The TechNet Australia Blog : TechEd Australia

Microsoft MVPs review Windows 7 on a HP Mini 2140

Deeps — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:16:43 GMT

At TechEd Australia 2009, 2500 attendees were given a HP netbook as part of their admission deal. We asked 2 of the presenters at the event, who are also Windows MVPs, to talk about the netbooks, and why Windows 7 is the best operating system (OS) for netbooks.

Check out the video below

Free Netbook offer at TechEd Australia 2009

Deeps — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:41:20 GMT

This is big news for those of you who are already or planning to register for TechEd 2009 this year. We are giving each paid delegate an HP 2140 Mini Notebook with Windows 7 pre-installed.

Click here for more details on the offer.

@TechEd 2008 – Photos from day 2

Deeps — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:09:22 GMT

Some pics from day 2 at TechEd.

Another guy who loves TechNet

TechNet Plus Video Testimonials

Upcoming devices from Windows Mobile

@TechEd 2008 – Photos from day 1

Deeps — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:49:02 GMT

Some pics from Day 1 at TechEd 2008.

The Forza 2 Stand

This guy loves TechNet!

Playing with Microsoft Surface. This is amazing.

Some HP Servers powering TechEd

HP Guys in army gear

@TechEd 2008 – Photosynth’ing the TechNet Lounge

Deeps — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:57:30 GMT

Delicategenius made this cool Photosynth of us setting up the TechNet Lounge here at TechEd. Love the high visibility vests which we have to wear during setup.

Do you love TechNet?

Deeps — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:23:50 GMT

If you do love it and you are at TechEd, make sure you grab one of these “I Love TechNet” stickers being handed out at registration. We will be giving out random prizes to those wearing their stickers at the conference.

New Social Bookmarking on TechNet and MSDN!

Deeps — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:56:00 GMT

We have launched a preview of our Social Bookmarking application on TechNet and MSDN for you to start using. Social Bookmarking is a way to store your bookmarks on the web, share your bookmarks with others and explore bookmarks stored by other users.

Some of the new features to look forward to in the official launch (early September) is:

Subscribe to Tags or People: Find a tag you want to follow? Or a fellow bookmarker that bookmarks really good stuff? With the new app, it will be easy to get an RSS subscription for that tag or person (as in, click the orange button).

Browse & Find Users: Search or browse to find people by their display name (e.g., mine is "johmar") and other criteria.

Import Tools: Recognizing that a lot of people already have favorites saved in their browsers or in other social bookmarking sites, the new app will provide a tool for importing your favorites from Microsoft Internet Explorer and from Delicious.

Bookmarking Widget: If you have your own blog or other website, our new bookmarking widget will make it easy for people to bookmark your pages directly to their social bookmarks on MSDN, TechNet, or Expression. You'll get traffic from Microsoft when your bookmarked page is published in "social feeds" on our global sites.

Start previewing today and send in your comments to the Social Bookmarks Discussion Forum.

Come speak to us at the TechNet Lounge at TechEd next week to learn more.

Want to be famous?

Deeps — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:51:38 GMT

We have our Global TechNet Plus Subscriptions team attending TechEd 2008 this year. We are looking for current TechNet Plus Subscribers for video testimonials. We would like to know what your experience has been like with your subscription. These video interviews will be used in the global marketing for TechNet Plus Subscriptions so it'll be a great chance for you to be famous. Filming will be at TechEd at the Sydney Entertainment and Convention Centre on Thursday 4th September. Email itproanz@microsoft.com if you would like to get involved.

Have a look where our TechEd 2008 attendees come from

Deeps — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:58:44 GMT

Something new on our TechEd 2008 site is a map of our TechEd 2008 delegates across Australia. We encourage you to go to a local TechNet or MSDN User Group before hand so you can meet and greet your TechEd Peers before the event. Make sure you get along to the Demo Comp Finals which are happening across the country.

TechEd 2008 Delegate Breakdown

Deeps — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:02:50 GMT

Have a look at the different types of people will be at TechEd 2008 this year.

TechEd 2008 Delegate Preferences

Deeps — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:54:00 GMT

We decided to ask some optional lifestyle questions for TechEd 2008 this year. Have a look below at some of the results.

SQL Server 2008 is Released to Manufacture

Deeps — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:06:52 GMT

SQL Server 2008 is now RTM and available to TechNet Plus Subscribers! SQL Server 2008 Workgroup, Web, Developer, Standard and Enterprise is available via the TechNet Plus Subscriber download area.

I was surprised to learned we have had more than 450,000 customer and partner downloads of the SQL Server 2008 Community Technology Previews (CTPs) across the globe. There has also been more than 75 large-scale applications already in production with more than 1350 applications being developed by nearly 1000 independent software vendors!

You can evaluate SQL Server 2008 today.

To learn more about SQL Server 2008 we have some really good TechNet resources:
SQL Server 2008 TechCentre

SQL Server 2008 Webcasts

SQL Server 2008 Virtual Labs
SQL Server 2008 Podcasts
SQL Server 2008 Web Forums

Oh yeah SQL Server 2008 also has a cool new logo.

We will also be covering a lot of SQL Server 2008 content at TechEd 2008 this year, its a great chance for you to be on the cutting edge of the latest technology. More details in the Event Tracks TechEd Page.

Virtualisation Pre-Day TechEd 2008

Deeps — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:58:13 GMT

Virtualisation is one of the Pre-Days we are offering at TechEd 2008 this year.

Designing Next Gen Infrastructure with Microsoft Virtualisation
This one-day event is a rare, one-off opportunity to map out and see built several different Core Infrastructure architecture scenarios that leverage virtualisation tools for greater efficiency and flexibility.
By the end of the day, you'll have gained a strong understanding of:

The capabilities Microsoft Virtualisation delivers
The most efficient way to utilise virtualisation tools to meet business goals
How you could implement Microsoft Virtualisation technologies in your own environment - including how to gain buy-in from the business

Cost: $550 - Pre-Day only price
$220 - Special price for Tech.Ed attendees

Who should attend?
Systems Architects responsible for designing and creating IT environments. It's your job to design, or recommend the design, of IT architecture. You intend to leverage virtualisation technologies.

What will you get out of it?
THE CHANCE TO SEE AN ENVIRONMENT BEING BUILT - gain immediately useful knowledge of how to employ virtualisation technologies for the greatest business impact.

BUILD THE BUSINESS CASE – by the end of the day you should be able to effectively sell the business case for virtualisation, and know how to master tools that help you build it.

WORK DIRECTLY WITH TECHNICAL EXPERTS - take the opportunity to talk through your own issues with them.

CUSTOMER PANEL - share with colleagues who've employed virtualisation, and learn from peers who are facing the same or similar challenges.

Windows Server Hyper-V is available for Download

Deeps — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:31:00 GMT

Hyper-V has been released to manufacturing and ready for download here. It will also be available through Windows Update soon.

I was also reading a good story about BMW Dealerships going Virtual across the world with upgrade plans to Windows Server 2008 64-bit and Hyper-V.

Dont forget to check out our Virtualization coverage at TechEd Australia this year.

The Mobility Smackdown at TechEd 2008

Deeps — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:18:00 GMT

Johann has done another TechNet VODcast on what the Mobility Smackdown will be like at TechEd 2008. The Smackdown is one of the most popular sessions at TechEd! Johann is interviewing Roger Lawrence (Group Manager for Developer and Platform Evangelism) and Rick Anderson (Mobility Solution Specialist).