RunAs Radio

Simon Goldstein on what's IT Pros need to know about Audits!

28 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Goldstein comes back to the show to talk to Richard and Greg about what IT professionals need to know when being audited. Whether you're dealing...

Lara Rubbelke Manages SQL Server with the Enterprise Policy Management Framework!

21 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Lara Rubbelke about the Enterprise Policy Management Framework (EPM). EPM is a freely downloadable framework for managing det...

Dana Epp Provides DirectAccess!

14 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Dana Epp about DirectAccess. DirectAccess is Microsoft's new technology using Windows 7 (Enterprise or Ultimate) and Server 2...

Isaac Roybal is on a Private Cloud!

07 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Isaac Roybal about Microsoft's efforts in creating private cloud technologies. Private cloud focuses on using cloud technolog...

Buck Woody Organizes Us with SQL CMS!

30 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Buck Woody about SQL CMS, a tool he's contributed to codeplex at http://sqlcms.codeplex.com. SQL CMS is actually a collection...

Dana Epp Uses Free Tools!

23 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Dana Epp about the free tools he uses to manage his networks. The list of tools include nmap (http://www.nmap.org), Microsoft...

Steve Riley is Up in the Clouds!

16 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to the one-and-only Steve Riley, formerly of Microsoft and now working with the Amazon Cloud Computing group. Steve is focused o...

Jessica Moss Reports on SQL Server Reporting Services!

09 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Jessica Moss about SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). SSRS can replace typical reporting products like Crystal Reports, bu...

Sahil Malik Manages Sharepoint 2007!

02 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Sahil Malik about managing Sharepoint 2007. With the new version of Sharepoint just around the corner, it's time to dig into ...

Andy Malone Battles Security in the Clouds!

26 Aug 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Andy Malone about security in cloud computing. Once an application is moved to the cloud, where is the data itself? It could ...

Daniel Nerenberg Gets Services from Microsoft Online!

19 Aug 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Daniel Nerenberg about Microsoft Online Services. Microsoft Online Services include Exchange, Sharepoint, Office Communicator...

Andrew Hayter Battles Malcode!

12 Aug 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Andrew Hayter from ICSA Labs. ICSA Labs is the independent third party for validating security products such as anti-virus, m...

Phil Peery Keeps Active Directory Working!

05 Aug 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Phil Peery from Premier Field Engineering at Microsoft about the state of Active Directory out in the world. Phil works with ...

Mark Minasi Digs on Windows 2008 R2!

29 Jul 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Mark Minasi about the state of Windows today. There's a bit of discussion about Vista (Mark seems to be its only fan), then o...

David Lowe Educates Us on the Microsoft Web Platform!

22 Jul 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to David Lowe about the Microsoft Web Platform. The web platform spans from development and designer tools, through the web serv...

Phil Peery On the Powers and Pitfalls of 64 Bit Operating Systems!

13 Jul 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Phil Peery of Microsoft's Premier Field Engineering team about 64 bit operating systems. Phil also talks extensively about th...

Mitch Garvis Manages Virtual Machines with SCVMM!

01 Jul 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Mitch Garvis about System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). SCVMM handles Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) migration of comput...

Stephen Rose on the Windows 7 Release Candidate!

24 Jun 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Stephen Rose about Windows 7 RC. The show focuses on what the enterprise customer is going to care about around Windows 7, in...

Brian Gregor Orchestrates with BizTalk!

17 Jun 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg tak to Brian Gregor from Microsoft Premier Field Engineering about BizTalk. BizTalk has a variety of roles for IT Pros in the infrast...

Ken Brumfield on the Challenges of Really Large Infrastructure!

10 Jun 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Ken Brumfield from Microsoft Premier Field Engineering on the challenges of working in really large infrastructures. What's l...

Clint Huffman Analyzes PerfMon Logs!

03 Jun 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg welcome Clint Huffman back to the show to talk about analyzing performance monitor logs. Clint is the author of Performance Analysis ...

Buck Woody on IT Careers in the Downturn!

