Teched Australia: Windows Server Track Planning
This year I'm owning the Windows Server track at Teched Australia and as part of the planning process I would like 
to get the community's thoughts on the sessions we are planning. This year we are having 23 sessions in the Windows Server track. The tricky part about this is at TechEd in the US they have 44 sessions in the Windows Server track. So I have to go through and see what we have already done at other events like the Wave Launch and TechNet Update events and make sure we are delivering content that is relevant to you. So with that myself and some of the other folks helping me with the track have made our first pass at content. So below is the list we are thinking about. Please let me know your thoughts and ideas on sessions we can include in this list or if there is something glaringly missing. These are in no particular order. These are just the sessions that got a green light on the initial pass.
| Number | Session Title |
Products/Technology |
Level |
| 1 | Deploying and Remotely Administering Server Core | Windows Server 2008 | 300 |
| 2 | Microsoft IT: How Microsoft IT Deployed Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services | Windows Server 2008, Active Directory | 300 |
| 3 | How Microsoft.com Provides an Improved Web Applications Platform with IIS 7.0 | Windows Server 2008, IIS 7.0 | 300 |
| 4 | Multi Site Clustering with Windows Server 2008 Enterprise | Windows Server 2008, Clustering | 300 |
| 5 | Making Dynamic Infrastructure a Reality with new Windows Server 2008 features | Windows Server 2008 Management, Windows Eventing, Windows Task Scheduler, Windows Event Forwarding, Windows Remote Management, Windows Management and Instrumentation, PowerShell | 300 |
| 6 | Windows Server 2008 File Services: Deep Dive | Windows Server 2008, DFS, File Services | 300 |
| 7 | Deploying and Managing a Customised Web Server on Server Core | Windows Server 2008, Server Core, IIS 7.0 | 300 |
| 8 | Auditing and Compliance in Windows Server 2008 | Windows Server 2008, Eventing, Audting | 300 |
| 9 | New Internet Savvy Windows Remote Management Capabilities | Windows Server 2008 Management, Windows Remote Management, Windows Remote Shell, Windows Eventing, Windows Management and Instrumentation, PowerShell |
300 |
| 10 | Deep Dive on Failover Clustering in Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Storage and Understanding Quorum | Windows Server 2008, Clustering | 300 |
| 11 | How to Build a High Availability Infrastructure for Web Scenarios | Windows Server 2008 Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 |
300 |
| 12 | Windows, PowerShell, and Windows Management Instrumentation: Unveiling Microsoft's Best Kept Secret | Windows 2008, PowerShell, WMI, Windows 2003, Windows 2000 |
300 |
| 13 | A Journey to the Centre of a Terminal Server | Windows Server 2008, Terminal Services |
300 |
| 14 | Windows Server 2008 Terminal Server Security and Authentication | Windows Server 2008 Terminal Server, ISA, IAG, NAP |
300 |
| 15 | Easing Management and Securing Remote Offices with Windows Server 2008 | Windows Server Core, ADDS RODC, Bitlocker |
300 |
| 16 | Advanced Windows PowerShell Scripting | Windows Powershell, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 | 300 |
| 17 | Automated Windows Server 2008 Imaging and Deployment Using the Microsoft Deployment Accelerator |
Windows Server 2008, WDS | 300 |
| 18 | DNS 2008 Style: How Name Resolution Changes in Windows Server 2008 Infrastructures |
Server 2008 DNS and WINS, a bit of IPv6 |
300 |
| 19 | Key Changes in Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0 |
Windows Server 2008, IIS 7.0 | 300 |
| 20 | Building High Availability Infrastructures with Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering |
Windows Server 2008, Clustering | 300 |
| 21 | Delivering Rich Media on Windows Server 2008 |
Windows Server 2008, Windows Media Services | 300 |
| 22 | Failover Cluster Validation and Troubleshooting with Windows Server 2008 |
Windows Server 2008, Clustering | 300 |
| 23 | How to Build Your Next Generation IT Infrastructure Using Windows Server 2008 |
Windows Server 2008 Server Manager Remote Server Admnistration Tools |
300 |
| 24 | For Those About to Deploy Windows Server 2008 (We Salute You) |
Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Deployment |
300 |
| 25 | The Power of Windows 2008 |
CompletePC Backup, wbadmin.exe |
300 |
| 26 | Securing and Tuning Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0 |
Windows Server 2008, IIS 7.0 | 300 |
| 27 | Windows Essential Business Server 2008 deep-dive | Windows Essential Business Server 2008 | 200/300 |
| 28 | Securing SBS 2008 & EBS 2008 | SBS 2008 and EBS 2008 | 200/300 |
| 29 | Virtualisation for SBS 2008 & EBS 2008 | SBS 2008 and EBS 2008 | 200/300 |
So that leaves us with 29 sessions after the first pass that we think would be good. Is there anything we are missing? Can you see anything that should be taken out right away?
I had to add the SBS and Essential Business Server sessions to this track as we don't have a dedicated track for that stuff.
Please let me know your feedback in regards to this list and let me know what you want to hear. The next step is to start putting speakers next to these and then creating a logical flow. Busy week next week!
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