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Thank you very much to everyone that came out to the Mountain View, CA IT Camp today! As promised, here are the slides for the Microsoft portion of the session. Be sure to grab them as there are several slides in this deck that were not in the presentation delivered on-site. If you have any questions, please feel free to shoot me an email (best way) chris.avis@microsoft.com or catch me on Twitter – @chrisavis.
I have also rounded up a few other resources that are relevant to our discussion -
Windows Server Team Blog - Introducing Windows Server “8” Hyper-V Network Virtualization: Enabling Rapid Migration and Workload Isolation in the Cloud
Build Windows 8 Blog - Bringing Hyper-V to “Windows 8”
Windows Server “8” beta Main Site
Download a VHD of Windows Server “8” Beta
Cheers!
Join Harold Wong Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft and Mike Pfeiffer Director Unified Communications, Interface Technical Training as they talk Exchange 2010. You won’t want to miss the recipe tips from Mike’s Microsoft Exchange 2010 PowerShell Cookbook. Also, Mike shares his experience in gaining his Master Exchange 2010 certification. This interview is a must watch for any IT Pro interested in obtaining their MCM!
Video Page:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/bytes-by-technet-mike-pfeiffer-and-harold-wong.aspx | http://bit.ly/KFryWG
Home Page:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/bytesbytechnet.aspx
In order to submit your application today you need a token which is something I can help you get.
What do you need to do to get a token? Here are the key steps:
1. Create a great application or game and get it ready.
2. Let me know about it by contacting me via email – chris.avis@microsoft.com
3. I’ll help you register so you can get your application through our Application Accelerator Labs where the app will get reviewed to confirm it is done and conforms to the Metro guidelines and certification requirements.
This is a great opportunity to not only be first to market with your app, but also to get feedback from a Microsoft Services Engineer to make your app great. If you are serious about creating an application this is a chance that you probably don’t want to pass up.
In addition, our team is holding a series of events and office hours to help you – we want to make sure you have what you need to be successful. You can come learn more about how to build apps for Windows 8 or show up and build your app with one of our evangelists or others in your community available to help you if you need it. You can find more information about our events and availability at…
Windows Developer Camps
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Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of how Microsoft IT Uses File Classification Infrastructure to Help Secure Personally Identifiable Information, which discusses how you can use file classification to achieve compliance goals and implement FCI to ensure proper protection. Many thanks to Nir Ben Zvi and Olav Opedal for their expertise, knowledge, and dedication in developing this comprehensive video.
Microsoft IT Uses File Classification Infrastructure to Help Secure Personally Identifiable Information
Learn how Microsoft Information Technology (IT) used File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) to create a solution to automatically classify, manage, and protect sensitive data, including personally identifiable information and financial information. Using the new FCI-based solution, Microsoft IT can obtain file-level details about content sensitivity while reducing misclassification of personally identifiable information from 30% to 3%. The new solution enables risk mitigation for sensitive data by using automatically applied controls. Ultimately, this solution helped Microsoft IT achieve industry best practices for regulatory compliance.
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· Windows Server 2012 Dynamic Access Control
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We had great success with the IT Camps we started in March! Thank you all for the support of the events. We have a new series of IT Camps coming up in May and June. The will be essentially the same format with a few subtle tweaks:
The events will start at 8:30 AM and end at 4 PM (versus 8 AM – 12 PM) We will have a Hands-On component as part of the afternoon agenda You get to help pick the content / topic of discussion for a good portion of the presentation slots (and maybe even get to present yourself if you want) We will only have two “official” presentations – one from Microsoft and one from Vision (Double-Take)
To participate in the afternoon session, you will need to bring your own computer (laptop preferred) with the following minimum configuration:
•x64 compatible processor with Intel VT or AMD-V technology •OS that is either Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server “8” Beta •4GB RAM (8 GB preferred) •At least 40GB of free disk space (75 GB preferred)
•It is also important that the machine you use for the hands on sessions does *NOT* have any encryption enabled (this applies to Bitlocker as well as ANY 3rd party encryption)
Just like the last round, we really want you to dive the open discussion we have at the IT Camps. To effectively do this, we need you to submit your suggestion for topics now. You can either email them directly to me or feel free to add a comment to this post. I look forward to your topic suggestions!