27 May 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Buck Woody... they had planned on talking about sqlcms.codeplex.com but ended up instead digging into what it takes to be in ...

Susan Bradley Introduces Us to Windows Server 2008 Foundation!

20 May 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg welcome Susan Bradley back on the show. The SBS Diva (www.sbsdiva.com) talks about Windows Server 2008 Foundation, the smaller cousin...

Jeff Atwood Has A Server Fault!

13 May 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Jeff Atwood of Stack Overflow (www.stackoverflow.com) fame about being a developer who also maintains infrastructure. Jeff al...

Pedro Manfredi Does High Performance Computing!

06 May 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Pedro Manfredi from Microsoft about High Performance Computing. HPC is the next generation of supercomputing - using off-the-...

Robert Smith Diagnoses Our Storage Performance Problems!

29 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Robert Smith from Microsoft Premier Field Engineering about understanding storage performance. The discussion digs into SAN, ...

Allan Hirt Fails Over Our Clustered SQL Server!

22 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Allan Hirt about failover clustering in SQL Server 2008. SQL Server got a major update in the clustering side of things for 2...

Rhonda Layfield on the Next Generation of Deployment!

15 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Rhonda Layfield about what's coming in the Microsoft deployment tools for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. They talk abo...

Kim Tripp on the Roles of Developers and DBAs with the Database!

08 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Kim Tripp about how developers and DBAs inter-relate around SQL Server. Kim tells a story of how she encountered developers w...

Bill Graziano Tunes Up Our SQL Server Queries!

01 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Bill Graziano about performance tuning in SQL Server. Bill digs into using SQL Profiler to focus on where the problems lie. T...

Randy Williams on the Different Sides of Sharepoint!

25 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Randy Williams about how Sharepoint fits into an organization. Is it a developer's product or an IT product? Who brings Share...

Alan Sugano Digs Into Storage Technologies!

18 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Alan Sugano of ADS Consulting about everything storage. The conversation ranges over the different types of RAID, direct atta...

Show 100!

11 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Hey, its our 100th show! Just for fun, Richard decides to interview Greg, and ends up in a serious discussion about security. Who knew? Anyway, thanks...

David Sengupta Thinks In the Cloud!

04 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to David Sengupta from Quest about all things cloud computing. The discussion ranges from outsourced email to building cloud-bas...

Bob Beauchemin Locates Us With Spatial Data in SQL Server 2008!

25 Feb 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Bob Beauchemin about the new spatial data features in SQL Server 2008. Don't think you have spatial data in your database? Bo...

Dana Epp Secures Our Virtual Machines!

18 Feb 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Dana Epp about the challenges around Virtual Machine security. Not just stopping someone from taking your virtual machine awa...

Richard Hicks Dig Into ISA Server!

11 Feb 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Richard Hicks about ISA Server, including 2000, 2004, 2006 and the upcoming Threat Management Gateway product. The discussion...

John Bocharov Smooths Our Streaming!

04 Feb 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to John Bocharov from Microsoft's IIS Media team. John talks about Microsoft Media Services in general and the upcoming Smooth S...

Ed Wilson is a Scripting Guy!

28 Jan 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Ed Wilson, one of the Scripting Guys from Microsoft's Script Center (www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter). Ed talks about ...

Chris Jackson Makes Our Applications Compatible!

21 Jan 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Chris Jackson from the Microsoft Windows Application Experience SWAT Team about Windows compatibility. Chris is part of a sma...

Clint Huffman Instruments Our PCs with WMI!

14 Jan 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Back in the studio at last, Richard and Greg talk to Clint Huffman of PAL fame about WMI. Windows Mangement Instrumentation has been around since Wind...

Stephen Rose Announces the Windows 7 Beta!

07 Jan 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Stephen Rose, Senior Community Manager for Windows Client. Stephen announces the release of the beta of Windows 7 simultaneou...

Mark Minasi Digs Into Azure!

