August 11-15, 2014 Microsoft Headquarters
Jeremy Moskowitz Group Policy MVP, Founder, GPanswers.com / PolicyPak Software
Learn the ropes of Group Policy -- for beginners, intermediates and more advanced students. more
Learn where UE-V works great, and also what it doesn't do, and where 3rd party tools can fill the gap in this important piece of desktop management. more
Explore Microsoft's AGPM tool that helps you perform real change management in your GPOs infrastructure. more
Don Jones MVP, Curriculum Director for IT Pro Content , Pluralsight
Go from "zero to hero," learning all of the unique PowerShell tricks that are impossible to learn on your own. more
Bruce Mackenzie-Low MCSE/MCSA, Systems Software Engineer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Investigate real-world case studies while you learn debugging techniques to identify failing software drivers and hardware components. more
Learn new tools to automate business processes, build self-service tools, and leverage PowerShell features. more
Jeffery Hicks PowerShell MVP, Senior Technology Fellow, JDH IT Solutions
Create your first graphical PowerShell script using WinForms and PowerShell Studio from SAPIEN Technologies. more
This session will have live demos showing how to manage just about everything in Hyper-V. more
Avril Salter Ph.D., Principal Technologist, Next Direction Technologies
Learn how to avoid the top five most common wireless Windows configuration problems. more
Learn to use key PowerShell cmdlets to get the information you need. more
In this session, identity management expert Mike Nelson explains how to setup, integrate, and manage your Azure AD presence. more
Laura Hunter, Principal Technology Architect, Microsoft
Learn how the Microsoft Identity Management architects took users from the premises all the way to cloud services...and sometimes back again. more
Andre Garcia, AVP of Global Infrastructure Services, ABM Industries
Rob Marino , Enterprise Architect , ABM Industries
Discuss how switching from VMware to Hyper-V was not only feasible, but also reduced costs. more
Matt McSpirit , Senior Technical Product Manager , Microsoft
Moderated By: Jeffrey Schwartz, Editor, Redmond Magazine
Learn the role hypervisor is playing in cloud computing and how it will fit in with evolving software-defined datacenters. more
Yung Chou, Technology Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation
This session will help you better understand the concept and acquire methodology, processes, and operations of deploying and managing a Windows Azure Infrastructure Services deployment. more
Better understand how Microsoft private cloud solutions work. more
Look at where the vAdmin has been, where they are going, and how to get there. more
Jeffrey Schwartz, Editor, Redmond Magazine
Explore how to develop and research an idea and will offer tips for how to pull together quality editorial pieces. more
Applicable to SQL Server 2005 and later, this is the perfect class for the "Microsoft Jack-of-all-Trades" who's been stuck with managing SQL Server. more
Jason Helmick, Author, Pluralsight
Learn everything you need to know from PowerShell MVP and IIS expert Jason Helmick in this daylong IIS crash course. more
Mark Russinovich, Technical Fellow, Windows Azure Product Team, Microsoft Corporation
Learn how organizations are using the Microsoft infrastructure products to build private and hybrid clouds. more
Join industry insider and Decision Maker columnist Don Jones for a look at how Microsoft could be protecting themselves against a loss of market share outside the datacenter. more
Mike Danseglio, Principal Technologist, Next Direction Technologies
This session explores how hackers work and how they begin their attacks through careful planning. more
This session will include demonstrations of live wireless hacking and Denial of Service (DOS) attacks. more
Focus on building your computer investigation toolkit and demonstrating how to use it most effectively. more
Greg Shields MVP, vExpert, Author Evangelist, Pluralsight
Learn the System Center automation tactics that'll make you invaluable. more
Neil Peterson, Senior Content Developer, Microsoft
This session will introduce Service Management Automaton and the future of data center automation. more
This class gives you the skills to incorporate automation into the design, build, management, and operations of a Hyper-V virtual infrastructure. more
Learn to monitor and react to situations with alert remediation, remove human-error by automating regular maintenance. more
Explore the innermost secrets of application and desktop deployment. more
Learn to implement and securely configure PowerShell Web Access. more
Learn best practices to improve your scripting and time saving pipeline techniques. more
In this demo-packed session you'll navigate WMI's murky and mysterious waters using Windows PowerShell. more
DSC is the future of configuration management in a Windows Server world, so don't miss this important breakout session! more
Steven Murawski, Community Manager , Chef
Learn how to build a custom DSC resource in PowerShell. more
Dive into some of the tips and tricks for building unified automation in a real-world, cross platform environment. more
Explore the differences between the Failover Cluster versions and what features are worth your while to upgrade. more
Ashley McGlone, Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft
Learn how to build your own attribute-level recovery solution for Active Directory. more
You'll walk away knowing the pitfalls, preparations, and scripts for a successful GPO migration. more
Richard Hicks Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter MVP , Founder and Principal Consultant, Richard M Hicks Consulting
Learn how to implement DirectAccess using security and configuration best practices, and tips and tricks to a successful DirectAccess deployment. more