Andy Malone's MVP Blog

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Well there you have it. What a great couple of days at the MCT Virtual Summit 09. I had 120 delegates attend my session. Thanks so much. Also in Terms of the TechNet Go Live event. I was down to help in a chat room. Hmm never seemed to work very well. They should speak [...]

  Well here you have it. Part 2 of my sneaky peak inside the MCP Summit 2009. In this final segment I interview MVP Head honcho Karen Young and the UKs Akim Boukhelif from Microsoft who give you an insight into what it takes to be an MVP. I also have to publicly apologise to [...]

In the first of a 2 part video Join me as I take you on the inside scoop at this year’s MVP Summit in Seattle. Join me as we take a look in the historic building 26 and meet influential MVPs and Microsoft insiders who give a great insight into what really goes on inside [...]

  As mentioned yesterday a number of folks have been asking when I plan to produce my video from the MVP Summit. Well I hope it has been worth the wait, because it’s today! I must confess though this will be the first of 2 or 3 as I have plenty of material. So what [...]

Well I am back in Scotland after my visit to the Netherlands, looking over hills rather than Dutch bulb fields.. Thanks again to everyone who attended the Cybercrime event. We have had great feedback. Just a reminder that we are set to return to the region at the end of the month. Not the Netherlands [...]

Well I am here in the Netherlands undertaking day 2 of our latest Cybercrime event. Thanks to all the delegates for attending (over 70) as well as Global Knowledge for hosting the event. So far feedback has been excellent. So far we have seen some great demos including Identity theft. Exploiting Internet Explorer 7 with [...]

I am sure that like me you have noticed a huge increase in SPAM in the past few years. This huge annoyance contributes to over 90% of the world’s internet traffic. The amazing truth here is that there are relatively only a small number of individuals who are responsible. Personally I know what I would [...]

Well, call it bad planning, bad management or just plain bad luck but yesterday I had confirmation that Techfest 09 was no longer taking place in Poland. I have been lasing with a number of fellow international speakers regarding today’s events and they too are equally bemused at the collapse of this event. On visiting [...]

  Our next wave of Cybercrime events lift off next week in Nieuwegein in the Netherlands. We are kicking of 2009 in great style. Two day’s packed with new content and a few surprises thrown in. If your job involves security, either as a security or IT professional you need to be there. Strong evidence [...]