TechMentor Las Vegas, October 15-19, 2007

Conference Agenda

Pre-Conference Workshops - Sunday, September 7
  WORKSHOP WORKSHOP WORKSHOP
9 a.m. -
4 p.m.		 TP1 Learn Powershell in a Day - Don Jones TP2Windows Server 2008:  What's New / What's Changed - Greg Shields TP3Technology Specialist Jump Start for Windows Networking and Active Directory - Derek Melber
4:15 p.m. -
5:15 p.m.		 Keynote: Your IT Resume in 2018 - Don Jones
Conference Day 1 - Monday, September 8
   
9:00 -
10:15 a.m.		 TM1Understanding Group Policy Fundamentals - Derek Melber TM2Using Windows PowerShell - Don Jones TM3Implementing Windows Clusters - Bruce Mackenzie-Low
10:30 -
11:45 a.m.		 TM4Configuring the Top 10 Windows and Active Directory Security Settings - Derek Melber TM5 Network Protocol & Troubleshooting Fundamentals - Don Jones TM6Reporting Active Directory Issues Directly from the Source - Kurt Hudson
11:45  a.m. - 12:45 p.m.  Birds-of-a-Feather Lunch
12:45 -
2:00		 TM7Managing Active Directory Using Windows Powershell - Jeff Hicks  TM8Controlling Desktops and Servers Using Group Policy Preferences - Derek Melber TM9Introduction to Virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V - Mark Minasi
2:15 -
3:30 p.m.		 TM10Mr. Roboto's Automation Toolkit - Jeff Hicks TM11Top Tips and Tricks with Microsoft Replication Technologies - FRS & DFS-R - Rhonda Layfield  TM12IPv6:  Be Scared No More - Mark Minasi
3:45 -
5:00 p.m.		 TM13Taking the Pain out of Hang & Crash Dump Analysis - Bruce Mackenzie-Low TM14Monitoring Performance, Events, & Alerts with Windows PowerShell - Jeff Hicks  TM15Resolving the Top 10 Microsoft Windows Configuration Issues - Kurt Hudson
5:15 p.m. -
6:15 p.m.		 Keynote: Now that Longhorn’s Here… How Did They Do - Mark Minasi
Conference Day 2 - Tuesday, September 9
   
9:00 -
10:15 a.m.		 TT1Tips & Tricks for Fearlessly Using the Windows XP & Vista Firewall - Greg Shields TT2Designing a Highly Reliable Active Directory Architecture - Derek Melber TT3Understanding Scripting with Windows PowerShell - Don Jones
10:30 -
11:45 a.m.		 TT4Designing a Virtualization Architecture:  A Best Practices Approach - Greg Shields TT5The Best Free Tools for Group Policy Management - Derek Melber TT6Securing Windows PowerShell - Jeff Hicks & Don Jones
11:45  a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45 -
2:00		 TT7Designing a Bulletproof Exchange 2007 Architecture - J. Peter Bruzzese TT8How to Automatically & Rapidly Deploy Software in a Small Environment - Greg Shields TT9Real World Issues Configuring and Auditing Windows Security INTERACTIVE - Derek Melber
2:15 -
3:30 p.m.		 TT10Tips & Tricks for Hardening Vista & Server 2008 Systems - Mark Minasi TT11When and Where to Use Virtualization INTERACTIVE - Greg Shields TT12Deploying Windows XP, Vista, and Server 2008:  The Rapid Way - Rhonda Layfield 
3:45 -
5:00 p.m.		 TT13Exposing the Critical Fundamentals in Windows Logons & Kerberos Authentication - Mark Minasi TT14Network Monitor:  From "No" to "Pro" in 75 Minutes - Rhonda Layfield  TT15Encryption Fundamentals:  Safely Using Bitlocker & EFS - James Conrad
Conference Day 3 - Wednesday, September 10
   
9:00 -
10:15 a.m.		 TW1Understanding What Industry & Regulatory Compliance Means to Windows - Don Jones TW2Managing Multiple Virtualization Environments:  An Introduction to System Center Virtual Machine Manager - Greg Shields TW3Taking the Pain out of Transitioning from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 - J. Peter Bruzzese
10:30 -
11:45 a.m.		 TW4Making a Great Web Server Even Better:  The Fundamentals of IIS 6 & 7 - Don Jones TW5The Best Free Tools for Windows Systems Administration - Greg Shields TW6Troubleshooting Group Policy - Jeremy Moskowitz
11:45  a.m. - 12:45 p.m.   Lunch
12:45 -
2:00		 TW7The Very Best Ways to Use Windows PowerShell INTERACTIVE - Don Jones TW8Migrating XP to Vista:  Don't Fear, Stop Waiting, Here's Why! - James Conrad TW9Optimizing your Desktops with the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack - Jeremy Moskowitz
2:15 -
3:30 p.m.		 TW10Less Work, More Play:  How to Automate the Administration of Exchange Server 2007
- J. Peter Bruzzese and Ronald Barrett 		TW11Learn a New OS Today:  Linux Fundamentals for Windows Administrators - Jeremy Moskowitz TW12What You Absolutely Must Know to Successfully Implement a Windows Certificate Authority - James Conrad
3:45 -
5:00 p.m.		 TW13TW13 - Unified Messaging in Exchange 2007:  You Need this Technology - J. Peter Bruzzese TW14Adding Change Control and Workflow to Active Directory - Brad Hibbert TW15Tips and Tricks for Windows Backups:  From NTBackup to System Center Data Protection Manager- James Conrad