CES 2012: The Mecca of All Consumer Electronic Shows

January 6, 2012 Leave a Comment

 First off, Happy New Years to all my readers and followers. May 2012 bring you increased connectivity and prosperity.

Now, what better way to kick off the new year then attending the “Grand Daddy” of all tech shows, CES 2012.  This will be my first year attending the Consumer Electronics show and with all the tweets and posts on numerous social media feeds it surely will not disappoint.  As an added bonus, I have been appointed as Samsung Canada’s blogger at CES 2012 tweeting and blogging live from numerous keynotes and the grand hall.  This week has been a whirlwind of preparation with regards to this as you can imagine.  Thankfully Samsung has outfitted me with the latest gear to keep me connected. With a 9 Series notebook, HD Camcorder, Galaxy S II LTE smartphone and a hope and a prayer that AT&T’s network will be able to handle the load of the approximately 160,000 attendees, I should be good to go.

Now for my ask of you my faithful followers.

I will be tweeting on behalf of @SamsungCanada as well as posting videocasts on Youtube and Facebook.  I’d love your input on what, pertaining to Samsung, you’d like to see or read with regards to activity at CES 2012.  Follow us on twitter and / or join the conversation on Facebook and let your voice be heard.

I’ll be more than happy to oblige.

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Windows Phone Deployment Guide for IT Professionals

November 11, 2011 Leave a Comment

I have been honored again to be given the chance to present at Techdays.ca for the third time.  Every year I have covered Windows Phone from the IT Pro point of view and this year’s presentation, The Consumerization of IT: Windows Phone in the Workplace, takes Microsoft’s mobile offering to the next level of secure and manageable deployment.  A great deal of new functionality has now been made available with the launch of the “Mango” upgrade for Windows Phone and has application developers buzzing.  The opportunities to develop new and innovative solutions from within the Windows Phone OS since the Mango update has increased interest amidst the developer community in the platform which is evident by the standing room only Windows Phone developer sessions at Techdays.

With that being said, interest has also increased within the IT community around deploying Windows Phone within enterprise after a chain of events surrounding the current dominating mobile offering in business faltered severely and made IT departments wary of its consistency to deliver voice and data connectivity.  Couple that with the emergence of the rapidly growing trend of Consumerization of IT and now I too have a standing room only session on my hands with IT teams interested in learning how to securely deploy and manage Windows Phone within their respected organizations.

I invite those attending Techdays.ca to attend my session as I perform a live aggregation of Windows Phone and Office 365 showcasing the power of manageability and security which can be enabled from Microsoft Exchange itself.  To add, here is a listing of Windows Phone deployment and security documentation provided by Microsoft which detail and address deployment and security concerns:

Windows Phone 7 Deployment Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=8842

Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” Deployment Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27743

I look forward to seeing you all there and continuing on the conversation as to how Windows Phone could enhance your organization’s mobile offering.

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TechDays – Because There Always Something New To Learn

October 20, 2011 Leave a Comment

TechDays is here again and starts next week in Toronto.  As in past years (2009, 2010) I’ll will be presenting on Windows Phone deployment.  This year’s topic “Consumerization of IT: Windows-Based Devices in the Workplace” covers the aspects of the end users bringing Windows Phone and other devices into the workplace.  In this session, we will review the aspects of deployment & security across Exchange, SharePoint & the cloud.  I will also showcase how Windows Phone provides the best experience to accomplish this amidst a flurry of device and OS offerings.

This year TechDays will be taking place in the following cities so make sure to register

  1. Toronto – October 25-26
  2. Vancouver – November 15-16
  3. Montreal – November 29-30

As an added bonus, when you register for TechDays 2011, be sure to use promo code TDSPKR11CAN to get almost 50% off the conference admission.

