taken on a new role with Microsoft as a Senior Architect with the Public Sector group for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Some of the key responsibilities of my role: Work with in-country account teams and partners...

It seems that life conspires to lay waste to the plans of the best intentioned blogger… As most bloggers do, I thought I would start posting a regular stream of useful and insightful information. Since my last flurry of posts in November, blogging has...

I've got a set of reasonably complex projects which I use in BizTalk 2004 to test features and demonstrate with customers and partners. My first goal for VS2005 and BTS2006 was to upgrade these projects to the new environment, determine the typical time...

As technology becomes more complex, it becomes more challenging to find people who really understand a technology and all of the impacts of the design decisions which they make. Hopefully the Dynamic Systems Initiative work and the System Designer tools...

I've finally completed my VPC which includes the new goodies released over the last few weeks. Based on Windows Server 2003, I've got: Visual Studio 2005 SQL Server 2005 BizTalk Server 2006 Beta 2 WindowsFX November CTP Windows Workflow...

Welcome to my blog! This is my first post, and hopefully not my last [;)] As a consultant, time is money and blogging takes time. I am planning on discussing some of my experiences with Microsoft products and solutions. Hopefully I will be able...