• Windows Vista - Springboard Series of Resources

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Michael Epprecht [MSFT]}

    Can’t find all the resources you need to Plan, Deploy and Manage Windows Vista?

    Well, the Springboard Series of Resources is available to help you.

    Discover, Explore, Deploy and Manage resources, are all in one place, to make your job easier. Monthly spotlights; interviews and advice from technical experts like Mark Russinovich; links to the Communities; latest information on what Microsoft, partners and customers are doing; plus links to the best Blogs about Windows Vista are all in one place.

    Are you on Windows Vista yet?

  • SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Michael Epprecht [MSFT]}

    The SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide is now available.

    This 490-page white paper covers the essential phases and steps to upgrade existing instances of SQL Server 2000 and 2005 to SQL Server 2008 by using best practices. These include preparation tasks, upgrade tasks, and post-upgrade tasks. It is intended to be a supplement to SQL Server 2008 Books Online.

    In addition to the Technical Reference Guide, a companion list of Upgrade-related resources is also available

    SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide

    Resources for Upgrading to SQL Server 2008

  • Azure - How does Microsoft build, provision, monitor and run the environment

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Michael Epprecht [MSFT]}

    A recorded session from the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) is available that discusses the Microsoft Azure platform from a technical perspective.

    In this session you will about the internal service management system and virtualization technologies responsible for monitoring, configuring, and lifecycle management of the cloud computing environment. Hear about the mechanisms used to deliver self-healing, dynamic scaling, and auto-deploying cloud computing data centers

    http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/ES19/

  • TechDays 2009 Switzerland - Save the dates

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Michael Epprecht [MSFT]}

    Microsoft's TechDays Switzerland, the premier event for IT Professionals, Developers and Architects, will be held on the following dates:

    1-2 April 2009      Geneva     (French)
    8-9 April 2009      Bern         (German and English)

    Sessions, speakers and exact details will be published closer to the event.

    TechDays will have distinctive tracks for IT Professionals, Developers and Architects, covering topics relevant their specific job roles.
    Current and future technology will be presented from overviews to deeper technical content.

    Don’t miss out, reserve the dates in your calendar!

  • IT Pro User Group Event - Unified Communications and Virtualization Security

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Michael Epprecht [MSFT]}


    Subject:  Unified Communications and Virtualization Security

    Language: Deutsch / English

    Tuesday - 2 December 2008

    17:45 - 21:00

    Digicomp Academy AG  (Zürich)

    Limmatstrasse 50

    CH-8005 Zürich

     

    Participation is free. More details and registration here.

     

    Abstract:

    Session 1

    Voice und IM Lösung von Microsoft  (Deutsch / German)

    OCS 2007 ist die Voice und IM Lösung von Microsoft für Firmen. Die Funktionen gehen von IM über Telefonie bis zu Web Kollaboration.

    Diese Session will einen Überblick über die Möglichkeiten des OCS 2007 geben. Wie auch einen Ausblick auf die kommende OCS R2 Version, welche an der VoiceCon in Amsterdam Mitte Oktober vorgestellt wurde. Zum Abschluss werden Erfahrungen und Lösungsansätze für häufige Problemen aus Projekten aufgezeigt. Diese können dann nach der Session noch weiter diskutiert werden.

    Referent: Philipp Beck, OCS Spezialist, Institute for Networked Solutions HSR, Rapperswil. Er hat den Ausstellungstand der Microsoft an der Cisco Expo in Interlaken erstellt und betreut. Ebenfalls hat er bereits mehrere Projekte und PoC mit OCS und derer Integration in Cisco VoIP durchgeführt.

     

    Session 2

    Virtualization of core Microsoft Technologies (German / English)

    Server or host-based virtualization is a hot topic today. But where shall you start? How do you determine what enterprise services or servers should be virtualized? Do you need to worry about the official Microsoft support policy should your critical server fail? What about virtualization security? Join in this session to learn about this and more.

    Speaker: Desmond Lee (Switzerland) is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, VCP, technology enthusiast, and founder of the Swiss IT Pro User Group, an independent, non-profit organization for IT Pros by IT Pros championing Microsoft technologies. He is a speaker at major international events and contributes frequently to popular publications such as mcpmag.com, Exchange and Outlook Pro VIP magazine and Windows IT Pro magazine.