Day 2, NAP’ing TechEd

My NAP overview session went very well yesterday. All the demos went off perfect, and I thought {most} of the audience got a lot out of it. If you attended the session and have feedback, I’d love to hear it. I have a repeat session this Friday, so I have time to make some corrections and changes.

The show this year has followed the TechEd Europe model – one week of Dev TechEd, one week of IT Pro TechEd. Most people I have spoken to at the show appreciated the split as it lowered the crowds of having one huge show. Some folks did mention that they wear both hats – Developer and IT Pro and they wished it was still a one-stop shop. I think the split is a good thing overall as it feels like a focused event...

Virtualization is, of course, a hot topic at the show this year. Its section on the show floor is jam-packed. The interest in network security and compliance is still high though as my first session had over 400 people attend.

While I was speaking yesterday, we officially announced the availability of the “Microsoft Forefront Integration Kit for Network Access Protection” (aka FCS NAP) as a free download. I have been showing off this integration for months – I am pumped that it is now available to all!

More later from the show floor – I am typing this in the “TechEd Bloggers Lounge”. Cheers!

{ Jeff Sigman }{ Senior Program Manager & NAP Hero }{ Enterprise Security Group }
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