Max Trinidad to do Powershell Demos at Final Windows Server 2008 Launch Event - Tampa FL 6/9 at 8am

Max Trinidad, close friend and potential MVP will be doing Powershell Demos in the morning at my Tampa FL Windows Server 2008 Launch Event on June 9at the Marriott Tampa Waterside Marina and Hotel.  http://www.microsoft.com/hhh and register now.

In Memory of Robert W. Westover III (Robbie) - Past TechNet Presenter

As I sat on the plane heading from Tampa to Seattle, I thought to myself, "I can't believe I'm going to see my best friend put to rest.....".   a hot emotional flash went over my body, and as we touched down in Seattle, I thought, "I can't believe this is happening". The services were set for a blessing and celebration.  The 250+ people sat quiet, the music played "Jimmy Buffet", the pictures from the projector covered his creation to death. I smiled and cried at the same time, and looked at his father and just smiled. Bob looked at me in stare, as he signaled silent vibes that told me, Robbie loved us. I'm still recovering, but in my heart, will most likely never recover.

The Reception was the most amazing part.  A lot of the people that were at the services were also at the scotch party. It was a food and drink fest. Rob's statement was always "Go Big or Go Home".  We did it up for Rob, he would have been proud.  And another saying that held true with Rob was "We Live Good Lives".  I now have the memorial scotch glasses in my protected bar, displaying these quotes - that will be with me forever.

My words from the service are below.....

“It’s impossible to set aside the loss of “Little Robbie Westover”, someone we truly loved and who made us feel so happy ……so often. 

 Rob nicknamed me “Pumpkin”, a name that always made me chuckle and smile and made me feel warm when I saw him… like I was special in his heart.

 

My name is Blain Barton, one of Rob’s WSU colleagues, Microsoft co-worker, and most of all a true friend.

 

Rob supported me mentally and physically. Literally … he picked me up from CHAMPS in Dallas and carried me back to hotel after a few hundred Bombay’s.  I have scares to prove that infamous Pub Crawl that all 110 people from work asked me about.

 

Rob was my mentor, but was also my mentee. When I got him an interview with Microsoft, he just laughed and said..  I can do this.  I can do anything………..  in my mind he was a bull rider in life.

 

The greatest tribute we can pay Rob is to take his examples and experiences to heart and treat people ….and life….with the special kind of white light he shined on us every day.

 

When a bit of time returns some control over what we think about him, let’s choose to celebrate who and what he was….. a great and understanding father, husband, son, brother, uncle, friend and sometimes …..  a Jester.

 

May whatever brings us strength to help us in the days to come……..

Jamie, Susan, Bob, Rusty and Debbie and the rest of his family and friends, know that Robbie is looking upon on us, and will always love us. 

 

There is but one thing left to close this eulogy, that I have to do for Rob, and for my Microsoft Colleagues’ from MSAM here today…..

and I know that he would do it for me.. if I were on my way to heaven….   Go Cougs!       

 

Robbie - we will miss you.  God Bless.

Robert W. Westover III (Robbie), was a resident of Bellevue and the Eastside from January 1969 until his sudden death from a massive heart attack on April 29 2008. He was well know and loved by his friends and relatives and is remembered for his keen wit and friendly relationship with all that remember him. Rob is the son of Robert W (Bob) Westover Jr. and his mother Susan Westover Jr.

Rob was a happy and energetic man who made friends easily. He felt a compelling responsibility to protect his sister, Deborah (Debbie) Winram and younger brother, Russell (Rusty) throughout his life and was devoted to his parents and children. He married Eileen Boyle from whom he was divorced. He married the love of his life, Jamie and assumed responsibility to help raise her children, Ryan and Megan, who he loved as his own.

Rob attended Eastgate Elementary School and Tyee Middle School and graduated from Newport High School in Bellevue in 1978 and received a BA from Washington State University with a dual degree in finance and accounting in 1982. During his college he was an active member ‘of the Phi Kappa Epsilon fraternity and maintained close contact with many of his fraternity brothers. During high school and college Robbie worked for various contractors doing new home construction,  from which he acquired many skills which he happily applied to helping his friends and family. Rob was also an accomplished auto mechanic and maintained his own and friend’s and family‘s vehicles. Growing up, Rob was active in Boy Scouts.

