TechNet Systems Management and MSDN Azure Event Registration now open!

Good News Everyone!

You can now start registering for the upcoming TechNet and MSDN events that we will be delivering around the western United States.

TechNet Events Presents: System Center Essentials 2010 – Manage Everything with One Server!!

Summary: System Center Essentials combines the deployment and configuration management features of System Center Configuration Manager with the alerting and reporting features of System Center Operations Manager into a single server solution for managing small to medium size networks. In addition, the System Center Virtual Machine Manager2008 R2 Console is built in which means you have full manageability of all your physical and virtual assets in one easy to use console.

We will spend time looking at the different features that SCE2010 offers including demos on Reporting, Update Management, and working with Virtual Machines.

Windows Intune: Managing your assets from “the cloud”

Summary: “The Cloud” – Every day we here how applications and even traditional physical assets are moving to the cloud.  But where are the cloud based tools to help IT Professionals manage all of the client machines that are still on premise? Introducing cloud based management with Windows Intune. Windows Intune lets the IT Pro Windows Update, hardware and software inventory, alerting, reporting and more without having to install any additional servers on site. Simply connect to a secure web portal and get insight into all of your clients.

In this session, we will discuss what differentiates Windows Intune from other Microsoft management products as well as some great benefits you get when using Windows Intune.

MSDN Events Presents: Understanding Azure

Summary: Cloud Development is one of the fastest growing trends in our industry.  Don’t get left behind.  In this event, Rob Bagby and Bruno Terkaly will provide an overview of developing with Windows Azure.  They will cover both where and why you should consider taking advantage of the various Windows Azure’s services in your application, as well as providing you with a great head start on how to accomplish it.  This half-day event will be split up into 3 sections.  The first section will cover the benefits and nuances of hosting web applications and services in Windows Azure, as well as taking advantage of SQL Azure.  The second section will cover the ins and outs of Windows Azure storage, while the third will illustrate the Windows Azure AppFabric.

Speakers: Bruno Terkaly & Rob Bagby