Entries for Harold Wong

Chat with Susan Leiter at Tech Ed 2009 on coordinating Tech Ed 2009 itself

Harold Wong — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:06:00 GMT

I had a chance to chat with Susan Leiter during Tech Ed 2009 about what it takes to organize an event like Tech Ed Northamerica 2009. Susan is one of the team members who helped organized the TLC area and Community area.

Interview with Laura E. Hunter (MVP) during Tech Ed 2009

Harold Wong — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:02:00 GMT

I was able to catch up with Laura E. Hunter (Directory Services MVP) at Tech Ed 2009 and asked her some questions like what does it mean to be an MVP, why do you choose to attend Tech Ed and "Geneva" (next iteration of Federation Services).

Interview with Becky Benfield on Exchange 2010 Site Resiliency at Tech Ed 2009

Harold Wong — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:37:00 GMT

Becky Benfield talks about some of the changes in Exchange Server 2010 that provides a better solution for Site Resiliency compared to Exchange Server 2007.

Snippet of Exchange 2010 High Availability Workshop led by Becky Benfield

Harold Wong — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:37:00 GMT

During Tech Ed 2009, the Exchange team led "informal" Workshop sessions that allowed more intimate interaction between attendees and the presenter / speaker. I was able to capture the last 4 minutes of the Exchange 2010 High Availability Workshop led by Becky Benfield on Friday, May 15th.

Interview with Kristian Andaker on Exchange 2010 OWA

Harold Wong — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:36:00 GMT

In this video, we try something different and Becky Benfield steps up as the guest interviewer. She gets Kristian Andaker to share some of the enhancements to the Exchange Server 2010 OWA experience.

Interview with Kristian Andaker on Transitions to Exchange Server 2010

Harold Wong — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:36:00 GMT

In this video, we try something different and Becky Benfield steps up as the guest interviewer. She gets Kristian Andaker to share what is necessary to Transition from Exchange Server 2007 to Exchange Server 2010.

Interview with Scott Schnoll on Exchange 2010 High Availability

Harold Wong — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:36:00 GMT

Scott Schnoll shares insights on the new High Availability option in Exchange Server 2010 that provides for better availability of Exchange databases using DAGs.

Interview with Scott Schnoll on Backup Strategy in Exchange 2010

Harold Wong — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:36:00 GMT

Scott Schnoll discusses possible backup strategies for Exchange 2010 considering all the architectural changes made for high availability (DAGs).

Feet On Street Interview with Emily Freet (Microsoft) and Thomas Lee

Harold Wong — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:35:00 GMT

I happened to run into Emily Freet (MVP Lead Team Manager with Microsoft) on the floor at Tech Ed 2009 and asked her some questions regarding the MVP program. I also captured some thoughts from Thomas Lee (an attendee).

Interview with Matt Gossage on Exchange Server 2010 and Storage

Harold Wong — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:35:00 GMT

Matt Gossage, Senior Program Manager with Exchange Server shares some of the enhancements in storage to improve IOPS and therefore be able to support lower cost storage.

Custom application for BPOS from Sonata - Interview from Tech Ed 2009

Harold Wong — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:46:00 GMT

Quick interview with Datta and Sanjay from Sonata Software Limited on their custom application that integrates with BPOS.

Chat with Rui Maximo at Tech Ed 2009 on OCS 2007R2 and Virtualization

Harold Wong — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:42:00 GMT

Harold chats with Rui Maximo (Technical Writer for OCS) on OCS 2007 R2 and what he does as a Technical Writer. Rui also discusses Virtualization support for OCS.

Interview with Dwight Jesseman (University of Florida) on OCS 2007R2

Harold Wong — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:42:00 GMT

Harold chats with Dwight Jesseman, University of Florida, on what they are trying to do with Office Communications Server 2007 R2 - especially around video conferencing and integration with their existing Polycom system.

MVP Interview with Robert Ross at Tech Ed 2009

Harold Wong — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:12:00 GMT

Short interview with Robert Ross, MVP and Solution Architect with EMC out of San Francisco, California. Robert shares some of his thoughts on OCS and what features customers are deploying. He also shares a few suggestions that he believes would make OCS even better.

MVP Interview with Russ Kirk at Tech Ed 2009

Harold Wong — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:12:00 GMT

Short interview with Russ Kirk, MVP and Consultant with Grey Convergence out of the UK. Russ shares some of his thoughts on OCS - especially around Voice. He also shares a few suggestions that he believes would make OCS even better.

