A couple of useful upcoming Academy Live sessions, specifically aimed at Microsoft Partners, and particularly of use to those Partners in the SMB space:

WES27PAL: Virtualization:  Defined.  Building your Virtualization Practice and Solution Offerings

Presented by: Dave Sobel

18th November 2009 – 5pm GMT (Click here to calculate your local time)

Virtualization is becoming mainstream; are you ready with your practice? Learn from Dave Sobel, author of “Virtualization: Defined.  A Primer for the SMB Consultant”, how to build your consulting practice, get trained and offering solutions, and solutions you can start delivering right away.     Learn about server consolidation assessments, Virtual Desktop Infrastructures, and how to deliver high value solutions to your customers.

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WES33PAL: Virtualizing Windows Essential Business Server 2008 with Hyper-V

Presented by: David Fabritius (Digital One Corporation); Brent Reeser (Star Technical)

23rd November 2009 – 5pm GMT (Click here to calculate your local time)

Virtualization continues to be one of the hottest opportunities in the industry today for businesses of all sizes.  Join us to learn how you can virtualize Windows Essential Business Server 2008 using Hyper-V.  In this session, we will discuss several virtualization scenarios, demonstrate how to deploy and manage EBS 2008, and share some best practices for configuration

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