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Clouds, Connectivity and The Killers at VMWorld 2011

August 28, 2011 Leave a Comment

 

What a summer…

Hot off the heels of attending Microsoft’s grand daddy of events, MS World Partner Conference, I find my self sitting in a lounge at Toronto Pearson en route to Las Vegas to attend VMWorld 2011.

I’m excited to attend as this is my first non-Microsoft conference in a long time (the last being CTIA in New Orleans just before Katrina hit) and I’m interested to learn more on another view of “Cloud Computing”.  What intrigues me further are the announcements of VMWare’s Mobile Virtulization Platform (or MVP for short) being announced this week.  This provides organizations the ability to capitalize on the consumerization of IT trend that is upon us by virtualizing a company’s instance on an end user’s device (smartphone and/or tablet) and governing it without affecting the end user’s personal content.

As an added bonus, The Killers will be preforming at the VMWorld Gala and seems to be the hot ticket in Las Vegas this week.

I will be attending all the mobile sessions and Samsung will also have a booth in the solution’s area of the conference.  I am most looking forward to connecting to those passionate about virtualization via VMWare’s offering and learning more through osmosis.  Be sure to follow me on Twitter and DM me if you are interested to chat.

Looking forward to our discussion.

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WPC11: The Great Canadian WP7 Giveaway

July 11, 2011 Leave a Comment

Heads up all you Canucks attending this years Microsoft World Partner Conference in sunny Los Angeles.  Samsung Canada’s got a treat better than a tasty beaver tail for you to sink your teeth into.  Visit the @WPCCanada lounge located at the back-left of the Solution Innovation Centre, and show us how Canadian you are.  Be creative and you could walk away with 1 of 8 Samsung Windows Phone 7 Focus devices, a Samsung bluetooth headset and other great prizes.  Bring a group with you to the lounge and sing “O Canada”, hit a verse from “Let Your Backbone Slide“, heck drink a bottle of Canadian Maple Syrup, just be creative.

Contest ends Tuesday at 5pm and winners will be announced at the lounge on Wednesday.

Come on Canadians, lets show the world some Canadian pride!

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MS WPC 2011: Microsoft, Samsung Canada & You

July 6, 2011 Leave a Comment

Microsoft’s World Partner Conference, the “SuperBowl” of Microsoft conferences, is happening in less than 4 days and @SamsungCanada and I could not be happier to be sponsoring the Canada lounge at this year’s event.

Set aside hearing Richard Branson and other keynotes (yes Ballmer is speaking too), watching Maestro Fresh Wes and the Arkells perform and learning what future offerings Microsoft has in store for FY12, what I’m really looking forward to is connecting with you. 

As of late, the team at Samsung Canada and I have been working hard to complete Samsung’s solution offering.  Samsung already produces great hardware and has recently partnered with the likes of Microsoft and others to ensure best of breed software solutions to run better on our hardware.  What’s missing is your creativity to take our partnered solutions to the next level.  That’s where you come in.

Samsung Canada is looking to collaborate with you, the SI / ISV community, to extend the reach of our offering.  Gain the ability to take advantage of the relationships Samsung has established to provide a more robust offering to your clientele. Secure access to Samsung’s knowledgeable team to gain insight on what partnerships and offerings could “up your game”.  It all starts at WPC 2011.

I will be at WPC all week hanging out with the @WPCCananda team at the Canadian Lounge.  Samsung laptops, tablets and smartphones will be on hand for you to try and there will be prizes to be won, but more details on that later.

 Feel free to DM me @SamsungConnect or @WirelessLife to continue the conversation.

Looking forward to chatting with you there.

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Ready to “Code Your ‘ART’ Out” Vancouver?

April 25, 2011 1 Comment

Make Web Not War (MWNW), one of Canada’s largest open source community events, will be concluding this year’s Vancouver Open Source Week.  Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the latest technologies and techniques available to the ever-evolving coding community. MWNW bridges the gap between different platforms, communities, and developers of all trades and backgrounds.  At MWNW, expert speakers will discuss Open Source platforms such as WordPress, mobile, cloud and commercial software. Attendees will also get the opportunity to mingle with some of the best web developers in Canada, social media savants & provocateurs, experts and leaders in industry today, have the ability to play with some of the new and exciting technology and gain access to the VIP party being held in the lovely city of Vancouver.