31 Dec 2008

Contributed by Lukas

While still at Windows Connections in Las Vegas, Richard and Greg talked more with Mark Minasi. This time the conversation was a bit more serious, dig...

Mark Minasi Talks Windows (7 and Otherwise)!

24 Dec 2008

Contributed by Lukas

At Windows Connections in Las Vegas, Richard and Greg talk to Mark Minasi about... well, just about everything. It's a silly show, but Mark does dig i...

Michael Nystrom Upgrades Us to Essential Business Server!

17 Dec 2008

Contributed by Lukas

As Tech Ed 2008 IT Pro in Barcelona was wrapping up, Richard and Greg talked to Michael Nystrom about Microsoft's new Essential Business Server (EBS)....

Jeff Woolsey Talks About Hyper-V and Beyond!

10 Dec 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Another of the Tech Ed EMEA 2008 shows from Barcelona, Richard and Greg talk to Jeff Woolsey about Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, what's coming for Hype...

Baldwin Ng and Jay Sauls Help Us Plan with MAP!

03 Dec 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Another show from Tech Ed EMEA 2008 IT Pro in Barcelona, Richard and Greg talk to Baldwin Ng and Jay Sauls about the Microsoft Assessment and Planning...

Iain McDonald Talks Server 2008 R2!

26 Nov 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Iain McDonald, General Manager for Windows Server while at Tech Ed EMEA 2008 IT Pro in Barcelona. Iain gives us a look into w...

John Rodriguez Troubleshoots Exchange!

19 Nov 2008

Contributed by Lukas

While at Tech Ed EMEA IT Pro 2008 in Barcelona, Richard and Greg talk to John Rodriguez, a Premier Field Engineer focused on Exchange Server. John wal...

Chris Stoneff Fixes Our Passwords!

12 Nov 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Chris Stoneff of Lieberman Software about the challenges of passwords. The discussion ranges from password alternatives to co...

Clint Huffman Does Performance Analysis of Logs!

05 Nov 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Clint Huffman about the Performance Analysis of Logs (PAL) Tool. The tool can be downloaded at http://www.codeplex.com/PAL. P...

Shane Creamer Goes Deep on Performance Monitor!

29 Oct 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg dig deep into PerfMon with Shane Creamer. Shane works with Microsoft Premier Field Engineering and runs the Vital Signs workshop, a t...

Itzik Ben-Gan Goes T-SQL on us!

22 Oct 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Itzik Ben-Gan about all things T-SQL in SQL Server 2008. Itzik doesn't just talk about what's new, he talks about what's miss...

Michael Anderburg On What IT Pros Need to Know About Code Security!

15 Oct 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Anderburg returns to talk to Richard and Greg about code security. Focused around the book The Security Development Lifecycle (http://www.micr...

Wes Miller Enables Windows Rights Management Services!

08 Oct 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg bring back Wes Miller to talk about Windows Rights Management Services (RMS). RMS secures email and other Office documents to have pr...

Steven Choy Measures Server Performance!

01 Oct 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Stephen Choy about measuring and managing server performance. Stephen digs into the intricacies of performance monitor and ot...

Kim Tripp Indexes Everything!

24 Sep 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to the illustrious Kim Tripp, in a rare interview without her husband Paul Randal. The conversation delves deep into the wonders...

Michiel Wories Uses Powershell with SQL Server!

17 Sep 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Michiel Wories about Powershell for SQL Server 2008. The latest version of SQL Server implements several object models throug...

Paul Randal Talks File Streams in SQL Server 2008!

10 Sep 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Paul Randal about the new file stream technology in SQL Server 2008. File streams provide a solution to very large files bein...

Jeff Goodwin Rings Us Into Unified Communications!

03 Sep 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Jeff Goodwin about Microsoft Unified Communications. Jeff lays out the relationship between Exchange, Office Communicator and...

Paul Randal on the Involuntary DBA!

27 Aug 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Paul Randal about the involuntary DBA - those folks that end up being the DBA without previous training or expectations. Kim ...

Laura Hunter Cooks Up Active Directory!

