The Region at MicrosoftRegionalDirectors.com

Welcome to The Region, global hub for the 140 software architects, developers, trainers and other professionals selected by Microsoft as Regional Directors. The first thing to know is that, while we’re officially recognized by Microsoft and often receive inside information about forthcoming technologies, we are completely independent. We are not Microsoft employees. As to The Region, it’s designed to help us circulate insights, information, inspiration and inquiries among RD’s and among the broader developer community. And it's an experiment. We hope you find it useful. We hope we find it useful, too.


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Patrick Hynds: System Architect with experience in many roles including: DBA, Network Admin, Trainer, Developer, Test Engineer and Project Manager. Secret Security Clearance and military background. Specialties are Security and Performance.
Security 07 Jul 2010

Windows Identity Framework Training Kit Available

Patrick Hynds writes "...now would be a good time to get up to speed if you have been waiting for the train to get some speed. Vittorio Bertocci has pulled together the training he has been delivering around the world...[get the] Identity Training Kit here..." Read post »
TechTalk 08 Feb 2010

Cost Effective Backup Strategy for a Small Organization

Patrick Hynds writes "...how to cost effectively do backup and Disaster Recovery (DR) for a 50 or so person organization. Here is what I have found to be a pretty good way to go that won't break the bank..." Read post »
Security 11 Dec 2009

Very Sophisticated SQL Injecttion Attack

Patrick Hynds writes "...The latest security threat as outlined here has hit over 100,000 people already and if you read through the details of how organized the attack is you will understand why it has been so successful. The problem is..." Read post »
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Patrick Hynds

President CriticalSites Derry, NH, US Send email to Patrick Patrick's blog  »
Technical Expertise .NET Development, .NET Framework, Active Directory, ASP .NET, C#, Exchange, Security, SQL Server, Visual Basic .NET, Visual Studio .NET, Windows Server 2003, XML Web Services
Years of Experience 18
Certifications MCDBA, MCP, MCSA, MCSD, MCSE, MCT, METRO-C, METRO-T
Awards Bronze Star
Vertical Industries Served Accounting and Financial, Analytics and Reporting, Customer Relationship Management, E-Business, Distribution, Sales and Inventory, Manufacturing, Project Management, Retail Sales, Software Industry