To register, please visit the appropriate links for your city.
Date City MS Evangelist Vision Presenters May 15, 2012 Denver, CO Harold Wong Mike Stewart & David Paquette May 17, 2012 Mountain View, CA Chris Avis & Harold Wong Greg Ross & David Paquette May 22, 2012 Los Angeles, CA Harold Wong Greg Ross & David Paquette May 23, 2012 Irvine, CA Harold Wong Greg Ross & David Paquette May 24, 2012 Portland, OR Chris Avis Mike Stewart & David Paquette May 29, 2012 San Francisco, CA Chris Avis Greg Ross & Doug White May 30, 2012 Phoenix, AZ Harold Wong Greg Ross & David Paquette May 31, 2012 Redmond, WA Chris Avis & Harold Wong Greg Ross & Doug White June 5, 2012 Albuquerque, NM Harold Wong Mike Stewart & David Paquette June 7, 2012 Boise, ID Chris Avis Greg Ross & David Paquette
The Los Angeles Event registration link is currently broken. I am checking into this and will update the page shortly.
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Agenda and abstracts of Sessions
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Check-In and Welcome
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM: Future of Virtualization: What’s new with Hyper-V in Windows Server “8”
As virtualization continues to grow, Microsoft is continuing to grow our capabilities in this space. This session will focus on some key enhancements in Hyper-V in the upcoming version of Windows Server “8”.
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM: Vision (Double-Take) Presentation
Come and see how your organization can benefit from no-downtime physical and virtual migrations. With Double-Take Move, you can migrate from anywhere into Hyper-V while users are online and productive. See how Double-Take provides real-time data movement on any hardware platform into a Hyper-V environment. And this can all be accomplished through the ease of use benefits and integration with System Center 2012. Microsoft and Vision – providing the tools you need for fast and easy migrations.
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Open Topics
12:00 PM – 12:45PM: Lunch
12:45 PM – 2:15 PM: Open Topics
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Hands-On-Lab: Configure Hyper-V Settings in Windows Server “8” Beta
With the release of Windows Server “8” Beta, this is a great opportunity to get some hands-on with the new server product and start working the new capabilities of Hyper-V. In addition to this, Vision will also have Virtual Machines (VMs) that you can import and get hands on experience with their products.
Vision / Double-Take Presenters are:
Doug White – Senior Product Manager Double-Take Products David Paquette – Product Manager Double-Take Products Mike Stewart – Solution Architect Greg Ross – Solution Architect
Session Details Our guest speaker will be Greg Lindsay. Greg is a technical writer for the Windows Server Networking documentation team at Microsoft. The topic of his presentation is "IP Address Management (IPAM) in Windows Server 2012." IPAM in Windows Server 2012 Beta is a new built-in framework for discovering, monitoring, auditing, and managing the IP address space used on a corporate network. IPAM provides for administration and monitoring of servers running Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name Service (DNS). IPAM includes:
· DNS and DHCP server, zone, and scope discovery
· Custom IP address display, reporting, and management
· Audit of server configuration changes
· IP address tracking
· Monitoring and management of DHCP and DNS services
IPAM provides a single management platform for IP address administration on the network, replacing manual tools and scripts. IPAM also allows for optimized utilization and capacity planning, enables tracking and forecasting of IP address utilization, and provides reporting for forensics and change management.
Greg's bio is available here.
New Members If you are a new member, directions to the Lincoln Center are available on our Web site, or you can click here. Meeting agenda and other details are available in the Announcements link. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
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We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
My good friend Michal Murphy (former Microsoft IT Evangelist now with Skillsoft) recently posted a YouTube video with his thoughts on the changes to the Microsoft Certification program.
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