Rob’s careers spanned field work for Dunn and Bradstreet; served as a technician for McCaw Cellular installing cellular transfer stations; served 10 years as a computer technology specialist for the Boeing company; was CFO for Tiger Shark Golf Corporation; was a technology specialist for several start up high tech companies; and was project manager for partner development of new information technology for Microsoft where he worked until the time of his death.

Rob was well known for always being there for anyone needing help and never expected anything in return. If you had a problem, Rob always knew how to do anything and was anxious to help while making you feel good about accepting his help. One never felt he created an obligation and never asked anyone for anything in return. Rob had no enemies and everyone I know loved and respected him.

Rob’s many interests were varied. He loved gaming in Las Vegas, fishing, golf, pool, skiing, and traveling with his wife Jamie. Rob enjoyed the company of his little Jack Russell Terrier who accompanied him everywhere.  Rob was a devoted “Cougar” and was proud of his WSU school experience. Rob was a born leader and ascended to become president of many social organizations with which he became involved. Rob had the unusual ability to be immediately accepted and respected to all that he met. He loved and was devoted to his children, Rachael and Bert and played an important role in the development of Jamie’s children, Ryan and Megan. Rob loved his brother, Russell and took every opportunity to spend time with him working on projects or playing. He also maintained contact with and loves his little sister who lived in Frederick, MD. Rob was particularly close to his parents and called them almost daily and visited them many times each month. He was always there to help make their computers work and to keep them up to date with the latest technology. Rob is irreplaceable and will leave a hole in the hearts of his family and friends.

Rob is survived by his wife, Jamie Winslow Westover; daughter, Rachael Westover; son, Robert W Westover IV (Bert), and grandson Donovan Westover; sister, Deborah Westover Winram , her husband Scott and daughter Mary Helen of Frederick, MD, brother, Russell Stowe Westover, his wife Suzanne and children Gabrielle, Christine and Alex of Snohomish, WA; parents, Robert W. Westover Jr. and Susan S. Westover of Bellevue, WA, uncle and aunt Joe and Jean Westover of Granbury, TX; and several cousins and many other close relatives and innumerable friends.

Good by Robbie. We will love and will miss you forever.

Windows Server 2008 Launch - Slide Decks and Resources!!

Here is the slide deck location.

http://www.technetbriefings.com/2008-launch-resources.aspx

Also below in another post are the links from the launch handout !

News Spot on Channel 14 - Charlotte NC - Windows Server 2008

News 14 Carolina

Windows Server 2008 Launch Event

April 9, 2008

 

http://downloads.airfoilpr.com/FileUploads/directory/ms/News 14 Carolina.wmv

 

My Interview with TechRepublic on Hero's Happen Here! Windows Server 2008

 

This is a great review of my event at Charlotte NC's HHH Event!

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/?p=473

 

 

Catch your Latest and Upcoming Webcasts! Check them out!

24 Hours of Windows Server 2008

On-Demand Webcasts

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 01 of 24): Overview (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 02 of 24): Server Virtualization with Hyper-V Features and Architecture (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 03 of 24): Managing Hyper-V (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 04 of 24): Presentation Virtualization with Terminal Services RemoteApp (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 05 of 24): Terminal Services Gateway and Terminal Services Web Access (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 06 of 24): Deploying and Migrating to Terminal Server (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 07 of 24): IIS 7.0 Overview and Architecture (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 08 of 24): IIS 7.0 Advanced Management (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 09 of 24): IIS 7.0 Centralized Configuration (Level 300)

 

Live Webcasts

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 10 of 24): IIS 7.0 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting (Level 300)

Friday, April 4, 2008                    9:30 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 11 of 24): IIS 7.0 Web and Applications Support (Level 300)

Wednesday, April 9, 2008             9:30 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 12 of 24): Migrating and Upgrading to IIS 7.0 (Level 300)

Friday, April 11, 2008                     9:30 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 13 of 24): Server and Print Management (Level 300)

Wednesday, April 16, 2008           9:30 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 14 of 24): Windows PowerShell (Level 300)

Friday, April 18, 2008                     9:30 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 15 of 24): Windows Deployment Services and Microsoft Deployment (Level 300)

Wednesday, April 23, 2008           9:30 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 16 of 24): Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Features (Level 300)

Friday, April 25, 2008                     9:30 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 17 of 24): Migrating to Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2008 (Level 300)

