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The Mirage | Oct 13-17, 2008
The Mirage | Oct 13-17, 2008

Conference Agenda

Pre-Conference Workshops — Monday, October 13, 2008
  WORKSHOP WORKSHOP WORKSHOP
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m TLP1 Windows Server 2008: What's New / What's Changed - Greg Shields TLP2Technology Specialist Jump Start for Windows Networking and Active Directory - Derek Melber TLP3Active Directory Disaster Recovery (HOL) - Gil Kirkpatrick
Conference Day 1 — Tuesday, October 14 , 2008
 
8:00 a.m. -
9:15 a.m.		 TLT1 Understanding Group Policy Fundamentals - Derek Melber TLT2Using Windows PowerShell - Don Jones TLT3 Designing a Virtualization Architecture:  A Best Practices Approach - Greg Shields TLT4Implementing Windows Clusters - Bruce Mackenzie-Low
9:30 -
10:45 a.m.		 TLT5Configuring the Top 10 Windows and Active Directory Security Settings - Derek Melber TLT6 Windows Network Protocols:  Deep Dive & Troubleshooting - Don Jones TLT7Resolving the Top 10 Microsoft Windows Configuration Issues - Kurt Hudson TLT8Introduction to Virtualization with Hyper-V - Greg Shields
11:00 a.m.-
12:15 p.m.		 TLT9Controlling Desktops and Servers Using Group Policy Preferences - Derek Melber TLT10Securing Domain Controller Communication using Windows Server 2008 RODCs - Kurt Hudson TLT11Taking the Pain out of Hang & Crash Dump Analysis - Bruce Mackenzie-Low TLT12How to Automatically & Rapidly Deploy Software in a Small Environment - Greg Shields
12:15 -
2:15 p.m.		  Birds-of-a-Feather Lunch & Exhibit Hall
2:30 -
3:45 p.m.		 KEYNOTE - Don't Be an Airline: How to Succeed at Your IT Job Without Being Hated - Don Jones & Greg Shields
4:00 -
5:15 p.m.		 TLT13Reporting Active Directory Issues Directly from the Source - Kurt Hudson TLT14Designing a Highly Reliable Active Directory Architecture - Derek Melber TLT15Tips & Tricks for Fearlessly Using the Windows XP & Vista Firewall - Greg Shields TLT16Tackling the Toughest Windows Server Outages INTERACTIVE - Bruce Mackenzie-Low
5:15 -
7:30		 Exhibit Hall Reception
Conference Day 2 —Wednesday, October 15 , 2008
 
8:00 a.m. -
9:15 a.m.		 KEYNOTE - Windows Security: The Good, The Bad, and The Really, Really Ugly - Derek Melber
9:30 -
10:45 a.m.		 TLW1Designing a Bulletproof Exchange 2007 Architecture - Brien Posey TLW2 Adding Change Control and Workflow to Active Directory - Don Jones TLW3The Best Free Tools for Group Policy Management - Derek Melber TLW4Adding Network Access Protection to your Environment in a Few Easy Steps (HOL) - Greg Shields
11:00 a.m.-
12:15 p.m.		 TLW5Less Work, More Play: How to Automate the Administration of Exchange Server 2007 - Brien Posey TLW6Managing Active Directory Using Windows Powershell - Jeff Hicks TLW7Real World Issues with Security & Auditing INTERACTIVE - Derek Melber
12:15 -
1:45 p.m.		 Lunch & Exhibit Hall
1:45 -
3:00 p.m.		 TLW8Mr. Roboto's Automation Toolkit - Jeff Hicks TLW9Managing Multiple Virtualization Environments:  An Introduction to System Center Virtual Machine Manager - Greg Shields TLW10Fundamentals of Implementing SharePoint Technologies - Wendy Henry TLW11Group Policy Hands-On Deep Dive (HOL) - Derek Melber
3:15 -
4:30 p.m.		 TLW12Understanding Scripting with Windows PowerShell - Jeff Hicks TLW13The Best Free Tools for Windows Systems Administration - Greg Shields TLW14Understanding Microsoft's Free Databases:  Getting More than Your Paid For - Wendy Henry
4:45 -
6:00 p.m. 		TLW15Securing Windows PowerShell - Jeff Hicks TLW16When and Where to Use Virtualization INTERACTIVE - Greg Shields TLW17Best Practices in Hardening Windows Server 2008 & Windows Vista - Derek Melber  
Conference Day 3 —Thursday, October 16 , 2008
 
8:30 a.m. -
9:30 a.m.		 TLTH1Taking the Pain out of Transitioning from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 - Brien Posey TLTH2Integrating SharePoint with the Rest of Your Network - Tim Warner TLTH3IIS 7.0 Fundamentals - Bruce Rougeau  
9:45 -
11:00 a.m.		 TLTH4Unified Messaging in Exchange 2007: You Need this Technology - Brien Posey TLTH5Repel the Crackers:  Creating Good Microsoft Passwords - Derek Melber TLTH6Safe S-Q-L:  Best Practices for Using SQL Server 2005 - Wendy Henry TLTH7Managing the Registry with Windows PowerShell (HOL) - Jeff Hicks
11:15 a.m.-
12:30 p.m.		 TLTH8IIS 7.0 Management & Permissions:  Take Back Your Web Server! - Wendy Henry TLTH9Encryption Fundamentals:  Safely Using BitLocker and EFS - James Conrad TLTH10Network Monitor:  Sniffing the Network - Bruce Rougeau
12:30 -
1:45 p.m.		 Lunch
1:45 -
3:00 p.m.		 TLTH11Migrating XP to Vista:  Don't Fear, Stop Waiting, Here's Why - James Conrad TLTH12LDAP:  The Query Language of Choice - Jeff Hicks TLTH13Active Directory Fundamentals - Bruce Rougeau TLTH14Using System Center Essentials to Automate Every Facet of your Small Environment (HOL) - Rod Trent
3:15 -
4:30 p.m.		 TLTH15What You Absolutely Must Know to Successfully Implement a Windows Certificate Authority - James Conrad TLTH16Exposing the Very Best SharePoint Add-On's - Tim Warner TLTH17 System Recovery:  The Good, the Bad, & the Lifesaving - Bruce Rougeau
4:45 -
6:00 p.m. 		TLTH18Tips and Tricks for Windows Backups:  From NTBackup to System Center Data Protection Manager - James Conrad TLTH19Monitoring Performance, Events, & Alerts with Windows PowerShell - Jeff Hicks TLTH20Understanding Forefront Client Security - Rod Trent  
Post-Conference Workshops — Friday, October 17, 2008
  WORKSHOP WORKSHOP WORKSHOP
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m TLF1 Master WMI with Windows Powershell (HOL) - Jeff Hicks TLF2Terminal Services from Soup to Nuts - Bruce Rougeau TLF3Finding & Fixing IT Problems Before they Happen with System Center - Rod Trent

(HOL) Hands-On-Lab - Bring Your Own Computer
INTERACTIVE: A topic-specific, two-way conversation session