CSTechcast.com is where you get the podcast for IT pros. This week we take a trip up to the next generation tech conference Defrag and speak to Robert Scoble creator of Building43, Richard Nucci CTO of Boomi, and Defrag conference organizer Eric Norlin about how the social web is affecting business and the IT professional. We also have clips of presentations from Kris Loux CEO of JS-Kit and Jeff Dachis CEO of The Dachis Group. In the news, Intel settles its lawsuits with AMD for a cool $1.25 billion, the European Commission looks to block Oracle's acquisition of Sun over MySQL, a zero day flaw is discovered in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 2000 is going end of life in July, and Windows 7 quickly earns 4% OS market-share. Rupert Murdoch's threat to pull hit Internet sites from Google search gets The Worst Tech Move of the Week, and we cover some details of Image Backup for Windows 7 in The Weekly Tech Tip. 
This week's episode is sponsored by: SquareSpace. Get a slick blogging platform that gives you ease of use and statistics without scripting. Get a permanent discount of 12% when you signup with code CST at SquareSpace.com. Also brought to you by Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your small and medium business technology, SQL Servers, and Windows infrastructure. Links to stories and sites discussed in the show:
AMD, Intel Settle Legal Disputes (eWeek)
EC Objects To Oracle's Sun Acquisition (InformationWeek)
Microsoft Investigating Zero-Day Windows 7 Flaw (InformationWeek)
Windows 2000 End-of-Life (Technet Blogs)
Windows 7 Now Owns 4% of PC Market, Says Report (eWeek)
Should We Listen to Murdoch's Google Threat? (The Atlantic)
Learn more about system image backup (Technet Blogs) Thanks for tuning in every week to the show for IT pros at CSTechcast.com. Find us on our main web site, send us comments using the feedback form, and hit our social sites at friendfeed.com/cstechcast, twitter.com/cstechcast, and the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook. Support our podcast via a great iTunes review and support our sponsors! Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=97
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Welcome to the podcast for IT pros, always available at CSTechcast.com. This week, we talk with Hutch Carpenter, Vice President of Product at Spigit, to find out how companies are adopting social networking tools inside enterprises, what the justification is for these tools, and how to be successful after the implementation. Find more info at spigit.com. In the news, AMD sues Intel over alleged payments to OEMs like Dell, Windows 7 comes out of the gate with great sales numbers, a new tool called Hook Safe provides rootkit protection using virtualization, a reported vulnerability in the secure web standard SSL, and Patch Tuesday sees six bulletins. Comcast's requirement that we "respect subscription revenue" gets The Worst Tech Move of the Week, we take "A Closer Look" at server baselining, and a particular type of 401.1 error gets some help in "The Weekly Tech Tip". This week's episode is sponsored by: Angie's List. When you need help with repairs around the house, Angie’s List members will help you decide which service companies to trust and which to avoid. Use promo code CSTECH and get 25% off your membership at Angieslist.com. Also brought to you by Consortio Services. We host the show, so why not talk to us about your Windows, SQL Server, and SharePoint technology? Visit consortioservices.com. Suit Puts Spotlight on Dell-Intel Relationship (eWeek)
Windows 7 sales outshine Vista (CNet)
Countering Kernel Rootkits with Lightweight Hook Protection (NCSU)
New tool seeks to block rootkits by protecting their targets (Ars technica)
Major vulnerability in SSL authentication (Help Net Security)
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for November 2009: six bulletins (Ars technica)
Comcast Exec: We Need To Change Customer Behavior, Not Our Business Model (TechDirt)
Ten Tips and Tricks for Server Baselines (TechNet Blogs)
Automatic FixIt: You receive error 401.1 when you browse a Web site that uses Integrated Authentication and is hosted on IIS 5.1 or a later version (TechNet Blogs)
