Come with us on a journey of discovery through the hidden gem within Server Manager - RDS Installation Wizard._x000D_ This demo heavy rapid fire session will take you through the deployment of a…

Read any article about cloud, security, IT governance or administration best practices, and you'll find talk about 'identity' often paired with the word "management". But this…

This session presents real-world lessons learned running SQL Server in a Windows Azure Virtual Machine (IaaS). It examines special considerations for querying, deployment, I/O, configuration, HA/DR,…

The Team Foundation Service is a great way to support your organisations software development efforts, and now provides wonderful support for both Scrum and Kanban approaches. Get a walkthrough of how…

With Unity for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 now being free for Unity Pro users, there has never been a better time to build for the Windows platform. _x000D_ _x000D_ In this session learn how to…

Active Directory has been at the heart of our IT systems for more than a dozen years, but our systems have evolved significantly over that time. This session focusses on updates to Active Directory…

While SharePoint 2013 will allow your users to collaborate, what about your users on mobile devices, tablets or other situations where they do not have access to a full office client? Office Web Apps…

Azure Mobile Services makes it really easy to get a mobile backend up and running in minutes. Under the hood however it is a really node.js powered powerful platform that you can take much further…

Windows Azure Web Sites is a great platform for hosting web applications and APIs written in Microsoft ASP.NET, Node.js, PHP, and Python. Customers who want to move into cloud technology a step at a…

In terms of Technology Telstra is a multi BI vendor environment, it has at least one of everything, lots of most things and some twins. See how Telstra uses Microsoft technology to create a next…

Windows Phone applications don't need to be all about taps and swipes. Enabling voice interactions within your phone applications allow all new ways to engage users. This session will show how to…

In most Lync deployments, Edge Server is a crucial role: it facilitates not only access for remote users, but also enables communications with contacts of Federated companies and Public Instant…

If you are considering upgrading to SharePoint 2013 on Office 365 but are wary about how it will look and in turn how it will affect user adoption, then you'll want to come along to this TechEd…

The Microsoft Kinect has come a long way since its release in November 2010, with the Kinect for Windows SDK and device released in February 2012. In the latest SDK, you now have the ability to take…

Your job as a defender is to reduce the attack surface of your environment and protect your infrastructure and data from being breached._x000D_ _x000D_ However we can't be involved in every decision…

Today's modern apps are increasingly moving towards richer experiences on the client as Windows Phone and Windows 8 apps become increasingly popular. Far from being the rich client apps of yore,…

SharePoint 2013 introduces some fundamental changes to how you can build online catalogues and incorporate these into your publishing site. SharePoint 2013 provides a variety of new features which…

Microsoft Office 365 provides industry leading features to help customers stay secure and in control of their data. This session covers a breadth of security features across the service/workloads,…

This session continues the now 20-year tradition of the Exchange Tips & Tricks series. This is the debut Tips & Tricks session for Exchange 2013, with all new and never before seen tips,…

Remote control cars, Quadrocopters, PCs, tablets, TVs, heart rate monitors, bathroom scales. Your world is now an internet of things, and it is common consumer perception that any device, or any app…

A good app engages the user with the app is open. An exceptional app is one that continues to engage long after it has been closed._x000D_ Live Tiles, Push Notifications and Background workers can be…

AngularJS is a relatively new framework that provides features such as two-way databinding and templating. Many other frameworks such us KnockoutJS and EmberJS also provide this but AngularJS does…

Kinect for Windows offers an engaging and interactive approach to learning that completes the experience of teachers and students using Office 365 for Education._x000D_ By showcasing the principles of…

Lync 2013 clients and servers use lots of ports and protocols to get things working seamlessly inside and outside of the firewall. Once you throw in third party telephony products, federation and…

In the world of Big Data and Cloud, your DBA role will certainly not disappear. Learn about the opportunities you have as a DBA to exceed others in being the DBA of the future through adoption of…

In this session you'll learn how to deploy a Minecraft server on Windows Azure Free Trial account. We'll go through all the steps, starting from scratch with setting up a trial account, through…

In this session we introduce client ecosystem of Windows Azure Media Services. With this set of video services built on top of the Windows Azure platform, you could create and deliver rich media with…

One of the key challenges for organisations wanting to move to the public cloud is determining which applications or services can be moved externally and which services are required to remain…

