Our training team have set up the following 1 day jumpstart sessions in November in addition to the Sharepoint Sessions. Unified Communications (Exchange 2007 and Office Communication Server) The Jump-start is an interactive training session which provides you with the technical introduction and understanding of Unified Communication, Exchange 2007 and Office Communication Server from an architectural and solution overview perspective. The session is an Instructor led “chalk & talk” and does not include any hands-on technical labs. Topics covered: · A lap around the architectural landscape – The Microsoft Unified Communication story · Understanding Exchange 2007 – features out of the box · Unified Messaging Overview · Understanding Office Communication Server – what this means to your business · Integration with Exchange 2007 · Office Communication Server capabilities and architecting a solution · An overall solution summary
Price: $79 ex GST Business Intelligence and Performance Point Server The Jump-start is an interactive training session which provides you with the technical introduction and understanding of Business Intelligence and Performance Point Sever from an architectural and solution overview perspective. The session is an Instructor led “chalk & talk” and does not include any hands-on technical labs. Topics covered: · A lap around the architectural landscape – The Microsoft Business Intelligence story · Understanding Performance Point Server 2007 – features out of the box · Architecting Performance Management solutions · An overall solution summary
Price: $79 ex GST
Jeffa (the 20 year guy, and yes he is wearing shorts at work) kindly spent some time with me to answer some questions in regards to Windows Server 2008. I ask Jeff "What is NAP?" NAP Resources Introduction to Network Access Protection Read this white paper for an overview of NAP scenarios and components and a brief description of how NAP works for Internet Protocol security (IPsec)-protected communication, 802.1X authenticated connections, remote access virtual private network (VPN) connections, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) configuration. For a WebCast version of this white paper, click here.
Network Access Protection Platform Architecture Read this white paper for a detailed description of the components of the NAP architecture, how it works, and how it allows third-party software vendors and system integrators to create complete solutions for system health validated network access. For a WebCast version of this white paper, click here.
Network Access Protection Platform Overview Read the Cable Guy article for July 2005 for an overview of NAP capabilities and architecture and a comparison of NAP with Network Access Quarantine Control in Windows Server 2003.
Network Access Protection Policies in Windows Server 2008 Read this white paper for a description of the different settings of the Network Policy Server (NPS) service for NAP and how the different settings are related to create a customized health determination and enforcement solution. Introduction to Network Access Protection” white paper WebCast “Network Access Protection Platform Architecture” white paper WebCast Network Access Protection with IPSec Enforcement Complete this TechNet virtual lab to review NAP health certificates, verify connectivity between compliant NAP clients, and demonstrate network restriction of a noncompliant NAP client. Don't forget we are currently touring Australia with our current TechNet Updates where we are covering NAP.
To support the Unified Communications Launch events in Sydney and Melbourne (more details to follow about these events), TechNet will be running a series of Technical Readiness events across the country for IT Professionals wanting to learn more about the technology. What will be covered? Office Communications Server 2007 Deployment This demonstration will walk through deployment of Office Communications Server 2007 starting with the planning & deployment guide, standard edition installation, user provisioning and entitlement, configuration, and finally validation. OCS 2007 will be the main emphasis of this demonstration. This session can be broken down into three parts. In the first part of the demonstration, we show the easy setup of Standard Edition 2007, this allows an organization to provide IM, peer to peer voice call capabilities immediately. The second part of the session will include an overview of complex installation topologies recommended for OCS 2007; this includes considerations for Enterprise Edition deployment, Edge server roles, various MCU roles, Mediation server and the Archiving server role. The third part of the session focuses on federation and public internet connectivity features of OCS 2007. This includes setup of Edge server roles for Public Internet Connectivity and Federation capabilities. It will also cover integration with Exchange 2007 SP1 Unified Messaging which enables an exciting set of features for end-users. Mobility and Anywhere Access This presentation will demonstrate the benefits of remote access and mobility features for Communicator and Exchange. The scenario will focus on how users stay connected and can work without interruption while travelling and on the go. Users continue to have access to presence and contact information and choice of communication options including mail, instant messaging, voice and multi-party conferencing. They can view documents and access SharePoint sites remotely. All these features increase productivity for the organization and are easy to set up by IT Pros. We will talk about implicit benefits of cost saving and lower help-desk calls. VOIP Architecture This presentation will describe to network managers and administrators the VoIP architecture of Office Communications Server 2007, demonstrate OCS’ superior quality of experience for voice and video, and describe the network requirements for implementing OCS in the data network. We will discuss Microsoft’s user-focused approach to quality with OCS, the core media stack and codecs used for VoIP in Office Communications Server 2007, and network provisioning for enterprise deployments of Office Communications Server 2007. The attendees will leave with knowledge of the advanced media technologies present in Office Communications Server 2007 and how those technologies relate to planning for a deployment in their environment.
Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Overview This demonstration will walk through the feature enhancements introduced in Exchange Server 2007 SP1. The demo will cover a range of new technologies, from Windows Server 2008, Standby Continuous Replication and OWA 2007, to enhanced functionalities such as Mobility, end user experience and administrator management. VOIP Topologies and Interoperability This demonstration will expose administrators to the voice configuration and management experience in Office Communication Server 2007. We will walk through administrative tools, explore RouteHelper, and implement key deployment functionality such as dial plans, new site deployment, and least cost routing. The administrators will leave with knowledge of basic telephony deployment scenarios and options for more complex configurations. Registration Details Canberra Friday 16th November Adelaide Thursday 22nd November Brisbane Monday 26th November Perth Wednesday 28th November I will post the major launch events (Sydney and Melbourne) information soon. The launch events will also have technical readiness sessions brought to you by TechNet.
Johann Kruse is the National Technology Specialist for Unified Communications at Microsoft Australia. Johann shows a great hands on demonstration of what Microsoft Unified Communications is like in the day of an information worker. The demos of the Touch screen Tanjay and Office Communicator Mobile 2007 are really cool. Don't forget that we are touring Australia with our Unified Communication Launch Events in November. Launch Events (including TechNet content) Melbourne Tuesday 13th November Sydney Monday 19th November TechNet Events Canberra Friday 16th November Adelaide Thursday 22nd November Brisbane Monday 26th November Perth Wednesday 28th November
For more resources please visit the Unified Communication Resources area we have set up.
Gartner has come up with their top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2008 and there is no surprise Green IT is topping the list at number 1.
1. Green IT 2. Unified Communications 3. Business Process Management 4. Metadata management 5. Virtualization 6. Mashups 7. The Web Platform 8. Computing fabric 9. Real World Web 10. Social Software Read the full article here
Our customer and partner communities need more IT Professionals with Sharepoint skills. In response to this we have set up a series of Jumpstart trainings which will provide you with the technical introduction and understanding of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), Enterprise Content Management and Microsoft Search from an architectural and solution overview perspective. We are running them throughout November in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. These sessions are ideal if you are a technical person needing to cross train your Microsoft skills and gain an understanding of how these technologies work together in an overall solution. These sessions are led by an experienced ‘in the field’ instructor to give you the fast track introduction and guidance you need as part of your skills enablement roadmap.
Audience: Technical Pre-sales, Architects new to these technologies, Technical Consultants & System Engineers needing to cross train.
Technical Level: 200
Topics covered: · A lap around the architectural landscape – The Microsoft 2007 Office System · Understanding MOSS 2007 – features out of the box · Collaboration Overview| · Understanding Enterprise Content Management – what this means to your business · Enterprise Search capabilities · Architecting a business solution so that its data is included in the Enterprise Search experience · An overall solution summary
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The Live team has released their new version of Live Search. It has indexed 4 times more webpages. I've been pretty impressed with the results I've been getting so far and its fast! Give it a test today and compare it to what you normally use. Searching for Halo 3 The Results Images Search has a scratchpad feature where you can drag and drop images to the right News results New video search feature (not available in Australia yet) but you can access the US version here. When you hover over the video it actually previews the video in the page.
Amit Pawar is a National Technology Specialist for Microsoft Australia and he chats to us about Virtualization on our comfy Silverlight beanbag.
Virtualization Resources Webcasts Virtualization and Windows Server 2008 (Level 300) Examining Virtualization with Windows Server 2008 (Level 300) Windows Server 2008: Server Virtualization Solution Scenario (Level 300) Managing Virtualization with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 (Level 200) Documents Windows Server Virtualization - An Overview Virtualization for Windows - A Technology Overview Virtualization: The Architectural Foundation for Dynamic IT Application Virtualization: The Next Frontier Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager – General Overview White Paper Virtualization From the Datacenter to the Desktop Newsletter Register for Microsoft Virtualization newsletter
Features Build a Green Datacenter A Guide to Active Directory Replication New Software Update Management Tools Exchange Edge Transport Servers at Microsoft Optimizing SQL Server CPU Performance