On this page, you'll find links to upcoming events such as industry trade shows, technical briefings, and user group events organized directly by Microsoft and by third parties, plus webcasts, podcasts, and other on-demand resources.
TechNet Webcasts are 60-to-90–minute live broadcasts featuring interactive technical presentations, product demonstrations, and question-and-answer sessions presented by an expert on Microsoft technology, the industry, or both. All content is recorded and made available on demand.
Featured Event Highlights
Windows 7: Increase Productivity, Improve Security, and Streamline Computer Management Take advantage of these free online resources to explore the new features in the Windows 7 operating system. Discover more about the advancements in manageability, security, and deployment in Windows 7 and find out how these can help you boost user productivity. Join these webcasts and podcasts to hear from experts as they provide free introductory and advanced sessions on Windows 7.
Exchange Server in Depth: Master Concepts and Optimize Your Server Environment The latest release of Microsoft Exchange Server can help you achieve better business outcomes while controlling the costs of deployment, administration, and compliance. Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 delivers a wide range of deployment options, integrated information leakage protection, and advanced compliance capabilities; these features combine to form a robust, cost-effective messaging and collaboration solution. To learn more, check out our free webcasts and podcasts and then try Exchange Server 2010 yourself by taking one of our free virtual labs or labcasts.
TechNet Webcast: Virtualization in a Nutshell (Level 300) In this webcast, we introduce the virtualization world, laying the ground work for the other webcasts in this series. We cover both the Microsoft products and solutions available to create a virtualization environment in your organization and the third-party virtualization options. We also answer the question: Why use virtualization in the first place and why use Microsoft technologies?
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Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable Mark Russinovich, Ed Bott, and a panel of Microsoft MVPs and real customer IT pros discuss “top of mind” performance issues, common “misconfigurations,” and tips on how to optimize Windows Vista and improve overall system performance.
Topics include: Boot times, performance monitoring, disk performance, common myths, 32-bit and 64-bit memory usage, changes in SP1, creating a baseline, tools and resources.
TechNet Presents: Storage and Capacity Planning for Exchange 2007 (Tuesday, 12 May 2009, Online) This 60 minute session will contain Database sizing, transaction log capacity planning to help size storage on Exchange 2007. In order to plan for mailbox database and transaction log capacity there are several metrics that need to be considered, we will cover these metrics in the session and use examples of how you can plan for mailbox database and transaction log size.
TechNet Presents: IT Manager Webcast Series – Green IT (Wednesday, 29 Apr 2009, Online) Many of us are becoming more environmentally aware and as IT professionals are wondering what we can do to reduce the impact of our industry on the planet. At Microsoft we see Green IT as not just about reducing the environmental footprint of the data centre it is the holistic use of technology to improve the sustainability of all aspects of a business.
SQL-300 What's New In Microsoft SQL 2008 In this session, we will go through an overview tour of the new features of SQL Server 2008, split into four core areas, Enterprise Data Platform, Beyond Relational, Dynamic Development, and Pervasive Insight. WMA | Zune | MP3
SQL-309 What's New In Business Intelligence In this session, we will be primarily focused on SQL Server Business Intelligence. More specifically, we will focus on Reporting Services and Analysis Services. WMA | Zune | MP3
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