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January 6th, 2012
About Michael Cherry (MikeCh)
I am currently the Lead Analyst, Operating Systems for Directions on Microsoft, an independent source of information for IT executives and other people who need clarity about Microsoft’s technologies, strategies, product roadmaps, licensing policies and organization.
Here is how Redmond Magazine described me and my analysis of Microsoft:
“The whole team at Directions on Microsoft is excellent, and Cherry sits right on top of this delicious sundae of Microsoft analysis. Straightforward and visionary, Cherry’s words carry weight. His expertise ranges from the technical to the business side of Microsoft. A pundit with uncanny accuracy, his predictions are some of the few in the industry actually worth noting.”
Before joining Directions in 2000, I worked at Microsoft for over 10 years where I held a variety of technical and marketing positions, including program manager for Windows Embedded and Windows 2000 IntelliMirror. I also worked as a technical evangelist for Microsoft’s Developer Relations Group, advising independent software vendors with enterprise resource planning and accounting products on how to exploit Microsoft’s platforms for their products.
I was also a senior architectural engineer for Microsoft, assisting Microsoft’s large corporate customers in understanding Microsoft’s strategy and product directions. With a desire to understand how Microsoft’s products work in the real world, I spent time with Microsoft Consulting Services, deploying Windows NT and Exchange and designing domain and deployment strategies for Microsoft’s customers. I started at Microsoft as a systems engineer for Microsoft LAN Manager.
Prior to joining Microsoft, I supported local area networking at a variety of companies, including a large consulting engineering company.
Because of the way that technology and the law continue to intersect in 2006 I decided to go back to school and study the law. I graduated in May 2011 with a Juris Doctor degree from the Seattle University School of Law.
Where Are The Puli Brothers?
The Puli Brothers stopped paying the Web site hosting fee, so I took it over. They remain the site mascots and the logo of the site.
Where Is The Vasculitis NW Site?
For a variety of reasons, the local Vasculitis group no longer meets on a regular basis. For vasculitis information see The Vasculitis Foundation.