While virtualisation of Exchange Server 2013 is certainly supported, it may not be the right choice for every customer. In this session we discuss best practices for virtualising Exchange 2013 as well…

Procuring and configuring infrastructure to generate load against your applications is both expensive and time consuming, especially as you only need to test load occasionally. In this session we'll…

Microsoft has recently released Windows Azure BizTalk Services (WABS), their exciting new integration PaaS service. Take a deep dive into how to extend the base functionality to fit your hybrid…

SQL Server's new In-Memory OLTP technology (codenamed 'Hekaton') promises to be one of the most exciting new features to be released when SQL Server 2014 ships. As a DBA you will have a number of…

SharePoint 2013 introduces a new app model for you to build secure, scalable, and flexible apps. _x000D_ To build and run business critical applications in and around SharePoint 2013, developers will…

As you move to the cloud with Microsoft Office 365, your directory moves there as well. Your organization's directory lists all the people who you can collaborate with using Office 365 and it enables…

It's one thing to say that cursors are bad and should be avoided. It's another to know how to leverage T-SQL features to achieve the same kind of functionality. SQL Server 2012 introduced new ways of…

Trying to find the right architecture for delivering virtual apps and desktops together is often like trying to find a needle in a haystack. What are the new features and functions that exist with…

Lync Server 2013 provides a range of new high availability and disaster recovery options to ensure that your service remains online and available for all Lync 2013 modalities. In this session you will…

This two part talk will explore how to build real world cloud applications using Windows Azure. The talk will cover key patterns of cloud computing including: _x000D_ _x000D_ -Automating…

Your SharePoint farm depends on the SQL Server infrastructure that it uses. Consequently it is critical to design the right high-availability solution for your SQL Server infrastructure. In this…

Come learn about the Office-wide investments in Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and Office around compliance, including content management, data governance, immutability, preservation, and eDiscovery.…

This session will demonstrate some of the value of identity management, automation and self service in the datacentre using FIM 2010 R2 SP1, System Centre Orchestrator and System Centre Service…

This session covers both business level and developer opportunities to build line of business apps targeting Windows Phone. Come along to understand Windows Phone Enterprise capabilities, end to end…

Data mining as a technology is designed to analyse large volumes of data looking for patterns that accurately predict behaviour. These patterns can then be used to derive knowledge about data, and in…

App development is fun. We build compelling experiences that allow people to achieve more, have fun, and stay engaged. To date however many of the apps we build have been confined to the screen in…

This presentation was started couple years ago as way to promote PowerShell in interesting way. It's not technical presentation on how to perform some every day administrative, you can find those by…

The adoption of Lync as a PBX replacement within the enterprise has been widely adopted by many organisations. Combining Lync with industry leading contact centre applications further enhances the…

In this session learn how to use Windows Azure Mobile Services to provide a cloud based data store for your Windows Phone application. You'll also learn how to cache and synchronise data using Sqlite,…

Come to this session to see how the new technologies in SQL Server, Windows Server, and Microsoft System Centre work together to enable customers to run demanding SQL server workloads, consolidate…

Let's do a lap around the improvements to Microsoft Test Manager and see how the world has improved with manual, exploratory, and automated testing. In this session, we will:_x000D_ -Talk about how…

While performance tuning for on-premises SQL Server systems is now fairly well understood, deploying SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines brings other considerations. In this session, you will…

Join this fast-paced session covering everything you can't afford not to know about the new Office. The session focuses on the following scenarios aimed at making you more effective (and at making you…

In this session we will look at the requirements for highly available applications in the cloud and explore architectures and common patterns you can apply to your Windows Azure solutions. We will…

As a SharePoint Administrator you already have to know SharePoint inside and out. But to truly excel at your job you should also understand how SQL Server operates and how to best configure and…

This session is designed for lead developers, application architects and solution designers responsible for building Windows 8.x applications for use in the enterprise. By attending this session…

Deploying SharePoint 2013 in a Hybrid configuration is something that can present a number of challenges to all involved. Join Shyam and Aaron as they explain best practices for deploying SharePoint…

Not having your mobile app available for all devices just doesn't cut it anymore. Discover the benefits of developing cross platform apps with web based technology. Since the release of Windows Phone…

Recent advances in operating systems and mobile devices have forced us into the world of interconnectedness, latency and concurrency._x000D_ _x000D_ The problem is that as programmers, we think…

