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Steve Wright Improves the Performance of Analysis Services! Jul 06, 2011

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Richard and Greg talk to Steve Wright of SQL Sentry about the performance challenges with Analysis Services. Steve talks about how putting SSAS on the same box as SQL Server is not a good idea, how both products are greedy for memory and comparing query tuning techniques. Steve also gets into the performance counters that matter in SSAS.

Chris Ross Supports System Center Service Manager! Jun 29, 2011

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Richard and Greg talk to Chris Ross from Catapult Systems. Chris talks to the boys about System Center Service Manager, an IT Service Desk application recently added to System Center. Service Manager is the front line application for doing problem support, routine maintenance, routine workflow processes, and so on. Chris discusses how Service Manager becomes a hub for the other System Center components, making it easier to have a clear picture of what's going on with your system and what to work on next. Check out Chris's Service Manager blog at http://blog.myscsm.com/.

Mark Minasi Recaps Tech Ed and Windows 8 Jun 22, 2011

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Richard chats with Mark Minasi about his Tech Ed Atlanta experience. The conversation moves onto recent announcements around Windows 8. Richard and Mark argue over the viability of tablets like the iPad versus the latest generation of laptops. Mark also mentions a few web sites, including the Software Conspiracy. It's one of those rambling conversations we know and love!

Colin Melia Secures Azure and Windows Phone 7 Jun 15, 2011

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While at DevTeach, Richard talked to Colin Melia about the challenges of securing applications using the phone and cloud. The discussion digs hard into Active Directory Federated Services, Azure Access Control Services and more.

Jeremy Thake Scales Up Sharepoint! Jun 08, 2011

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While at Tech Ed Atlanta, Richard talked to Jeremy Thake from AvePoint about scaling Sharepoint. Jeremy talks about how Sharepoint decomposes into multiple servers to provide effective scale. The conversation also moves to the cloud, talking about the Sharepoint offering in Office 365.

Kevin Kline Talks a Little Denali! Jun 01, 2011

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Richard catches up with Kevin Kline at Tech Ed Atlanta to talk about the next version of SQL Server, code name Denali. Kevin discusses the new 'Always On' features, new column store and the updates to reporting services. The conversation also wanders over to SQLAzure, SQL Saturdays and how the major database products in the world can work together.

Mitch Garvis is Pro-Hyper-V! May 25, 2011

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While at Tech Ed Atlanta, Richard talked to Mitch Garvis about Hyper-V. Mitch focuses on how Hyper-V has caught up with VMWare feature wise. The conversation ranges over what should be virtualized, what shouldn't, and the role the cloud plays in virtualization.

Dmitry Sotnikov Virtualizes in the Cloud! May 18, 2011

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While at Tech Ed Atlanta, Richard talks to Dmitry Sotnikov from Quest Software about cloud technologies including virtualization. The debate ranges over Software as a Service, Platform as a Service and whether or not application migration to the cloud really makes sense.

Dana Epp Knows Where CardSpace Went! May 11, 2011

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Richard and Greg talk to to Dana Epp about CardSpace. Now that Microsoft has decided not to release CardSpace 2.0, where does that leave identity? Dana mentions Dick Hardt's Identity 2.0 presentation at Oscon 2005, take a look at it here: http://identity20.com/media/OSCON2005/.

Mike Crowley Adds Rights Management to Exchange! May 04, 2011

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Richard and Greg talk to Mike Crowley from Planet Technologies about infrastructure rights management (IRM) and Exchange. Rights Management Service (RMS) has been around for the past few versions of Windows Server, but the latest edition significantly improves its abilities. More than just encryption, IRM and Exchange together can actually block a sensitive file from going out via email!

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