TechEd Australia 2010: Windows Server Track Planning
As I said in a previous post track planning has begun for TechEd Australia 2010 and its time to begin the process of defining the content that’s going to be in each of the tracks. This year I’m going to be looking after the content that is going into the Windows Server track. And to kick this process off I want to get the communities thoughts as to what we should include. The hard part of this process is we only have 16 sessions in the Windows Server 
track this year. We had 19 last year and 22 the year before that. With so much content coming from so many areas there is a bit of a balancing act going to get all the content in. So with that check out some early look at sessions we will be working on as a start. Of course as usual I’m pulling all 200 level content and going with 300 level and above. Below is what we are starting with and to the right are the first round of blog buttons you can use on your blog or in your email signature.
Windows Server Track
| Number | Session Title |
Products / Technologies |
| 1 | Managing and Deploying High Performance Computing Clusters Using Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 |
Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 |
| 2 | Optimizing the Branch Infrastructure with BranchCache |
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 |
| 3 | DNSSEC and Windows: Get Ready, 'Cause Here It Comes! |
Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| 4 | Taking Microsoft Silverlight 4 Applications Beyond the Browser |
Silverlight 4, IIS 7.5, Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| 5 | Virtualization FAQ, Tips, and Tricks |
Hyper-V R2, Windows 2008 R2, Virtual Machine Manager R2 |
| 6 | Internet Information Services in the Datacenter |
IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5, Web Deployment Tool, Application Request |
| 7 | Sequencing Deep Dive: Efficiently Making Your Applications Virtual |
App-V |
| 8 | Introducing Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 |
Windows Multipoint Server 2010 |
| 9 | Web Load Testing with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 |
IIS 7.5, Visual Studio 2010 |
| 10 | Your Web Site’s Way to the Top: How to Boost Your Search Rankings |
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Toolkit, IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5, Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| 11 | Disaster Recovery by Stretching Hyper-V Clusters across Sites |
Hyper-V R2, Clustering |
| 12 | Networking and Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V: Deployment Considerations |
Hyper-V R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| 13 | Managing Server Core without Breaking a Sweat! |
Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2 Core. RSAT, WinRS, PowerShell. |
| 14 | Securing Microsoft Silverlight |
Silverlight 4, WCF, WCF Data Services, WCF RIA Services, ASP.NET |
| 15 | Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2: Advanced Virtualization Management |
System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 |
| 16 | The Road from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Active Directory, Web Services, Core Infrastructure and Networking Services |
| 17 | VDI from Microsoft and Citrix: What is it? How do I manage it? What benefits does it provide? |
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 |
| 18 | What Does the Cloud Mean for the IT Professional? |
Cloud Services |
| 19 | Microsoft RemoteFX: Rich Windows Desktop Experience for VDI and Session Virtualization |
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 |
| 20 | Death of a Network: Identify the Hidden Causes of Lousy Network Performance |
server, client, voip, wlan, sharepoint |
| 21 | Programming the Bing API |
.NET Framework, WCF, Bing |
| 22 | Building Web Forms Applications Made Easier with Microsoft ASP.NET 4 |
IIS 7.5, ASP.NET |
| 23 | Datacenter Virtualization: It's More than a Hypervisor |
Hyper-V R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| 24 | Deploying, Virtualizing, and Managing Linux and UNIX with Hyper-V |
Windows Server, Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, System Center Operations Manager, Linux |
| 25 | Technical Computing from Domain Analysis to Performance Profiling |
Windows Server; C++ Concurrency Runtime; .NET 4 Parallel Extensions; Visual Studio 2010 |
| 26 | Getting the Most out of Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V with the Integration of the System Center Suite |
System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, Hyper-V |
| 27 | Windows Server 2008 R2 Deployment with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) |
MDT, Windows Server |
| 28 | Hyper-V Backup Deep Dive: A Look Under the Hood |
Hyper-V DPM 2010 |
| 29 | Effectively Monitor and Manage Power Utilization and Efficiency with Windows Server, Windows 7, and Microsoft System Center |
Windows 7; System Center |
| 30 | Failover Clustering Deployment Success |
Windows Server 2008 R2; Clustering |
| 31 | Effectively Debugging Complex Application Sequencings |
