Event Details
Microsoft Technology Symposium @ InnoTech
Technology Symposium @ InnoTech
Thursday, October 29, 2009All Sessions are in the Microsoft Theater, Inside Ballroom D,
4th Floor, Austin Convention Center
unless otherwise noted
Microsoft & International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP) bring you the following educational sessions:
8:00am - 9:00amMeeting Room 12, 4th Floor
2009 InnoTech Keynote Address
Delivering Business Impact: A Strategic View of Windows 7 & Optimized Desktop
Joe Corella, National Technology Director, Microsoft Corporation
Is your company's desktop IT environment a cost center or a strategic asset?
In this presentation, Joe Corella, National Technology Director, Microsoft Corporation, will discuss how a well managed desktop environment using Windows 7 can become a strategic asset for your organization by reducing cost and complexity and increasing security and productivity.
9:30am - 10:20am
Windows 7 READY
Microsoft Theater, Inside Exhibit Hall D
Joe Stocker, IT Director, Catapult Systems
How will your organization derive business value from Windows 7? Join Catapult Systems for our Windows 7 READY presentation as we explore the key Windows 7 features that deliver business value, discuss readiness and proper planning necessary to maximize deployment success and overview steps necessary to evaluate your applications for use with Windows 7.
11:00am - 11:50am
Virtualization 360
Microsoft Theater, Inside Ballroom D
John Savill, Advisory Architect, EMC Corporation
In this session we will look at all the technologies to facilitate virtualization in your organization and the technical and business benefits.
Key technologies explored deal with server virtualization using Hyper-V (including Clustering Hyper-V), presentation virtualization using new Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services capabilities, application virtualization using App-V and MED-V technologies.
1:00pm - 1:50pm
Building Social Enterprise Communities: Lessons Learned
Microsoft Theater, Inside Exhibit Hall D
Aaron Sloman, President & CEO, SpeakTECH
As a Microsoft National Systems Integrator focusing on Social Enterprise Solutions, speakTECH has 100’s of SharePoints installations and will share some lessons learned from its recent Social Enterprise Communities projects.
Examples will emphasize the critical success factor in user adoptions, from design to deployment.
2:30pm - 3:20pm
Aligning Technology with Business Value
Microsoft Theater, Inside Ballroom D, 4th Floor
Troy Rhodes, Managing Partner, Venti Consulting
IT professionals are under increasing pressure to support the strategic objectives of their organizations and yet are challenged to do so in light of growing IT complexity and decreasing resources. Twenty thousand organizations are currently using Microsoft's Optimization model to advance along the continuum from Basic to Dynamic IT infrastructure.
3:30pm - 4:20pm
Exchange 2010: Better, Faster, More
Microsoft Theater, Inside Exhibit Hall D
Andy Webb, Co-Founder & CTO, Simpler-Webb
Exchange Server 2010 makes advances in storage, high availability, transport services, client access and more. Get a jump start and learn what the latest release can do for you.
Visit these Microsoft Partners inside Ballroom D!
Delivering Business Impact: A Strategic View of Windows 7 & Optimized Desktop
Joe Corella, National Technology Director, Microsoft Corporation
Is your company's desktop IT environment a cost center or a strategic asset?
In this presentation, Joe Corella, National Technology Director, Microsoft Corporation, will discuss how a well managed desktop environment using Windows 7 can become a strategic asset for your organization by reducing cost and complexity and increasing security and productivity.
9:30am - 10:20am
Windows 7 READY
Microsoft Theater, Inside Exhibit Hall D
Joe Stocker, IT Director, Catapult Systems
How will your organization derive business value from Windows 7? Join Catapult Systems for our Windows 7 READY presentation as we explore the key Windows 7 features that deliver business value, discuss readiness and proper planning necessary to maximize deployment success and overview steps necessary to evaluate your applications for use with Windows 7.
11:00am - 11:50am
Virtualization 360
Microsoft Theater, Inside Ballroom D
John Savill, Advisory Architect, EMC Corporation
In this session we will look at all the technologies to facilitate virtualization in your organization and the technical and business benefits.
Key technologies explored deal with server virtualization using Hyper-V (including Clustering Hyper-V), presentation virtualization using new Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services capabilities, application virtualization using App-V and MED-V technologies.
1:00pm - 1:50pm
Building Social Enterprise Communities: Lessons Learned
Microsoft Theater, Inside Exhibit Hall D
Aaron Sloman, President & CEO, SpeakTECH
As a Microsoft National Systems Integrator focusing on Social Enterprise Solutions, speakTECH has 100’s of SharePoints installations and will share some lessons learned from its recent Social Enterprise Communities projects.
Examples will emphasize the critical success factor in user adoptions, from design to deployment.
2:30pm - 3:20pm
Aligning Technology with Business Value
Microsoft Theater, Inside Ballroom D, 4th Floor
Troy Rhodes, Managing Partner, Venti Consulting
IT professionals are under increasing pressure to support the strategic objectives of their organizations and yet are challenged to do so in light of growing IT complexity and decreasing resources. Twenty thousand organizations are currently using Microsoft's Optimization model to advance along the continuum from Basic to Dynamic IT infrastructure.
3:30pm - 4:20pm
Exchange 2010: Better, Faster, More
Microsoft Theater, Inside Exhibit Hall D
Andy Webb, Co-Founder & CTO, Simpler-Webb
Exchange Server 2010 makes advances in storage, high availability, transport services, client access and more. Get a jump start and learn what the latest release can do for you.
Visit these Microsoft Partners inside Ballroom D!
| AllCity Technology |
Booth 424 |
| Catapult Systems |
Booth 412 |
| Computer Solutions |
Booth 417 |
| EMC | Booth 422 |
| New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Austin |
Booth 507 |
| On-Site Computer Solutions | Booth 304 |
| Simpler-Webb | Booth 420 |
| SoftwareOne |
Booth 324 |
| speakTECH |
Booth 425 |
| Venti | Booth 304 |
| St. Edward's University -
Professional Education Center |
Booth 300 |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | Booth 419 |
