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Trust, Credibility, and Expertise sometimes get proven out in the wild. Here's Muditha, one of our Microsoft MVPs, laying down some knowledge at last month's aOS Community conference in Kuala Pumpur.

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That's a wrap on another excellent Infront Week! We had a great time team building and reconnecting -- here are just a few snaps including an exciting edge walk at the CN Tower.

With any migration or upgrade, challenges will arise. Windows 10 migration is no different so be prepared. Here are six key elements to consider when upgrading to Windows 10. https://www.infrontconsulting.com//6-elements-to-consider-

Like most people, I'm sure you're tired of hearing those modern-day tech buzzwords like "machine learning" and "artificial intelligence." We got by just fine without them a few years ago, so what's the big deal? The truth is, these technological advancements have opened up tons of doors and paved the way for innovation for years to come. http://ow.ly/ytVu30kV8Ju

We've all heard the horror stories that come with technological advancements; machines are coming for your jobs, humans will become obsolete in the workforce, automation will kill your career. How true is this? Are our jobs in IT truly at risk and what can we do to stop automation from ruining our lives?! No need to panic, just make sure you're an IT Pro and not an IT Joe. Rory McCaw tells you how to do just that. http://ow.ly/uNZu30kI7aD

A lot of people seem to think skipping patches or postponing them is harmless. In this day and age, with potentially disastrous vulnerabilities being exploited (think Meltdown & Spectre), can you really afford to be negligent when it comes to the upkeep of your servers? Hear from Infront's CEO, Rory McCaw, about what you're really risking when you skip a patch cycle. http://ow.ly/8h0S30kBuvX

Better Together - Infront Consulting Group Merges with Green House Data. More and more enterprises we’ve worked with have requested ongoing IT management as their consulting engagement concludes, said Rory McCaw, CEO of Infront Consulting Group. We saw a natural fit with Green House Data’s managed services expertise and an opportunity to organically expand into a more comprehensive platform. Learn more https://www.infrontconsulting.com/press-release-may-31-2018/

Attention: Exchange Administrators Ever wish that when IT patches your Exchange servers, you weren’t involved at all? After working with Exchange Administrators at some of the largest global banks, Infront found that a lot of time was wasted during patching both prior to patching and in the testing of Exchange after patching.... We started using Infront’s Beekeeper Software to automate the pre-patching tasks and post-patch Exchange validations that we were originally performing manually, and that changed everything. When Infront showed us how we could automate what we were doing manually, our world changed. Here’s what happened: We eliminated the Exchange downtime during patching that we have never been able to do before I got my weekends back We achieved 100% compliance monthly for the first time ever Our business saved money immediately with automation How it works Infront’s Beekeeper Software provides an automation platform to allow you to automate all the manual activities that take place during a maintenance window that SCCM doesn’t manage. DON’T MISS OUT: This week, Infront is offering you a 1-Day Complimentary PoC (Proof of Concept) to demonstrate and validate the benefits of beekeeper. 1 DAY COMPLIMENTARY PoC FOR BEEKEEPER Discover how to get your weekends back Click Here Apply Now >>>> https://goo.gl/vyJzDz

Attention: Exchange Administrators - Ever wish that when IT patches your Exchange servers, you weren’t involved at all? Save money and time with Beekeeper Software! Automate the pre-patching tasks and post-patch Exchange validations that you were originally performing manually. Discover how to get your weekends back Apply for a 1-Day Complimentary PoC (Proof of Concept). Click Here Apply Now >>>> https://goo.gl/HKqVgq

Infront is excited to form a new partnership with Green House Data. https://www.infrontconsulting.com/business-partnership-ann/

#tbt Another story in Infront’s history. In 2004, around the release date of Microsoft Operations Manager 2005, John Hann was notified that he was going to be a Microsoft MVP for MOM. John was excited by the industry recognition. And then he learned a Rory McCaw had been nominated just days before him, so John was the second MOM MVP. About a year later, at John’s first MVP Summit, John was invited to a gathering by a company that wanted to publish books by MVPs. At th...at gathering, he met Rory for the first time. They had traded emails and had been on Microsoft product team calls, but never met in person. From time to time, John would do some scripting or even a couple Ops Mgr training courses for Rory. John even introduced Mickey to Rory. John remembers TechEd in Boston in 2006: Gordon Contagious McKenna had a sprinkler incident and Rory had to host their session alone. It took another 10 years, but John joined Infront almost a year ago. He is Master Buzz to clients using Infront’s Beekeeper software, which saves clients hours and money by providing an automated patching and validation solution that bolts onto SCCM, or rather compliments it (it is not a replacement). Here is a link to a free trial of our patch management solution: Beekeeper Version 5.0 http://marketing.infrontconsulting.com//beekeeper-trial-do

Throwback Thursday Where does the time go this week, one of our many star Principal Consultants, gave the Infront team a PowerShell POP Quiz. Luke Swords had a bug in his Snow Alert program. Snow Alerts are very important to skiers like Luke. Luke shared the script, and the team, including those that don’t know what snow looks like, started a snowball fight over how to solve the bug. Powershell Tip: The bug seems to be caused by the Metric measurement system instead of t...he Imperial measurement system code. But there were a variety of solutions and workarounds provided. This sparked a memory for our CEO, Rory McCaw, who shared the following story of why Luke Swords was hired over 5 years ago at Infront. Wow!!! This brings back some great memories. Some of you might know this but not many. This definitely qualifies as a story that is a part of Infront’s history. Part of the reason we hired Luke was that he used the PowerShell snow report during his interview with us. To be clear, there were many great reasons to hire Luke but I thought that this really demonstrated his knowledge of PowerShell and highlighted that he had interests outside of IT. A number of us were out at the Microsoft Campus in the late fall at an MVP conference during the time that we had been interviewing Luke. We decided to go to Whistler skiing for the weekend and arranged to meet Luke at the Keg Steakhouse in Vancouver on the Sunday on our way back to Toronto to get to see him in person. That was a great dinner, even though I took a vegetarian to the Keg (not Luke) and was the beginning of Luke’s journey at Infront. Thanks for jogging my memory on this!! Good times!! What is your Infront story?

It is with great pride that our Climbing to Azure Infront team made it to the top of the CN Tower yesterday for the United Way in Toronto--that’s 144 flights and 1,776 stairs! This is a HUGE accomplishment! Our superstars were Robert Dryja and Rory Mccaw, with completion times of under 20 minutes! Here’s a picture of part of our team. Saeed Sheikh and Anas Sheikh succeeded in completing the climb at a later time. Unfortunately, they missed getting their pictures taken at the photo booth. Congrats to all who participated and let's beat our times next year.

Congratulations to Infront's Ritesh Modi for the recent release of his book: "Azure for Architects" which is available through Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Azure-Architects-Implementing-serv//

Tired of late night patching? Watch Infront's John Hann's presentation on our patch validation solution, Beekeeper, to help your organization become compliant, have less downtime, and use your IT resources efficiently. Register for today's Innovation Series webinar https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regist/4780539503341054211