{"id":2104,"date":"2013-03-21T21:37:01","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T04:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brainlitter.com\/?p=2104"},"modified":"2013-03-21T21:37:01","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T04:37:01","slug":"it-pro-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2013\/03\/21\/it-pro-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"IT Pro Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Microsoft has asked me to share this with Microsoft saavy peeps.&nbsp; Besides, everyone loves a contest!<\/em> <\/p>\n<p><em>Sean<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>We often work with Anthony, Pierre and Mitch, the evangelists from the IT Pro team at Microsoft Canada. They asked us to share this important message with you. <\/p>\n<p>The team at Microsoft Canada is focused on ensuring that they help set you up for success by providing the information and tools you need in order to be get the most out of Microsoft based solutions, at home and at work. <\/p>\n<p>Twice a year, Microsoft sends out the Global Relationship Study (GRS for short); it\u2019s a survey that Microsoft uses to collect your feedback and help inform their planning. If you receive emails from Microsoft, subscribe to their <a href=\"http:\/\/click.email.microsoftemail.com\/?qs=7c9563066a58c0d1ad051a03f2ee2af2cb951d97eb26a8072c11bf361aeb7d1cf38476c9f73d039b\">newsletters<\/a>\u201a or you\u2019ve attended our any of their events you may receive the survey. <\/p>\n<p><strong>The important details:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Timing<\/strong> \u2013 March 4<sup>th<\/sup> to April 12<sup>th<\/sup> 2013\n<li><strong>Sent From<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cMicrosoft Feedback\u201d\n<li><strong>Email Alias<\/strong> \u2013 \u201c<a href=\"mailto:feedback@e&ndash;mail.microsoft.com\">feedback@e\u2013mail.microsoft.com<\/a>\u201d\n<li><strong>Subject Line<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cHelp Microsoft Focus on Customers and Partners\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many of you already read the Microsoft Canada IT Pro team\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/canitpro\/\">blogs<\/a>\u201a connect with them on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/Canadian-IT-Professional-Connection-4135429?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr\">LinkedIn<\/a> and have attended their events in the last year or so. So you may already know that you\u2019re their top priority. So <b>they<\/b> <strong>want to hear from you.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Pierre, Anthony and Mitch use the GRS results to shape what they do, how they do it and if it\u2019s resonating with you. Tell them what you need to be the \u201cgo-to\u201d guy (or gal). Tell them what you need to grow your career. They want you to be <strong>completely satisfied with Microsoft Canada.<\/strong><b><br \/><\/b><br \/>This year, Pierre, Anthony and Mitch have delivered 30 IT Camps and counting across the country. Giving you the opportunity to get hands on and learn how to get the most value for your organization. They have a few more events planned this year, so keep an eye on their <a href=\"http:\/\/plancast.com\/canitpro?prod=zOTprodz&amp;tech=zOTtechz&amp;prog=zOTprogz&amp;type=zEVz&amp;media=zOTmediaz&amp;loc=zbtfz_zrrz&amp;country=zCAz\">plancast feed<\/a> for events near you. Based on your feedback, topics they\u2019re planning to cover will include: <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Windows 8  <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Windows Server 2012 <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 System Center 2012 <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Private Cloud <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 BYOD \u2013 Management and Security <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not all. <b>They\u2019ve heard you loud and clear<\/b> so in addition to hands on events, they\u2019re also delivering more technical content online via <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/canitpro\/\">the IT Pro Connection Blog<\/a>. Windows 8 continues to be a big area of focus for them. They covered <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/canitpro\/archive\/2012\/10\/29\/windows-8-the-least-spooky-thing-to-come-out-this-october.aspx\">a lot of great content<\/a> at launch and they\u2019ve complimented that with new content like: <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/canitpro\/archive\/2013\/03\/05\/windows-8-more-beautiful-more-flexible-and-more-secure.aspx\">Security Concepts<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/canitpro\/archive\/2013\/03\/06\/windows-8-from-an-enterprise-point-of-view.aspx\">Enterprise Focused Content<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/canitpro\/archive\/2013\/03\/06\/windows-8-amp-system-center-2012-sp1-the-complete-solution.aspx\">Windows 8 and System Center 2012 Integration<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In addition to this, there are some valuable online resources you can use like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com\">Microsoft Virtual Academy<\/a>, Microsoft\u2019s no-cost online training portal. Or <a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/evalcenter\/default.aspx\">software evaluations<\/a> (free trials) on TechNet that allow you to <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/canitpro\/archive\/2012\/11\/21\/windows-server-2012-home-lab-preparation.aspx\">build your own labs<\/a> to try out what you\u2019ve learned. <\/p>\n<p>Regardless of how you engage with the team at Microsoft Canada\u201a you\u2019d probably agree that they hear you. They\u2019d also encourage you to continue to provide that great feedback. They thrive on it\u201a they relish it\u201a they wallow in it and most importantly of all\u201a they action it. So please keep connecting with them and keep it coming! Pierre, Anthony and Mitch are listening. <\/p>\n<h5>Resources, Tools and Training <\/h5>\n<p>\u00b7 <a href=\"http:\/\/microsoft.ca\/evaloffer\">Tim Horton\u2019s Gift Card Contest<\/a><b><u> <\/u><\/b>\u2013 We\u2019re giving away 350 Tim Horton\u2019s gift cards, all you have to do to qualify is download a free qualifying software evaluation (trial). Download all three for more chances to win, but hurry, the contest closes soon.