Fun Learning Events at the Microsoft Store at Lenox Mall – March 2nd – 10am til Noon
Where: Microsoft Store Lenox Square
3393 Peachtree Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30326
When: March 2nd 10am – 12pm
Registration: https://1stsaturdays.eventbrite.com/
SESSION 1: Windows to Go, Jeff Stokes
Maybe you’ve heard of Windows to Go, a new feature of Windows 8 that allows you to run Windows from an approved USB stick or drive. Learn the capabilities of this new feature set as seen by a Microsoft Premier Field Engineer. We’ll discuss workspaces, WTG devices, usage scenarios and security insights.
Bio: Jeff Stokes is a Premier Field Engineer for Microsoft. He specializes in VDI, Performance and Deployment of Windows Server and Client. He has been in IT in the Atlanta area for 19 years, blogs plus does some spots on RunAsRadio as new things develop
SESSION 2: PowerShell Scripting: Start automating tasks with PowerShell Kinect, Richard Glenn
Many people intend to learn PowerShell, purchase books on using PowerShell, yet never integrate PowerShell into their daily work. PowerShell is an automation engine that is designed to automate your daily tasks. This “basic PowerShell” presentation will teach attendees where to start, how to get-help from PowerShell, creating your structure to your PowerShell scripts, and best practices.
Bio: Richard Glenn is a Microsoft Premier Field Engineer (PFE) who lives in the North Atlanta, GA area with over 20 years of IT consulting, architecture and design, implementation and support in large Windows enterprises. He specializes in Active Directory (AD), Group Policies (GPO), server and workstation deployments utilizing Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), and PowerShell. He has been automating tasks using various scripting languages from Batch, VBScript, and PowerShell since the mid 90’s.