For the next quarter, I will be delivering FREE Technet briefings on Windows 2003 SP1 and a lite Technical Overview of the upcoming SQL 2005 product.

Here is a complete list of the shows planned for the remainder of FY05. You can forward these links to your customers, friends, family so they can begin registering now for these events!

Free Live Technet Briefing

SQL 2005 and Windows 2003 SP1 Technical Overviews

Tuesday - April 5^h, Escondido, Ca – 8:30am-12noon

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Register.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032260824&CountryCode=US

Free Live Technet Briefing

SQL 2005 and Windows 2003 SP1 Technical Overviews

Thursday - April 7^th, Las Vegas, Nv – 8:30am-12noon

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Register.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032260829&CountryCode=US

Free Live Technet Briefing

SQL 2005 and Windows 2003 SP1 Technical Overviews

Tuesday – May 12th, Woodland Hills, Ca – 8:30am-12noon

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Register.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032260920&CountryCode=US

Free Live Technet Briefing

SQL 2005 and Windows 2003 SP1 Technical Overviews

Tuesday – May 24^th, Irvine, Ca – 8:30am-12noon

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Register.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032260948&CountryCode=US

Free Live Technet Briefing

SQL 2005 and Windows 2003 SP1 Technical Overviews

Thursday – May 26^th, San Diego, Ca – 8:30am-12noon

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Register.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032260962&CountryCode=US

Free Live Technet Briefing

SQL 2005 and Windows 2003 SP1 Technical Overviews

Thursday - June 16^th, Las Vegas, Nv – 8:30am-12noon

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Register.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032260997&CountryCode=US

In addition to the Technet events, MSDN will be accompanying us with some related content.

Session #1: Web Services Unleashed

Session #2: Universal Data Access with SQL Server 2005

Session #3: Publishing Applications Using ClickOnce

And of course we will have TS2 and Connections events at the same locations above for our Partners and Small Business Customers.

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Here are some links to additional support information for both sessions I will be delivering --

Windows 2003 SP1 Information

Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 (32bit) Download

Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 (32bit) Support Tools Download

Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 (32bit) Deployment Tools

How to Deploy Windows 2003 SP1 using SMS

Group Policy Settings Reference once Windows 2003 SP1 is applied

Group Policy ADM files

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Information

SQL 2005 Whitepapers

SQL 2005 Feature Comparisons

Overview of SQL 2005 Beta 2 for the DBA

MSDN Webcast: The New Security Model in SQL 2005 - Level 200

SQL 2005 Roadshow Registration

Technet Information

Q4FY05 Downloadables for Technet

In the live seminars I have delivered this quarter we have walked through a variety of migration scenarios. The one with the most interest seems to be around Exchange migration so I am providing some addition information here.

Here are the basic steps that need to be performed –

BACK IT UP!

Determine Upgrade/Migration Method

Plan your installation/migration

Reduce amount of Exchange 5.5 data to be migrated

Create AD Environment

Establish Trust relationships

Grant appropriate permissions in Exchange 5.5 to allow data migration

Use the Exchange Deployment Tools to verify configuration

Use the Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) to migrate user objects

Install/Configure the Active Directory Connector to Sync Exchange 5.5 ß à AD

Use the Exchange Deployment Tools to install Exchange 2003

Use PFMIGRATE to migrate Public Folders

Use the Move Mailbox Wizard to move Mailboxes to Exchange 2003

Clean up/Decommission Exchange 5.5 Install

For more detailed information –

The content for the live session comes from our most excellent TechNet site –

Upgrading Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003

The live session has also been presented as a 3 part webcast series which has been archived online –

            Part 1               Part 2               Part 3

This should provide an excellent set of resources if you are planning on doing this type of upgrade or migration. Feel free to email me via the Blog links if you need additional information.

Have a Great Weekend!