IT Camps – Windows 8

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We have recently announced our next wave of IT Camps in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, with the focus areas being on Windows 8.

If you have not attended our IT Professional Camps before, these are  a free Level 300 in-person event, with the aim of teaching a deep technical insight into the features and functionalities.

Windows 8

Come to our Windows 8 for IT professionals IT Camp and learn about the new features and capabilities of Windows 8 that make migration, deployment, and management of tomorrow’s environments easier for IT while improving the end-user experience.

We will be hosting these IT Camps in the following cities:

Agenda for the day:

Introduction  
Overview of Windows 8  
Deployment of Windows 8 – Part 1
  • Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK)
  • Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK)
Deployment of Windows 8 – Part 2
  • Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)
  • System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr)
Flexible Workstyle
  • Access to Windows
    • Windows To Go (WTG)
    • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
    • Client Hyper-V
  • Anywhere Productivity
    • Folder Redirection
    • User Experience Virtualization (UE-V)
    • Application Virtualization (APP-V)
Windows 8 Apps
  • The Windows Store
  • Distributing Windows 8 Apps
    • ConfigMgr
    • Windows InTune
    • MDT
  • Managing Windows 8 Apps
Recovery & Security of Windows 8
  • Recovery Features
    • PC Refresh
    • Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT)
  • Windows 8 Security
    • BitLocker
    • Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM)
    • Trusted Boot
Closing  

Along with the technical agenda above, the key goals of the IT Camps are:

  • Interaction with Microsoft in an open dialog
  • Share experiences, scenario discussions etc.

I encourage those that are members of the LinkedIn Group (Microsoft Professionals - South Africa), as well as followers of our Blog, Twitter and Facebook forums to share this information and media forums with colleagues.

We intend to use these formats to grow the IT Professional Community in South Africa.

Cheers,

Morgan...
@morganwza