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AlexanderMinza

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On September 30 the Microsoft Student Consultants from Romania will have the chance to meet Eric Rudder. He is a Senior Vice President for Server and Tools. I already have a few questions in my mind, but if you have too - here is your opportunity to ask it!

I promise if the question is appropriate and interesting I will ask him and you will get the answer here in the blog So, who dares? Please leave a comment.

Keskos

AlexanderMinza wrote:
http://www.thespoke.net/MyBlog/AlexanderMinza/MyBlog_Comments.aspx?ID=36577

On September 30 the Microsoft Student Consultants from Romania will have the chance to meet Eric Rudder. He is a Senior Vice President for Server and Tools. I already have a few questions in my mind, but if you have too - here is your opportunity to ask it!

I promise if the question is appropriate and interesting I will ask him and you will get the answer here in the blog So, who dares? Please leave a comment.

How easy it is to get used to windows server system if you have unix background?

What are the common problems and solutions from Microsoft related with integration of unix and windows server system? For example active directory comes to mind.

Manip

Remember Alex we know you DON'T have any Unix/Linux background. You live with your daddy and are more than likely <16yrs old so wouldn't have even used a REAL unix system (other than a BSD).

Manip

Keskos wrote:
How easy it is to get used to windows server system if you have unix background?

What are the common problems and solutions from Microsoft related with integration of unix and windows server system? For example active directory comes to mind.

AlexanderMinza

Manip wrote:

Remember Alex we know you DON'T have any Unix/Linux background. You live with your daddy and are more than likely <16yrs old so wouldn't have even used a REAL unix system (other than a BSD).

What has *nix background to do with the subject?

jamie

Question for Eric:

How is your quest coming along to make obtaining Windows betas "hoop" free?

jonathanh
My mod color is red

Ask him how long it's been since he posted to his blog Smiley

[only don't tell him the question came from me, since he's about four levels above me in the org chart...]

Jaz
From the depths of Wales I come

More and More houeholds are starting to own more than 2 computers, possibly some with at least 2 computers per household member (e.g. dad has a desktop at home and a laptop for taking to work). Windows 2003 Server contains something called Shadow Copy (i think correct if wrong). Does he feel that a cheaper Windows 2003 aimed at the Home market Would be beneficiary?

jonathanh
My mod color is red

Jaz wrote:
More and More houeholds are starting to own more than 2 computers, possibly some with at least 2 computers per household member (e.g. dad has a desktop at home and a laptop for taking to work). Windows 2003 Server contains something called Shadow Copy (i think correct if wrong). Does he feel that a cheaper Windows 2003 aimed at the Home market Would be beneficiary?

Shadow Copy takes a snapshot of a live filesystem (using copy-on-write tricks), which is very useful if you want to back up an SQL database or Exchange server that has to run 24/7. It's not so obvious what the benefit would be for most home users, though.

AlexanderMinza

Jaz wrote:
More and More houeholds are starting to own more than 2 computers, possibly some with at least 2 computers per household member (e.g. dad has a desktop at home and a laptop for taking to work). Windows 2003 Server contains something called Shadow Copy (i think correct if wrong). Does he feel that a cheaper Windows 2003 aimed at the Home market Would be beneficiary?

I agree, Shadow Copy is really usefull, but it is not reasonable to have a full Windows Server 2003 just for this feature.

AlexanderMinza

jonathanh wrote:
Ask him how long it's been since he posted to his blog

[only don't tell him the question came from me, since he's about four levels above me in the org chart...]

Can we take a peek at the chart? Big Smile

scobleizer
I'm the video guy

Eric Rudder posted last night.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/blogs/ericr/

Cider
Daze-d & Confused

jonathanh wrote:
Ask him how long it's been since he posted to his blog

[only don't tell him the question came from me, since he's about four levels above me in the org chart...]

Watch out, you know he's watching!

The last time I saw him post was in the Jim Allchin Longhorn video thread. He was banging on about wearing makeup.

Make-up? Pink tutus? What is it with your VPs?

Jaz
From the depths of Wales I come

jonathanh wrote:

Jaz wrote: More and More houeholds are starting to own more than 2 computers, possibly some with at least 2 computers per household member (e.g. dad has a desktop at home and a laptop for taking to work). Windows 2003 Server contains something called Shadow Copy (i think correct if wrong). Does he feel that a cheaper Windows 2003 aimed at the Home market Would be beneficiary?
Shadow Copy takes a snapshot of a live filesystem (using copy-on-write tricks), which is very useful if you want to back up an SQL database or Exchange server that has to run 24/7. It's not so obvious what the benefit would be for most home users, though.

I think there isa market for a Home Server and it's growing, one that can backup all of your technophobes dads files so that when he calls you saying "I was working on this file and i did something and i don't know where it's gone" you can just goto the server and it'll be there. Something that can act as a basic Webserver (i know XP Pro contains IIS but alot of us use XP Pro to do gaming and well ok i don't know what the performance hit is when you're trying to play halo on the PC while 100 friends and family are trying to read your weblog, but i'm sure there is one)

Exchange server for the home would be good too i think.. I know my family have 1 ISP and i have 1 address, my bro has one, my dad has one and my mum does. I've set it up so that my mails go to my PC, however that doesn't work and sometimes all my mails can goto the family PC, so i use hotmail/gmail for anything personal.

I think the idea of Comm's server is also a good one, especially being able to create your own Windows Messenger Servers, i think their could be potential in the home market for that.

Keep going with VS Express stuff though.