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25 juni Travel and MSN mobileI'm sitting in Denver (DIA) waiting for my flight to New York (via DFW which makes no sense) and I'm realizing that the guys at MS have really got this mobile connectivity stuff down (Don't worry, this is not another "I love my Q" entry, although it could be.. I am writing this on the Q)..
AA.com has sent me the flight status update already, so I know the gate that I am arriving in Dallas and the gate my connection will use.. I've checked my mail at the office and responded to an issue I needed to, checked my Gmail account, noted that a good friend had updated his blog, read the blog *and* am writing this.. All without firing up my laptop or paying WiFi access fees.. Very cool if you ask me...
I don't know if it's the geek in me that thinks this is so cool, or if we really are at that point where connectivity is just pervasive..... 23 juni 2006 PASS SummitI got notified today that I will be delivering at least 1 session during this years Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) Summit (http://www.sqlpass.org). I submitted 2 abstracts to PASS this year, 1 was accepted as a regular presentation, and 1 was accepted as an alternate presentation (In other words, if someone bails out, I would give the second presentation)
I have been involved with PASS (Not very active unfortunately, but you know how that goes) since it's inception, and it is definitely a worthwhile cause. I will be giving the following presentation:
AD-402: Test-Driven Database Development - Agile Methods for SQL Developers 11/16/2006 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
The alternate possibility is: 2155: Implementing SOA - Effective use of SQL 2005 http endpoints
These presentations are an hour long with a 15 minute Q&A session.
If you are a database professional and haven't heard of PASS, or haven't attended the annual summit, you don't know what you are missing! Check it out this year, and see some people much, much better than I presenting topics ranging from SQL Server internals to the effective use of Data Mining algorithms!
18 juni ECM wins Best of TechEd 2006Well, in all of the excitement around TechEd, I forgot one of the more personally interesting things... The product that I am principally responsible for, ECM, once again has won the Best of TechEd award.. No other product has won the award 2 years in a row, so that is just way cool!
From the announcement:
WINNER! Best of Tech Ed, Systems Management & Operations “For systems administrators who want not only complete control but also remediation capabilities, Configuresoft’s Enterprise Configuration Manager is a solution that answers the questions you don’t know to ask. This enterprise configuration management product enables cross-platform management and can monitor, manage and audit hardware and software configurations for the servers and clients in the organization.” -- Amy Eisenberg, Windows IT Pro
16 juni TechEd ends :(I'm on the plane in Boston ready to had home (via DFW of course).. It's been a LONG week.. So many great things happened here, but one of the best was being voted "Best TLG" by the Blue team. I am honored, considering the caliber of people on the team. Personally I think Jose or Rafael should have won.. (No, the prize wasn't an Xbox as many surmised... It was a great gift for my wife though)
I honestly believe that this years show was one of, if not THE best ever.. If you missed it, too bad..
Lynn, Beth and the guys at Hynesite did a great job, and I'm sure they are looking forward to rest...
Time to prepare for the next show (Tech Ready?) 15 juni Hands on Lab DAT015Hands on Lab DAT015Build and Deploy Your Database Schema with Visual Studio 2005 Team System for Database ProfessionalsLab Notes – Please read before starting the lab exercises
As soon as the virtual machine environment starts, please log off of the VM by selecting Start/LogOff and then log on again per the instructions in the lab manual. If you do not first log off, the final exercise will not work as expected.
The purpose of this lab is to ensure that a database developer has an understanding of the tools and processes required for working in a Microsoft Team Foundation Server environment. Database developers have traditionally been left “out of the loop” when it comes to collaborative database development tools, and Microsoft has developed Visual Studio Team System for Database Professionals to help bridge that gap.
Visual Studio Team System for Database Professionals is designed to assist database developers in three main areas:
This lab consists of 2 exercises that walk database developers through managing a schema change between a development and production environment. In the first exercise, you will compare a database deployed in a development environment with one deployed in production. Although the lab does not have you examine the output, take a moment to examine the differences between the 2 databases, and read through the script that is created by the tool. This will give you a good idea as to the magnitude of the change, and how much work it will be to bring both databases into sync.
In the second exercise, you will make the necessary changes to the schema and submit those changes to the source code depot located within Team Foundation Server. Then you will assume the role of the database manager and either approve or shelve the changes (In the exercise you will shelve the changes)
This lab demonstrates the power of Visual Studio Team System for Database Professionals by introducing database developers to an entirely new way of development collaboration. Hands on Lab ARC003HOL ARC003Explore Team Foundation Server for Architects
Lab Notes – Please read before beginning this lab
The purpose of this lab is to step you through some of the basic features of Microsoft Team Foundation Server. This is NOT a technical lab, but rather a lab that helps you explore some of the project management features that are built into Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio Team System.
Team Foundation Server is an integral part of Visual Studio Team System and contains many useful developer-focused features. It is also a very rich collaboration environment that allows project managers, architects and developers and testers to work together in a tightly coupled manner.
In this lab, you will assume the role of a project manager that has just hired a new lead architect for the project that you are managing. You will add your new team member as an administrator to Team Foundation Server (There is no technical reason that the user needs to be an administrator, this is just how the lab is written) Once you have added your new team member, you will configure the team portal site to contain a new document library and you will upload a document to the library.
Once the team portal is configured, you will begin to build the project plan in Microsoft Project using a checklist that you have already created in Team Foundation Server and you will incorporate tasks from an Excel spreadsheet. Once you have built the project plan, you will make a change in Microsoft Project and note how the Team Foundation Server site is automatically synchronized to these changes.
