Adelaide SharePoint User Group March 2009 Newsletter

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:27:26 Z

Greetings and Salutations,

We are pleased to present the March 2009 Edition of the Adelaide SharePoint User Group’s Newsletter.

What an exciting week it has been in Seattle, but I’m glad to be home! Last week I attended the MVP summit to talk to the SharePoint product Group about all things SharePoint and to catch up with MVP’s from all over the world! While I cannot give out much information I can tell you that it’s going to be an exciting 12 months all over!

Now to March’s meeting, not only have we teamed up with the Adelaide Small Business Server User Group (http://www.sbsusers.net/) SAGE-AU (http://www.sage-au.org.au/) will also be joining us!

Also, this month’s meeting date has changed, it will be held on Monday the 30^th of March at the same location (The Microsoft Innovation Centre Auditorium).

It’s Patch February! A Cumulative Update for WSS and SharePoint is released on a 2 month schedule. More details can be found here.

Speaking of Patches, Service Pack 2 is inching ever so closer J

Finally, don’t forget that March 31 is the last day you can get a discount on selected Microsoft Exams! Register now and you have until the end of May to take your exam. More information can be found here. Please feel free to pass this information onto anyone you know who may be interested in taking an exam.

Presentations

We are currently taking submissions for topics that you would like to see presented at a meeting, please submit them by clicking here and filling out the information. Thank You.

March Meeting Information

This month we have Jeff Alexander, an I.T Pro Evangelist from Microsoft, coming over to present to a joint meeting between 3 user Groups!

When & Where:

· Where: Microsoft Innovation Centre Auditorium

· Address: Level 2, Westpac House, King William Street, Adelaide (Map – Entrance is actually on Curry Street)

· When: Monday the 30^th of March (30/03/2009).

Agenda:

The agenda for this month’s evening activities are:

· 5:30PM – Arrive, Relax and Network

· 6:00PM – Welcome & Introductions

· 6:15PM –Windows Server 2008 R2 – Technical Overview - Jeff Alexander

In this session we’ll provide a technical update on the Windows Server 2008 R2 beta. Technologies covered include Virtualization and in particular Hyper-V with Live Migration; new management features such as PowerShell 2.0; new Web workload features and how R2 is a solid foundation for your enterprise with new features such as DirectAccess and BranchCache. There will be several demo’s in this session to give you a hands-on look at some of these new and exciting features.

· Windows 7 – An Update for IT Pro’s - Jeff Alexander

Abstract: The Windows 7 beta is here and everyone’s talking about it. In this session we’ll discuss what Windows 7 means for the IT Pro and enterprises and mid-market customers in general. Technologies covered include DirectAccess, BranchCache, Federated Search, Bitlocker to Go and the ways in which Windows 7 streamlines PC management. Demo’s include DirectAccess, BranchCache, Bitlocker to Go, User Account Control changes and many of the management changes.

· 7:45PM(ish) – Meeting Close and move to the Grange Chancellor for refreshments.

If you plan to attend the evening’s festivities, can you please ensure to reserve your place by clicking here.

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