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Tesco.com and Innovation

Posted Monday, November 24, 2008 7:56 AM by stevecla01
Paul Dawson’s long blog entry on the Tesco @ Home story, an exercise in innovation is worth a read for a few reasons: Paul is a very good writer and speaks in plain English It’s a good example of innovating your way out of the current economic climate Read More...
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Building the PDC keynote

Posted Sunday, November 23, 2008 12:31 PM by stevecla01
Video: PDC 2008 Timelapse Just noticed this fun video from James Senior that shows a time-lapse of assembly and breakdown of the keynote room. 6 minutes of work for a few hours of keynotes. Well, more than 6 minutes but you know what I mean… Read More...
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Killer Live Mesh Demos at PDC

Posted Friday, November 07, 2008 12:18 AM by stevecla01
  I agree with James that Jeremy Mazner’s session at PDC was one of the best – certainly the best I attended outside of the keynotes. I met Jeremy back when he worked on Tahoe (aka SharePoint) and he’s always delivered great sessions with great demo Read More...
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Microsoft 3.0

Posted Sunday, November 02, 2008 9:39 PM by stevecla01
What I believe you actually saw last week at the PDC, if you looked carefully, was Microsoft 3.0   The dust is now settling on PDC 2008 and more measured commentary is arriving . I’ve been waiting for this PDC for a long time and to see the reaction. Read More...
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Bye Bye PDC

Posted Thursday, October 30, 2008 8:51 PM by stevecla01
and from here on, you shall be know as the Azure PDC Read More...
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The Standard Has Your Back

Posted Thursday, October 30, 2008 8:39 PM by stevecla01
Final few hours in LA – I’m hitting Santa Monica for the last hours of sun in the City of Angels. If I’m ever back I’ll stay at The Standard again. The staff aint the best but the place has a great sense of humour. I found the motivational speaker button Read More...
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The Blue Monster has a great 2nd birthday in LA

Posted Thursday, October 30, 2008 6:51 PM by stevecla01
[Blue Monster PDC edition]   The PDC is winding down and it’s been a hell of a week. A week of so many coincidences for me. For a birthday week it’s been incredibly memorable. 5 years ago I was at PDC and also had my birthday here – I had dinner Read More...
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A Platform for the Next Technology Revolution

Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 10:58 PM by stevecla01
Steve Ballmer lays out our Software plus Services announcements and ambitions in an executive email titled A Platform for the Next Technology Revolution . It’s a pretty solid read if you want to know what this S+S thing I rattle on about is all about. Read More...
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An Azure Grab Bag

Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 2:30 AM by stevecla01
I’m delighted to see Windows Azure on the BBC News Homepage today – hats off to my pal James Tutt and some fine work by Rory Cellan- Jones . They have one more trick up their sleeve I believe. As an avid BBC reader you will want to know more about Azure Read More...
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My Long Wait Is Over: Azure is here

Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 7:26 PM by stevecla01
Was it worth the wait? Well for me it was a weird morning…I went to sleep at 02:30 after writing a long email that goes out of out worldwide General Managers and a number of other people inside the business. The timing was crucial and I was editing at Read More...
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Windows Azure and the Azure Services Platform

Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 5:15 PM by stevecla01
  Finally, no more Red Dog…. Windows Azure is here and so is the Azure Services Platform Read More...
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Clearing Clouds

Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 12:49 AM by stevecla01
Tim O’Reilly sits atop Techmeme at the moment with his post on Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing . It reminded me of Andreessen on Platforms from just over a year ago. Good to see my old pal Hugh involved in this debate too as he often brings some sanity in Read More...
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Clouds On The Horizon at PDC 2008

Posted Sunday, October 26, 2008 4:50 PM by stevecla01
I landed in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon with huge excitement about next weeks PDC. For the last year or so I have been working on our Software plus Services initiative within Microsoft and have had to stay tight lipped about lots of the things I’m Read More...
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LA LA Land

Posted Sunday, October 26, 2008 1:22 AM by stevecla01
My day so far in LA   Read More...
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Watch Out For Hoobert at PDC

Posted Friday, October 24, 2008 11:01 PM by stevecla01
something to do with Bluehoo I’m told…he’ll be looking out for you Read More...
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