App-V; Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| 32 | What’s New in Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 2 |
ASP.NET |
| 33 | An Overview of the Windows HPC Server R2 Beta 1 |
HPC Server |
| 34 | Top Developer Technologies with Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| 35 | My Web Site Is So Slow...and I Don’t Know What to Do about It! |
Windows Server 2008 R2; IIS |
| 36 | Manage Your Enterprise from a Single Seat: Windows PowerShell Remoting |
Windows PowerShell |
| 37 | Remote Desktop Session Host vs. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Smackdown |
RDS; VDI |
| 38 | Deploying Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization v1 to Solve Windows 7 Application Compatibility |
MDOP; MED-V |
| 39 | Administrators’ Idol: Windows and Active Directory Best Practices |
Windows Server 2008 R2; Active Directory |
| 40 | Guest vs. Host Clustering: What, When, and Why |
Windows Server 2008 R2; Failover Clustering |
| 41 | Administering Sites That Scale Using Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.5, ARR and URL Rewrite |
Windows Server 2008 R2; IIS |
| 42 | Virtualization Scenarios for Business Critical Applications |
Hyper-V; Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| 43 | Desktop Virtualization: You Have a Choice |
Windows Server 2008 R2; VDI |
| 44 | There Is No Place Like 1:1: IPv6 for Dummies |
IPV6 |
| 45 | Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 and Microsoft Office 2010 |
APP-V 4.6; Office 2010 |
| 46 | Hyper-V and Dynamic Memory in Depth |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1; Hyper-V |
| 47 | DirectAccess Configuration, Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices |
Windows Server 2008 R2; DirectAccess |
| 48 | Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Performance Analysis: How You Can Get the Most out of Hyper-V |
Windows Server 2008 R2; Hyper-V |
| 49 | Windows Server 2008 R2: Tips on Automating and Managing the Breadth of Your IT Environment |
Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| 50 | Past, Present, and Future of Windows-Based NAS: A Growing Market for Highly Available Solutions |
Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| 51 | Failover Clustering Pro Troubleshooting with Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Windows Server 2008 R2; Failover Clustering |
| 52 | Build Web Sites Faster with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 |
IIS 7.5; Visual Studio 2010 |
| 53 | Dynamic Infrastructure Toolkit for Microsoft System Center Deployment: Architecture and Scenario Walkthrough |
Dynamic Datacenter; Windows Server 2008 R2; System Centre |
| 54 | Hyper-V and Storage: Maximizing Performance and Deployment Best Practices in Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Windows Server 2008 R2; Hyper-V |
| 55 | Living in a Mixed Environment: Integrating Your Heterogeneous Infrastructure |
Dynamic Datacentre |
| 56 | Deploying the Right First Server for Small Business Customers with Windows Small Business Server |
SBS 2008 |
| 57 | 10 Ways to Protect Users of Your Web Applications |
IIS 7.5; Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| 58 | Microsoft RemoteFX: USB and Device Support |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1; RemoteFX |
| 59 | Advanced Automation Using Windows PowerShell 2.0 |
Windows Powershell |
| 60 | Realizing a Dynamic Datacenter Environment with Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and Partner Solutions |
Windows Server 2008 R2; Hyper-V |
| 61 | Scaling Out Your Web Infrastructure with IIS Application Request Routing |
IIS 7.5 |
| 62 | Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1; Hyper-V |
| 63 | Turbo Charge Your Active Directory Implementation |
Active Directory |
| 64 | Planning and Deploying Microsoft VDI with Management Technologies |
VDI; System Centre |
So that’s quite an exhaustive list I know but let me know what you think of these as a first pass. I really want to hear what you think should be in the Windows Server track this year!
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Jeffa
Comments
- Anonymous
June 09, 2010
Hey Jeff, As I mentioned at #swug here is a list of the sessions that I would find of value. A session on Windows de-bugging would be great as well.
- DNSSEC and Windows
- Sequencing Deep Dive: Efficiently Making Your Applications Virtual
- Introducing Windows MultiPoint Server 2010
- Managing Server Core without Breaking a Sweat!
- Microsoft RemoteFX: Rich Windows Desktop Experience for VDI and Session Virtualization
- Manage Your Enterprise from a Single Seat: Windows PowerShell Remoting
- Guest vs. Host Clustering: What, When, and Why
- There Is No Place Like 1:1: IPv6 for Dummies
- Advanced Automation Using Windows PowerShell 2.0
- Anonymous
June 17, 2010
Jeff, after attanting tech Ed NA and working on Server and WC booth I can tell you that many attendees were instersed there with : The Road from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Networking and Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V: Deployment Considerations Windows Server 2008 R2 Deployment with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) good luck