Monthly Archives: July 2008

Between a rock and a cloud place

Microsoft
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It’s Friday… time for something lighter. There comes a time in every businesses lifecycle when it has to realize that it has been surpassed. That is the challenge of running a technology company. You try to lead and run with … Continue reading

Making the world a safer place $20 at a time

OwnWebNow
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We’re now up to the fifth podcast in the OWN Partner Call series and joining me today is Dana Epp, CEO of Scorpion Software. Dana has been on our SBS Show before and as the Microsoft MVP in Security he … Continue reading

Time to build your own bridge

Microsoft
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Folks, I have done as much as I possibly can for you to communicate your concerns to Microsoft. We’ll see what happens. However, I have a job to do and I don’t have much more time to spend on this … Continue reading

Lucy’s Sail: Day 6: Password is "Password1234!"

OwnWebNow, Security
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Son, you have to earn the pimp hat. I am not sure how young you have to be to start moving software but Tim is getting an early start: effective immediately Own Web Now in partnership with Scorpion Software is … Continue reading

What is the partner problem with Me S+S?

Microsoft
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I’ve spent the better part of last few days talking with partners, working with a few of my Microsoft friends and trying to make sure they don’t get fired for knowing me, trying to get to the bottom of why … Continue reading

Cleaning up the Microsoft Me S+S

Microsoft, OwnWebNow
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Why is it that people only seek to open up the community channels, ask for feedback, have an ongoing conversation and attempt to win hearts and minds after they have launched a nuclear assault? In case you have been out … Continue reading

Lucy’s Sail: Day 5: Canadian Berries

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If you are a man or a woman hoping to have children, don’t look down 🙂 Do we offer Blackberry? No. Why? Well, for starters I think BES is the biggest piece of s*it software ever written combined with the … Continue reading

Yes, I’m on FriendFeed

Awesome, Friends
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Succumbing to peer pressure, I have setup a FriendFeed account. For the voyers among you, here you go: http://friendfeed.com/vladmazek Personally, if you want to chat I’d rather you either email me (vlad@vladville.com) or MSN IM me (vlad@vladville.com) but if you’re … Continue reading

Good News Buddy! It’s Canada time!

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With the WPC announcements out of the way, it’s back to business at OWN. This week has some huge news, first of which comes our way from the north. So, what are we up to? Data centers all over Canada? … Continue reading

Houston… we have a problem.

IT Business, Microsoft, OwnWebNow
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Indeed we do, as cliché as it may sound. Microsoft and Microsoft Partners have a problem. Few problems are among us as partners, some are between us together and our competitors and clients. But we have serious problems that have … Continue reading