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1/13/2012 1:00 PM1/13/2012 2:00 PM
O'Reilly Webcast Mastering Network Connectivity in iOS 5Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

Mastering Network Connectivity in iOS 5
Presented by Vandad Nahavandipoor, author of iOS 5 Programming Cookbook
Friday, Jan 13, 2012 at 10:00AM PT

Register now
In this webcast, you will learn about all new iOS 5 APIs to handle synchronous and asynchronous connections in iOS. You will learn how to download files, set up time outs for your network connections, create a download manager that uses operation queues and many more.

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1/17/2012 1:00 PM1/17/2012 2:00 PM
O'Reilly Webcast 6 New Year Resolutions for Health IT Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

6 New Year Resolutions for Health IT
Presented by Fred Trotter, David Uhlman
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:00AM PT

Register now
If you are interested in insight into the strange behind the scenes workings of healthcare or are already a grizzled veteran, this webcast presentation will cover a diverse set of topics sure to be as informative as they are interesting and funny.

1/18/2012 6:30 PM1/18/2012 11:00 PM
Security with Snort and OSSECUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

Boston Linux and Unix

Monthly Meeting


Security with Snort and OSSEC



Date and Time
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Location

MIT Building E-51, Room 315

Presenter

Chris O'Connell

Summary

Chris discusses host and network intrusion detection using Snort and OSSEC

Abstract

Snort is an open source network intrusion prevention system, capable of performing real-time traffic analysis and packet logging on IP networks. It can perform protocol analysis, content searching/matching, and can be used to detect a variety of attacks and probes, such as buffer overflows, stealth port scans, CGI attacks, SMB probes, OS fingerprinting attempts, and much more.

OSSEC is an Open Source Host-based Intrusion Detection System. It performs log analysis, file integrity checking, policy monitoring, rootkit detection, real-time alerting and active response.



Attachments

  1. Snort home page

  2. OSSEC home page




1/19/2012 1:00 PM1/19/2012 2:00 PM
O'Reilly Webcast Digital Black & White: Craft & Vision Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

Digital Black & White:
Craft & Vision

Presented by Harold Davis, author of Google Advertising Tools, Second Edition
Thursday, Jan 19, 2012 at 10:00AM PT

Register now
In this webcast, master photographer Harold Davis, author of the best-selling Creative Black & White: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques examines the vision requires to create black & white photos in the digital era, and explains the craft involved in his monochromatic images.

2/1/2012 6:30 PM2/1/2012 9:00 PM
Raspberry Pi Demo NightUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

Boston Linux and Unix

Special Meeting



Raspberry Pi Demo Night



Date and Time

Wednesday, February 01, 2012 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Location

MIT Building 32-141 The Stata Center 32 Vassar St.

Presenters

Eben Upton, Director of Raspberry Pi Foundation

Andreas Olofsson, CEO, Adapteva

Summary

A discussion of the Raspberry Pi, a credit-card-size ARM Linux PC. Also, an introduction to the Adapteva Epiphany board.

Abstract

Adapteva has created the world's most energy efficient multi-core architecture, bringing the future of computing to market today.

The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized ARM GNU/Linux computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It is a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video.

We will discuss what OS and applications you can run on the Raspberry Pi.

We plan to have pizza at the meeting sponsored by Canonical

Attachments

  1. Raspberri Pi low-cost ARM Linux box

  2. Adapteva home page

Parking

Park in either the East Lot (adjacent to the Stata Center) or in the Hayward St lot.

2/8/2012 8:00 AM2/8/2012 1:00 PM
“I Gotta Get Me Some of That [Azure]”Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

“I Gotta Get Me Some of That [Azure]”

Jim O'Neil - Developer Evangelist

I wanted to bring your attention to a series of free, half-day sessions on how the cloud is changing the way business gets done. These sessions are being held in several Microsoft Offices across the East Coast (unfortunately none in the Northeast at this point) and are sponsored by Bit-Wizards and StorSimple in conjunction with our Windows Azure partner team. The presentations and panel discussions will center on enterprise solutions enabled via Windows Azure, with a particular focus on application economics and return on investment.

