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November 2009 - Posts

SharePoint 2010 Experience: Dec 2nd and 3rd

One of the highlights at PDC 09 was the availability of the SharePoint 2010 Beta .  Coming on the heels of that announcement is a great opportunity for the SharePoint community in the greater Boston area. Microsoft is a Platinum Sponsor of the upcoming Read More...
Posted Monday, November 23, 2009 8:38 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Bring a Friend, Get a Book

As you know, Chris and I are in the middle of our Fall/Winter 2009 Northeast Roadshow , with four more stops scheduled for early December: December 3 - Farmington, CT December 8 - Waltham, MA December 9 - Providence, RI December 15 - Augusta, ME Now there’s Read More...
Posted Monday, November 23, 2009 12:00 AM by joneil | 0 Comments

Azure IT PAC Tour

One of the more popular exhibits on the Big Room floor at PDC 09 was the Azure IT PAC (Pre-assembled Container).  The IT PAC is the unit of deployment within Azure Data Centers, such as those in San Antonio and Chicago now, and those planning to Read More...
Posted Sunday, November 22, 2009 8:16 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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PDC: Pretty Darn Cool!

I got back from PDC yesterday and have managed to (mostly) make up for my sleep deficit.  Undoubtedly you’ve heard by now some of the major announcements at the conference (including the free multi-touch laptop that all the paying attendees received!): Read More...
Posted Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:18 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Northeast Roadshow: 3 Down, 4 to Go

Thanks to the folks in Burlington, Vermont, and Troy and Rochester, New York, for coming to the latest edition of the Northeast Roadshow last week.  Given the timing ( PDC this week and the Thanksgiving holiday next week), Chris and I are on a short Read More...
Posted Monday, November 16, 2009 7:52 PM by joneil | 0 Comments

NEW! Boston Business Intelligence User Group

I have yet another new user group to announce!  The Boston Business Intelligence User Group – starts meeting TOMORROW, Tuesday, November 17th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Microsoft Office on Jones Road in Waltham.  Thanks go out to Slava Kokaev, a familiar Read More...
Posted Monday, November 16, 2009 5:52 PM by joneil | 0 Comments

PHP Elite Web Optimization Event – Dec. 9th

Microsoft and NaviSite are co-hosting a free event at the New England Research and Development (NERD) Center in Cambridge on December 9th, from 10 to 6. During the day, you’ll get to hear about what’s new in the Microsoft Web Platform, including IIS, Read More...
Posted Monday, November 16, 2009 8:00 AM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Not at PDC?

I’m waiting for my last load in the dryer, so I can finish packing for my first PDC , in Los Angeles beginning tomorrow.  If you’re going to be there as well, hopefully we’ll catch each other among the other thousands of folks that will be there Read More...
Posted Sunday, November 15, 2009 1:28 PM by joneil | 0 Comments

Getting Up to Speed With .NET 4.0

You’re probably aware that the Beta 2 release of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0 became available a couple of weeks ago.  Did you know there’s a “Go Live” license?  … you can build and deploy your application even before Visual Studio 2010 is Read More...
Posted Sunday, November 08, 2009 12:59 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Troy (NY & area): Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts

It’s going to be a busy week in the capital area of New York next week, and a great time to get knee deep in all things technical! Tech Valley Code Camp – Saturday, Nov. 7th at SUNY Albany There’s 20 sessions and over 100 signed up thus far!  I hope Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 05, 2009 3:55 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Bringing the Cloud Down to Earth

With all the talk about Windows Azure and hosting your application in the “cloud”, it’s easy to forget that somewhere there’s a computer, or perhaps thousands, that are actually running your application. There’s a fascinating write-up and photo series Read More...
Posted Monday, November 02, 2009 2:35 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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