Channel 9 - Entries tagged with MS Field Microsoft http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 - Entries tagged with MS Field http://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/ms+field Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/ms+field en Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:35 GMT Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:35 GMT Rev9 4 1 25 Anand Iyer - Life in the Field, Racism in the Tech Industry, and More... Anand Iyer is an old friend of mine. We met on the MSDN Events team.

We did not, however work together all that much. The MSDN Events team is distributed, with different employees living in different states.

When I was still there, I was living in Portland and being managed by a guy who lives in Kentucky who reported to a guy who lives in Texas who reported to a guy who lived in Redmond.

Yeah. It was pretty crazy.

The job itself was nuts, too, and Anand and I spent most of this video just talking about life as MSDN Events Presenters - having to fly around, constantly wake up in different time zones, get used to adjusting your watch, presenting in cities that were so high up that there wasn't even any stinkin' oxygen, and so on.

This video, then, is a conversation between Anand and me. We talk about many things, but, mostly, we're just happy to see each other. It was the first time in months, and it's obvious. I missed him very much - he's a good guy and a fabulous presenter.

Finally, this video covers a lot of ground, but one thing we cover that is especially important is racism in the tech industry. Anand was born in Bombay, and he's taken a lot of flak for his heritage. I remember how this resulted in some reprehensible situations.

I wanted everybdy to know that the racism in the tech industry - and there is much more than anybody's willing to own up to - actually affects people. I thought that, if you all saw first hand that it hits people like Anand, then maybe you'd think a little deeper about what it is you're upset about.

That's all. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Rory/Anand-Iyer-Life-in-the-Field-Racism-in-the-Tech-Industry-and-More Anand Iyer is an old friend of mine. We met on the MSDN Events team. We did not, however work together all that much. The MSDN Events team is distributed, with different employees living in different states. When I was still there, I was living in Portland and being managed by a guy who lives in Kentucky who reported to a guy who lives in Texas who reported to a guy who lived in Redmond. Yeah. It was pretty crazy. The job itself was nuts, too, and Anand and I spent most of this video just talking about life as MSDN Events Presenters - having to fly around, constantly wake up in different time zones, get used to adjusting your watch, presenting in cities that were so high up that there wasn't even any stinkin' oxygen, and so on. This video, then, is a conversation between Anand and me. We talk about many things, but, mostly, we're just happy to see each other. It was the first time in months, and it's obvious. I missed him very much - he's a good guy and a fabulous presenter. Finally, this video covers a lot of ground, but one thing we cover that is especially important is racism in the tech industry. Anand was born in Bombay, and he's taken a lot of flak for his heritage. I remember how this resulted in some reprehensible situations. I wanted everybdy to know that the racism in the tech industry - and there is much more than anybody's willing to own up to - actually affects people. I thought that, if you all saw first hand that it hits people like Anand, then maybe you'd think a little deeper about what it is you're upset about. That's all. 3327 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Rory/Anand-Iyer-Life-in-the-Field-Racism-in-the-Tech-Industry-and-More Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:43:39 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Rory/Anand-Iyer-Life-in-the-Field-Racism-in-the-Tech-Industry-and-More Rory Rory 20 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Rory/Anand-Iyer-Life-in-the-Field-Racism-in-the-Tech-Industry-and-More/RSS citizenship Community India MS Field Microsoft Personalities MSDN Irena Kennedy: From Russia with Love Meet Irena Kennedy, an architect with Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS), located in Southern California.  Irena was at a tech conference in Seattle when Charles and Ritzy caught up with her; listen as she tells us “Something You Should Know” about AppDev and talks about her youth as she grew up in the former U.S.S.R. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/WM_IN/Irena-Kennedy-From-Russia-with-Love Meet Irena Kennedy, an architect with Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS), located in Southern California.  Irena was at a tech conference in Seattle when Charles and Ritzy caught up with her; listen as she tells us “Something You Should Know” about AppDev and talks about her youth as she grew up in the former U.S.S.R. http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/WM_IN/Irena-Kennedy-From-Russia-with-Love Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:22:33 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/WM_IN/Irena-Kennedy-From-Russia-with-Love Charles Charles 5 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/WM_IN/Irena-Kennedy-From-Russia-with-Love/RSS Architecture MS Field Microsoft Personalities IT Heroes Episode XIII: Microsoft and the SBA after Katrina Microsoft and the Small Business Administration Gulf States Initiative