This session provides an overview of the new Windows Server Work Folders capabilities in Windows. Windows Server Work Folders allows information workers to have their files available to them on all…

Online or On Premises YOU choose - The Microsoft Enterprise Project Management solution is now available online. Discover the benefits between Project Server on premises and Project Online. By the end…

Microsoft Lync includes capabilities for real time communications such as IM, audio, video, and conferencing. Learn how virtualisation solutions impact these communications and how to best deploy Lync…

Private Cloud offer provides huge advantages including being able to leverage and benefit from Telstra's Infrastructure to provide ease of access, reduced on-premises capital investments, being able…

If you're working with, or are planning on working with, the FIM Portal you will use Workflow activities and before long you'll want to enhance the OOB capabilities by writing your own activities that…

With the right architecture, most of the code you need to write modern apps on almost any platform can be shared. In this demo-heavy session, Andrew will take you through the architectural practices…

This session is designed for software developers and application architects who are designing applications that are being designed in secure data centres and that need to provide devops team members…

You've gone through and done your app compat work, and finished your migration to Windows 7 or Windows 8. But is your job really done? Can that VB6 app from 1999 really provide the user experience…

It's time to stop building 'Hello World' and focus on writing real world Windows Phone applications. There's more to building quality applications than simply installing the SDK._x000D_ _x000D_ In…

Are you looking for a way to track your release process and start automating your deployments for repeatable success? Are you wanting to have automation that is the same across development, test, and…

By working social, companies can align and adapt quickly to change by breaking down geographical and organizational barriers, opening communication channels and access to information, and bringing…

If you are looking to migrate to SharePoint 2013 on premises or in the cloud then this is the session for you. Join Elaine van Bergen, Microsoft Certified Solution Master for SharePoint, and Garth…

Big data is a big buzz word today but how can you harness it? _x000D_ This session talks about PDW V2 and explores the new features and new architecture. Updateable column store, Hadoop integration…

Today's consumers are increasingly engaged with content at different times, on different platforms and in different locations. In this session we'll explore an application that ships on Windows Phone,…

Testing Windows 8 Modern style applications introduces a number of new and unique challenges. In this session we'll look at how you can use Microsoft Test Manager to test Windows 8 applications…

Secure Portable Workplace from SPYRUS offers Secured by SPYRUS- encryption technology in a Microsoft certified Windows To Go drive that runs Windows 8 from almost any Windows 7 or Windows 8 computer,…

Static web pages and data don't cut it anymore. Information online is real-time and even web applications should respond to continuous changes. As SignalR has recently been introduced as a component…

Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus uses a Setup technology called Click-to-Run, instead of the traditional Windows Installer (MSI) method. What does this mean for how you deploy and update Office 365…

Want less slides and more live action? Me too! Come join me in this session to learn how to develop Windows Store apps that take advantage of Mobile Services as a cloud backend. Throughout I will…

SharePoint 2013 builds upon the document and records management features previously available in SharePoint, by incorporating eDiscovery and enhanced content management. During this session we will…

This session will explain how MDOP will enhance the modern users experience within an Enterprise environment, ensuring you offer total flexibility for them, whilst maintaining a secure infrastructure…

Office 2013 has brought an amazing new platform for developers to take advantage of, in the format of apps and the online app store. SharePoint 2013 takes full advantage of this and developers can now…

Join this session to learn about the new features and functionality in Windows Server 2012 R2 in Hyper-V._x000D_

Windows and Windows Phone provide first-class platforms for building next-generation applications. In this session, you'll discover how to take these applications to the next level through third party…

Join us for a demo-packed introduction to how Windows Azure Mobile Services can bring your Windows Store apps to life. We look at Mobile Services end-to-end and how easy it is to add authentication,…

Join user experience veteran Shane Morris as he administers a live and unscripted user experience check-up for 4 modern applications. Learn to look at your application through a designer's eyes as we…

Microsoft has moved to providing Team Foundation Server as a service with the Team Foundation Service. It's managed, backed up, monitored, and upgraded every three weeks delivering new features for…

In this session you will learn how Office and SharePoint professionals can be empowered to create self-service data modelling, reporting and analytic solutions. The session will commence by…

Join us to learn about Exchange Server 2013 on-premises deployment and coexistence with Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 including planning best practices and feedback from customers who have already…

