MR&D Forum Meeting 2008 Speaker AbstractsWe have some great speakers lined up this year. Check them out, and then sign up. You wont want to miss this!
Anne Grubb What It Takes to Succeed in IT in 2008: Keeping one foot in todays IT reality and the other in tomorrows tech trends In the 20 years Ive been involved in publishing articles for IT professionals, Ive heard variations of this lament from folks in IT: I dont have time to keep up with technology trends; my main concern is keeping up with the daily problems Ive got to solve on the job. At Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine, our number-one goal is to give our readers the information and community resources they need to do their jobs successfully and advance in their IT careers. In other words, my joband that of my fellow editorsdepends on making sure our magazines and Web sites give IT pros like the Minasi forum members help in solving technical problems and managing their Windows environments, while at the same time keeping you informed about technical and business trends that can help you stay a step ahead in your IT career. In my talk, Ill share with forum members information Ive gleaned from various sources that will: 7 Give you a picture of the current state of the Windows IT profession and how its changing. 7 Tell you the technology and professional issues you need to pay attention tobased on our internal research and discussions with IT people, Windows IT Pro authors, and Microsoft product leadersto stay on top of your profession with an eye toward advancement.
Don Jones Dr. PowerShell: How I Learned to Stop Clicking and Love the Command-Line Get out of that GUI and start working more efficiently and effectively from the command-line - the Windows PowerShell command-line, that is! PowerShell MVP, author, guru, and Virginia Beach native Don Jones explains what all the fuss is with PowerShell, and shows you what it can do (and what it can't), and how to start using it right away. You'll learn a bit about PowerShell scripting, but most importantly you'll learn how to do at least a dozen real-world tasks using PowerShell today. And if you're an Exchange or System Center person, you'll get the core PowerShell skills you need to be more effective with those products. PowerShell is "da bomb," and this is the session where you'll learn how to light the fuse. Windows PowerShell: The Future of Server Administration Sure, PowerShell's great (trust us), but where's it going? Do you really need to care about it? PowerShell insider Don Jones, named "Most Experienced PowerShell Trainer in the World" (and author of a ridiculous number of books on PowerShell and scripting) shares with you the secrets about PowerShell v1's shortcomings (hey, it IS v1), and shows you (using real bits) what's coming in PowerShell v2. Don will also explore what other products are beginning to support PowerShell, and explain how (and when) PowerShell becomes a ubiquitous technology that you ignore at your own peril. Don also explains the architecture behind Windows PowerShell and lets you in on the process changes that PowerShell has created inside Microsoft's own dev teams. But mostly you'll see what PowerShell v2 is all about, including its freakin' amazing remote management capabilities. Wake up early and drink plenty of juice: This is the session your career can't afford to miss.
Todd Lammle TBA
Rhonda Layfield The New Deployment Tools are New all Over Again!
Find out whats changed other than the names. The BDD 2007 is now the Microsoft Deployment Tools and boy is it different. And just wait until you see what theyve done with Windows Deployment Service (WDS), complete with multicasting and enhanced TFTP performance. Of course some things had to be removed from WDS and you should really know what those are before you decide to run WDS on a Server 2008 instead of 2003. Let veteran Rhonda Layfield give you the crib notes on exactly whats changed so you wont have to figure it out on your own!
Mark Minasi The Secrets of Effective Technical Talks: How to Teach Em Without Tucking Them In!
Do you hate public speaking and in particular giving technical talks? Well, theres a cure. In 1983, Mark Minasi gave his first technical talk, to a crowd of 300 people. It ran a bit over time, but no one left, and when it was over, someone asked him, hey, youre pretty good at this do you do it for a living? Thinking fast (Mark was still young then), he said well, no but I COULD! Since then, hes delivered technical talks in length from ten minutes to two weeks to consistently excellent reviews. Join Mark for this entertaining, fast-paced and (with hope) informative step-by-step explanation of how to GIVE an explanation.
Jeremy Mosowitz Group Policy 2.0: Its freekin sweet! (with Vista & Windows Server 2008)
You started out with Active Directory Users and Computers. Then you grew up with the GPMC. Now, take your game to the next level with the GPMC 2.0 and the Group Policy Preference Extensions. Combined, this evolution of the technology lets you do things you simply weren't able to do before. Use both original Group Policy settings and the new Group Policy Preference Extensions together to make combined superpower magic. Learn how to create a GPMC 2.0 management station, so you can harness the power of this new technology and tackle problems using Group Policy you've never been able to tackle before.
