I just got back from Microsoft Tech-Ed a few days ago. It was a good conference and was held in Orlando. The second of two separate events. The developers conference was held the week before.
Microsoft always puts on a good show. I suppose anyone who can rent out Universal Studios for the night should be able to put on a good conference. The sessions were great and so were the hands-on labs. Some new technologies that I'm excited about is NAP, and the new features of IIS 7.
What I got out of the "keynote" is Microsoft's placing driving effort to make their software/code available and interoperable with open standards - allowing Linux to work directly with Microsoft technologies and vice-versa. They are also pushing virtualization with their new "hyper-v" technology at the desktop and server layers. With the new acquisition of Kidaro it seems they can now fix Vista's compatibility problems with 3rd party software by virtualizing the application (which they demonstrated).
They also offered certification testing, cram sessions...It was rumored that someone took 13+ tests and passed..
Many vendors displaying new technologies were also in attendance. The big guns like EMC, HP, Dell, VMware..in addition to other companies like Strangeloop, Proofpoint, Global Knowledge, 2X, Network Automation, ScriptLogic, and ASG. The big list is available here. Sherpa Software - who provides Microsoft Exchange products aimed at Archiving, PST management for SMB's is definitely one I'll be checking out. Also, MailFoundry, who provides anti-spam, anti-virus and phishing protection is taking a whole new approach to protecting your email environment.
Anyhow...back to work tomorrow...have a good week.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
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Chis - Glad to hear you enjoyed Tech-Ed. We also thought the show was excellent this year. It was a great opportunity to meet prospective customers face-to-face and we appreciate your kind comments on Sherpa's software.
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