Do your applications contain some really interesting data? Do you want to enable other developers to mash it up or access it without the headache of having to roll out a full blown set of services? In…

In an increasingly mobile world developers are looking for platforms and services that can help them easily integrate mobile services into their native applications. In this session learn how you can…

Microsoft's Cloud OS vision is to deliver a consistent datacentre platform and set of experiences regardless of deployment location. This means that customers can choose to run their business from…

Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint has provided a great way to integrate external applications in to SharePoint portals, allowing users to become more aware of the data that exists around…

The new version of Visual Studio introduces a series of new and exciting features for web developers. Join Mads as he takes you through a deep dive filled with demos, insights and background…

SignalR is one of the latest additions to the ASP.NET web stack. It provides real-time HTTP support for your web applications, but the good news is that SignalR is useful outside of a web browser,…

Are you developing line-of-business or software-as-a-service cloud applications for Windows Azure? Have you considered how to secure these applications? Windows Azure Active Directory is Active…

Come learn the best way to get Office 365 deployed. This session details the new Office 365 deployment process that enables you to quickly begin piloting Office 365 and move this pilot into production…

SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services introduced tabular data models as an alternative to the multidimensional data models. Knowing how to choose between these data models is important. In this session,…

In this session, we'll discuss how to architect your applications and services so that you can accommodate Bring Your Own Device, and reach all modern devices including Windows 8, Windows Phone, iOS,…

Join Andrew McAlpine from Santos Ltd to hear how the AppSense suite of technologies helped them improve their business through an implementation of Windows 7 and how their project has laid a…

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 builds on the mission+D33 critical capabilities delivered in the prior release by providing breakthrough performance, increased availability and manageability for mission…

Cloud computing is distributed computing which requires thoughtful planning and delivery regardless of the platform choice. Because of the inherent complexity of running services at scale, it is…

Cloud Computing is here, now. It allows developers and IT Professionals to do more, faster, with less money and enables new scenarios that previously were not possible. We can now create systems that…

In a world where you are monitoring on-premise applications and applications deployed in the cloud, you need to be able to monitor all of this from a single application interface which is common to…

One of the great things about Microsoft Office 365 and Exchange Online is the complete range of migration options that are available. We will provide an overview of these options and discuss the new…

We apologise for the delay in getting this session online. We expect to have it online midday, Friday 13 September AESTThe Australian Defence Force mission is to efficiently and effectively carry out…

Windows 8 introduced a new application model, along with a new package format for those applications. But desktop applications aren't going away any time soon - how do we continue to address the…

Unfortunately we are experiencing longer than expected delays in publishing this session. We apologise for the delay. Please check back shortly. Windows Server 2012 introduced SMB 3 to the world and…

Discuss the top SQL Server projects, their architecture and how they scale. We divide the customers into OLTP and DW and present a brief architecture and numbers.

Live hacking on stage, improbable situations we've found ourselves in, and awkward humour that will make you cringe - it's time for Hack-Ed to come to TechEd Australia!Previous Hack-Ed's have seen…

Visual Studio LightSwitch is the easiest way to create modern line of business applications for the enterprise. In this demo-heavy session, you'll see how developers can use their knowledge of HTML5…

In this session, we will discuss the process of taking the building blocks of system centre 2012 SP1 and Hyper-v 2012, and building one of Australia's largest cloud environments. We will cover the…

In this session, we'll show how you can deploy Storage Spaces as the infrastructure on which your public or private cloud runs. We'll demonstrate how to deliver cost efficiency, availability, and…

This session is intended for IT Professionals who are interested in running a Windows Intune environment for multiple organizations. Perhaps you are a hoster looking for new revenue streams by…

Are you interested about the real field experience of engineers and consultants all around the globe about their biggest challenges with Windows Modern Apps? If the answer is yes, join this session…

See demonstrations of storage efficiency features in Windows Server 2012. Be amazed by Windows Server 2012 Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX) that moves large amounts of data in seconds. Witness the…

Learn about the functionality and processes that are available to enable you to move your private cloud deployments to Windows Server vNext with zero downtime. Understand the options that are…

A modern datacentre needs to provide application and service delivery with non-disruptive operations, proven efficiency, and seamless scalability. With Windows Server 2012 SMB 3.0, ODX, Microsoft…

