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Month: April 2015

Thursday with Corey: Azure Resource Manager VM Templates Hackfest

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Rick

Hey – It’s Conference month – we’ve got Build in SF and Microsoft Ignite in Chicago – we decided to bump Tuesdays with Corey to a Thursday with Corey this week. Corey Sanders, Principal PM on the Azure Compute team takes us on a tour of a recent HackFest to create Azure VM Templates using the new…

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Can’t make it to Microsoft Ignite? Here’s the details on the LiveStream

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Rick

On a recent countdown show, we talked about the general format of the Live Stream. I thought it deserved a little more detail and highlights on the schedule.  Since I’m not presenting at Microsoft Ignite this year – my way of contributing during the event centers around this livestream.  I’ve been working overtime with my team…

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Cool Stuff to do in Chicago During Microsoft Ignite

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Rick

As part of the Countdown to Microsoft Ignite show, Joey and I got a chance to do a whirlwind tour of Chicago.  We took along a camera crew and filmed at 25 different locations ranging from breweries, museums, restaurants, bars, public parks and coffee joints. This was an awesome experience organized by one of our…

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Tips for what to pack for Microsoft Ignite

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Rick

A while back I did a video of “what’s in Ricks Suitcase” as a way to talk about what to bring to a technical conference. There are a multitude of advice blog entries that have all sorts of information – they should give you some good ideas to com up with your own strategy. We’re…

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My top 10 “cloudy” sessions at Microsoft Ignite

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Rick

Pssssst: I thought I’d share a little bit of insider information on sessions at Microsoft Ignite. There is a logical flow you need to know about in order to get the best understanding of Microsoft’s strategy and vision for what’s important in the industry and on our roadmap. You can miss this if you dive into…

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Countdown to Microsoft Ignite: whole lot of What’s New

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Rick

Microsoft Ignite is less than 3 weeks away… Holy Cow!  This week’s Countdown Show focuses on what’s new and noteworthy at Microsoft Ignite. If you’ve attended Microsoft events in the past, you’ll see some familiar elements at Ignite, as well as some new opportunities and experiences. Joey and I will walk you through what’s changed, what’s new,…

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Tuesdays with Corey: Taking Some Questions

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Rick

Corey Sanders, Principal PM on the Azure Compute team takes a moment to answer a few of the “Tuesdays with Corey” questions that have come up online . Don’t forget – we’re always looking for Suggestions and Questions here in the comments section OR via twitter #AzureTwC. You never know – you might make it…

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Tuesdays with Corey: Quick Office Tour

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Rick

Corey Sanders, Principal PM on the Azure Compute team gives us a whirlwind tour of some of his team members on the Azure Compute team. Don’t forget – we’re always looking for Suggestions and Questions here in the comments section OR via twitter #AzureTwC. You never know – you might make it to an upcoming…

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The impossible task of rapid Disaster Recovery – and how Microsoft Azure can help

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Rick

I remember when I had to setup my first DR plan for a datacenter failover of critical systems from one datacenter to our backup datacenter.  It was a nightmare of logistical planning and near duplicate hardware / infrastructure required to have the bare minimum systems in place for some level of business continuity. It took…

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