Branch Office Infrastructure – Using Windows Server as a Platform for Operations in the Remote Office
This session covers specific features and technologies included in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 as well as the Visa and Windows 7 Client that benefit branch office scenarios.. Topics include the improvements to the networking stack (the new TCP/IP Stack and SMB 2.0) File system improvements such as Client Side Caching, and DFS-R and a read only DFS-R replica designed for use in Branch Offices. The session introduces a new feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 as well as the Windows 7 Client called BranchCache that promises to reduce the bandwidth consumed by remote offices
| Session level: 300 |
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Group Policy Infrastructure in Windows: Today and Tomorrow
Learn about the Group Policy features in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, such as the format and functionality of Administrative Template (ADMX) files and interoperability with legacy ADM files, the ADMX central store, improved awareness of changing network conditions, using multiple local Group Policy Objects (MLGPOs), Group Policy templates, Group Policy Filtering and the new Group Policy Preferences (GPP). Group Policy Preferences Extensions significantly extend the scope of Group Policy to include areas such as drive mapping, folder creation, shortcuts, scheduled tasks and many more. Additionally, new features such as setting-level targeting and the elimination of “tattooing” provide greater control over where and how policy settings are applied. Learn about some of the new Group Policy features that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will introduce such as AppLocker, Powershell support, GPP extensions, Granular Auditing, etc...
| Session level: 300 |
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Hyper-V: Notes from the field
In this session, we will look at some common best practices for running Hyper-V in all kinds of scenarios, including test, development and training. Topics include: Copying virtual machines (VMs) to other computers, best practices for using snapshots, automating Hyper-V operations by using scripting, configure networking, converting VMs to Hyper-V, and setting up Hyper-V permissions for delegation of control and remote connections to Hyper-V.
| Session level: 200 |
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SYSVOL Replication – Should you use 'File Replication' or 'Distributed Files System Replication'. How do you migrate?
You spent all that time plugging your security settings into group policies (GPs) and then…the GP fails to replicate to all DCs. Some workstations get the GPs and some don’t. Join Rhonda Layfield a 27 year veteran in the IT industry to understand the underlying replication engine responsible for ensuring all DCs have consistent GPs. That engine is called the File Replication Service (FRS) and in the past we had no choice – GPs were replicated via the File Replication Service (FRS). But Server 2008 introduces a new replication engine – the first ever to make SYSVOL replication more reliable, scalable and manageable – it’s called the Distributed File System Replication (DFS-R). In this session you get a complete understanding of FRS, DFS-R and how to migrate your environment from FRS to DFS-R for SYSVOL replication and why you would want to. Don’t miss this session if Group Policy replication is important to you.
| Session level: 300 |
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The Evolution of Object Recovery in AD - From basics to perfection - A Technical Deep Dive
Since the beginning, when Active Directory was first released with Windows 2000 Server, the methods and means for object recovery in AD have evolved and improved each time a new version of Windows was released. In time, the technology made it more easy to recover objects and prevent the loss of data after recovery. We will start this session with an introduction to object recovery related topics, followed by an explanation of all object recovery methods in all versions of AD after an accidental (mass) deletion, including what’s new in Windows Server 2008 R2 (Windows 7). The session will finish with some recommendations around object recovery. This session will include at least one demo!
| Session level: 400 |
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What's new in R2 for Network Engineers
This session is for anyone who manages Windows Server. Windows Server 2008 R2 is a major jump forward in the Windows Server platform. From the Branch Office to the Datacenter, there are many obvious, and some not so obvious enhancements that can save you money, save you time, and generally turn you into a hero. This session covers all of those features, plus more. Hear about, and most importantly see, as many of the new features as we can fit into a 75 minute session.
| Session level: 200 |
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Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services
In this session you will learn all about the enhancements in Terminal Services (now Remote Desktop Services) in Windows Server 2008 R2. This session will cover enhancements in existing technologies such as RD Gateway, RD Web Access, and RD RemoteApp, as well as introduce new technologies such as RD Connection Broker, which enables you to build VDI solutions on Windows Server 2008 R2. In addition we'll look at the new features that improve the user experience, such as DirectX Remoting, Audio Recording, and multi-monitor support. Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) has seen a lot of improvements, and you can be one of the first to learn about them.
| Session level: 200 |
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