APAC SharePoint Conference

After two highly successful conferences in Seattle and Berlin, seats for the Microsoft® APAC SharePoint® Conference in Sydney are sure to sell out. This world-class, two-day conference, to be held at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney from May 15-16, will showcase the latest innovations, features and functionality for the 2007 SharePoint products and technologies.

BRAND NEW DEEP DIVE CONTENT from US and APAC SharePoint experts
SharePoint experts from the Redmond SharePoint product group such as Derek Burney (General Manager), Mike Fitzmaurice and Joel Oleson (both Senior Technical Product Managers), will provide attendees with deep technical training and demos for the latest release of SharePoint products and technologies: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows^®  SharePoint Services 3.0, and Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007. And for the first time in Australia, information on Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 will be presented.

Who will benefit the most: Over 2 days, IT Professionals, Developers and Architects can access hands-on training and deep-dive technical "how to" breakout sessions covering subjects such as architecture, security, integration, deployment, migration, management and scalability. Sessions are aimed to help attendees best develop, customise, integrate and build powerful enterprise-ready solutions with SharePoint products and technologies.

How much: Only $AUD549 +GST per attendee, which includes access to all sessions, including keynotes, attendee materials, breakfast and lunch, a welcome reception, conference dinner attendee party, and chances to win prizes.

Visit the APAC SharePoint Conference 2007 Web site to find out more about the conference, including the full agenda, registration details and to read more about SharePoint 2007 products and technologies.

The TechNet team is touring in October and will be speaking on the following topics:

Windows Network Policy Server and Wireless Security
In this session we will look at Network Policy Server in Windows Server 2008, and how to implement Network Access Protection. The session will start with an introduction to the Network Policy Server (NPS). We will see how it can play a valuable role in maintaining the integrity of an internal computer network. Then we will see how to deploy and configure NAP. We will show you how NAP works, and how it employs NPS. The session will also take a look at some wireless networks and why they aren’t secure. Then see how to build a secure wireless network – a really rock solid one.

What will be covered:

• Network Policy Server Architecture and Functionality
• Deploying and configuring Network Access Protection (NAP) for 802.1x
• Why many secure wireless deployments aren’t secure
• Deploying and configuring a secure wireless network

Demonstrations in this Session:

• Reviewing Network Policies
• Configuring NAP for 802.1x
• Examining Connection Trace events
• Configuring secure wireless

Deploying and managing a Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Server

This session focuses on Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) network architecture and deployment methodologies, from single server to replica hierarchies. It also covers how to migrate from WSUS 2.0 to WSUS 3 and looks at the day-to-day management of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), including backup strategy, compliance reporting, reboot strategy, and health monitoring.

What we will cover:

• What's changed in WSUS 3.0
• What changed on the client
• How you administer WSUS 3.0
• How you migrate from WSUS 2.0

We are offering 2 sessions in some cities so you wont have to miss out this time round!
Brisbane: Session 1 - Monday 1st October
Brisbane: Session 2 - Tuesday 2nd October
Sydney: Session 1 - Monday 15th October
Sydney: Session 2 - Monday 22nd October
Canberra: Monday 8th October
Melbourne: Session 1 - Monday 29th October
Melbourne: Session 2 - Tuesday 30th October
Adelaide: Monday 15th October
Perth: Session 1 - Friday 12th October

UPDATE: we are offering another Perth session Perth: Session 2 - Wednesday 24th October

Computerworld article outlining 8 important steps to plan for Windows Server 2008 in your organisation.

'For data center managers, nothing spells "doom and disaster" quite like a server infrastructure change. Whether it's a new virtualization technique, an upgrade to network access-control software or new command line parameters -- enterprise server management is a daunting proposition.

But what if those changes occur all at once? That's the scenario with Windows Server 2008 (WS2008). Formerly known as Longhorn, WS2008 is set to be released later this year. Just this week, Microsoft made available the Community Technology Preview of the operating system, which includes installation and some other options in addition to what's available in the Beta 3 release.'

Read the full article here