Careers: Interviews
Ilya Bukshteyn: Director of Communications, SQL Server, Microsoft Corp.
This week, Stephen Ibaraki, I.S.P., DF/NPA,
CNP, MVP has an exclusive interview with Ilya Bukshteyn from Microsoft
Corporation. The podcast [audio interview] is a follow-up to a text-based interview.
As the Director of Communications for SQL
Server, Ilya Bukshteyn manages a team responsible for advertising, customer
referencing, messaging, PR, and Web presence for the SQL Server products and
technologies.
Ilya has been with Microsoft since 1994, originally joining Microsoft Canada as a Senior Consultant with Microsoft Consulting Services, and
later moving to Microsoft�s corporate campus in Redmond as a Lead
Program Manager within the MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) group.� In 2000, Ilya was a Group Program Manager
with the .NET Developer Solutions Group at Microsoft Corp., managing a team
responsible for delivering technical expertise and architectural guidance to
Microsoft�s corporate customers.� Ilya
most recently worked as the Director of Product Management for Windows Server,
focused on understanding the server infrastructure requirements of Microsoft�s
IT customers.
Ilya is a Microsoft Certified Systems
Engineer, Microsoft Certified Solution Developer, and Microsoft Certified
Trainer.
Discussion:
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The latest blog on the
interview can be found on January 12 or 13, 2006 in the CIPS/Microsoft
Canadian IT Managers forum where you can provide your comments in an
interactive dialogue. And you can share them with Ilya and us too.
http://blogs.technet.com/cdnitmanagers/
Interview Time Index (MM:SS) and Topic |
| 00:18: | |
What significant directions is Microsoft taking and what is the long-term strategic impact?
| | 04:08: | |
Profile some of your travels. Then, from a business solutions perspective, tell us more about the
following new product releases: SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005, BizTalk Server 2006.
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| 08:53: | |
Can you provide case studies illustrating the real benefits of SQL Server, Visual Studio, and BizTalk?
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| 15:195: | |
Which businesses are the best candidates for these new releases and for what reasons?
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| 24:03: | |
How do you plan to engage business and IT leaders to get their feedback?
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| 27:415: | |
For the future, which technology trends, do you find will have the greatest impact?
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| 30:145: | |
What can you tell us about Microsoft�s strategies for Live Windows, Office Live, and
software-as-a-service? [Ilya also provides a preview of MIX06 which is a 72-hour conversation about
the new web.]
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| 33:37: | |
There is a rise in the social web�is this [Mix 06] in the same context?
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| 35:49: | |
There are startling claims from some analysts that all enterprise applications will be offered
online as a service. What are your opinions in this area [and on other predictions found in the media]?
| | 40:12: | |
Now, it's time for some fun questions: [Ilya provides some really
interesting and useful perspectives.] |
| | | What is your
favourite passion right now? |
| | | What is your favourite
work-related gadget(s)? |
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