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Data Science Summit

Hear from Microsoft Engineers and customer experts on how you can build data driven intelligent solutions, on-premises and in the cloud, with R, Python, Hadoop,and Spark that will drive new and exciting services at the two days at the Data Science Summit that coincides with Microsoft Ignite in September. I…


MCSE: Messaging Renewal

Just finished renewing my Exchange 2013 certification and should be good for another three years. It was a pretty good idea to double check the requirements as they went from 15 down to 13 courses.  I will probably take the Exchange 2016 exam in the next few weeks. But with…


Exchange 2016 Training

If you plan to implement Exchange Server 2016 or Exchange Online, or if you want to make sure that your implementation was done right, these online training courses are for you! The Exchange Team is excited to announce the release of four new edX online training courses for Microsoft Exchange…


MCSA 2016 Certifications

Microsoft announced today that New MCSA certifications are out for both Windows Server 2016 http://bit.ly/295AIN0 and SQL Server 2016 http://bit.ly/295AWUG. Upgrade exams are also available for those who already have earned an MCSA on Windows Server 2012 or SQL Server 2012.


SQL Saturday Schedule

We had three times as many speaker submissions as we had actual open speakers slots for the upcoming SQL Saturday Indianapolis. It was very difficult to select from so many excellent individuals. However, we have finalized the sessions and Here is our schedule for the August 13th event. We’ve done our best to…


SQL Server 2016 Training Kit

The folks over at Channel 9 have a great series of videos to get you started with what is new in SQL Server 2016. Join in as Scott Klein and Joey D’Antoni provide an overview of the SQL Server 2016 features and enhancements,


MCT Day Announced

For the third year, I am not only helping to organize the MCT Day event at Microsoft Ignite, but I have once again helped create the logo which is being seen here first. For my MCT friends, save the date. More information is coming soon. .


Narrowing the Skills Gap

Last year, there were 566,308 computing jobs open in the U.S. alone, while only 42,969 computer science students graduated into the workforce.  As we witness the growing role of technology in almost every aspect of our daily lives, we fall  short of meeting workforce demand. Find out more from my…


Microsoft and LinkedIn

What happens when you join the world’s leading professional cloud and the world’s leading professional network? We are about to find out. Today, it was announced that LinkedIn has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Microsoft. My first thought was, didn’t LinkedIn just buy Lynda.com less then a year ago?…


Exchange Troubleshooting

When trouble strikes, the most valuable person in the room is the one who can confidently tackle the unknown. Being an effective troubleshooter is more important than being a walking encyclopedia of solutions to known issues. Rather than try to cover every possible problem and solution the Exchange Server Troubleshooting Companion takes a…