Upcoming Webcasts

Check out some great webcasts that are coming up.  I’m particularly interested in the session about How our own IT department is using Data protection Manager.  Especially since I used to work on projects in my previous role with the presenter!

TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft Does IT: Protecting the Branch with Data Protection Manager (Level 300)

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Pacific Time

Calvin Keaton, Operations Manager, Microsoft IT, Microsoft Corporation

Learn the details behind the Microsoft Information Technology (IT) Data Protection Manager (DPM) deployment, including the process they used for pre-deployment planning. Find out the lessons learned during and after the deployment process, as well as the operational details of running a day-to-day branch office data protection operation with DPM. In this webcast we detail the technology behind DPM and the planning that went into the Microsoft IT deployment of DPM.

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=51255

TechNet Webcast: A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (Part 2 of 18): Management with Active Directory (Level 200)

Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific Time

Matt Hester, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation

This webcast looks at the general issues of managing users, groups, computers and infrastructure for larger office locations and branch office locations. Learn how Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory addresses these issues. This webcast demonstrates how to plan and design an Active Directory deployment to meet your requirements. The planning considerations also require considerations for Microsoft Exchange Server, and this webcast shows you how to take these allowances into account.

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032282087&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (Part 3 of 18): Deploying Active Directory in the Branch Office (Level 200)

Friday, October 21, 2005 - 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific Time

Matt Hester, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation

Are you confident with the thought of deploying Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory to your organization's branch offices? That webcast addresses the deployment of Active Directory in the branch office environment. Topics include replication issues with Branch Office and how Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 addresses these issues and elaborates on deployment best practices.

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032282091&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (Part 4 of 18): Microsoft Identity Integration Server Technical Overview (Level 200)

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific Time

Kai Axford, Security Specialist, Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) enables the integration and management of identity information across multiple repositories, systems and platforms. MIIS augments Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory by providing broad interoperability capabilities. This session addresses the topic of identity and access through MIIS. The webcast provides an overview of MIIS, and then shows when and how to use it to synchronize between directory services.

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032282145&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (Part 5 of 18): Client Management via Group Policy (Level 200)

Friday, October 28, 2005 - 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific Time

Matt Hester, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation

How many desktop computers are in your organization? Are you satisfied with your ability to manage all of them efficiently and accurately? This webcast shows how implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Group Policy can address the issues of desktop management and control. This presentation specifically addresses the challenges of managing clients on different devices in different locations with consistent policies for security, managing and updating these policies. We discuss how to make policy updates centrally, and how to perform analysis models when users move around.

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032282153&Culture=en-US