Microsoft Services has been using a combination of the Infrastructure Optimization Models along with the System Center Product Family to help customers drive towards Dynamic IT. This talk will share…

PowerShell 2.0 is out-so what? In PowerShell 1.0, you can easily get to WMI to solve problems which is fine on your local machine. But what about if you are on the enterprise with thousands of…

Microsoft BizTalk RFID brings a new approach to RFID with the potential to break through the technical and business barriers that have prevented the technology from reaching a critical mass worldwide.…

This TechTalk covers a wide range of questions and considerations for implementing UC solutions in the South Africa market. Topics include: when moving onto the IP network in South Africa, will I have…

Simon is one of the leading Silverlight developers and has learnt his skills through tough lessons. In this discussion, we cover some of the lessons he has learnt. With Simon Wilkinson and Robert…

Andre Keartland and Dawie Human share their advice on using Windows 2008 with Hyper-V in a small to medium business environment. Topics include networking considerations, hard drive configurations,…

Laurence Lemmon Warde and Nick Beaugeard of Community Engine discuss System Center Operations Manager.

The new age of business is defined by the power and versitility of your Enterprise Content Management platform. What keeps SharePoint 2007 above the rest of the competition?

This talk, with Jayesh Mowjee, Senior Security Consultant within Microsoft Services, is on what he sees regarding the security arena. Watch to get his insight into current activities as well as the…

In this talk, hear from a Microsoft MVP on how Exchange 2007 scales better than previous versions, including a discussion on roles, 64 bit systems, active directory, failover clustering, and the many…

Gavin Russell and Ryan Jamieson of IS Partners discuss the different techniques you can use to accelerate to a BI Solution.

Willie Roberts talks to Ruari Plint about his experiences as a South African technical community lead - the value of communities, how to get involved, and the current footprint of communities in South…

Thavashan Govender discusses how to get started in business intelligence, including strategies, tools and technologies, data warehouses, and architecture.

Some people say CRM solutions should be implemented out-of-the box, others will go to great lengths to customize the solution to fit a particular business requirement. This talk will cover key focus…

Wally Mead, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, gives an introduction to the next major upgrade of SMS - System Center Configuration Manager. He also discusses the related Service Pack 1, R2 release,…

This talk covers specific features and technologies included in Windows Server 2008 that benefit branch office scenarios. Topics include scenarios utilizing a combination of Windows Server 2008 Server…

The MVPs and Community Leads have recently embarked on a focused academia road-show, evangelizing technology, interoperability and common development environments found in the 'real' world. This talk…

In this talk, Lisa Feigenbaum and Bart de Smet introduce the Microsoft language portfolio and discuss WPF, new features in Visual Basic and Visual C#, and provide answers to questions they receive on…

Why collaborate with the opposition? This talk will discuss the drive for interoperability and heterogeneous solutions, the reasons behind the interoperability drive, and the value of having an open…

Agile Software Development is a methodology for software development that promotes development iterations, open collaboration, and adaptability throughout the life-cycle of the project. With Ernst…

Hear Shivani Inderjee and Sally Storey share their views on what it is like to be a woman in this male dominated IT world and how forums such as Women in IT are so valuable for women.