Yearly Archives: 2008

Yes, I’m on FriendFeed

Posted: 11:26 pm
July 13, 2008
Awesome, Friends
on Yes, I’m on FriendFeed

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!

Posted: 4:56 pm
July 13, 2008
OwnWebNow
1 Comment

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.

Posted: 1:19 pm
July 13, 2008
IT Business, Microsoft, OwnWebNow
14 Comments

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 →

I think I’ve strained my blogging muscle

Posted: 12:07 pm
July 11, 2008
Vladville
31 Comments

What a week. Seven days, twenty blog posts, five podcasts and one of them the SBS Show. Thank you to all that tuned in, thank you, thank you, thank you. Really, it’s my pleasure to bring this stuff to you. … Continue reading →

WPC Wrap with Matt Makowicz

Posted: 11:36 am
July 11, 2008
Podcast
1 Comment

OWN Partner Call 4 with Matt Makowicz served as a bit of a wrap to the festivities in Houston. If you haven’t heard any of the OWN Partner Call podcasts so far you might want to start with this one … Continue reading →

Will the last one out please turn off the Server?

Posted: 1:27 am
July 11, 2008
IT Business
on Will the last one out please turn off the Server?

Let me tell you what today was like for me. I spent four hours hours signing quotes and executing contracts while watching keynotes. Amid all the fire and brimstone that is my take on my largest vendors direction, I still … Continue reading →

Grumbling over RSS Feeds

Posted: 11:21 pm
July 10, 2008
Podcast
on Grumbling over RSS Feeds

Gmail really needs a massive reply feature – let me can some text and send it to everyone that asked the same question. I want you to know that I have heard the grumbling over the lack of RSS feeds … Continue reading →

Two PALs for the price of one

Posted: 4:11 pm
July 10, 2008
Podcast
on Two PALs for the price of one

Dean Calvert and Vijay Riyait are folks you’ve heard about on this blog before, they were kind enough to explain what the PAL program is and how it works. They are also partners of mine in OWN so you know … Continue reading →

Thank You Microsoft

Posted: 1:36 pm
July 10, 2008
Microsoft
on Thank You Microsoft

As much as I can’t agree with their message and direction, I have to extend the huge kudos to the Digital WPC team at Microsoft for making the keynotes and side sessions available to the partner audience at large. To … Continue reading →

Turner Embraces Disruption

Posted: 11:33 am
July 10, 2008
Microsoft
on Turner Embraces Disruption

It’s always refreshing to see Microsoft be honest about where they are in this market: We’ve embraced this disruption, we are really in a leadership position. It’s big of them to admit that the Software + Services was not a … Continue reading →