The event schedule looks like this, and you can register via the links below:

  8:00am – 8:30am: Registration and breakfast
  8:30am – 9:00am: Introduction / Welcome
  9:00am – 12:00n: Presentations    
12:00pm – 1:00pm: Lunch / Panel Discussion

Date (and Registration Link)

Microsoft Office Location

Wednesday, February 8th

Tampa, Florida

Tuesday, February 21st

Malvern, Pennsylvania

Wednesday, February 22nd

Chevy Chase, Maryland

Friday, February 24th

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Tuesday, March 27th

Charlotte, North Carolina


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2/16/2012 6:00 PM2/16/2012 9:00 PM
February Meeting Change Notice: VirtG February Meeting.Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

Subject: Meeting Change Notice: VirtG February Meeting

 

Our February meeting will move from the 14th to the 16th in 2012.

 

Thanks!

 

Tim Mangan

Kahuna, TMurgent Technologies, LLP  www.tmurgent.com

President, Virtualization Boston User Group  www.virtg.com

Microsoft MVP for App-V;  Citrix Technology Professional (CTP)

(+1) 781-492-0403  tmangan@tmurgent.com

2/18/2012 8:00 AM2/18/2012 5:00 PM
Florida IT Pro Camps Update for 2012Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

Florida IT Pro Camps Update for 2012!

Sarasota IT Pro Camp, February 18th at Keiser University

- Call for Speakers and Sponsors

Thank you for those who have already offered to speak and/or sponsor. Please take a moment and visit their site for registration, speaker and sponsorship opportunities.

Sponsors

If you would like information about being a sponsor please contact us or see our IT Pro Camp Contributor Information Guide.

Call for Speakers Open

Topics range from the System Administrators or IT Pros to SQL DBA’s. Tracks including Hyper-v, Private Cloud, SharePoint, System Center Products, SQL Server, PowerShell, Active Directory, or Windows 2008 R2, Windows 7, and other technologies. No death by PowerPoint or sales pitches!  We are also serving a Greek Buffet and giving away an XBOX Kinect and more!

Keiser University
6151 Lake Osprey Drive
Sarasota, FL 34240

Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (ET)

 

2/26/2012 7:00 AM2/29/2012 5:00 PM
SPTechCon: The SharePoint Technology Conference 2012Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

SPTechCon San Francisco 2012

Register by February 10 - SAVE $300!

90+ classes from top SharePoint experts!

What's at SPTechCon for IT professionals?
boston 2011 photosSharePoint is way more than a collaborative corporate portal. But now everyone wants to leverage it for their intranets and Web sites, document management, business process management and corporate compliance. At SPTechCon, you'll learn best practices for managing a SharePoint environment and integrating it with other systems to unleash the full power of the software ... and your company!

What's at SPTechCon for business managers and analysts?
Above all, SharePoint is a platform for business applications, and can bring great efficiencies to businesses through use of such things as new social media capabilities that make for richer collaboration. SPTechCon features a heavy slate of classes to teach you how to take full advantage of SharePoint, from managing your content, working with lists and libraries, creating intelligence reporting and much more.

get certified at sptechcon 2012What's at SPTechCon for developers?
SharePoint 2010 brought powerful new capabilities to developers who need to customize the software to meet business goals. Features such as the Client ObjectModel, integration with Visual Studio 2010 and Business Connectivity Services can help developers create the applications your business needs to keep its competitve edge. You'll learn how to create applications for SharePoint that solve real business problems, and also see what kind of third-party applications have already been created to run on top of SharePoint.

Eight Great Reasons to Attend SPTechCon

8

The technical classes and workshops at SPTechCon are focused on practical techniques and practices you can put to work today!

