Monthly Archives: July 2010

This is why your email is getting delayed..

Exchange, ExchangeDefender
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On Friday I actually got into an argument with one of our partners about what is causing an issue with the sudden stop of mail flow from ExchangeDefender. It immediately prompted the “My name is Vlad and I’ll bet you … Continue reading

I need a cloud strategy

IT Business
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I get this pretty much every day. On Thursday I did a presentation at MSPU and I got a lot of people asking me about how to formulate a cloud strategy. Being the pimp that I am, I told them … Continue reading

Somewhat personal…

IT Business
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Most of you may not know, but I’m 31. And man, if you look at the archives of this blog, I’ve said some hella dumb stuff in the past 6 years of writing this thing. One of my agendas for … Continue reading

How would you build a RAMzilla?

Misc
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Recently I wrote a blog post detailing some gear we use for large scale data backups (“How do you backup a ton of stuff?”) So here is what I’m looking at: Giant RAM drive. The workstation-class system with 24 GB … Continue reading

Don’t let others make you feel bad for being remarkable

Work Ethic
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Note: This is a bit philosophical with some motivational Vlad sprinkles. Perhaps it’s a collosal waste of your time and bandwidth but I hope it helps some of you find motivation and inspiration that what you’re doing is indeed right … Continue reading

WPC Day 3 – Signs of Hope

Microsoft
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Microsoft WPC is a fun event, lot’s of information comes out and in typical Microsoft fashion, it’s always about the hope and potential of mostly unfinished or half baked ideas. That’s not necessarily a negative thing, as it provides for … Continue reading

Microsoft WPC Day 2: Mixed bag of copies..

Microsoft
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Today was a mixed bag for Microsoft – in the areas in which Microsoft leads (Xbox, Messenger) it looks amazing. In the areas in which it’s following (virtually everything else in the consumer space) the future for Microsoft looks like … Continue reading

WPC Keynote: We know you’re scared but please stop whining

Microsoft
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Here is the summary: We’re following Google to the cloud. Forget about Software + Services, just cloud. Apple pretty much owns us as we missed the whole iPhone, iPad but we’re following. We have a lot of money, so if … Continue reading

Washington DC – Cloud, Cloud, Cloud, Cloud..

IT Business, Microsoft
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Sick of it yet? It’s about to get a whole lot worse. Microsoft WPC, at least from the vendor standpoint, is all about the cloud. By my brief account while trying to locate the ExchangeDefender booth (#743) the cloud is … Continue reading

Karl Sideshow Notes & Cloud Tips

Exchange, Friends
on Karl Sideshow Notes & Cloud Tips

Today I’ll be joining Karl on his Cloud Services Podcast to talk a little about what has really made us successful at Own Web Now through the years. If all goes according to plan, we’ll talk a little more about … Continue reading