Recap from week of October 12th

I'm back again this week to give a summarization of the events that I had visited last week. Back on Monday, October 12th, Microsoft was in town giving presentations on the release of the following products: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and MS Exchange 2010. Various IT Professionals and Developers from different companies around the Northeast Ohio area attended to get a sneak peak of what is about to be released come October 22nd.

There were various breakout sessions, in the morning, mostly for the Developers, and during the afternoon, for the IT Professionals. Since I had attended several presentations between Sogeti, Avvenire, and Simplex-IT Technologies on Windows 7, I decided to go with the Server 2008 R2 session. Matthew Hester of Microsoft put on a nice presentation in the afternoon which focused on the Administrator's roles with the Server. He gave a hands on demonstration of the migration from Server 2003 to Server 2008 R2 which was very well presented. Everyone who attended was presented with a licensed copy of Windows 7 Ultimate version.

Some additional websites to check out and learn more about the latest in Microsoft technology are the following: Windows 7 Springboard http://www.microsoft.com/springboard, Talking About Windows http://www.talkingaboutwindows.com/, and Windows 7 Webcasts and Podcasts http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetwindows7.aspx

Another event that I chose to attend was a meeting presented by ISACA.org which it members consist of professional IT Auditors on a global level that form together to discuss best practices for what they specialize in. This group caught my attention because there was a gentleman by the name of David Hadley who gave a very informative presentation on U.S. Cyber Security. After the presentation, they did have a networking event of where various professionals meet from different companies to exchange their ideas on the subject matter.

This is a very interesting way to network with individuals with companies that individuals may be targeting in order to learn more about them.

Next week, there will be some interesting events that individuals maybe interesting in attending. On Wednesday, October 21st, there will be some breakout sessions out in Twinsburg at the following location:

Education and CommunityResource Expo
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
TWINSBURG HILTON GARDEN INN(I-480 at SR 82)
8971 Wilcox Drive,
Twinsburg, Ohio 44087.

This event is for those in transition or thinking of starting their own business. For more information, visit the following website: www.uso.edu/resourceexpo. This basically covers everything from A-Z on career transition, education, finances, etc.

Another event that I plan on attending that might be of interest to others is the Brecksville Expo on Saturday, October 24th from 9:00AM to 3:00PM.

Sam's group will also be presenting WPF for the C#/VB.Net group on Tuesday evening with the following details:

Topic: Introduction to Silverlight, by Sarah Dutkiewicz, MVP
Level: 100
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMClick here to set a reminder in your Outlook calendar!
Location: Beacon Place Conference Center
Beacon Place Office Building
6055 Rockside Woods Blvd, Lower Level
Independence, OH 44131.

Finally, on Thursday, October 22nd, Avvenire will have another Windows 7 Presentation up at Microsoft Center between 9:00AM to 11:00AM.

That's all the news now for the upcoming week.