7

Our three-day conference format minimizes your time out of the office!

6

Get answers to your questions in the classroom, or as you mingle with speakers and peers at coffee breaks and at the Wednesday evening reception!

5

Bring a group of developers, IT pros and business teams to improve your whole organization's skills – and get a discount to boot! Contact us for group registration discounts!

4

Take only the classes that work best for you. With more than 80 classes and workshops to choose from, you can make SPTechCon your own!

3

See how the SharePoint ecosystem is growing and evolving by speaking with technical experts in our exhibit hall!

2

Learn from the brightest minds in the SharePoint universe! Our speakers are all either Microsoft engineers or have achieved MVP status based on their in-depth knowledge of SharePoint.

1

There's a shortage of SharePoint experts! Develop your skills, and improve your own professional standing!

Conference Pricing - Registration Now Open!

Conference
Pricing

Register
by Jan. 13

Register
by Feb. 10

Register after Feb. 10

3-day passport PLUS
Pre-Conference
Workshops
Feb. 26–29

$1,595
SAVE $400

$1,695
SAVE $300

$1,995

3-day passport only
Feb. 27–29

$1,195

$1,295

$1,595

Pre-Conference
Workshops Feb. 26

$695

$745

$795

Exhibit Hall only
Feb. 28–29

FREE

FREE

$50

Register At: https://www.cvent.com/events/sptechcon-san-francisco-2012/registration-79ca3432a93e49c4897b9fdf7f0a216f.aspx

Home Page: http://www.sptechcon.com/SanFrancisco2012/

2/29/2012 12:05 AM2/29/2012 11:55 PM
February Partner TrainingUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

February Partner Training

Here is the schedule of Practice Accelerator, Power Start, and Momentum online workshops for February. These Technical Enablement workshops offer you information to understand the market opportunity and build your Microsoft product knowledge:

Cost – Power Start and Momentum Workshops cost one Partner Advisory Hour, Practice Accelerator sessions cost ten Partner Advisory Hours. Follow the registration links below for specific offering information. Learn more about Partner Advisory Hours at https://partner.microsoft.com/US/40169985.

Delivery method – All workshops are presented by Microsoft experts via Microsoft Office Live Meeting.

If you don’t see a workshop that fits your schedule, email the Partner Services and Support team or call (800) MPN-SOLVE (676-7658).

For additional training opportunities, you can build your learning plan or view upcoming local activities at any time.

Please note, these workshops are subject to change without notice.

 

Date and Time (PST)

Workshop

Level

2/1/12 9:00 AM

System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2012 Momentum Workshop: Application Performance Monitoring

300

2/1/12 1:00 PM

Microsoft Lync 2010 Server Momentum Workshop: Planning, Setup, and Deployment

300

2/2/12 9:00 AM

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Power Start Workshop: Dynamics CRM 2011 and Microsoft SharePoint Integration

200

2/2/12 1:00 PM

Windows PowerShell Momentum Workshop: What’s New in PowerShell 3.0?

300

2/3/12 9:00 AM

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Momentum Workshop: Upgrade and Coexistence

300

2/3/12 1:00 PM

SharePoint 2010 Momentum Workshop IT Pro Series: Governing Content Types, Policies, and Taxonomy Services in SharePoint 2010

300

2/6/12 12:00 AM

Practice Accelerator for Optimized Desktop

200

2/6/12 12:00 AM

Practice Accelerator for Business Intelligence

300

2/6/12 12:00 AM

Practice Accelerator for Exchange Server 2010

300

2/6/12 12:00 AM

Practice Accelerator for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010

200

2/6/12 9:00 AM

SharePoint 2010 Momentum Workshop IT Pro Series: Understanding SharePoint 2010 Topology

300

2/6/12 1:00 PM

Microsoft Virtualization Momentum Workshop: Presentation Virtualization Remote Desktop Services and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