In the wake of the Katrina disaster thousands of small businesses were decimated in the affected Gulf States. The Small Business Administration wanted to reach out to those businesses and make it possible for them to apply for, bid on and compete for Federal contracts. Logistically, this is normally done through online registration, but, as we know, much of the Gulf was off line after the hurricane.

In this interview we speak to David Loines of the SBA and Mike Voorhees, representing Microsoft, about the Gulf States Initiative, a program that leveraged Microsoft mobile assets to assist the SBA in getting to the folks who needed their help.

IT Heroes: Stories from the Trenches; these are the real stories of men and women in IT making a difference everyday. We talk with authors, innovators and implementers about emerging technologies, troubleshooting and remediation of common infrastructure issues and charitable contributions in the community.  We seek to educate and provide a forum for open discussion of the many uses for and specific ways in which people are everyday exploiting technology to create opportunities for themselves and others.

Stream the SBA/Microsoft interview now!

Originally posted Monday, February 20, 2006 1:04 PM by MJMurphy_TechNet at http://blogs.technet.com/mjmurphy [6]

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/IT+Heroes/IT-Heroes-Episode-XIII-Microsoft-and-the-SBA-after-Katrina Microsoft and the Small Business Administration Gulf States Initiative In the wake of the Katrina disaster thousands of small businesses were decimated in the affected Gulf States. The Small Business Administration wanted to reach out to those businesses and make it possible for them to apply for, bid on and compete for Federal contracts. Logistically, this is normally done through online registration, but, as we know, much of the Gulf was off line after the hurricane. In this interview we speak to David Loines of the SBA and Mike Voorhees, representing Microsoft, about the Gulf States Initiative, a program that leveraged Microsoft mobile assets to assist the SBA in getting to the folks who needed their help. IT Heroes: Stories from the Trenches; these are the real stories of men and women in IT making a difference everyday. We talk with authors, innovators and implementers about emerging technologies, troubleshooting and remediation of common infrastructure issues and charitable contributions in the community.  We seek to educate and provide a forum for open discussion of the many uses for and specific ways in which people are everyday exploiting technology to create opportunities for themselves and others. Stream the SBA/Microsoft interview now! Originally posted Monday, February 20, 2006 1:04 PM by MJMurphy_TechNet at http://blogs.technet.com/mjmurphy [6] 1179 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/IT+Heroes/IT-Heroes-Episode-XIII-Microsoft-and-the-SBA-after-Katrina Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:48:42 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/IT+Heroes/IT-Heroes-Episode-XIII-Microsoft-and-the-SBA-after-Katrina mjmurphy mjmurphy 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/IT+Heroes/IT-Heroes-Episode-XIII-Microsoft-and-the-SBA-after-Katrina/RSS MS Field Microsoft Personalities Ken Levy - In the field in Switzerland
The 6 minute discussion is about what they both do in the Zurich offices, various community efforts, and what they would like to see more of on Channel 9. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Ken-Levy-In-the-field-in-Switzerland During his trip to several European developer events last November, Ken Levy stops by the Microsoft offices in Zurich Switzerland and goes to lunch with Simone Stocker and Corina Erny-Boehi. During lunch, the topic of Channel 9 is brought up and Ken learns that they watch Channel 9 videos weekly. So he takes out is digital camcorder and starts interviewing them without any upfront notice, not even Ken planned it in advance. The 6 minute discussion is about what they both do in the Zurich offices, various community efforts, and what they would like to see more of on Channel 9. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Ken-Levy-In-the-field-in-Switzerland Mon, 09 Jan 2006 20:10:07 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Ken-Levy-In-the-field-in-Switzerland Charles Charles 25 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Ken-Levy-In-the-field-in-Switzerland/RSS MS Field