Wednesday, April 30, 2008           9:30 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time

 

 

Group Policy

On-Demand Webcasts

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=115547&clcid=0x409

TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 01 of 14): Introduction to Group Policy (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 02 of 14): Applying Group Policy (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 03 of 14): Creating and Editing Group Policy Objects (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 04 of 14): Managing Group Policy with GPMC (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 05 of 14): Managing Group Policy Operations with the GPMC (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 06 of 14): Group Policy Processing Behavior-Initial Processing of GPOs (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 07 of 14): Group Policy Processing Behavior-Using Objects to Affect GP (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 08 of 14): Group Policy Administrative Templates (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 09 of 14): From Basic to Advanced: Security (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 10 of 14): From Basic to Advanced: Security Templates and IPSEC (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 11 of 14): Designing and Planning Group Policy (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 12 of 14): Managing Your Group Policy Environment with GPMC (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 13 of 14): Troubleshooting Group Policy (Level 200)

TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 14 of 14): Group Policy Best Practices (Level 200)

Active Directory

On-Demand Webcasts

 

TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 01 of 11)—Active Directory Logical Concepts—Level 200

TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 02 of 11)—Active Directory Physical Concepts—Level 200

TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 03 of 11)—Active Directory Replication and the Operations Masters Role—Level 200

TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 04 of 11)—Installing and Managing DNS—Level 200

TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 05 of 11)—DNS Features and Configuration—Level 200

TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 06 of 11)—Interoperability and Migration from Novell Directory Services—Level 200

TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 07 of 11)—Migrating File Resources from NetWare to Active Directory 2003—Level 200

TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 08 of 11)—Deployment and Interoperability with NT 4.0 and Windows 2000—Level 200

TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 09 of 11)—Administration Features—Level 200

TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 10 of 11)—Replication Features and Forest to Forest Trusts—Level 200

TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 11 of 11)—Group Policy Management Console and Software Restriction—Level 200

 

Windows Server 2008 Launch Resources!

Blain’s LAUNCH EVENT Resources for {you heroes}
April-June, 2008

Future Live, In-Person Event Information
TechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/blainbar
MSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.com
Microsoft Across America: http://www.microsoft.com/acrossamerica

 

{ What’s New in Windows Server 2008 }

HEROES happen {here} - http://www.heroeshappenhere.com

Windows Server Web Site - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008

The Server Unleashed! - http://serverunleashed.com

Windows Server 2008 Reviewer’s Guide -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/2008/bb414776.aspx

Top 10 Reason’s to Upgrade -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/why-upgrade.aspx

Active Directory Improvements -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/active-directory.aspx

Core Infrastructure Improvements -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/core-infrastructure.aspx

High Availability -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/high-availability.aspx

High Performance Computing -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/high-performance.aspx

Virtualization and Consolidation (Hyper-V) -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/virtualization-consolidation.aspx

Web and Application Platform Improvements -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/web-application.aspx

Scripting with PowerShell  -http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/hubs/msh.mspx

PowerShell Team Blog - http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/

Microsoft TechNet Script Center -
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

Windows Server Division Blog - http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver

Server Core Blog - http://blogs.technet.com/server_core

Windows Server 2008 Retail Pricing Announcement -
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/nov07/11-12HyperVPR.mspx

Windows Server 2008 Step-by-Step Guides -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=518d870c-fa3e-4f6a-97f5-acaf31de6dce&DisplayLang=en

Windows Server 2008 – Compare Server Roles (Roles available by Server Version) -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/compare-roles.aspx

{ Virtualization and Your Infrastructure }

Microsoft Virtualization Home - http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization

Infrastructure Optimization - http://www.microsoft.com/io

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb977556.aspx

Hyper-V Virtualization and Consolidation - http://www.microsoft.com/hyper-v

Hyper-V TechNet TechCenter  -
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/servermanager/virtualization.mspx

Hyper-V FAQ -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/hyperv-faq.aspx

Installing Microsoft Hyper-V -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/virtualization/install.mspx

Hyper-V Step-by-Step Guide -
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/c513e254-adf1-400e-8fcb-c1aec8a029311033.mspx?mfr=true

Video – Managing Hyper-V on Server Core -
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=5119240c-6579-4827-8338-7f5539930402

