 Welcome back to the podcast for IT pros at CStechcast.com. This week David Taber, CEO of SalesLogistix, joins us to discuss the ins and outs of Salesforce.com implementations and how cloud CRM is taking over. Find more info at SalesLogistix.com. In the news, the trend of offshoring stays flat in big business but smaller businesses see offshoring growth, SQL Server is big in emerging markets but MySQL is right behind it, PeopleSoft human resources software gets a new version, payroll company PayChoice gets hacked for personal data, and a federal order prohibits texting during driving by federal employees operating government vehicles. The disappointing Google Wave beta launch gets The Worst Tech Move of the Week, we take "A Closer Look" at Windows 7 features that work only with Windows Server 2008 R2, and we tell you how to implement two different power profiles in "The Weekly Tech Tip".
The week's episode is brought to you by: EastBay.com where you can find the best in athletic apparel and get a 15% discount using our code AFCTECH1 or get 20% of an order more than $75 using code AFCTECH2. 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:
Offshore Outsourcing on Rise for Small and Midsize Companies in 2009 (eWeek)
Survey: Microsoft SQL Server Tops All Databases in Emerging Markets (eWeek)
Oracle Releases New Version of PeopleSoft Enterprise (eWeek)
Large online payroll service hacked (ComputerWorld)
Federal Workers Banned From Texting While Driving (InformationWeek)
Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype (scobleizer.com)
Google Wave Hits Shore. Flash Flood Warning In Effect. (LouisGray.com) Thanks for sticking with us. A lightening strike did a number on our equipment so we were down for a couple of weeks. Anyway, as usual, 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's 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=91
- 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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Welcome to CStechcast.com, the podcast for IT pros. This week Erica Toelle, Sharepoint project implementation expert, gives us the scoop on Sharepoint project success. Find her insight at ericatoelle.com. In the news; the Sun-Oracle merger brings complications and an uncertain future for several Sun side solutions, uneven financial results mark the quarter for tech companies, Linux distro Ubuntu sees a major new release, and the RSA conference gets word of a major new botnet in force. IBM's attitude towards the Sun deal turns into a loss earning "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at sys admin tools for your iPhone, and Sharepoint admins get some help in "The Weekly Tech Tip". This show is sponsored by: Consortio Services, managed IT services and expert SQL assistance. Visit ConsortioServices.com. Links to stories and sites discussed during the show:
Oracle to buy Sun in $7.4 billion deal (CNet)
Ubuntu 9.04, the Jaunty Jackalope, Sports Modest Software Improvements But Big Plans (eWeek)
EMC: 'We expect IT spending to improve' (CNet)
VMware's quarter: Services up, licenses down (CNet)
AMD reports loss, cautious on PC sales (CNet)
Security Vulnerabilities on Tap at RSA (eWeek)
IBM Talks Teeter as Sun Board Splits (Wall Street Journal)
Sun-Oracle FAQ: Did IBM make a big mistake? (ZDNet)
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=72
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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CSTechcast.com brings you the podcast for IT Pros; a "Top 10" according to CIO Insight. This week we talk with Jim Thor, network engineer for Wild Packets, about VoIP in the enterprise and how to identify the pitfalls and get a successful system in place. Find more on their solutions at WildPackets.com. In the news, IT sees a slight uptick in jobs, Ruby is becoming the programming language of choice for techies in emerging markets, not all is well at the Sun acquired MySQL with David Axmark and Michael Widenius resigning, IBM will be providing core IBM software such as DB2 and WebSphere from Amazon's Web Services cloud platform, and Microsoft puts a $250,000 bounty on the head of the Conficker Worm's author. A Canadian court's ruling that ISP logs are fair game for authorities gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at hiring a consultant versus hiring an employee, and we help you protect against the Conficker Worm in "The Weekly Tech Tip". Links to stories and sites discussed during the show:
Some IT Jobs Defy Employment Downturn (InformationWeek)
Ruby Shines in Emerging Markets (eWeek)
MySQL Exits May Open Sun Customers To Other Databases (InformationWeek)
IBM To Deliver Software Via Amazon's Cloud (InformationWeek)
Microsoft Offers $250,000 Bounty For Worm Authors (InformationWeek)
Canadian judge: No warrant needed to see ISP logs (Ars Technica)
Virus alert about the Win32/Conficker.B worm (Microsoft.com) Catch us on the Facebook fan page, at twitter.com/cstechcast, and at friendfeed.com/cstechcast being social. We also have a feedback form off the main page if you have anything you'd like to say. Plus, catch us when we're recording live at our UStream page CS Techcast – Behind The Scenes. Thanks for listening and make sure you come back again. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=62 - Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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The weather outside is frightful, so if you’ve no place to go, download the latest podcast from CSTechcast.com. This week we talk the open source option and why it makes sense for your operations with Curt Finch, CEO of JourneyX and author of All Your Money Won't Another Minute Buy: Valuing Time as a Business Resource . In the news, IE8 is winning the war to have the least bugs, new patches for critical vulnerabilities released after Patch Tuesday, the .tel domain aims to make it easy to share contact information, Sun retires Network.com and launches a new cloud initiative, and version 5.1 of MySQL is released debuting several new features. Sony and Facebook get dissed for their collection of private data in “The Worst Tech Move of the Week”, people who put desktop in service as servers get the wrath of “The IT Pet Peeve”, and a little tip to help get your Hyper-V machines shut down cleanly in “The Weekly Tech Tip”. Our sponsor this week: Admin Script Editor by iTripoli. Links to stories and sites discussed during the show:
