http://www.microsoft.com/emea/spotlight/default.aspx Technet Spotlight en-us Join the launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008. We will detail how this launch wave will help IT Professionals and Developers deliver next generation web and business applications, manage IT environments for scale and security, and take advantage of virtualization to increase operational agility. We'll feature real-world IT heroes delivering solutions on top of the Microsoft platform and show demos that showcase some of the newest technologies in the launching products. http://www.microsoft.com/emea/spotlight/sessionh.aspx?videoid=881 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Chris Sakolosky,Jon Roskill Windows Server 2008, in addition to incorporating new capabilities and enhancements to existing features, includes a number of improvements in the core OS that enhance the Operating System's capabilities in this area. Features aimed at increasing the ability of Windows Server 2008 to support highly critical workloads by improving operational reliability, reducing system failures, and easing management.  Improvements in other related elements in the platform that help Windows based systems and services help move an organization's IT Department forward are also discussed. http://www.microsoft.com/emea/spotlight/sessionh.aspx?videoid=882 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT John Weston The new Windows Server Virtualization technology, Hyper-V, and Presentation Virtualization technologies like Terminal Services RemoteApp are core features in Windows Server 2008. This session will provide you an overview of virtualization in Windows Server 2008, the scenarios, features, and benefits that make server virtualization an important scenario. Virtualization management is  becoming a critical tool for improving overall manageability for the IT environment. Watch this session to learn how Hyper-V and our management technologies build a strong flexible platform and improve overall manageability. http://www.microsoft.com/emea/spotlight/sessionh.aspx?videoid=883 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT John Weston Windows Server 2008 offers rich capabilities for securing your IT Infrastructure and proving tools to ease with compliance mandates. This session discusses the Windows security and compliance features such as Network Access Protection, Right Management Services, and Active Directory Federation Service subsystem. In addition we will discuss why auditing is important and how to configure an audit policy with Windows Server 2008. http://www.microsoft.com/emea/spotlight/sessionh.aspx?videoid=884 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT John Weston Take a look at all the changes coming in the new, redesigned Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 and Windows Web Server 2008. This session focuses on new troubleshooting features, a breakdown of architecture and security improvements and the new IIS 7 configuration system, remote management, extensibility, and business value.    http://www.microsoft.com/emea/spotlight/sessionh.aspx?videoid=885 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT John Weston The 2008 Launch wave is a significant milestone in Microsoft's Dynamic IT initiative. We are focused on helping customers reduce costs, increase IT innovation and partner strongly with the business - through optimized people, processes and technology. This session is focused on Microsoft's Infrastructure Optimization models as a way to plan for IT capability growth, and will also look at some key trends in IT that will have a transformative effect on how we run infrastructure and applications over the next 3-5 years. http://www.microsoft.com/emea/spotlight/sessionh.aspx?videoid=886 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Stephanie Doakes Find out how Windows Server 2008 can help transform your IT infrastructure from a cost center to a strategic business asset. This session will profile Microsoft's Core Infrastructure Optimization model to show how key features of Windows Server 2008 will help you deliver against the needs of end users, customers and partners to drive greater business value. http://www.microsoft.com/emea/spotlight/sessionh.aspx?videoid=887 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Stephanie Doakes Drive your business forward with the Microsoft Application Platform - an integrated set of platform technologies and development tools which enable your IT organization to deliver winning applications. Learn how integrated technologies and features across SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio and other Microsoft technologies can help you tailor applications to the specific needs of your business. http://www.microsoft.com/emea/spotlight/sessionh.aspx?videoid=888 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Stephanie Doakes Learn how the new enhancements in SQL server 2008 provide a comprehensive and scalable Business Intelligence platform that enables you to integrate and manage your growing data volumes, comprehensive analysis and enterprise reporting, and deliver insights through Microsoft Office System. http://www.microsoft.com/emea/spotlight/sessionh.aspx?videoid=894 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Brad Nelson Cloud computing offers many benefits to business customers looking to increase operational efficiencies, lower operational costs and/or move to a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. This session provides an overview of Microsoft SQL Server Data Services (SSDS) and walks through on-boarding and typical usage scenarios to show how SSDS brings the power of scale-free storage, distributed computing, and reliable data processing to new and existing business solutions. http://www.microsoft.com/emea/spotlight/sessionh.aspx?videoid=982 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Soumitra Sengupta Are increasing storage costs hurting your bottom line as data sizes keep growing throughout your organization? In this session, we explore how SQL Server can help you lower your storage costs. We start with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 partitioning to transparently migrate older data to lower-cost storage tiers over time. We then move over to SQL Server functionality such as DTA and specific DMVs that help you reduce storage consumption by adjusting your physical design plus storage-efficient backup and restore strategies. Last but not least, we discuss new storage cost-saving functionality in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 such as data compression, backup compression, and minimal logging which can get you to 50% or more reduction in storage requirements for typical applications. Throughout the session, we share experiences, insights, and best practices from SQL Server customers and Microsoft-internal deployments. Leran how to make good use of these technologies in combination, what they mean for server consolidation, how they impact the question about DAS vs. SAN, and how they relate to good application design. http://www.microsoft.com/emea/spotlight/sessionh.aspx?videoid=983 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Torsten Grabs