{"id":19939,"date":"2016-09-27T10:59:06","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T09:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=19939"},"modified":"2016-09-27T11:55:32","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T10:55:32","slug":"windows-server-2016-launch-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=19939","title":{"rendered":"Windows Server 2016 Launch in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m delighted to announce that my employers are running the community launch of Windows Server 2016<\/a> (WS2016) in Dublin, Ireland, on October 26th, starting promptly at 10:30.<\/p>\n

You might have heard that Microsoft announced general availability yesterday at the Ignite conference in Atlanta, USA \u2013 actual GA is mid-October with the pieces being on the October price list. Unfortunately, this will be another Windows Server and System Center release that will not be publicly launched by Microsoft Ireland. In that absence, MicroWarehouse and a selection of expert speakers from around Europe will be gathering at the Marker Hotel in Dublin to share their knowledge.\u00a0 These folks have been working with the technology since the first public preview nearly 2 years ago, and some have a deep knowledge that they\u2019ve built up by working closely on testing the products, shaping their futures, and even running the previews in production!<\/p>\n

Quite honestly, there has never been a panel of speakers put together like this before for a Microsoft event in Ireland. So far we have confirmed:<\/p>\n