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CSTechcast.com is the source of the podcast for IT pros. This week we talk with Dennis Hurst, Senior Security Engineer, HP Software & Solutions about security in the cloud, how it is affecting adoption at the enterprise level, what types of data should live there, and what standard we can expect from cloud vendors. Find more info from HP at http://www.hp.com/go/stophackers and visit http://cloudsecurityalliance.org to take the cloud security survey. In the news, NVidia can't make chipsets for Intel CPUs, tech job loses are confirmed to have risen again, a study shows enterprise overwhelmingly will invest in social networks this year, FBI Director Robert Mueller almost fell victim to a phishing scam, and Microsoft Patch Tuesday sets a record with 13 bulletins covering 34 vulnerabilities. Larry Ellison sticking his head in the sand about cloud computing gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at the virtualized networks in virtual machines, and we cover how to deploy BitLocker whole disk encryption on more than your C: drive in "The Weekly Tech Tip". This week's episode is sponsored by: Angie's List. Get quality recommendations on local professionals from roofers to doctors and everything in between. Use our code CSTECH and get a 25% discount when you signup at Angieslist.com. Also brought to you by Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your small and medium business technology, SQL Servers, and Windows infrastructure. Explore other discount offers from CS Techcast: http://offers.mevio.com/show/cstechcast.html. Links to stories and sites discussed in the show:
Nvidia Stops Chip Set Development as Intel Dispute Continues (eWeek)
Technology Unemployment Rises in Q3 (eWeek)
Study: 94% of Enterprises Will Invest in Social Media Despite Recession (eWeek)
FBI Director Nearly Hooked in Phishing Scam, Swears Off Online Banking (eWeek)
Microsoft to Plug Windows Security Holes on Patch Tuesday (eWeek)
Larry Ellison Hates Cloud Computing (Enterprise 2.0 Blog)
How to configure BitLocker on additional drives in a MDT 2010 deployment (TechNet Blogs) Communicate by using our feedback form on cstechcast.com, or find us at the socials twitter.com/cstechcast, at friendfeed.com/cstechcast, or the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook. It'd be super nice of you to support our sponsors as well as leaving a nice review on iTunes for our show. Thanks all. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=92
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CSTechcast.com is the podcast for IT pros. This week we go back and forth about Windows 7 with Paul McFedries, author of Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed , and get into some of the features that don't get discussed as much. Find more info from Paul at mcfedries.com. In the news, Amazon introduces the Virtual Private Cloud, Apple releases OSX Snow Leopard with some nifty business features, Microsoft gets deeper into data warehousing with Project Madison, Cisco access points get Skyjacked with a new vulnerability, and good news from Intel points to an economic recovery for the tech sector. AT&T's broken promises for iPhone MMS gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at managing Hyper-V with Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, and we tell you how to move Windows Firewall settings around in "The Weekly Tech Tip".
This week's episode is sponsored by: Angie's List. Avoid lousy service. Get quality recommendations on local professionals from roofers to doctors and everything in between. Get a discount of 25% when you signup with the code CSTECH at Angieslist.com. Also brought to you by Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your small and medium business technology, SQL Servers, and Windows infrastructure. Explore other discount offers from CS Techcast: http://offers.mevio.com/show/cstechcast.html. Links to stories and sites discussed in the show:
Amazon Bridges Corporate IT with the Cloud via New Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Service (eWeek)
10 Reasons Snow Leopard Is Ready For Business (PC World)
Apple Snow Leopard Is Not the Mac's Ticket to the Enterprise (eWeek)
Microsoft Debuts Project Madison CTP for Data Warehouses (eWeek)
Database: First Look at Microsoft's SQL Azure Database CTP (eWeek)
Newly Discovered Vulnerability Could Threaten Cisco Wireless LAN (Dark Reading)
IBM Slashed More than 10K Jobs in 2009, Says Group (eWeek)
Intel Raises Third-Quarter Revenue and Gross Margin Expectations (Intel)
Dell's numbers show PC industry staggering back (Washington Post)
Article ID: 974576 (Microsoft TechNet)
Apple, AT&T Sued For Misleading MMS Marketing (InformationWeek) The get back is at our web site CSTechcast.com or on the social networks at twitter.com/cstechcast, at friendfeed.com/cstechcast, or the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook. Support us by posting a glowing review on iTunes or wherever you find great podcast directories that include us of course, and don't forget to support our sponsors. Thanks. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=88
