Desktop and Application Virtualization: What it is, what it's not, why IT managers should care
Microsoft has officially rolled out its newest server operating system -- and in seven different varieties. What's new in Windows Server 2008, and what (if any) problems does it present? Join award-winning author, popular speaker and veteran Windows watcher Mark Minasi in this just-the-facts, one-day seminar. You will get a solid overview of the new joys and pains of Windows Server 2008, followed by a closer look at Windows server virtualization, changes to Active Directory and all-new server backup, recovery and disaster recovery tools.
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Attend this seminar to learn:
Your morning starts out with breakfast and the day's agenda includes time for Q&A, networking opportunities and tons of valuable information. And benefit from these key sessions:
Session 1: Windows Server 2008 overview: Sixteen gigabytes in 75 minutes
Installing Windows Server 2008 for the first time and seeing that it refuses to install in a hard drive smaller than 16 gigabytes might make you homesick for Windows Server 2003 -- but wait, don't give up just yet! Windows Server 2008 may be a bit hefty in comparison to Windows Server 2003, but that new size comes with a handful of neat new features. In this first session, Minasi summarizes the good and the bad new aspects of Windows Server 2008. Topics covered will include:
- The new Server Core
- An overview of the Network Access Protection quarantine system
- And Windows Server 2008's best (and worst) new features
Session 2: Is it virtual or real? Only you’ll know for sure
Virtual machine managers may be the single most important, useful and fun new computing technology to hit the business in the past seven years. But the question remains how much Microsoft’s much-anticipated virtualization products will chip away at VMWare's commanding market lead. Get a quick overview on the state of virtualization, what's new in Microsoft's Hyper-V and Virtual Server and recent changes in processor architecture in this session aimed at both beginners and experts! This session will help you:
- Learn where virtualization fits in the Windows world
- Understand how Microsoft's products and licenses support virtualization
- Know how Hyper-V works -- what it can and what it can't do
- And anticipate future changes to Hyper-V in post-2008 releases
Session 3: Active Directory upgrades and more: How Windows Server 2008 improves disaster recovery and directory services
With every new version of Windows server comes changes to Active Directory, and Windows Server 2008 is no exception. Server 2008 has a new kind of domain controller called a Read-Only DC, two new kinds of backups and a whole new way of controlling password policies to allow for more flexible variation in "who's got to change her password and how often." Of course, it's not ALL good news, as Mark will reveal in this session. Topics covered will include:
- Where can Windows Server 2008's new Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODCs) help secure and even streamline your Active Directory?
- How Windows Server 2008 allows far more flexible, group-by-group (and even user-by-user) password policies
- And Windows Server 2008's new "bare-metal restore" backup and disaster recovery tool and how to evaluate where it fits in your enterprise's business continuity plan
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Giveaways
Keynote Speakers
Mark Minasi, Best-selling authorView Bio
Date & Locations
Agenda
8:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast
9:00 AM
Welcome and Introductions
9:05 AM
Session 1:
Windows Server 2008 Overview: Sixteen Gigabytes in 75 Minutes
10:20 AM
Solution Presentations
10:40 AM
Peer Networking/
Refreshment Break
11:25 AM
Session 2:
Is it Virtual or Real? Only you’ll know for sure
12:25 PM
Solution Presentations
12:45 PM
Lunch and Exhibits Open
1:45 PM
Session 3:
Active Directory Upgrades and More: How Windows Server 2008 Improves Disaster Recovery and Directory Services
2:45 PM
Q&A/Raffle/Seminar Concludes