* <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=34798\">Windows 8 Resource Guide<\/a><strong> <\/strong><strong>&#8211; <\/strong>Download a printable, one-page guide to the top resources that will help you explore, plan for, deploy, manage, and support Windows 8 as part of your IT infrastructure. <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 <a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-US\/evalcenter\/hh670538.aspx\">Windows Server 2012 Evaluation<\/a> \u2013 Get hands on with Windows Server 2012 and explore the scale and performance possibilities for your server virtualization. <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 <a href=\"http:\/\/click.email.microsoftemail.com\/?qs=dc2ee35363bc31b29eca2078e0a41a2a7354d3788a7866fd18b4c17548f2a27b28046e278dc87458\">Microsoft Support <\/a>&#8211; Get help with products\u201a specific errors\u201a virus detection and removal and more. <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 <a href=\"http:\/\/click.email.microsoftemail.com\/?qs=dc2ee35363bc31b2482495333de02cadf075fa4c8a7c11bffcfe8abae3efb54745dee20e7ee7361a\">Microsoft Licensing <\/a>-Visit the Volume Licensing Portal today to ask questions about volume licensing\u201a get a quote\u201a activate a product or find the right program for your organization.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>*No purchase necessary. Contest open to residents of Canada, excluding Quebec. Contest closes April 11, 2013 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET. Three-Hundred-and-Fifty (350) prizes are available to be won: (i) $10 CDN Tim Horton\u2019s gift card.&nbsp; Skill-testing question required. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries. For full rules, including entry, eligibility requirements and complete prize description, <a href=\"http:\/\/microsoft.ca\/evaloffer\">review the full terms and Conditions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has asked me to share this with Microsoft saavy peeps.&nbsp; Besides, everyone loves a contest! Sean &nbsp; &nbsp; We often work with Anthony, Pierre and Mitch, the evangelists from the IT Pro team at Microsoft Canada. They asked us to share this important message with you. The team at Microsoft Canada is focused on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2013\/03\/21\/it-pro-canada\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[429],"tags":[57,567],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>IT Pro Canada - Brainlitter - Inside the mind of Sean Wallbridge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2013\/03\/21\/it-pro-canada\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IT Pro Canada - Brainlitter - Inside the mind of Sean Wallbridge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Microsoft has asked me to share this with Microsoft saavy peeps.&nbsp; Besides, everyone loves a contest! Sean &nbsp; &nbsp; We often work with Anthony, Pierre and Mitch, the evangelists from the IT Pro team at Microsoft Canada. They asked us to share this important message with you. The team at Microsoft Canada is focused on &hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2013\/03\/21\/it-pro-canada\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Brainlitter - Inside the mind of Sean Wallbridge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-03-22T04:37:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sean Wallbridge\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sean Wallbridge\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2013\/03\/21\/it-pro-canada\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2013\/03\/21\/it-pro-canada\/\",\"name\":\"IT Pro Canada - Brainlitter - Inside the mind of Sean Wallbridge\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2013-03-22T04:37:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-03-22T04:37:01+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/#\/schema\/person\/74e1c0def190f181c1394c2b6d883e77\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2013\/03\/21\/it-pro-canada\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2013\/03\/21\/it-pro-canada\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2013\/03\/21\/it-pro-canada\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Brainlitter\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"IT Pro Canada\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/\",\"name\":\"Brainlitter - Inside the mind of Sean Wallbridge\",\"description\":\"Dad. Husband. Drummer. Learner of Things.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/#\/schema\/person\/74e1c0def190f181c1394c2b6d883e77\",\"name\":\"Sean Wallbridge\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adf8cea6291c39d166616f2148d919a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adf8cea6291c39d166616f2148d919a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sean Wallbridge\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/author\/swallbridge\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"IT Pro Canada - Brainlitter - Inside the mind of Sean Wallbridge","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2013\/03\/21\/it-pro-canada\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"IT Pro Canada - Brainlitter - Inside the mind of Sean Wallbridge","og_description":"Microsoft has asked me to share this with Microsoft saavy peeps.&nbsp; Besides, everyone loves a contest! Sean &nbsp; &nbsp; We often work with Anthony, Pierre and Mitch, the evangelists from the IT Pro team at Microsoft Canada. They asked us to share this important message with you. The team at Microsoft Canada is focused on &hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2013\/03\/21\/it-pro-canada\/","og_site_name":"Brainlitter - Inside the mind of Sean Wallbridge","article_published_time":"2013-03-22T04:37:01+00:00","author":"Sean Wallbridge","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sean Wallbridge","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2013\/03\/21\/it-pro-canada\/","url":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2013\/03\/21\/it-pro-canada\/","name":"IT Pro Canada - Brainlitter - Inside the mind of Sean Wallbridge","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/#website"},"datePublished":"2013-03-22T04:37:01+00:00","dateModified":"2013-03-22T04:37:01+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/#\/schema\/person\/74e1c0def190f181c1394c2b6d883e77"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2013\/03\/21\/it-pro-canada\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2013\/03\/21\/it-pro-canada\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2013\/03\/21\/it-pro-canada\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Brainlitter","item":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"IT Pro Canada"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/#website","url":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/","name":"Brainlitter - Inside the mind of Sean Wallbridge","description":"Dad. Husband. Drummer. Learner of Things.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/#\/schema\/person\/74e1c0def190f181c1394c2b6d883e77","name":"Sean Wallbridge","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adf8cea6291c39d166616f2148d919a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adf8cea6291c39d166616f2148d919a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Sean Wallbridge"},"url":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/author\/swallbridge\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}