Podcast

Live from the floor at Tech Ed IT Week in Orlando Florida, Richard and I talk to Frank Simorjay and Dan Griffin about NAP and Forefront. Network Access Protection (NAP) is a technology for controlling access to the network for workstations, especially laptops that might fall behind in patches and upgrades. Forefront is the client […]

A year after his first show (number 10!) Isaac Roybal comes back to talk about the state of IIS7 and the new modules being released by Microsoft. Recorded on the main floor of Tech Ed 2008 IT Pro in Orlando, Florida. And check out the new modules here.
Isaac Roybal is a Product Manager in Windows […]

Richard and I run a panel discussion on the compliance features of SQL Server 2008 while at Tech Ed US IT Pro week in Orlando, Florida. The discussion focuses around the tools built into SQL Server to make it easier to support compliance requirements like SOX and PCI.
The SQL Server Compliance Panel is made up […]

Richard and I talk to Allan Hirt about using virtualization with SQL Server. Allan digs into where virtualization makes sense for SQL Server and when it doesn’t. And yes, its true, sometimes virtualizing SQL Server really does make sense!
Allan Hirt has been using SQL Server in various guises since 1992. For the past ten years, […]

Richard and I talk to Matthew Roche about SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). SSIS comes with SQL Server 2005 and 2008, replacing Data Transformation Services (DTS) from SQL Server 2000. Matthew digs into the dramatic improvements SSIS has over DTS and some of the best practices for using SSIS. Check out Matthew’s blog here.
Microsoft SQL […]

Richard and I talk to Erin Welker about Data Partitioning in SQL Server 2005 and 2008. Erin digs into the advantages of partitioning for OLTP and OLAP, as well as the changes between 2005 and 2008. Check out Erin’s blog here.
Erin has spent 25 years in Information Technology development, management, database administration and business intelligence. […]

Richard and I talk to Susan Bradley, the SBS Diva herself, about Small Business Server (SBS). The discussion digs into the various features of SBS including the upcoming 2008 edition.
Susan started her career in computing with IBM 8088 computers and Compaq “luggable” portables. To this day she is convinced that her right arm is longer […]

Richard and I talk to Mark Beckner about using BizTalk Server for Integration. The discussion explores understanding the integration needs of an organization as a whole, how BizTalk can be utilized without development, and how Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) has improved in BizTalk Server 2006 R2.
Mark Beckner is a Technical Consultant specializing in business development […]

Richard and I talk to Greg Lamothe at RunAs Radio about Windows SteadyState. SteadyState allows administrators to configure PCs to roll back to a base configuration after every reboot. Combined with Group Policy for restricting access to resources, you can create the perfect kiosk computer that cleans off all traces of the previous user, ready […]

RunAs Radio talks to Garth Jones about SMS 2003 and its new version, System Center Configuration Manager 2007. Configuration Manager takes over where SMS left off, handling software distribution, updates, asset management, even working with Windows Deployment Services to do bare metal installations!
Garth Jones is the founder of the Ottawa Windows Server User Group (OWSUG) […]

RunAs Radio digs into Hyper-V with guest Anil Desai. Hyper-V is the virtualization product that shipped as a beta with Windows Server 2008, the release version to be available 180 days later. This show was recorded while Hyper-V was still a release candidate. Anil digs into the strengths and weaknesses of Hyper-V and how it […]

IPv6 has been around for something on the order of 15 years, yet it has yet to see widespread adoption. It was recently enabled on Internet core DNS infrastructure, and had been adopted in some network like those operated by certain mobile carriers. The current IP addressing and allocation scheme, dubbed IPv4, will eventually run […]

We recently conducted an interview with Michael Manos, Senior Director of Data Center Services at Microsoft, on RunAs Radio. Microsoft’s been working on a substantial set of data center build-outs, and so Richard and I figured there’s a lot we can all learn from someone like Michael. Not many people have to think as carefully […]

Take 15 minutes to prepare your IT strategy for 2008. With the new year approaching, what better way to set the pace for IT — and business — than with the valuable insights of a Forrester analyst?
Citrix’s job is to provide you with unparalleled end to end application delivery and valuable IT and business strategy […]

Richard and I had a good conversation with Scott Kveton, OpenID personality extraordinaire, on the RunAs Radio podcast this week. Scott is chairman of the OpenID Foundation.
OpenID is a cool and upcoming technology and has seen significant attention in the past few weeks especially as Yahoo! became an OpenID provider, immediately followed by an announcement […]

Richard and I spent about 30 minutes the other day chatting with Bil Simser, all-around good guy and MS SharePoint MVP since 2004. SharePoint is a set of technologies I have been involved with since before day one, if that’s even possible. I remember vividly deploying SharePoint Portal Server 2001 as a secure extranet site […]

Get expert guidance on how to achieve business continuity. Listen to this informative 20 minute podcast on System i business continuity that brings you up to speed on the best strategies for reducing downtime.
This podcast offers expert-level guidance from IBM’s Steve Finnes on how System i environments can achieve easy, reliable business continuity. If downtime […]

Explore the evolving industry of data warehousing with the Vice President of Business Intelligence Solutions at IBM.
A data warehouse appliance that’s both dynamic and balanced sure sounds good, but what exactly do those terms mean? Talk to Big Blue, and it’ll tell you that the Balanced Warehouse is the hub of its dynamic warehousing strategy. […]

We had an opportunity recently to speak with Trey Johnson, Chief Business Intelligence Architect at Cizer, about the current state of BI in the industry and some of the new technologies available on the Microsoft side of things. We also touched on what business intelligence means these days and some of the things IT professionals […]

Richard and Greg chat with Stephen Rose about Server Virtualization, including Microsoft’s Virtual Server and VMWare’s products. Stephen digs into the advantages (and disadvantages) of server virtualization, talks about migrating existing servers and getting the maximum use out of your hardware.
RunAs Radio Show #17 | 8/1/2007 (42 minutes)
Stephen Rose on the State of Server Virtualization
Stephen […]