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Podcast: Virtual Machine Manager + Hyper-V Live Migration = Enterprise Ready: Written on Mon, 08/31/09 - 3:11am; Hard to believe it's only been a few years since Microsoft launched Hyper-V. Even more amazing is the progress it has made in that short period of time. With the Windows Server 2008 R2 update we're seeing not just an improved Hyper-V, but Hyper-V with Live Migration. Live Migration is the one feature...; Read More
The Curse of the Ribbon Menu: Written on Wed, 08/26/09 - 9:56am; Everyone wants to take their shot at what's wrong with Microsoft these days so here's mine. Ribbon menus. I've long detested Microsoft's ribbon menu user interface. The biggest issue is what you once knew how to do, you now have to find again (and again). The net gain being a big net loss in productivity.; Read More
Windows 7 Feature Focus: Libraries: Written on Tue, 08/25/09 - 10:53am; Every new release of an OS like Windows has it's nuggets and one of Windows 7's is the new Library feature. If you don't know about Libraries, and I'm guessing you haven't had a chance to try it, you'll want to check it out. One of the most frequent tasks users perform is navigating to all of the content...; Read More
Virtualization Day: Virtual Machine Manager R2 RTM and Windows 7 XP Mode: Written on Mon, 08/24/09 - 2:13pm; It must be Virtualization Day at my office as right in the middle of test out XP Mode on Windows 7 with some VoIP software, Microsoft announces System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2 is RTM (released to manufacturing). We have a number of projects in the office centered around virtualization, including...; Read More
My 15 favorite smartphone apps: Written on Thu, 08/20/09 - 5:40pm; I love gadgets, smartphones among them. The best part of today's mobile phones are all the cool apps. Here is my list of the smartphone apps that I can't live without. Have you got a favorite not on this list? Drop me comment or a tweet (@mitchellashley) and I'll check it out. To quickly flip through...; Read More
5 Reasons Macs Can't Claim They're Better than Windows 7: Written on Wed, 08/19/09 - 11:18am; I regularly use both Windows and Mac PCs, so any comments that I've never used a Mac are bunk. I've been using Windows 7 since before its public beta release at the first of this year. I use my Mac for video editing, iPhone development, etc. I love all of my computers equally -- my Windows...; Read More
Podcast: Essential Steps For Securing Hyper-V: Written on Mon, 08/17/09 - 1:31pm; During this week's Converging on Microsoft podcast interview with Mike Schutz, Director of Product Management for the Microsoft Windows Server Division, we discuss the relevant steps necessary to secure servers running Hyper-V.; Read More
Microsoft Nokia Good Deal For SharePoint and Exchange: Written on Thu, 08/13/09 - 10:01am; Reactions to yesterday's Microsoft / Nokia are interesting, ranging from Microsoft's given up on Windows Mobile to Blackberries have much the same features today. Here are some more salient views by Gartner's Nick Jones. But the real hint of what's behind this deal are in the "collaboration and Office...; Read More
SharePoint Grabs Attention of The New York Times: Written on Wed, 08/12/09 - 12:02am; You know something's hot when non-tech publications talk about a product technology like Microsoft SharePoint. Ashlee Vance of the New York Times has an article talking about SharePoint's success even with our downed economy. It's not popular these days to be positive about a market dominator like Microsoft,...; Read More
Podcast: BestBuy.com Collaboration Manager Guides SharePoint Users To Success: Written on Mon, 08/10/09 - 10:23pm; My podcast interview with Sarah Haase, Collaboration Manager for SharePoint at BestBuy.com, touched on one of the central SharePoint questions most IT organizations deal with. Microsoft SharePoint is a much different tool than just about any other software product you'll provide end users.; Read More
5 Reasons To Use SharePoint Instead Of Emailing Excel Files: Written on Thu, 08/06/09 - 3:04am; In the SharePoint consulting I do, I try to look beyond just basic uses of SharePoint, where SharePoint acts as a basic replacement for shared folders on file servers. SharePoint can of course do document storage and does bring some added features beyond a file server, but if you're paying attention...; Read More
Will Apple's multi-touch tablet steal Windows 7's multi-touch thunder?: Written on Wed, 08/05/09 - 1:05pm; Rumors about a possible (some say likely) Apple tablet are so intriguing because of Apple's huge success with the iPhone. Gizmodo says its a 90% likelihood we'll see an Apple Tablet within 4 months. One of the more recent debates is whether the tablet would be a MacBook Touch (based on Mac OS X) or an...; Read More
Is Open Source The Enemy Within Chipping Away at Proprietary Microsoft?: Written on Tue, 08/04/09 - 6:47am; Sam Ramji, Senior Director of Strategic Platforms at Microsoft, said some pretty unexpected things during his interview on my podcast this week. I've gone back and listened to the interview with Sam several times, each time picking up a new little tidbit, but also re-enforcing what I heard him say about...; Read More
Sam Ramji: Why Microsoft contributed to open source: Written on Mon, 08/03/09 - 9:50pm; Sam Ramji, Senior Director of Platform Strategy joins us to talk about Microsoft’s recent open source code contribution to Linux. During the podcast Sam Ramji and I dive into details about the GPL'd Linux drivers, talk about how Microsoft worked with members of the community during their development,...; Read More

About Converging on Microsoft

Mitchell Ashley has a diverse background in software development, network engineering, information security, mobility, collaborative technologies, and IT management and operations. An early adopter of social media in business, he began blogging about security and information technologies in 2006 at theconvergingnetwork.com. Mitchell is VP of Information Technology at CableLabs in Louisville, CO, and previously held positions as CIO, CTO and VP Engineering at prior companies.

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