March 31, 2012 11:12 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
acquisition,
Microsoft,
RIM,
SamsungHi folks! So based on the latest information from RIM's last quarter and news of Jim Balsillie resigning - people are talking about what's next for RIM.
One of the biggest rumours floating around is the acquisition of RIM or some of it's patents. That by far is what keeps RIM in the game today...
March 31, 2012 11:01 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
certification,
MCITP,
MCT,
mcts,
Microsoft,
private cloud,
VirtualizationHi folks, so in the last post I spoke about taking the proper certifications to stay relevant. After all you don't want to be taking certs that are worthless to employers.
In this one I wanted to talk about the speed of change in IT as it relates to certifications. You see IT is constantly...
March 31, 2012 10:51 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
Consumer Preview,
Microsoft,
Virtualization,
VMWare,
VMware ESX,
VMware ESXi,
VMware Fusion,
VMware Workstation,
Windows 8Hi folks, so the Windows 8 Consumer preview was released. If you want to get a taste of Windows 8 might be like then it's quite easy to test.
Does this mean you have to blow away your Windows 7 installation to try it out? Of course not! In this day and age of virtualization, we have VMware on...
March 31, 2012 10:28 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
certification,
Exchange 2010,
free,
Microsoft,
online labs,
trainingHi folks, so many people want to learn new things in the IT world, but it usually comes at a cost. Fortunately for you if you want to learn more about Exchange 2010, there are some free resources at your disposal.
There are some online labs available for Exchange 2010 that you can partake in to...
January 31, 2012 10:06 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
Hyper-V,
Microsoft,
nworks,
nworks 5.7,
plugin,
R2,
SCOM,
Server 2008,
System Center 2012,
System Center Operations Manager 2007,
vCenter,
Veeam,
Virtualization,
vSphereHi folks! So you have Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) and you want to monitor not just Hyper-V but VMware vSphere too?
Some people are content to use a myriad of tools under multiple panes of glass, but If or one prefer the single pane of glass for my monitoring. Well the good...
October 31, 2011 9:06 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
Lync 2010,
MicrosoftHi folks! So what has been the buzz in the collaboration world? Microsoft Lync!
I've spoken about it before, it's a great product that allows you to do many things such as calling, IM, and video. What's so great about it?
It's easy to use! I find that compared to other products i've used of a...
September 30, 2011 11:09 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
Apple,
Microsoft,
SamsungHi folks, so one of the biggest announcements lately is from the mobile world.
Samsung and Microsoft have announced that they are joining forces in the mobile war! With Apple and Samsung embroiled in a deep legal battle, it only makes sense that Samsung has run to Microsoft for shelter.
This...
July 31, 2011 10:46 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
Microsoft,
upgrade,
Windows 7,
Windows XPHi folks! So for quite some time now Windows 7 has been available. It's been a great operating system, and it's one of those OS's that I wish had come sooner.
My problem? Some people are still using Windows XP. You know in my line of work I am still running into a lot of Windows 7 installs. I...
June 30, 2011 8:46 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
365,
cloud,
Microsoft,
office,
sla,
uptimeHi folks! So Microsoft is taking an interesting approach to Office 365 slas.
They are offering customers money back if there is a certain amount of down time. A lot of people on the Internet are making fun of them for that, but I on the other hand think this is a great idea.
Why? Because...
