I’m delighted to announce that on November 28th in City West Hotel (just outside the M50 in Dublin), there will be a community launch of:
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- System Center 2012 R2
- Windows 8.1 (in the business)
For all intents and purposes, this is the launch of the next generation of infrastructure products in Ireland. Community launch means that you’re getting independent experts telling you the facts about these products. The experts are Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs), including:
- Myself
- Damian Flynn
- Paul Keely
- Kevin Greene
- Niall Brady
All the details can be found on the event website at http://techcamp2013.wordpress.com/. The site isn’t finished yet, but I was keen to get information out to you ASAP. More event, speaker and sponsor information will be added in the coming days.
You can also follow @techcamp2013 on Twitter to keep up with the latest news.
We’re really excited to present this event to you. We really hope to see you there!
Notes:
- There is a small registration fee but all proceeds are going to a worthy tech-related charity
- The event will be held once in Dublin and will not be repeated or travel. This is too big of an event to take on the road.
- We’ve deliberately selected a location outside of the city to make travel easier for long distance travellers.
- The location, City West Hotel, has pretty economic accommodation and we’ve listed some nearby hotels that offer good rates on the site.
- There will be no streaming of the event.
Agenda:
This is a two-track event so I’d strongly recommend that you come in pairs, maybe taking and sharing notes in OneNote or whatever your favourite note-taking tool is.
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Windows Server & System Center |
Windows 8.1 & Device Management |
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09:00-09:40 |
Keynote Speaker: Dave Northey, Microsoft Learn how the entire package from Microsoft fits together |
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09:45-11:00 |
Windows Server 2012 R2 Speaker: Aidan Finn, MVP What does WS2012 R2 bring to virtualisation, cloud, storage and networking? |
Windows 8.1 in the Business Speaker: Damian Flynn, MVP How Windows 8.1 Pro and Enterprise can chance user experience an enable BYOD. |
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11:00-11:30 |
Break Get a drink/snack & meet the sponsors. |
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11:30-12:45 |
System Center Virtual Manage Manager & Hybrid Cloud Speaker: Damian Flynn, MVP Start deploying and taking control of the entire data center with VMM 2012 R2!
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Windows 8.1 Devices Speaker: Microsoft TBA Devices are a central ingredient to the “Windows 8.1 in the business” story. What are Microsoft and partners doing? |
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12:45-13:30 |
Lunch Get something to eat & meet the sponsors
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13:30-14:45 |
System Center Service manager & Self-Service/Automation Speaker: Paul Keely, MVP See how System Center can automate repetitive processes, optimise time planning for IT, and change the business. |
Windows Intune Speakers: Microsoft TBC Windows Intune is a much bigger solution than you think, including branch offices, BYOD, and covering all kinds of devices (Windows & others). |
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14:45-15:00 |
Break Refuel for the afternoon push & meet the sponsors.
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15:00-16:15 |
System Center Operations Manager & Service Management Speaker: Kevin Greene, MVP It delivers a service, but just how is that service performing? |
System Center Configuration Manager Speaker: Niall Brady, MVP Take control of every device in your enterprise like you’ve always dreamed, but keep the users happy with self-service? That’s not possible, right? Wrong! |