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2/8/2012 8:00 AM

“I Gotta Get Me Some of That [Azure]”

“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 PM

February Meeting Change Notice: VirtG February Meeting.

Subject: Meeting Change Notice: VirtG February Meeting

Our February meeting will move from the 14^th to the 16^th 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 AM

Florida IT Pro Camps Update for 2012

Florida IT Pro Camps Update for 2012!

Sarasota IT Pro Camp, February 18^th 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 AM

SPTechCon: The SharePoint Technology Conference 2012

SPTechCon San Francisco 2012

Register by February 10 - SAVE $300!

90+ classes from top SharePoint experts!

What's at SPTechCon for IT professionals?
SharePoint 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.

What'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

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

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

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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!

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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!

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

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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.

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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 AM

February Partner Training

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:

Power Start Workshops – focus on new product features and presales opportunities
Momentum Workshops – build deep deployment and development skills
Practice Accelerator – add a new Microsoft practice or expand an existing practice

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