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2010 myITforum Donation

With the start of a new year, it is that time again to support the System Management Community, with that in mind I have made my yearly donation of $250 USD to MyITForum (MIF). Why do I do it? Well as a past User Group leader for www.OWSUG.ca , I know how much it cost to host a small user group community...

Posted to Garth Jones (Weblog) by Garth on 01-07-2010
How many certified System Center people are there? (Aug 2009)

With all the talk about 70-401 exam this week and with at least 3 new MCTS. I thought that I would update the stats on my blog. Here are the old stats from April 2009, if you want to compare them. http://smsug.ca/blogs/garth_jones/archive/2009/06/05/how-many-certified-system-center-people-are-there-april...

Posted to Garth Jones (Weblog) by Garth on 08-21-2009
Ottawa IT Community Awards Night (2008/2009) – Press Release

On Tuesday June 30th 2009, over 100 technology professionals were present at Yuk-Yuk’s downtown location for an end-of-season party and awards ceremony, hosted by four organizations that specialize in Microsoft technology: The Ottawa Code Camp , The Ottawa .NET Community (ODNC), The Ottawa SQL.net Professional...

Posted to Garth Jones (Weblog) by Garth on 07-19-2009
Ottawa IT Community Awards Night Picture

Here are the photos from last night awards night http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnhansen/sets/72157620674477495/show/ Here are a few that I found interesting! Twins? http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnhansen/3677794776/in/set-72157620674477495/ Let’s make a deal! http://www.flickr.com/photos...

Posted to Garth Jones (Weblog) by Garth on 07-01-2009
$300,000 worth of training

CTE Solutions , (Yes, the same training center that helps out with both the User & Study Groups) will donate $300,000 worth of training to recently laid off tech workers in Ottawa, equating to around 150 participants to be instructed over the coming summer months. CTE Solutions was founded seven...

Posted to Garth Jones (Weblog) by Garth on 05-12-2009
Are you planning on taking 70-089?

What is covered on the exam http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-089.mspx Here are the type of questions you should expect to see, Make sure to download the demo software. http://smsug.ca/blogs/garth_jones/archive/2008/09/16/microsoft-exam-questions.aspx Here is evaluation...

Posted to Garth Jones (Weblog) by Garth on 03-30-2009
Drinking Game?

This week I was introduced to a new drinking game. In this game you take a drink each time you see Susan Ibach (from our friend at CTE Solutions ) within this Video . I Love Learning Ok it is not really a drink game but it is a cool video. If you ever meet Susan ask her to tell you the story behind this...

Posted to Garth Jones (Weblog) by Garth on 01-29-2009
myITForum Donation

With the start of a new year, it is that time again to support the System Management Community, with that in mind I have made my yearly donation to MyITForum (MIF). Why do I do it? Well as a User Group leader for www.OWSUG.ca , I know how much it cost to host a small user group community. OWSUG is extremely...

Posted to Garth Jones (Weblog) by Garth on 01-08-2009
System Center Configuration Manager Administrator

I was talking to another senior ConfigMgr guy today, who is thinking of updating his certification. We talked about what certification he should get to meet his goals. Anyway after reviewing my blog post about System Center Configuration Manager Enterprise Administrator , he said “Wow that is a lot of...

Posted to Garth Jones (Weblog) by Garth on 01-04-2009
Congratulation to Brad the OpsMgr MVP!

Congratulation go out to Brad Bird, the VP of www.OWSUG.ca and study group leader for being awarded an MVP for OpsMgr. Brad has been working hard with the OWSUG to help the community grow. Without his help the study groups would still be struggling. http://owsug.ca/blogs/brad/archive/2009/01/01/I-made...

Posted to Garth Jones (Weblog) by Garth on 01-01-2009

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