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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We are back with another episode of the podcast for IT pros at CStechcast.com. This week the topic is open source infrastructure and how it applies in the enterprise with Frank Wiles of Revolution Systems. Find more information on Frank and his company at revsys.com. In the news, Microsoft announces pricing for Windows 7, Intel puts out updated compilers, bad hiring is losing money, and Bing still can't compete with Google. MySpace takes the social out of their business with their treatment of layed-off employees making "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at how you can bridge into the cloud from traditional applications, and get guidance on which Windows Perfmon counters to use when troubleshooting memory problems with "The Weekly Tech Tip". This week's episode is sponsored by: Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your IT. Links to stories and sites discussed in the show: Microsoft Windows 7 Push Includes Price Cuts, Additional Vista Upgrades (eWeek)
Intel Ships New Compilers (eWeek)
Businesses Losing Money on Bad Hiring Practices, Survey Finds (eWeek)
Microsoft Bing Beats Google But Users Stay Loyal to Google (eWeek) Adding Insult To Injury: MySpace Botches Layoffs (TechCrunch)
Keep coming back every week as we bring on leaders in IT and people in the trenches who know how to get things done. Contact us by using the feedback for at cstechcast.com, track us down on Twitter at twitter.com/cstechcast, friend us on Friendfeed at friendfeed.com/cstechcast, or hit the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook. If you like the show, please subscribe and help keep us going. Thanks. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=80
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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The podcast for IT professionals, and CIOs, is new every week at CSTechcast.com. This week we cover information technology in health care with Ron Lindsay of Emtec about what the future holds as health care enters an era of change. Find more information at http://emtecinc.com. In the news, all those still running Office 2000 have hit the end of the line for support, HP announces anther drop in revenue as well as more job cuts, Microsoft begins support of SQL Server clusters on virtual machines, Intel delays the release of it’s newest Itanium process until next year, and Microsoft is set to debut their updated "Kumo" search engine this week. Apple's refusal to admit it has a security problem gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at how business laptops are different, and we tell you how to access virtual hard drive files directly from Windows 7 without starting the virtual machine in "The Weekly Tech Tip". Links to stories and sites discussed in the show:
Office 2000 and Office Update Site to Retire (TechNet)
HP To Cut More Than 6,000 Jobs (InformationWeek)
Microsoft Changes Stance on Virtualized SQL Server Failover Clusters (eWeek)
Intel Again Delays 'Tukwila' Itanium Release (eWeek)
Microsoft to Unveil 'Kumo,' a New Search Engine (eWeek)
Apple Leaves Major Java Security Hole Open for Mac Users (eWeek) As usual, we are needy and want your attention, so give us feedback from the main site at http://cstechcast.com. You can also find us at Twitter.com/cstechcast, Friendfeed.com/cstechcast, and on Facebook. Please subscribe, get your friends to subscribe, and talk us up to your friends at dinner parties. Good karma will come your way. Thanks for listening. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=76
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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CSTechcast.com, the home of the podcast for IT professionals released every week. This week we talk to Stephen Wynkoop, founder and editor of SSWUG.org, about virtualized conferences and how it can get your tech skills sharp. Find more info at www.vconferenceonline.com/upcoming.asp. In the news, more mess for Microsoft from the DOJ, Sun gets Nehalemized with new Intel Xeon processors and a network switch addition much like Cisco's new server solution, IBM aims to have 28-nanometer chip manufacturing next year, Intel dips its profits but sees a bottom, and Verizon Business Security reports security breaches of 285 million records last year and the problem is still most common from servers and applications. Twitter's spotlight on Entertainment Tonight gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at the new Exchange 2010 beta, and we give you some tools for your malware tool belt in "The Weekly Tech Tip".
Links to stories and sites discussed during the show:
Feds Want Eyes On Microsoft For Another 18 Months (InformationWeek)
Sun Strikes Back At Cisco (InformationWeek)
IBM Alliance Looks To Top Intel With 28-Nm Chips (InformationWeek)
Intel Faces Roadblocks Despite Hope In PC Sales (InformationWeek)
More Data Breached In 2008 Than In Previous Four Years Combined (InformationWeek)
Oprah's on Twitter, Twitter's on Oprah, and Everyone's So Excited! (Gawker)
Send in any comments you have on the show through our feedback form at CStechcast.com or visit us on the social networks at the Facebook fan page, at twitter.com/cstechcast, and at friendfeed.com/cstechcast. Do us a favor a post a review on iTunes. Tell your friends to check it out. As always, thanks for subscribing to our podcast.
Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=71
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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Welcome to the podcast for IT pros, available at CStechcast.com. This week we talk to Avinoam Nowogrodski, co-founder and CEO of Clarizen, about collaboration using SaaS applications and what benefit the SaaS platform serves a business over traditional internal applications. Find more information at clarizen.com. In the news, the Conficker worm comes in with a whimper on April 1st but is still considered a threat, all major server manufacturers get online with the latest Intel Nehalem-based Xeon processors, Intel keeps taking share away from AMD, IBM is getting closer to swallowing Sun, and Microsoft debuts Windows Server 2008 Foundation for small business. Mac fans who can't leave that Microsoft price commercial alone make "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at spear phishing, and a little application called PRTG Network Monitor helps you monitor and report on network devices, workstations, and servers in "The Weekly Tech Tip". Links to stories and sites discussed during the show:
Is Conficker Finally History? (PC World)
Fresh Crop Of Intel Nehalem Servers On Way (InformationWeek)
Intel's Share Of Chip Market Rises, AMD's Falls (InformationWeek)
IBM-Sun Deal 'In Final Stages' (InformationWeek)
Microsoft Offers Server For Tiny Businesses (InformationWeek)
Microsoft's "I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person" ad tries to kick Apple where it hurts (ZDNet)
Give me a break. Microsoft isn’t cheaper than Apple. Dell might be, but Microsoft isn’t! (Macgasm.net)
PRTG Network Monitor (Paessler.com) After we finished the recording of this week's episode, our lovely co-host Dana gave birth to her brand new baby boy Jaden. We send congratulations to her and her family and I hope you do too. Send in your good wishes or any comments on our feedback for at CStechcast.com or visit us on the social networks at the Facebook fan page, at twitter.com/cstechcast, and at friendfeed.com/cstechcast. As always, thanks for subscribing to our podcast. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=69
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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Welcome to another episode of the podcast for IT professionals always available at CSTechcast.com. This week we talk what it takes to be a tech book author, the publishing game, and what it's like to go independent with Julie Yack, editor of the new book CRM as a Rapid Development Platform . Find more info at thecrmbook.com and use discount code "cstechcast" for 10% off the purchase price of the book. The news bring an out of cycle Microsoft patch for Windows, Intel announces next-gen cooling for laptops, Amazon's EC2 goes production for virtualization in the cloud, new service packs announced for Vista and Office, and HP brings the thin-client back, again. Tech companies getting scarred and laying off top talent instead of using them to innovate gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we argue employers using social networking to hire and fire in "Point/Counterpoint", and "The Weekly Tech Tip" shows you how to track down your domain on email blacklists. Our sponsor this week: Admin Script Editor by iTripoli. Links to stories and sites discussed during the show:
Microsoft Preps Emergency Windows Patch (PCMag.com)
Intel unveils new cooling tech for ultrathin laptops (CNet)
Amazon's Linux cloud computing out of beta, joined by Windows (CNet)
Office, Vista getting new service packs (CNet)
HP Unveils Thin Client, Blade Workstation (InformationWeek)
The Weekly Tech Tip Link - email blacklist search (MXToolbox.com) Thanks to everyone for continuing to support CS Techcast by spreading the word about our show. You can also support us by visiting our sponsors. You can call us, email us, comment on this blog, or interact on the social networks twitter.com/cstechcast and friendfeed.com/cstechcast. Keep pointing your browser to CSTechcast.com for all the latest. Thanks.
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A new interview, tech news, and insight from the podcast for IT pros at CSTechcast.com. This week we talk about smartphone and mobile device security with Dan Dearing, Vice President of marketing at Trust Digital. Find out more about Trust Digital at trustdigital.com. In the news, we discuss a kaleidoscope of a patch from Microsoft, social networking for G Men, Dell shutting down factories of their once high-flying made-to-order operations, a six-core server chip from Intel, and a recall of overheating Sony Vaio laptops. Comcast's FCC countersuit gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", Chrome, Firefox, and IE8 start up the browser wars once again when we take "A Closer Look", and "The Weekly Tech Tip" delves into the NETSH command.