Eric B. Rux Fun with Windows Home Server: trust me, youll want onedont let the word Home fool you When is the last time you backed up all of the computers on your home network???? -----EXACTLY! Thats what I thought. Windows Home Server (WHS) backs up all of my familys computers every night at midnight. But Windows Home Server can do so much more. Wouldnt it be cool to be able to share your digital photos and videos with grandma and grandpa securely over the Internet? How about being able to connect back to your home computers using a simple SSL VPN? What makes WHS attractive to IT Professionals is the fact that it is built on top of a real server. Ill show you how to leverage the power of the underlying Windows 2003 Server for those really small customers. This and more can be found in Microsofts latest home product. Trust me, youll want one!
Greg Shields Documentation & Change Control: Hating it to Loving it in 75 Minutes Do you hate documentation? Or, maybe just want to learn how to do it better? Do you yearn for more control in your work? Non-stop firefighting gets the adrenaline going, but its a primary cause of lack of sleep, lack of vacation, and lack of life outside work. If youre constantly firefighting to keep the network running, youve got more than a technical problem. Youve got a process problem. In this session, well douse those flames by showing you how to write great documents and implement processes to stabilize your environment. Youll leave with proven practices and fill-in-the-blank documents that will stabilize your network and give your life back. Tips & Tricks for Preventing an Active Directory Failure Is your Active Directory configuration a ticking time bomb? Ever wondered if theres something just not right that could cause a major disaster? Prevent that Resume-Producing Event by attending this fast-paced session. Well go over the overlooked settings in your AD that could someday cause a major failure. Gleaned from real-world experience through countless AD assessments, youll learn the top Active Directory mistakes and how to make them right before that bad day arrives.
Curt
Spanburgh
Journey to Planet Sharepoint
Embark on a journey to Planet Share Point. As your Enterprise orbits the unknown world below and scans the surface you will find that Planet SharePoint is rich in Silver (Differences between WSS 3.0 and MOSS2007, Intro to Document Libraries), Gold (Introduction to List, Document Versioning and collaboration.), Platinum (Workflows and Web parts) and Dilithium Crystals (Share Point Based Applications) that allow your Enterprise to move on to WARP speed. But before you beam down, it would be a very good idea to know what to expect of the environment and how to build your habitat so you can mine these riches. From Tricorder (GUI interfaces) to hand tools (CLI commands) we will try to get your Away Team ready to deploy and Make it So. Before going on this mission you should be familiar with Windows 2003 Server, IIS 6.0 or higher and Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005.
James Summerlin Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
It would be nice if we had all of the data we need in one complete system but that just isnt feasible. Different vendors use different database solutions and sometimes we need them to be able to talk to one another. Or perhaps you are moving to a new or competing system and need to pull your data out of the old system. Or what if you need to pull data from many sources into one database so you can create all-inclusive reports. Enter SQL Server 2005 Integration Services. Whether you need to make two systems talk to each other, move to a new platform, or just need to get your data from point A to point B, all the tools you need may already be in your shop.
Nathan Winters OCS 2007 An Introduction to the new VOIP world of Office Communication Server 2007
I will start this session by looking at some of the business problems that OCS and unified messaging can help to address. I will then move on to cover the general concepts of OCS including;
7 Presence
7 Instant Messaging
7 Conferencing
7 Voice
As part of the Voice section, I will give attendees a basic overview of telephony concepts as they relate to IT administrators and also discuss some of the gateway hardware that may be needed. Finally, I will talk about, and show how to integrate OCS with Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging!
Prerequisites Although no previous knowledge is essential (as this is an introduction), you would benefit from any knowledge of telephony systems and MS Live Communication Server 2005. A general understanding of Microsoft networks such as Active Directory, DNS and Certificates would also be useful.
Exchange 2007 from the command line: What makes a good Exchange 2007 deployment
This session will focus on a migration from Exchange 2003 to 2007.
I will briefly cover the key elements of the Exchange 2007 product and then touch on subjects such as planning and sizing your Exchange servers. I will look at the major issues surrounding migration to Exchange 2007, including client access, distribution lists, installation order etc. On top of all this, I will show you how to ensure that documentation is easy! I will do that, by showing you how to perform the bulk of the steps from various command line scripts!
Prerequisites To get the most out of this session it would be beneficial to have at some point worked with Exchange 2003. Also if you have any knowledge of Exchange 2007 and the major architectural changes from Exchange 2003 this will be of benefit. Underlying knowledge of Active Directory, DNS and Certificates will again be of use. |
