John Weston

Recently, the Windows Store blog announced that in the next significant Windows 8 preview release they will be expanding their global coverage with 33 additional app submission locales for developers. Our store services are ramping up as planned--and of course the plan includes ... (more)

In collaboration with IEEE Computer Society, the Cloud Security Alliance and Dell, Microsoft is hosting a 24 Hours in a Private Cloud virtual event that will start May 10th, 2012 8:00AM GMT. The event was built by the community for the community. Microsoft is the host of this ev... (more)

Join us at the Microsoft Private Cloud Summit with the "Best of Microsoft Management Summit"! Learn about how the new System Center 2012 can help you manage nearly everything in your infrastructure - from the desktop, to devices, to datacenter and the cloud. At this one-day event... (more)

We are going to have a 2 part Webcast series on how to deploy Windows in your environment. Registration information below. TechNet Webcast: Everything You Wanted to Know and Ask about Windows Deployment (Part 1) Registration URL: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9807963 or http... (more)

This is cool. Microsoft is willing to PAY you to try some software and learn some stuff. And you could also win a very slick laptop in the process. "Huh? Seriously?" Well.. in a sense. We're announcing today an opportunity for a limited (roughly 5,000) number of people to get a ... (more)

Our new SQL 2012 just released. I get asked all the time why should I upgrade to the latest. There are hundreds of reasons with this one, I tried to pick the best 10. More info here. 1. AlwaysOn SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances Multi-subnet failover clusters: A SQL Server mu... (more)

Today is day two of MMS 2012, April 17th, 2012. I just can't believe the number of Announcements that have come out today. First here at the Keynote at MMS we announced the world wide availability of System Center 2012. To download the trial go to http://aka.ms/syscntr If you mi... (more)

Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems. . . We asked students from all over the world to come up with innovative uses of technology that would make the world a better place. They stepped up to the challenge, and the Imagine Cup US 2012 competition was o... (more)

We need you to try some software. ALL are 180 evaluations or Release Candidates. Enjoy! CARE: System Center 2012 Suite CARE: System Center 2012 Suite (INCENTIVE PROGRAM) 20 bucks!! CARE: Deploying and Managing Windows Azure Applications CARE: Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 CARE... (more)

Learn firsthand how Microsoft management solutions can empower you in your cloud computing journey and help you manage a wide range of different devices in your organization. Brad Anderson, Corporate Vice President of the Management and Security Division at Microsoft, returns to ... (more)

April is going to be a busy month! April 4th Houston Cloud Tech http://www.techsymposiums.com/ to get 50% off go to http://blogs.technet.com/b/jweston/archive/2012/03/28/50-discount-to-houston-cloud-tech-april-4th.aspx April 5th Dallas Ft. Worth IT Pro www.dfwitprofessionals.com ... (more)

Downloads Video: WMV | MP4 | WMV (ZIP) | PSP Audio: WMA | MP3 About This Video In today's Community Corner, Microsoft System Center MVP Islam Gomaa joins us for today's show as he discusses with us System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager. Tune in as he covers some of its high... (more)

We have three different guides one for consumers, one for business, and of course developers. The consumer one: Welcome to the Windows® 8 Consumer Preview. Windows 8 has been reimagined to focus on your life. The beautiful, fast, and fluid design is perfect for a range of hardw... (more)

I know this sounds strange, but this week I became a VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5. I am sure your reactions are HUH??, What?, Why on earth would a Microsoft Employee do that? Well let me try to explain. First let me provide a little background. My job here at Micros... (more)

We are a little over a month away for the www.mms-2012.com sold out event in Las Vegas April 16-20. I thought I would post a little here about the event. I was reading on the Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Blog about Brad Anderson's keynotes here are the abstracts: Check out... (more)

To successfully face the IT challenges of today and tomorrow, we know we need to understand the cloud. However with so much fluff it is hard to decipher what is important. Get your questions answered by the Cloud Experts! You will learn where to spend your time learning and what... (more)

After completing this lab, you will be better able to create FileTables, create Fulltext Indexes with semantic extraction capabilities, retrieve information about document properties, and retrieve semantic information. MSDN Virtual Lab Express: SQL Server 2012: Exploring Transac... (more)

Probably the worst kept secret today. Yes the Customer Preview is available for download today. Did we slow the internet today? Get your Windows 8 Preview here Windows 8 Consumer Preview It's Windows reimagined and reinvented from a solid core of Windows 7 speed and reliability. ... (more)

Windows Server 8 (Beta) is finally here. Yesterday was Windows 8, the Client operating system. Today one day later is the Server product for all you IT pros out there. Yes we know applications are king, but they have to run on something! From the download page: Windows Server ... (more)

This is cool. Microsoft is willing to PAY you to try some software and learn some stuff. And you could also win a very slick laptop in the process. "Huh? Seriously?" Well.. in a sense. We're announcing today an opportunity for a limited (roughly 5,000) number of people to get a... (more)