Mitchell Ashley talks with interesting people about interesting topics in the world of Microsoft.
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March 31, 2008
Virtualization is the hot topic but managing virtualized environments is even hotter for those actually implementing virtualization solutions. This week I interview David Lynch about his views on the unique challenges managing virtualized environments. David has some unique views on establishing a genealogy family tree encompassing the history of virtual images and their evolution. David Lynch is Vice President at Embotics who recently became a member of the Microsoft Startup Accelerator Program. David provided a guest post for the Converging On Microsoft blog. (30:54)
March 12, 2008
This week’s topic, Security! security expert, author and analyst Mike Rothman joins me on the podcast to talk about Microsoft security. Mike is a security industry watcher and works with Chief Security Officers (CSOs) across the country and the world, advising them on the most pragmatic ways to implement security in there organizations and IT infrastructure. Mike will be joining me on a regular basis to talk security. On this episode we talk about security patches and change control, managing large security fixes from Microsoft Patch Tuesday, lessons from turning of User Access Control in Vista (and other advice for Vista end users), and lastly we talk about the introduction of Windows Server 2008 and Network Access Protection (NAP) and their impact on the industry. Mike also talks about how his company, Security Incite, is now using Google Apps in place of Microsoft Office and Exchange. (26:16)
February 08, 2008
This week Jeff Wettlaufer, Sr. Technical Product Manager for System Center, joins the podcast to talk Microsoft System Center.
We explore the various components of System Center, how System Center aids in the management of Windows Server 2008, Microsoft
NAP and virtualized servers using Hyper-V. One of my burning questions was where Microsoft has made System Center easier to
get up and running than its predecessor SMS. Jeff also turns us onto Microsoft hard drives, VHDs, where you can download and
trial Microsoft products already installed and available as a virtual appliance. (28:21)
January 24, 2008
Gartner analysts predict by 2011, 25 percent of new business software will be delivered as SaaS (Software as a Service). SaaS is frequently sold to business buyers, often bypassing traditional IT. Learn how you can take advantage of the rapidly growing world of SaaS software as Mitchell talks with industry guru Jeff Kaplan, managing director of THINKstrategies. We examine how Microsoft's "software plus services" approach is being rolled out to market and Microsoft's partners, and how some new SaaS offerings are now selling directly to IT. (27:50)
January 17, 2008
Have you ever dreamed about being an entrepreneur, turning your software project into your own product company? Join Mitchell Ashley as he interviews software programmer and author Bob Walsh about how software creators can take their software to market as a Micro-ISV. Mitchell and Bob explore the ins and outs of becoming a Micro-ISV, including how to get started and where to look for resources that can help you be successful. (33:12)
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