{"id":9972,"date":"2009-11-11T08:01:00","date_gmt":"1999-11-29T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=9972"},"modified":"2009-11-11T08:01:00","modified_gmt":"1999-11-29T20:00:00","slug":"springboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=9972","title":{"rendered":"Springboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/springboard\" target=\"_blank\">Springboard<\/a>?\u00a0 It\u2019s a program by Microsoft to help IT Pro\u2019s do a successful deployment of the desktop operating system, e.g. Windows 7.\u00a0 The site acts as a portal, gathering together articles, blog posts and videos generated by experts inside and outside of Microsoft.\u00a0 That means you can go to a single location to learn about :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 7 and its features<\/li>\n<li>Plan your deployment<\/li>\n<li>Run your pilot<\/li>\n<li>Deploy Windows 7 and<\/li>\n<li>Manage your desktop network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Springboard also runs the Springboard Technical Excellence Program (STEP).\u00a0 This is a global group of around 140 MCT\u2019s and MVP\u2019s who work with Springboard to add content and present the content to local markets.\u00a0 I\u2019m a member of STEP.\u00a0 I applied to staff the Springboard stand for a few hours a day at TechEd EMEA 2009 and was accepted.\u00a0 That\u2019s why I\u2019m here in Berlin now.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday afternoon I did my first stint at the stand.\u00a0 It was hectic.\u00a0 Springboard sponsored a party for MVP\u2019s, MCT\u2019s and IT Pro\u2019s and tickets were limited to 300 people.\u00a0 The demand was nuts and not everyone managed to do their registration correctly.\u00a0 Throw in the usual conference booth competitions and the genuine interest in Springboard and you can imagine how busy we were.\u00a0 I ended up answering all sorts of questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is STEP?<\/li>\n<li>Can you tell me about Windows 7?<\/li>\n<li>Hyper-V<\/li>\n<li>Boot from VHD<\/li>\n<li>SAN Storage<\/li>\n<li>MDT 2010\/WDS<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI didn\u2019t register for the party but can I get a ticket?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It was wide and varied audience.\u00a0 I\u2019m back on again this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>We had the party last night at a club called Watergate.\u00a0 I hung out with some of the Irish folks and didn\u2019t go wild.\u00a0 The drink was flowing and plenty of folks made the most of it.\u00a0 I\u2019m still feeling a little ropey this morning despite being cautious but I suspect it\u2019s mostly lack of sleep over the last 3-4 nights that\u2019s got me.\u00a0 We have an Irish night out tonight and I\u2019ll be taking it easy there too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Springboard?\u00a0 It\u2019s a program by Microsoft to help IT Pro\u2019s do a successful deployment of the desktop operating system, e.g. Windows 7.\u00a0 The site acts as a portal, gathering together articles, blog posts and videos generated by experts inside and outside of Microsoft.\u00a0 That means you can go to a single location to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=9972\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Springboard&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-teched-emea-it-pro"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.2 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is Springboard? 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