Internet Explorer Has Fewer Software Bugs Than Firefox, Chrome (InformationWeek)
Zero-Day Microsoft Vulnerabilities Being Exploited (InformationWeek)
Microsoft Security Advisory (960906) (Microsoft.com)
.Tel Them Where to Find You (New York Times)
Sun Discloses Plans To Enter Cloud Computing (InformationWeek)
Sun MySQL 5.1 Upgrades Partitioning, Replication (InformationWeek)
Sony Violates Children's Privacy Act (Washington Post) Keep the holiday cheer coming, with feedback at our website and interaction on Twitter and Friendfeed. Don't forget us, get us a present by getting your friends to CSTechcast.com for the podcast for IT pros by IT pros. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=54 - Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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CSTechcast.com, your weekly source for tech, trends, news, and reviews for IT pros presents the latest episode of our podcast. Rhonda Layfield joins the fray to update us on the extensive deployment tools available for the Microsoft Windows platform. Find Rhonda contributing to the web site Minasi.com. Tech news brings everyone early exposure to the DNS flaw, VMWare decides to give away the ESXi hypervisor, Drizzle aims to slim down MySQL, the Brocade-Foundry marriage merges Fibre-SAN switching with 10G Ethernet expertise, and Terry Childs finally gives up the goods. Quick selling VC's are investing in "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at virtualization sprawl, and we look at SharePoint disaster recovery in "The Weekly Tech Tip".
Links to stories discussed during the show:
New DNS exploit now in the wild and having a blast (ArsTechnica)
VMware Counters Microsoft, Will Make ESXi Hypervisor Free (InformationWeek)
Drizzle project plans a stripped-down MySQL (InfoWorld)
Dissecting the Brocade-Foundry Merger (eWeek)
SF mayor gets codes to hijacked city network (CNet News.com)
VCs Reap What They Sow (Gigaom)
The Silicon Valley VC Disease (Scobleizer)
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Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=35
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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A special episode at cstechcast.com this week as we record our podcast live from PASS Camp. This keynote address features an expert panel to explore the upcoming SQL Server 2008 database release with questions on features, technology, and strategy for our panel. Featured on our panel are Paul Nielsen - Microsoft SQL Server MVP and author of the “SQL Server Bible” book series (SqlServerBible.com), Kevin Cox – member of the SQL Server Product Group in the Customer Advisory Team at Microsoft (sqlcat.com), and Ben Hoelting - a .NET developer with Colorado Technology Consultants (benhblog.com). Of course, we also have our own co-hosts contribute; Eric Johnson, Microsoft SQL Server MVP, and Josh Jones, published author on many SQL topics. Author and co-host of the podcast Eric Beehler moderates the discussion. We are offering a video version of this episode as well; check it out at cstechcast.com. Detailed topics include the delay of the official launch and it's effect on the market and its supporters. We also discuss SQL Server 2008 in the enterprise and how it takes on its biggest competitors, IBM and Oracle. On the flip side, we discuss perhaps the smallest competitor, mySQL, and what SQL Server is doing to stay small business friendly. Attendees bring up questions on horizontal scalability and data modeling tools. We get into it with new developer feature LINQ and the possible consequences to proper database management. We also get a read on the panelist's favorite new features of SQL 2008. 
We would like to thank Quest Software for allowing us to bring you this event through their sponsorship of this episode. Find out how they can help you with their suite of database management solutions at quest.com. Don't forget our drive to find new listeners through our Amazon.com gift certificate giveaway. Go to cstechcast.com and "refer-a-friend". Leave your comments at this blog post and thanks for listening. Link to CS Techcast Episode 15 podcast: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=15
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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Back, once again, with notable news and discussion at cstechcast.com. We talk with Microsoft MVP Brandon Shell this week, about the PowerShell scripting tool. You can find his blog at bsonposh.com. In the news, MySQL claimed by Sun and Oracle brings home BEA, Oracle patches and admin's lack thereof, EMC goes SSD, and a Macbook out of thin Air. The "Worst Tech Move of the Week", "Weekly Tech Tip", and "Meet Your Local User Group" segments round out the half hour.
Show Notes
Links to the stories discussed in our podcast:
http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/apple-macbook-air-1/4505-3121_7-32818756.html?tag=nefdprod.rev
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Storage/EMC-Breaks-New-Ground-with-SSDs-in-Storage-Arrays/
http://www.sentrigo.com/press_releases-newsid-39.htm
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/141412/oracle_releases_security_patch.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,141409-pg,1/article.html
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205800904&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All
Featured User Group
The Boulder SQL Users Group in Colorado is in the spotlight this week. Check them out, in person, every month and visit the website at boulder.sqlgroups.com to find all the detail. They are a part of the Colorado PASS Camp as well, a collaborative effort between the front range SQL users groups to bring training for free to their members.
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- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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