Having been to TechEd Australia and New Zealand over the last two weeks, I’ve had the chance to see the Expo halls at both events. I’ve heard attendees even comment/complain about the significant lack of SWAG (free stuff) that vendors are giving away. Personally – SWAG is not what I want from vendors. What I want and expect from vendors at an expo or … [Read more...]
SBS 2008 Beyond the wizards talk done!
Just a quick thanks to the 200+ people that came to my session today. There was standing room only with around 20 standing at the back of the room! Wow. I’ve been saying to Microsoft that SBS really DOES have a place here at TechEd and that we simply MUST provide better technical training to the resellers. The attendance today confirms 100% my belief. Hopefully … [Read more...]
SBS 2008 – Beyond the Wizards
This morning I’m presenting a session at TechEd Australia that I’ve developed just for those SBSers out there that don’t realise the power that is under the covers with SBS 2008. Many claim that there is little value in SBS 2008 itself over SBS 2003, and on face value they are right. However I believe that the true power of SBS 2008 is in the components that make it … [Read more...]
TechEdLive.com
TechEd Australia is due to start tomorrow night. You may recall last year that Greg Lipschitz stirred up a whole heap of trouble between Steve Riley and myself as to who could get the biggest posse. In the end – I won when Steve bequeathed his posse to me :-) With Steve being absent from TechEd this year (a crying shame if you ask me) I figured I’d give Greg a … [Read more...]