TechEd 05 Planning AU and NZ: Server and Management Track

Ok. Starting planning for TechEd 2005 now. If you ever wanted to influence the content track for TechEd and see the session ideas here they are for the Server and Management Track. I have to severely prune these down so if youre up to it, I would like you to stack rank the top ten from this list that would absolutely positively make you want to come to TechEd....its going to be huge! In your comments back to me Id like you to tell me for the top three sessions what you would want to get out of it...so that your expectations for that session would be met! Send me your comments!!

 

  • Admin Scripting: Windows Server 2003 R2 and Beyond
  • Architecting and Deploying Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
  • Architecting and Deploying Windows Update Services
  • Best Practices: Architecting and Deploying Systems Management Server 2003 SP1
  • Branch Office Infrastructure Solution Using Virtual Server
  • Consolidating and Migrating LOB Applications Using Microsoft Virtual Server 2005
  • Deploying Software Updates to Clustered Servers Using SMS 2003
  • Developing on Virtual Server 2005
  • Extending Systems Management Server 2003 with the Software Development Kit and Scripting
  • Extending Windows Update Services with the Application Programming Interface
  • Improving Operational Efficiency with Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF)
  • Introducing System Center Reporting Server 2005: Understanding, Architecting and Deploying
  • Microsoft Management Overview: Delivering on the Dynamic Systems Initiative
  • Migration from Software Update Services to Windows Update Services
  • Operations Management at Microsoft and MSN
  • Practical Group Policy: Application and Usage (Part 1)
  • Practical Group Policy: Application and Usage (Part 2)
  • Resolving SMS "Red Zone" Support Issues
  • Technical Drilldown: Systems Management Server 2003 OS Deployment Feature Pack
  • Using Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 to Manage Non-Microsoft Applications, Operating Systems and Hardware
  • Network Access Protection (NAP)
  • Server and Domain Isolation: The Next Big Thing in Security and Infrastructure Integrity Assurance
  • Active Directory Design and Deployment: Tales of the Unexpected
  • Active Directory Federation Services Architecture Drilldown
  • Active Directory Federation Services Deployment: Scenarios and Strategies
  • Active Directory Recovery Planning
  • Branch Office Solutions in Windows Server 2003 and Beyond
  • Cross-Platform Password Management with Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 (MIIS)
  • Deploying 64-bit Clients and Servers in the Enterprise
  • Developing Solutions on the Microsoft Identity and Access Platform (Part 1)
  • Developing Solutions on the Microsoft Identity and Access Platform (Part 2)
  • Drilldown on Windows Storage Server 2003
  • Efficient Storage Management and Simple SAN Deployments with Windows Server 2003 R2
  • Hotpatching and Windows Patch Size Reduction
  • How to Build a Self-Service Application Using Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 (MIIS)
  • Identity Lifecycle Management Using Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 (MIIS)
  • Introducing Windows Server 2003, Compute Cluster Edition
  • Introduction to Data Protection Server (DPS)
  • Business Desktop Deployment Solution Accelerator: Building it in the real world
  • Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Deployment Best Practices
  • Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003: What's New in Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 SP1, Futures and Roadmap
  • Microsoft IT: How Microsoft IT Manages Its Active Directory Infrastructure
  • Microsoft IT: How Microsoft Uses Cross-Forest Identity Management with Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003
  • Microsofts Identity Management Strategy and Roadmap
  • Reduce IT Complexity and Increase Operational Efficiency Using Windows Server System Products
  • Rights Management Services (RMS) Design and Deployment Best Practices
  • Security Configuration Wizard in Windows Server 2003 SP1
  • Terminal Server Performance: Tuning, Methodologies and Windows Server 2003 x64 Impact
  • Upgrading to Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Including Secure Configuration Wizard: A Case Study
  • Windows Server 2003 Deployment Planning (Part 1)
  • Windows Server 2003 Migration and Interoperability (Part 2)
  • Windows Server Roadmap
  • IIS 6.0 and Windows Server 2003: New SP 1 Web Serving Features and Capabilities
  • IIS In the Real World: How Understanding the www.microsoft.com Architecture Can Help You
  • Improved IIS Debugging: Understanding and Using and The Newest Tools and Theories for Debugging Web Applications