Learn how the new enhancements in SQL server 2008 provide a comprehensive and scalable Business Intelligence platform that enables you to integrate and manage your growing data volumes, comprehensive analysis and enterprise reporting, and deliver insights...

Drive your business forward with the Microsoft Application Platform - an integrated set of platform technologies and development tools which enable your IT organization to deliver winning applications. Learn how integrated technologies and features across...

Find out how Windows Server 2008 can help transform your IT infrastructure from a cost center to a strategic business asset. This session will profile Microsoft's Core Infrastructure Optimization model to show how key features of Windows Server 2008 will...

The 2008 Launch wave is a significant milestone in Microsoft's Dynamic IT initiative. We are focused on helping customers reduce costs, increase IT innovation and partner strongly with the business - through optimized people, processes and technology...

Take a look at all the changes coming in the new, redesigned Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 and Windows Web Server 2008. This session focuses on new troubleshooting features, a breakdown of architecture and security improvements and the new IIS...

Windows Server 2008 offers rich capabilities for securing your IT Infrastructure and proving tools to ease with compliance mandates. This session discusses the Windows security and compliance features such as Network Access Protection, Right Management...

The new Windows Server Virtualization technology, Hyper-V, and Presentation Virtualization technologies like Terminal Services RemoteApp are core features in Windows Server 2008. This session will provide you an overview of virtualization in Windows Server...

Windows Server 2008, in addition to incorporating new capabilities and enhancements to existing features, includes a number of improvements in the core OS that enhance the Operating System's capabilities in this area. Features aimed at increasing the...

Join the launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008. We will detail how this launch wave will help IT Professionals and Developers deliver next generation web and business applications, manage IT environments for scale and security...

This session provides a high-level overview of the architecture of Hyper-V and VMM. The session then introduces the audience to an all up view of the different scenarios enabled by server virtualization and virtualization management. Product demonstrations...

This session covers the basic process of deploying Hyper-V and VMM in a product environment and then highlights best practices. The session covers guidance for bare metal provisioning and fine grain control of Hyper-V. From a virtualization management...

Learn how to manage and manipulate Hyper-V, the next-generation virtualization platform from Microsoft using the WMI-based APIs through Windows PowerShell, Microsoft Visual Basic Script (VBS), and other automation tools. Live demonstrations and code samples...

Get a sneak peek at System Center Virtual Machine Manager v.Next, the newest version of VMM. Learn about all the new features of VMM v.Next, including support for Hyper-V and VMware ESX management. This is a must see session for Hyper-V and VMware users...

Without doubt the most underused and underrated technology out there today is Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Since Windows 2000, Microsoft has included scriptable remote administration in all operating systems. For years people didn't understand...

Every day we log into our Windows systems. But what really happens when we do? How DO our workstations and our domain controllers exchange logon information without revealing our passwords? Security hardening guides talk about how scary old-style LM,...

What does "your" network of the future hold? How far away is it? Find out in this demo session on Windows Server 2008. This session, which is intended for people who plan, deploy, and manage IT infrastructure, will show you how all the different part...

In this session, learn what constitutes a security boundary; get a tour through core Windows technologies, including user sessions, Code Integrity, PatchGuard, Service Security Hardening, and User Account Control, to learn where Windows currently defines...

Forefront code name " Stirling " is a single product that delivers comprehensive, coordinated protection with unified security management and reporting across clients, server applications, and the network edge. In this session, learn what Stirling is...

Virtualization is the Next Big Thing, and certainly you've at least examined it, and probably are using several virtualized servers already. How are you handling the security of your images? How are you securing the guest and host operating systems, and...

This is a joint presentation with Rudolph Araujo, a fellow Developer Security MVP, which will draw on his malware and Visual C/C++ skills and Alex's Web security skills. Consider the following scenario: you work as a developer/IT professional at a company...

This live session demonstrates how a hacker will try to exploit vulnerable applications in order to compromise remote systems and how you can defend yourself from such attacks. Marcus Murray and Hasain Alshakarti of the TrueSec Security Team expose the...

System Center Service Manager is the IT service desk product currently under development by Microsoft. This session provides an update on the project, the timelines for the next beta and final releases, and includes a demonstration of the latest developments...

This is the first of three sessions covering System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007. In this session, we provide an overview of DPM 2007, including demonstrations of primary workload protection-Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange, Office...

Enterprise organizations require a scalable, reliable, and proven CRM architecture that fits within their existing environment. Learn how Microsoft Dynamics CRM is helping redefine successful CRM in the enterprise with its flexible service-oriented architecture...

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is a fully integrated customer relationship management (CRM) system. Microsoft Dynamics CRM gives you the capability to easily create and maintain a clear view of customers from first contact through purchase and post-sales...