20 Aug 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Laura Hunter about all things Active Directory. Laura digs into the key aspects of Active Directory, breaking down the differ...

Erin Welker Helps Us With Performance Point Planning!

13 Aug 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg bring Erin Welker back to talk about Performance Point Planning. Performance Point Planning is part of the Office Server suite that t...

Brian Randell Educates Us On Virtualization Services for Developers!

06 Aug 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Brian Randell about what the IT Pro needs to know around virtualization for developers. The topics range from automating (and...

Keith Mayer Focuses on Microsoft Infrastructure Optimization!

30 Jul 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Keith Mayer about Microsoft's Infrastructure Optimization initiative. The conversation ranges across the optimization of the ...

Simon Goldstein Helps Us Manage IT Risk!

23 Jul 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg bring back Simon Goldstein to tackle another challenging IT Management topic: IT Risk Management. Simon outlines a plan for getting s...

Daniel Nerenberg Helps Us Migrate Windows!

16 Jul 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Daniel Nerenberg, the Lazy Admin (www.thelazyadmin.com)! Daniel talks about the great free tools Microsoft provides for facil...

Mark Minasi on Networking in Windows Server 2008!

09 Jul 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Mark Minasi of the Mastering Windows Server series (and more)! While the conversation ranges around a lot, listen for a serio...

Using Powershell with VMWare!

02 Jul 2008

Contributed by Lukas

At Tech Ed IT Pro 2008 in Orlando Florida, Richard and Greg talk to Hal Rottenberg and Carter Shanklin about VMWare's support for Powershell. VMWare h...

Frank Simorjay and Dan Griffin bring NAP and Forefront Together!

25 Jun 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Live from the floor at Tech Ed IT Week in Orlando Florida, Richard and Greg talk to Frank Simorjay and Dan Griffin about NAP and Forefront. Network Ac...

Isaac Roybal Gives Us New Modules for IIS7!

18 Jun 2008

Contributed by Lukas

A year after his first show (number 10!) Isaac Roybal comes back to talk about the state of IIS7 and the new modules being released by Microsoft. Reco...

SQL Server 2008 Compliance Features at Tech Ed US!

11 Jun 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg run a panel discussion on the compliance features of SQL Server 2008 while at Tech Ed US IT Pro week in Orlando, Florida. The discuss...

Allan Hirt Virtualizes SQL Server!

04 Jun 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Allan Hirt about using virtualization with SQL Server. Allan digs into where virtualization makes sense for SQL Server and wh...

Matthew Roche Uses SSIS for ETL and More!

28 May 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Matthew Roche about SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). SSIS comes with SQL Server 2005 and 2008, replacing Data Transfor...

Erin Welker Partitions Our Data!

21 May 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Erin Welker about Data Partitioning in SQL Server 2005 and 2008. Erin digs into the advantages of partitioning for OLTP and O...

Susan Bradley Fills Us In on Small Business Server!

14 May 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Susan Bradley, the SBS Diva herself, about Small Business Server (SBS). The discussion digs into the various features of SBS ...

Mark Beckner Integrates BizTalk with EDI!

07 May 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Mark Beckner about using BizTalk Server for Integration. The discussion explore understanding the integration needs of an org...

Todd Lamothe Resets Our Computer with Windows SteadyState!

30 Apr 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Greg Lamothe about Windows SteadyState. SteadyState allows administrators to configure PCs to roll back to a base configurati...

Garth Jones Updates Us On System Center Configuration Manager!

23 Apr 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Garth Jones about SMS 2003 and its new version, System Center Configuration Manager 2007. Configuration Manager takes over wh...

Sean Siler Sets Us Straight on IPv6!

16 Apr 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Sean Siler from Microsoft about IPv6. Sean talks about what Microsoft is doing to make IPv6 work and how IPv4 and IPv6 will b...

Anil Desai Focuses on Hyper-V!

09 Apr 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg dig into Hyper-V with guest Anil Desai. Hyper-V is the virtualization product that shipped as a beta with Windows Server 2008, the re...