300

2/7/12 9:00 AM

SharePoint 2010 Momentum Workshop: Claims Authentication in SharePoint 2010

300

2/7/12 1:00 PM

SharePoint 2010 Momentum Workshop Developer Series: User Interface Improvements and Extensibility in SharePoint 2010

300

2/8/12 9:00 AM

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Power Start Workshop: Top Ten Features

200

2/8/12 1:00 PM

SharePoint 2010 Momentum Workshop: InfoPath 2010 Integration with SharePoint 2010

300

2/9/12 9:00 AM

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Momentum Workshop: Implementing Claims-Based Authentication and IFD

300

2/9/12 1:00 PM

Windows Server 2008 R2 Power Start Workshop: Remote Desktop Services Integration with SharePoint 2010

200

2/10/12 9:00 AM

SharePoint 2010 Momentum Workshop: Workflow Development Using SharePoint Designer 2010

300

2/10/12 1:00 PM

Microsoft Lync 2010 Server Momentum Workshop: Architecture

300

2/13/12 12:00 AM

Practice Accelerator for Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

200

2/13/12 12:00 AM

Practice Accelerator for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Voice

200

2/13/12 12:00 AM

Practice Accelerator for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010

200

2/13/12 9:00 AM

System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2012 Power Start Workshop: New Features and System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 Integration

200

2/13/12 1:00 PM

Microsoft Office 365 Power Start Workshop: Technical Introduction to Office 365

100

2/14/12 9:00 AM

Windows Azure Momentum Workshop: Identity and Access Control in the Cloud

300

2/14/12 1:00 PM

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Momentum Workshop: Common Issues and Best Practices

300

2/15/12 1:00 PM

SharePoint 2010 Momentum Workshop: Records Management in SharePoint 2010

300

2/16/12 1:00 PM

Microsoft Office 365 Power Start Workshop: General Overview for Partners

300

2/17/12 9:00 AM

Microsoft Office 365 Momentum Workshop: Office 365 Directory Synchronization, Federation, and SSO

300

2/17/12 1:00 PM

System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2012 Momentum Workshop: Deep Dive into Configuration Manager Application Model

300

2/20/12 12:00 AM

Practice Accelerator for Optimized Desktop

200

2/20/12 12:00 AM

Practice Accelerator for Exchange Server 2010

300

2/20/12 12:00 AM

Practice Accelerator for Business Intelligence

300

2/20/12 9:00 AM

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Power Start Workshop: Overview

200

2/20/12 1:00 PM

Microsoft Virtualization Momentum Workshop: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2 Technical Overview

300

2/21/12 9:00 AM

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Power Start Workshop: Competing with Oracle RAC Solution

200

2/21/12 1:00 PM

Microsoft Office 365 Momentum Workshop: Exchange Migration Options

300

2/22/12 9:00 AM

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Power Start Workshop: Always On in SQL Server 2012

200

2/22/12 1:00 PM

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Power Start Workshop: Data Import and Data Modification

100

2/23/12 9:00 AM

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Power Start Workshop: Design Your Infrastructure with HADRON

200

2/23/12 1:00 PM

Windows Server 2008 R2 Core Power Start Workshop: Administration and Configuration

200

2/24/12 9:00 AM

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Momentum Workshop: Performance Optimization in SQL Server 2012

300

2/24/12 1:00 PM

Windows Azure Momentum Workshop: Managing, Debugging, and Monitoring Windows Azure

300

2/27/12 12:00 AM

Practice Accelerator for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Voice

200

2/27/12 12:00 AM

Practice Accelerator for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010

200

2/27/12 12:00 AM

Practice Accelerator for Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

200

2/27/12 9:00 AM

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Power Start Workshop: What's New in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

200

2/27/12 1:00 PM

Microsoft Virtualization Momentum Workshop: Server Virtualization 2008 Hyper-V R2 Overview

300

2/28/12 9:00 AM

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Power Start Workshop: What's New in SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)

