The Windows Server Failover Clustering Product Group is proud to announce the release of the first ever Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Official Curriculum course Course 6423A: Implementing and Managing Windows Server 2008 Clustering The course will be available in the channel May 15 th , 2008. Special...
As you might we aware of I recently joined Microsoft as a Senior Premier Field Engineer. While I don't work out of the Redmond campus, I have been there numerous times. Here is a great humorous look at life here at Microsoft: http://on10.net/blogs/tina/Life-At-Microsoft/ Enjoy :)
Are you ready for another OS version? February 27 th , 2008 is the public launch date. Microsoft has a Vista sidebar gadget to help you remember the date - http://www.wedsg.com/winclient/vistasidebargadget/download.htm They seem to love this date, the end of February as they have done it before. Could...
Sometimes I think that the movie Conspiracy Theory should have been about the software industry today. What has become of it lately? Here is what I believe: · I believe the Anti-Virus companies write all the viruses. · I believe most software is way over priced. · I believe we now alpha test software...
I love taking Microsoft exams because I learn so much. I learn what Microsoft feels are the important product features that everyone show know. I learn different ways to do common tasks within the product, let’s face it sometime we only know as much as our peers. I also learn exactly where I stand on...
Russ and I will be in Copenhagen, Denmark September 3-6, 2007 (yes just a week away) and we still have a few spots open in the course. If you would like to attend use the link the left (under ClusterHelp). I am really looking forward to it. Russ will be lecturing and I will assist in the labs, thus both...
1) If a computer or system is working on Monday, something has gone wrong and you just don't know about it. 2) When you don't know what you're doing, document it. 3) Computer errors must be reproduce-able, they should fail the same way each time. 4) First call tech support, then panic. 5...
Dell we have a problem. It has come to my attention that ALL DELL PE2850's have a hardware issue. It seems the dudes at Dell really messed up some firmware updates. If you are not running BIOS A06 and BMC 1.68 or higher download Dell's Server Update Utility 5.1.1. ( http://support.us.dell.com...
But if you want to test failover clustering.... Standard SCSI based clustering will no longer work (yes I tested it, no go). Rocket Division StarWind will be the product you want to use to test Failover Clustering. http://www.rocketdivision.com/wind.html You will have to wait until the June 2007 time...
April 18th I was invited to Microsoft http://msmvps.com/blogs/clustering/archive/2007/03/27/it-pro-townhall-with-steve-ballmer.aspx for the first every IT Pro Townhall event. We were not allowed to take pictures, so I don't have any of those, but we could take notes. Here are my random notes and...