At the end of this lab there is an optional exercise that steps you through some basic process guidance on agile software development. Day 4 of TechEdWe're now "over the hill" here at TechEd and only have a day to go.. This year's show has been a very good one, and I really think that the bar has been set extremely high in terms of attendee access to technology.. The Hands on Labs (HOL) area (Which is part of the Technical Learning Center or TLC) has just gotten rave reviews from attendees. I have spoken with several people who have spent the entire conference doing labs, because they figure they'll get the DVD anyway, so why not take advantage of the technology that we have available in the HOL area.
The only real issue that we've seen in the BLUE POD HOL area (The developer-focused labs) has been that some of the Architecture labs have been getting some low scores. Because of this, I've taken the time to write up some lab summaries on the architecture labs which help provide some context. I'll post those notes here for those attendees who plan on downloading the labs from COMMNET...
Oh, and for the record, it's all about the E, A and R!
14 juni Day 3 of TechEdHave I said lately how much I love my MOTO Q? The real guts of todays blog is actually in the previous post, but I needed one with an appropriate title. TechEd today has been fun. I see that the main bloggers page has the entire TLG team on the main page. If you happen to see it, I'm the second person in the M... Visual Studio 2005 Team System for Database ProfessionalsJust before TechEd began, Microsoft announced this addition to the Visual Studio Team Suite. It definitely has a lot of promise, and if Gert and Richard are to be believed, database geeks are soon going to be on par with the rest og the development community.. My first exposure to the product was today here in the hands on labs.. I needed to write up a 1 page addition to one of the labs to ensure it had the proper context.. My write-up must've been OK because the sat scores of the lab have gone up.. Oh, I almost forgot..... "A" stands for "APPLY" 13 juni Day 2 of TechEdToday was(is actually, while I have a break now, I'm actually in the HOL area until 10pm tonight) a day of work mixed with sessions.. I went to a great mobile device management (have I said lately how much I love my Moto Q?) session where I got the bug to write some extensions that will allow ECM to collect mobile data... There were also a couple of good architecture sessions that brought home some points on web service security and deployment..... All in all a good day (that will be finished in 5 hrs) 12 juni Day 1 of TechEdToday marked the first "real" day of TechEd. (The program calls this Day 2, but the only thing that really happened yesterday was the precon sessions and the Keynote).
Things I learned today:
1) People really do like the Hands on Labs (I spent 6 hours there today, and helped a LOT of people get their labs started)
2) G stands for "Gather" (Unless you're an MCT, you won't get that one)
3) The quality of the SWAG this year is pretty good.
4) There are a LOT of MCTs who've gone on to bigger and better things, but are still drawn towards the core group of trainers that they met at various TechEds past...
5) No matter how big TechEd gets, the food doesn't change
6) There are people who are really passionate about what they do in the technology space. They are just itching to tell someone about it.
7) Many people come to TechEd just for the networking opportunities.
8) I really enjoy this stuff. 11 juni Day 0 of TechEdWell, day zero (pre conference sessions) has come to a close and I'm sitting in the keynote listening to Ray Ozzie talk about "service disruption". What he means by this is that technology is about to go through shift so vast that things are going to be turned upside down.... It's been a long day, but a good one... The labs are going well and people seem to be happy overall.. I've been able to meet up with several old friends and hope to catch up with more at the party tonight... 10 juni Day -1 of TechEdToday was the day for those of us TLGs (Technical Learning Guides) to spend in meetings about the show and running through the labs in our respective areas to ensure that everything runs smoothly when the attendees start pounding away.. It was a long day, but a lot of fun actually.. (By the way, the previous entry was published via my Moto Q.. I am still in LOVE with that phone!)
It would appear that this years TechEd is going to blow away the other years in terms of technical content and hands on capability. I am very impressed with the labs in my area (Business Intelligence & Application Architecture) and honestly believe that the attendees are going to be blown away with what they get to play with. (How does building an analysis services cube in SQL 2005, attaching it to Excel 2007, and building mining models using various algorithms sound? If that doesn't sound cool, how about using Visual Studio 2005 Team System for Architects to design a data integration strategy between 2 different systems and publishing it?)
Tomorrow will be the Pre-Conference seminars, but the TLC (Technical Learning Center) opens at 1pm.. If you're here at TechEd, please stop by the BLUE POD and say hello... (I'll be in the TLC from 1pm-6pm) TechEd Begins!I am here in Boston at the pre-conference meeting for TLGs and other MS "staff"... This is cruel and unusual punishment, having to get up at 5am (3am my time) to catch a bus to the center.... 08 juni The Motorola QWell, as I mentioned in the previous entry, I did order the Motorola Q. I had to take a trip to Toronto during the beginning of this week, so I didn't actually get my hands on the phone until today. After playing with it and getting it all setup, my initial impression is WOW. This thing is WAY COOL!
I am familiar with Windows Mobile 5 already, so that may have something to do with how easily I was able to setup this phone to sync with our Exchange server, but the fact is, from the box to sync'ing with Exchange took me all of about 2 minutes.. I am HIGHLY IMPRESSED with the ease of setup and operation on this phone!
I'm still working out some of the nuances of Smartphone versus pocketPC, but overall, I'd give this phone a HUGE thumbs up! 01 juni Smartphones and Verizon WirelessWell, I had posted before that I was about to pull the trigger on the XV6700 from Verizon, but then those yahoos at Verizon went and made the Motorola Q available with a discount for a couple hundred dollars less. Having seen the Q in pre-delivery fashion, the one thing I didn't like was that it was a true smartphone, and as such didn't sport WiFi of any type... Otherwise the phone is a fantastic form-factor and it runs Windows Mobile 5.0, so it's very compatible with the applications that I need to support...
Well, after weighing the options, discussing with my wife (She'll take it if I'm not happy with it), I decided to pull the trigger and order the Q from Verizon. I should have it in a couple of days, and will write a review of it here...
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