200

2/28/12 10:00 AM

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Power Start Workshop: Upgrading from Dynamics CRM 4.0 to Dynamics CRM 2011

200

2/28/12 1:00 PM

Microsoft Virtualization Momentum Workshop: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

300

2/29/12 9:00 AM

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Power Start Workshop: Data Quality Services (DQS)

200

2/29/12 10:00 AM

Microsoft Office 365 Momentum Workshop: Top Support Issues

300

2/29/12 1:00 PM

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Momentum Workshop: Creating Workflows and Dialogs

300

 


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2/29/2012 11:00 PM2/29/2012 11:00 PM
February Tech Calendar - Jim O'Neil - Developer EvangelistUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

February Technical Calendar -  Jim O'Neil - Developer Evangelist            

Jim O'Neil

Microsoft

View Profile

31 Jan 2012 7:57 AM

 

Don’t forget to check-in on your favorite user groups and check out Meetup to discover something new.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

3

New England
Database Summit
Cambridge MA

4

5

6

7

8

DemoCamp
Cambridge MA

9

10

Startup Scramble
University Open
Cambridge MA

11

Startup Scramble
University Open
Cambridge MA

12

Startup Scramble
University Open
Cambridge MA

13

14

15

MassTLC Summit:
Big Data Disruption
Cambridge MA

16

17

Lean Startup Machine
Boston MA

18

Lean Startup Machine
Boston MA

19

Lean Startup Machine
Boston MA

20

21

22

Boston Startup Tech Talent Fair
Boston MA

23

24

Startup Weekend
Cambridge MA

25

Startup Weekend
Cambridge MA

26

Startup Weekend
Cambridge MA

27

28

29

 

Event Legend:

Microsoft-sponsored (FREE)

Microsoft community-sponsored (FREE)

Other community-sponsored (free or nominal charge)

Registration fee required

3/10/2012 8:00 AM3/10/2012 6:00 PM
Virtg - Virtualization Deep Dive Day - March 10th, 2012.Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

Mark Your Calendar!

Virtualization Deep Dive Day 2012 is
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
New Day, New Location, Same Fantastic Content

You won't believe who the Keynote speaker is.

Click Here for details.

To register: http://deepdive2012.eventbrite.com/?ref=ecount

Location:
The Lantana is a meeting facility located at the end of Scanlon Drive in Randolph, MA.

Just off Rt 128 (I-93), take Rt 28 1 block south and turn right on Scanlon Drive.

Public transportation via Bus is available out of the Ashmont T stop.

Directions    781-961-4660
 

 

4/19/2012 9:00 AM4/21/2012 9:00 PM
Agile Games, Come Play April 19-21Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Agile Games, Come Play April 19-21

Agile Games, Come Play April 19-21

Agile New England is proud to invite you to the 3rd Annual Agile Games Conference, being held April 19-21 at the Microsoft New England Research Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Come join Agile practitioners and international experts for three days of serious play and learning. The event will feature deep dive sessions, submitted games, and Open Space. Unlike traditional conferences, the collaborative and intimate nature of this conference will provide opportunities to not only learn new concepts, but put them into practice. We'll certainly develop a few new games along the way as well.

Organizations from startups to Fortune 500 are gaining competitive advantages by using agile techniques and games for numerous initiatives including software development, project management, and product development to name a few. Come learn more by joining our engaging, supportive, and fun event.

For more details, visit the conference site: www.AgileGames2012.com

Be sure to register by January 27th in order to lock in the lowest price possible

Want to support the conference? See our opportunities to present your own game or be a sponsor.

4/28/2012 8:00 AM1/28/2012 6:00 PM
Save the date: SharePoint Saturday Boston 5.Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

Save the date: SharePoint Saturday Boston 5

Date: Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM (ET)

Location:
Microsoft Waltham
201 Jones Road
Sixth Floor
Waltham, MA 02451