Val Matison Gives Us Business Intelligence!

02 Apr 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Val Matison about Microsoft's Business Intelligence technologies. Val digs into the fundamentals of why you would want to use...

Danielle and Nelson Ruest on Virtualization in Small Business

26 Mar 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Nelson and Danielle Ruest of Resolution Enterprises (www.reso-net.com) about implementing virtualization technologies in smal...

Michael Manos on the Efficiency of Microsoft Data Centers!

19 Mar 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Michael Manos, Senior Director of Data Center Services at Microsoft about building efficient data centers. Michael talks abou...

Chad Jones On Microsoft Application Virtualization!

12 Mar 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Chad Jones about Microsoft Application Virtualization - formerly known as SoftGrid. The conversation explores the differences...

Noel Bruton Gets Us Thinking About HelpDesk!

05 Mar 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Noel Bruton about the challenges of help desks and tech support in general. The interview digs down into the real value of gr...

Marco Shaw Does More With PowerShell!

27 Feb 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Marco Shaw about the growth of PowerShell in the Windows server community. Marco's blog at marcoshaw.blogspot.com provides in...

Adam Cogan is Reporting Against Exchange!

20 Feb 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Adam Cogan about extracting and reporting data from Exchange Server. Adam's consulting business, SSW, uses Exchange as the pr...

Scott Kveton Shares His OpenID!

13 Feb 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Scott Kveton about OpenID. OpenID is a single sign-on solution that could very well make the classic username and password ob...

Bil Simser On Managing Sharepoint!

06 Feb 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Bil Simser about the challenges of managing Sharepoint 2007. Bil points us to the SharePoint Capacity Tool (www.shrinkster.co...

Kirk Munro on PowerShell and PowerGUI!

30 Jan 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Kirk Munro about PowerShell and PowerGUI. PowerGUI is a free utility created by Quest Software, you can download it at www.po...

Dominick Baier Secures ASP.NET Applications!

23 Jan 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Dominick Baier about what it takes to secure an ASP.NET 2.0 application. The conversation ranges across least-privlege progra...

George Morbargha on Distributed File Systems!

16 Jan 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Replacing a failed recording from Tech Ed Barcelona, Richard and Greg talk to George Morbargha about Microsoft's Distributed File System (DFS). George...

Joel Frauenheim and Martin Booth on the Windows System Center Mobile Device Manager!

09 Jan 2008

Contributed by Lukas

While at Tech Ed Europe IT Forum in Barcelona, Richard and Greg talked to Joel Frauenheim and Martin Booth about Microsoft's new Windows System Center...

Steve Riley on What's Important Right Now in Security!

02 Jan 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Riley sits down with Richard and Greg to share his thoughts on current security concerns. This show was recorded at Tech Ed Europe IT Forum in B...

Michael Anderberg Uses ISA Server!

19 Dec 2007

Contributed by Lukas

While at Tech Ed Europe IT Forum in Barcelona, Richard and Greg talked to Michael Anderberg, an IT Pro Evangelist from Microsoft about ISA Server. Mic...

Kim Tripp and Paul Randal Answer Our Queries on SQL Server 2008!

12 Dec 2007

Contributed by Lukas

At Tech Ed Europe IT Forum in Barcelona, Richard and Greg sit down with Paul Randal and Kim Tripp to talk about everything new in SQL Server 2008.

Chris Avis fights Spam on Exchange Server 2007!

05 Dec 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg have a second interview with Chris Avis while at Connections in Las Vegas. This time the focus is on that scourge of the Internet, em...

Chris Avis on Windows Deployment Services!

28 Nov 2007

Contributed by Lukas

While at the Connections conference in Las Vegas, Richard and Greg talked to Chris Avis about Windows Deployment Services (WDS). WDS replaces Remote I...

Tony Redmond Manages Exchange with Powershell!

21 Nov 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Richard and Greg talk to Tony Redmond from Hewlett Packard about utilizing Powershell with Microsoft Exchange. Powershell (code-named Monad) is Micros...