Exchange 2010 Customer Interview [Exchange 2010 Customer Interview]

Harold Wong — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:32:00 GMT

Harold Wong interviewed Randall who is with a Partner out of Minneapolis, MN on the floor at Teched about their experience with the beta of Exchange 2010 and the top 5 features they find of value.

in reply to Exchange 2010 Customer Interview

Video Interview with Laura E. Hunter (MVP - ILM) [Video Interview with Laura E. Hunter (MVP - ILM)]

Harold Wong — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:30:00 GMT

Laura E. Hunter, MVP on ILM, shares a little bit about the MVP program and what she does around Identity Management. Interesting that she (and I) also "predicted" the Phillies winning the World Series.

in reply to Video Interview with Laura E. Hunter (MVP - ILM)

Video Customer Interview with Mark Nasky (on Windows Vista) [Video Customer Interview with Mark Nasky (on Windows Vista)]

Harold Wong — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:16:00 GMT

At the Virtualization Mini-Conference hosted by the Rocky Mountain Windows Technology User Group, a Mark Nasky was willing to share his thoughts and experiences with Windows Vista.

in reply to Video Customer Interview with Mark Nasky (on Windows Vista)

Video Customer Interview with Karl Peterson (On Virtualization) [Video Customer Interview with Karl Peterson (On Virtualization)]

Harold Wong — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:13:00 GMT

At the Virtualization Mini-Conference hosted by the Rocky Mountain Windows Technology User Group, a few customers were willing to share their experiences and opinions on Microsoft Hyper-V and VMWare. Karl Peterson happens to be one of those customers.

in reply to Video Customer Interview with Karl Peterson (On Virtualization)

Video Customer Interview with Dennis Martin (MVP, Customer and Partner) [Video Customer Interview with Dennis Martin (MVP, Customer and Partner)]

Harold Wong — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:09:00 GMT

Dennis Martin is a customer and MVP out of the Denver area. He (and his User Group, Rocky Mountain Windows Technology User Group) organized a Virtualization Mini-Conference in Denver on September 29th. In this Interview, Dennis shares his experience with Microsoft Hyper-V and VMWare.

in reply to Video Customer Interview with Dennis Martin (MVP, Customer and Partner)

Video Customer Interview with Kyle Schneider (Phoenix, AZ) [Video Customer Interview with Kyle Schneider (Phoenix, AZ)]

Harold Wong — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:48:00 GMT

During a TechNet Event in Phoenix, AZ, some customers agreed to share their thoughts on Windows Vista and do it on camera. Kyle happens to be one of these guys and here is the video interview.

in reply to Video Customer Interview with Kyle Schneider (Phoenix, AZ)

Video Customer Interview with David Lindley (Phoenix, AZ) [Video Customer Interview with David Lindley (Phoenix, AZ)]

Harold Wong — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:44:00 GMT

During a TechNet Event in Phoenix, AZ, some customers agreed to share their thoughts on Windows Vista and do it on camera. David happens to be one of these guys and here is the video interview.

in reply to Video Customer Interview with David Lindley (Phoenix, AZ)

Customer Interview with Brian Fields (Phoenix, AZ) [Customer Interview with Brian Fields (Phoenix, AZ)]

Harold Wong — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:46:00 GMT

During a TechNet Event in Phoenix, AZ, some customers agreed to share their thoughts on Windows Vista and do it on camera. Brian happens to be one of these guys and here is the video interview.

in reply to Customer Interview with Brian Fields (Phoenix, AZ)

Customer Interview with Alex McEachern (Phoenix, AZ) [Customer Interview with Alex McEachern (Phoenix, AZ)]

Harold Wong — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:30:00 GMT

During a TechNet Event in Phoenix, AZ, some customers agreed to share their thoughts on Windows Vista and do it on camera. Alex happens to be one of these guys and here is the video interview.

in reply to Customer Interview with Alex McEachern (Phoenix, AZ)

Damon Talks about Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) [Damon Talks about Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS)]

Harold Wong — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:17:00 GMT

Damon Sununtnasuk from the Microsoft Enterprise Services Marketing team talks about BPOS and what it entails as well as some promotions going on.

I'm sure IT Pros are thinking "Why do I care about a Services offering?". Because there are a lot of customers who are looking at using a "hosted" type solution for some of their users. Our "solution" entails both on premise and online services and hence why we call it Software Plus Services.

in reply to Damon Talks about Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS)