On February 27, 2008, the day of Microsoft's largest product launch ever, dozens of Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs) from around the world came together virtually to deliver 24 hours of continuous live learning for free. In teams of two or more, each team presented for one hour and covered four topics:
| • | Virtualization in Windows Server 2008 |
| • | Improved Web programming by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 |
| • | Resource Governor in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 |
| • | Virtual classes from Microsoft Learning |
Out of the 24, one-hour recordings, we selected four that showcase the diverse talents of all who presented. Even though the content is the same for each of the following four recordings, it is interesting to see how different teams presented the concepts.
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| • | Taught by Mary Ann Hand and Michael Watkins, this presentation had a radio talk show format, which was quite engaging.
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| • | Almost halfway through the 24-hour live event, three MCTs came together to deliver a dynamic presentation—and no one managed to trip over one another! Kudos go to Tim O’Connor, Brain Alderman, and Howard Forder.
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| • | At midnight (Pacific Time), Doug Bassett's booming voice woke all of us up, but fortunately Brian Alderman was able to match his tone and energy.
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| • | In the wee hours of the morning, Keith Mayer and Michael Watkins, having never met, managed to quickly form a bond and delivered a great presentation.
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Microsoft sincerely appreciates all the hard work that the Microsoft Certified Trainers teams put forward to make the virtual {training} event a great success! Here is the complete list of presenters.
Adebayo Cole | Jay Ferron (Asentus Consulting LTD) |
Allan Jacobs (AJTS, LLC/Global Knowledge) | Joe Lurie (Axis Technology, LLC) |
Anupam Sharma | Karl Davies-Barrett (Veritec Solutions Limited) |
Bhavin Mehta (FusionFactor) | Keith Mayer (BrightPlanIT, Inc.) |
Brent F. Goodfellow (One Tech, LLC) | Mary Ann Hand (Streamline Systems, LLC) |
Brian Alderman (SkillSoft) | Michael Watkins (SkillSoft) |
Bruce Redfern (Nexient Learning) | Mike Corkery (Custom Software Solutions, Inc.) |
Carnegie Johnson (IAYF Consulting, LLC) | Neil Tucker (Test Gurus LLC) |
Doug Bassett (SkillSoft) | Rodney McIntosh (B2B Technologies) |
Gary Gumbiner (Great Barrier Technologies) | Tim O'Connor (MAX Technical Training) |
Gerri Light (Knowledge Solutions International) | Vladimir Meloski (Semos) |
Howard Forder | Yannick Lepage (DMR - Fujitsu Consulting) |