Samsung Mobile Canada is one of the Partner Sponsors at this year’s MWNW alongside the likes of Microsoft, Novell, Telerik and others.  I too will be speaking at this year’s event presenting on the aspects of “Capitalizing on the Consumerization of IT.” The rest of the MWNW agenda can be found here.  MWNW takes place Saturday May 7th at the Masik Studios in Vancouver. Tickets for this FREE event are available here and will also include your free admission to the MWNW VIP event taking place afterwards at a secret location.

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Emma’s Back Porch Featuring Windows Phone 7 Brought To You By Silicon Halton

January 11, 2011 1 Comment

I have graciously been invited to speak at Silicon Halton’s 15th meetup tonight at 7pm located at Emma’s Back Porch.  Those of you in the Halton region should know the place and those of you who don’t should know that this Halton landmark serves up the best wings in Burlington.

As mentioned, tonight’s event is being hosted by Silicon Halton which is a grass roots networking group dedicated to connecting and creating strong  local relationships and business partnerships for hi tech entrepreneurs and leaders in Halton.

I will be presenting alongside my good friend Mark Arteaga on the topic of Windows Phone 7 from both an end user and an application development perspective.  I will also be bringing down goodies to give away to attendees already holstering a Windows Phone 7 device and will be showcasing live demos of the WP7 OS.

So come on down, enjoy a few wings and a beverage, and get to experience Windows Phone 7 first hand.

Register now as space is limited.

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The Windows Phone User Group Meeting – November 16th

November 10, 2010 Leave a Comment

Have anything planned from 6PM till 9PM on November 16th?  Well you do now…

The inaugural Windows Phone User Group meeting takes place on November 16th and is being hosted by my two fellow MVPs Darren Humphries and Mike Temporale.  The magic will happen at the Microsoft campus located in Mississauga and will be a great source of information with regards to all things Windows Phone.  Mobility specialists such as Mark Arteaga, Joey DeVilla and myself will be attendance to answer all your questions around developement and deployment.  Live devices will be on hand as well for you to try out Microsoft’s latest mobile OS offering. Lastly, draws for prizing such as a, I don’t know, Windows Phone 7 device and other great prizes available to be won.

Attendance is free, there will be food and drinks to snack on and the first 100 attendees will recieve a free Windows Phone 7 t-shirt.  So come on by, take Windows Phone 7 for a test drive and possibly walk away with your very own Windows Phone 7 device.

Register here for the event. The team and I look forward to seeing you there.

 

This article also appears on Mark Arteaga’s blog and on Mobile Jaw

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Windows Phone 7: Did You Get Yours?

November 10, 2010 Leave a Comment

First off, a big thank you to all who came by my Windows Phone 7 launch event at the TELUS flag ship store located at the Eaton Centre.  Congratulations to all those who walked away happy with their new Windows Phone 7 device, either the HTC 7 Surround or the LG Optimus 7, and their new XBOX 360.


For all those still searching for that specific Windows Phone 7 device, don’t fret.  Windows Phone 7 devices are still available and additional phones are on their way.  Here is an update as to where you can secure your choice device:

   Samsung Focus
   		Currently Rogers has very limited quantities available for purchase online. In store availability will happen in the next few weeks.
HTC 7 Surround
  		TELUS has limited quantities available for purchase online and in store.  More quantities will be available shortly.
 
LG Optimus 7
   		TELUS has limited quantities available for purchase online and in store.  More quantities will be available shortly.
 
LG Optimus Quantum
   		Bell has limited quantities available for purchase online and in store.  More quantities will be available shortly.

 

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