Virtualization WMI Providers (great for PowerShell Scripting!) -
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc136992(VS.85).aspx

Virtualization Team Blog - http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/

System Center – Your Platform {managed} - http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter

System Center Virtual Machine Manager -
http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/scvmm/default.mspx

Presentation Virtualization with Terminal Services -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/presentation-terminal.aspx

Terminal Services Gateway -
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/9da3742f-699d-4476-b050-c50aa14aaf081033.mspx?mfr=true

Terminal Services RemoteApp  -
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/57995ee7-e204-45a4-bcee-5d1f4a51a09f1033.mspx?mfr=true

Terminal Services Web Access -
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/95258ce8-5ddd-42cb-9e95-cec19ef4f43d1033.mspx?mfr=true

Terminal Services Team Blog - http://blogs.msdn.com/ts

Microsoft Application Virtualization (formerly SoftGrid) -
http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/softgrid/default.mspx

{ Securing Your IT Infrastructure with Windows Server 2008 }

Security and Data Protection Improvements -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905073.aspx

TechNet Magazine: Service Hardening in Windows Vista (applies to Server as well) -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc162523.aspx

New Networking Features in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726965.aspx

Windows Firewall with Advanced Security -
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/ff06e8d5-b029-4c4a-8e13-2f27d721087b1033.mspx

Step-by-Step Guide for Read-Only Domain Controllers -
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/ea8d253e-0646-490c-93d3-b78c5e1d9db71033.mspx

Wireless Networking in Windows Vista (applies to Server as well) -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=eb958617-b3d3-42cf-a434-87ad81259fc6&displaylang=en

BitLocker Drive Encryption Step-by-Step Guide for Windows Server 2008 -
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2008/en/library/cbc28269-5146-4672-9161-8872697897061033.mspx

ADFS Documentation Team Blog - http://blogs.technet.com/adfs_documentation/

Network Access Protection TechCenter
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/bb545879.aspx

Active Directory Rights Management Services Role -
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/77b591cc-5d32-4ff6-bb02-64bde149dc991033.mspx

Windows Server 2008 Auditing AD DS Changes Step-by-Step Guide -
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/a9c25483-89e2-4202-881c-ea8e02b4b2a51033.mspx

Event Subscription Overview -
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/6955be85-64fe-40c8-9bbc-ee7a1298e8d21033.mspx

Step-by-Step Guide to Controlling Device Installation and Usage with Group Policy
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/library/9fe5bf05-a4a9-44e2-a0c3-b4b4eaaa37f3.mspx

Windows Server 2008 – Active Directory Auditing Enhancements -
http://edge.technet.com/Media/Windows-Server-2008-Active-Directory-Auditing-Enhancements

{ Exploring Windows Server 2008 Web and Application technologies }

IIS 7 Home - http://www.microsoft.com/iis

IIS Community Portal (best source of IIS information) - http://www.iis.net
IIS.NET Blogs - http://blogs.iis.net/

Getting Started with IIS 7.0 -http://blogs.iis.net/chrisad/archive/2007/3/1/1599947.aspx

IIS 7 SDK - http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms692515.aspx

Application Host Config -
http://www.iis.net/articles/view.aspx/IIS7/Use-IIS7-Administration-Tools/Using-XML-Configuration/Introduction-to-ApplicationHost-config

What happened to the metabase? -
http://www.iis.net/articles/view.aspx/IIS7/Use-IIS7-Administration-Tools/Using-XML-Configuration/How-to-use-Metabase-Compatibility-with-IIS7

IIS 7.0: Converting Metabase Properties to Configuration Settings -
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa347565.aspx

IIS 7 on Server Core - http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2007/6/4/1738267.aspx

IIS 7 on Vista?  You bet! 
Here’s a great breakdown of what Editions of Vista support which IIS 7 functionality -
http://www.iis.net/1100/SinglePageArticle.ashx

Getting Started with the IIS Manager -
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/113/getting-started-with-iis-manager

IIS 7 Feature Delegation -
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/155/an-overview-of-feature-delegation-in-iis-70

Extending IIS: Developing a Module using .NET -
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/170/developing-a-module-using-net

Managing Sites with IIS 7.0’s WMI Provider -
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/162/managing-sites-with-iis-7s-wmi-provider

Getting Started with AppCmd.exe -
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/114/getting-started-with-appcmdexe

