Free Technical Training via the Microsoft Tech Academies

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Further to my blog post last week on Subsidised Microsoft technical training courses taking place in Dublin and Belfast...I wanted to let you know about some great free training which could act as a handy pre-cursor to the subsidised training and getting certified.

Sign up now for a Microsoft Tech Academy and get free access to Level 300 technical training through a series of half-day, instructor-led training seminars. Attendees get early access to deep technical training, delivered by the top speakers from Ireland and overseas.

See below for an overview of Virtualisation, SQL, Visual Studio and Windows Azure Academies.

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SQL Academy Series

Topic: SQL Server Analysis Services.

When: 13.30-17.00, 16th February 2010                Where: Microsoft Ireland Building 2, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 (directions)

This session covers intermediate-level SQL Server Analysis Services 2008 topics and is suitable for BI developers and consultants who have some familiarity with basic Analysis Services concepts.

 

Suitable for: IT Pros, DBAs, Database Architects and Infrastructure Teams who are responsible for configuring SQL Server infrastructure.

Register here .

Also, 23rd March 2010: SQL 2008 R2 – Next Generation Business Intelligence. Register here.

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Virtualisation Academy Series

Topic: System Centre – Managing Your Virtual Environment.

When: 9.30-12.30, 16th February 2010.                      Where: Microsoft Ireland Building 2, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 (directions)

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Suitable for: IT Managers, IT Administrators, Sys Admins, Infrastructure Admins/Managers, Developers.

Register here .

Also, 23rd March 2010 : Client-side Virtualisation. Register here.

 

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Visual Studio Academy Series

 

17th February 2010: SharePoint Development with VS2010. Register here .

24th March 2010: Launch of VS2010 and A lap around .NET 4 , Sketchflow, Silverlight 3 and IE8. Register here.

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Windows Azure Academy Series

18th February 2010: Scaling out with SQL Azure. Register here.

25th March 2010: Building Applications using the .NET Services. Register here.

I look forward to seeing you at one of the academies!

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