Links to stories and sites discussed during the show:
Upcoming Microsoft patch lineup could be 'massive,' says researcher (ComputerWorld)
CIA, FBI push 'Facebook for spies' (CNN)
Dell Plans to Sell Factories In Effort to Cut Costs (Wall Street Journal)
Intel ready to announce six-core chip (CNet)
Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops (ZDNet)
Thanks for listening and remember to give us feedback at the blog, at the voicemail box, and at our email. All of these are available at our home page: CSTechcast.com. Keep coming back and bring your friends too. If you'd like to support our show, post a review on iTunes or on your favorite podcast directory.
Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=41
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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Info for IT pros, get ready to download the latest audio at CStechcast.com. Crimeware is the focus this week, as we interview expert Markus Jakobsson, author of Crimeware: Understanding New Attacks and Defenses. In the news; Adobe gives a preview of the new Acrobat 9 integrated with the new acrobat.com web site, Microsoft warns on the monthly round of patches, spear phishing catches 15,000 big fish, AMD starts to make a serious notebook push with Puma, Opera one ups the browser competition in the fight against malware, and we review the latest rumor mill around the next generation Apple iPhone. Spying end users for targeted ads is first place in "The Worst Tech Move of the Week" and "The Weekly Tech Tip" gives the accidental SQL DBA some great pointers. Links to stories discussed during the show:
Adobe offers Acrobat 9 (InfoWorld)
Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 7 Security Bulletins (eWeek)
Spear-phishing Attacks Have Hooked 15,000, Says Verisign (PC World)
AMD's Puma pounces; misses red-hot netbook market (ArsTechnica)
Opera Bolsters Web Browser with New Malware Protection (eWeek)
Next-Gen iPhone Preview: Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference '08 (Information Week)
Breaking: Exclusive leaked pics of the iPhone 2! (CrunchGear) Keep the love coming with reviews on your preferred podcast site, especially iTunes. Give us your comments and feedback on the blog, via e-mail, or by voicemail. All details are available at CStechcast.com. Thanks to everyone for listening. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=28 - Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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IT pros get another podcast chock full of information and irreverence, at CStechcast.com. This week we put the focus back onto the brand new Windows Server 2008 operating system with Rand Morimoto, author of Windows Server 2008 Unleashed. Tech news sees the demise of the MicroHoo merger, Windows XP Service Pack 3 gets PCs to go on endless reboots, a new security bulletin on a new Trojan infecting half a million PCs, patch Tuesday sees 4 new patches, Office 2007 SP1 is coming to automatic updates, Google sets up a new enterprise hosted security service, and we take a peek at the 10 worst workplaces in tech. A continuing trend of knocking a good app developed with Microsoft tools gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", fanboys get a freestyle rant in the "IT Pet Peeve", and the "Weekly Tech Tip" helps you hack the Vista experience index. Links to stories discussed during the show:
The MicroHoo Fallout (eWeek)
Trojan Infects More Than 500,000 PCs (eWeek)
Continuous Reboots Plague Windows XP SP3 Users (PC Magazine)
Four Patches Coming in May (ENT News)
Google gains on Microsoft with hosted security offering (C|Net News.com)
The 10 Worst Workspaces in Tech (ValleyWag)
Building a web app the Microsoft way (ThinkVitamin.com)
Maybe Microsoft isn't completely useless on the web, after all (C|Net Blogs) Thanks everyone for downloading and listening to the CS Techcast. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=24 - Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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We have extra segments on SQL from our author interview on SQL queries to our own, real life experts on MS SQL 2008 features, available at cstechcast.com as a MP3 download or a RSS subscription. Whether you do SQL everyday or just need some insight, this is a good episode. This week we chat with John Viescas, one of the authors of "SQL Queries for Mere Mortals". You can find more information from John Viescas at www.viescas.com. In the news, new chips from Intel, Microsoft SMB leases, SkyDrive being used by spammers, a new-old MBR threat, and the end of the IT department? Plus, "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", "Meet your Local User Group", "A Closer Look", and "The Weekly Tech Tip".
Show Notes
Links to the stories discussed in our podcast:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,141300-pg,1/article.html
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=142884
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-to-Launch-New-Licensing-Option-for-SMBs/
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Intel-Makes-Enterprise-Pitch-at-CES/
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/010708-carr-it-dead.html
Featured User Group
The featured group this week, in keeping with our SQL theme, is the Colorado PASS camp. This is a joint effort with the three SQL user's groups on the front range to create an intense, two day workshop every year. Hit the web site and get the details at www.coloradopasscamp.org.
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- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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