IIS 7 Shared Configuration -
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/264/shared-configuration

How to use HTTP Detailed Errors in IIS 7.0 -
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/267/how-to-use-http-detailed-errors-in-iis7

Bill Staples’ Take on IIS 7.0 vs. Apache -
http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2007/5/7/1696624.aspx

Troubleshooting Failed Requests Using Tracing in IIS 7.0 -
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/266/troubleshooting-failed-requests-using-tracing-in-iis7

Introduction to IIS 7.0 Architecture -
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/74/introduction-to-iis7-architecture

FastCGI (RTW download for IIS 6.0, plus information about what it is) -
http://www.iis.net/fastcgi

Installing PHP on Windows Vista with FastCGI
(Note: This article is not applicable to Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 operating system because those operating systems have FastCGI support already included in IIS 7.0.) -
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/272/installing-php-on-windows-vista-with-fastcgi

IIS 7.0 Media Pack - http://www.iis.net/default.aspx?tabid=22

Windows Media Services 2008 (information and links to the downloads)
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/serve/prodinfo2008.aspx

Chance to win a Windows Home Server by Checking out Microsoft Server Products Free Trials!

Win a Windows Home Server!    

Evalu’08 and you could win!  Download a free trial or take a Virtual Lab of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008 or other Microsoft Server products and be entered for a chance to win an HP MediaSmart Server powered by Windows Home Server software.   To sign up and for the official rules, visit Evalu’08.    

Technet Webcast Series: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 - Check them out!

Webcast Series:  24 Hours of Windows Server 2008  

Watch these 90-minute Windows Server 2008 webcasts and learn how your organization can leverage the enhancements in Windows Server 2008 improve your organization's networking infrastructure and security, server performance and reliability, remote resource access, and client deployment. Subject matter experts break down what these upgrades mean for your environment and how to take advantage of them. Tune in for live webcasts and stream or download webcasts for on-demand viewing.

·         TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 1 of 24): Overview (Level 200)

On-demand

Presenter:  Keith Combs

·         TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 2 of 24): Server Virtualization with Hyper-V Features and Architecture (Level 200)

On-demand

Presenter:  Kevin Remde

·         TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 3 of 24): Managing Hyper-V (Level 200)

On-demand

Presenter:  John Baker

·         TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 4 of 24): Presentation Virtualization with Terminal Services RemoteApp (Level 200)

Friday, March 14, 2008, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM PST

Presenter:  Chris Avis

·         TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 5 of 24): Terminal Services Gateway and Terminal Services Web Access (Level 200)

Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM PST

Presenter:  Blain Barton

·         TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 06 of 24): Deploying and Migrating to Terminal Server (Level 200)

Friday, March 21, 2008, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM PST

Presenter:  John Baker

·         TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 7 of 24): IIS 7.0 Overview and Architecture (Level 200)

Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Presenter:  Chris Avis

·         TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 8 of 24): IIS 7.0 Advanced Management (Level 200),

Friday, March 28, 2008, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM PST

Presenter:  Shawn Travers

Blain Barton's - Heros Happen Here - "Windows Server 2008" Launch Event Roadshows! (June)

Hey there IT Pros!

I'll be doing the Windows Server 2008 Launch Events in the cities below! There is also SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 there as well.

The TechNet events are 8am-Noon (April, May, June 2008) - Hope to see you there!

http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx

6/6 - Manchester, NH

6/9 - Tampa, FL

 

Connect your Campus with Live@Edu!

Connect your Campus!

Create a community for life.

Give your students and alumni free hosted e-mail from Windows Live, with a custom domain name selected by your institution.

http://get.live.com/edu

Have you been wondering where Microsoft's Innovation is going? Surface Computing

Surface Computing is the latest out of Microsoft Research!!!

This is the most modern move on our part, at least in my 14 years.

http://www.on10.net/Blogs/larry/first-look-microsoft-surfacing-computing/

Get going and come attend one of my local event in Miami, Tampa or Jackson MS in June and see the details and case studies!!!

 

Blain Barton's "Top 5" things to consider when moving to Windows Vista

After many discussions with my customers around moving to Windows Vista, I took some time to put my own personal list together to help assist them.

Here are my "Top 5" things to follow when moving to Windows Vista:

 #1 - Look at the upgrade paths to Windows Vista before you "break the seal" on your new, sleek Windows