Say goodbye to thick images, roaming profiles and clunky application management. Your next-gen SOE will be (or at least, could be) a thing of graceful beauty, causing your users to sing your praises…

This session will provide real world examples of why Orchestrator should always be included in a Service Manager implementation. Service Manager delivers native workflow capabilities, however many…

Microsoft's cross-platform management story in System Centre 2012 is stronger than ever before, and now offers a comprehensive management solution for your OS X and iOS-based devices. Join Enterprise…

This two part talk will explore how to build real world cloud applications using Windows Azure. The talk will cover key patterns of cloud computing including: -Automating Everything -Source Control…

Windows 8 offers new and updated tools for troubleshooting the OS. Come and see how Windows OS MVP and STEP member Sami Laiho with more than 16 years of experience in advanced troubleshooting combines…

Traditional web applications have typically followed a layered architecture; Presentation, Service, Business and Data Access Layers over a relational database. While such applications often have a…

Exchange Server 2013 offers many enhancements for redundancy, availability, and recovery. This session focuses on the improvements in the areas of storage, high availability, site resilience in…

In this session we'll go through DPM 2012, Windows Server Backup and Windows Azure Backup and which technology is appropriate for specific workloads when developing a comprehensive backup strategy.…

In this session we will explore Sentiment Analysis of Unstructured data using the HDInsight platform, connecting it with Structured data and then visualising the results to get interesting insights.

The richness of desktop data tools like Excel allow a huge degree of freedom and simplicity in working with data. However, they can create a sprawl of business-critical unstructured data sources that…

We apologise for the delay in publishing this session. We expect to have the session live by midday Friday 13 September AEST. Exchange 2013 introduced some significant architectural changes from…

This session will be a deep dive on how to move to a Continuous Delivery environment, showing the integration of our MS product suite from Developer to IT Pro and back.Agile planning - Utilising the…

Experience has taught that the application of Software Updates to clustered, network load balanced, or other complex systems has classically been a topic of concern with many organizations. With the…

Starting with the Windows Azure 2012 Preview release, the new Virtual Machine capabilities have been added to the Windows Azure. But we haven't stopped there, as part of regular updates, Windows Azure…

With the introduction of Service Pack 1 for Configuration Manager 2012, we bring full support for PowerShell. This session will demonstrate the ways in which to automate common ConfigMgr tasks using…

With incredible cameras in today's devices, photo extensibility has become a key component for Windows Phone._x000D_ In this session learn how to build a camera from scratch, turn your camera into a…

Your CEO asks you to implement Big Data. What do you do? This session will provide an overview of how to extend existing solutions to enable data analytics, allowing the use of data that you may…

So you wanna be a hero and save your boss some money! See what it takes to migrate from VMware to Hyper-V in 4 easy steps. We'll talk the theory, do the migrations, and most importantly share some of…

A deep dive into real world cases of performance and problem troubleshooting from the time as a Microsoft PFE and also as a DBA. Topics will include_x000D_ - Performance Troubleshooting and Best…

Are you looking to take the next step towards a truly unified communications platform? We will discuss the value of incorporating telephony into a single UC platform and dive in to the details and…

Hear from Ensyst and Domain Principal Group as they share their experience in upgrading from SharePoint 2007 to 2013. They'd share their blueprint for success and productive tips that you can take…

The Mayas didn't foresee the end of the world properly. Neither did Nostradamus or any druidic soothsayer with a handful of the insides of a goat. But one date you can bet on is April 8th, 2014. No,…

This session sets the scene for the Windows Track, not only will you learn about where we are at with Windows Phone but you'll also get a glimpse of what each Windows Phone session will cover across…

Got System Centre? Got VMware? Learn how to leverage the awesome power of System Centre to manage VMware environments right alongside the Microsoft stack. In this session Veeam demonstrates capacity…

We apologise for the delay in publishing this session. We expect to have the session live by midday Friday 13 September AEST. The latest versions of Visual Studio and TFS bring some great new features…

Microsoft Lync includes a wide range of conferencing options for both on-prem and online Office 365 based deployments. These include dial-in audio conferencing, video conferencing, web conferencing,…

You heard the announcement, now get the details on Microsoft's upcoming release of Windows Server. We will go over enhancements and new capabilities in Networking, Storage, Hyper-V, PowerShell and…

Microsoft Office 365 is a federated set of productivity services running across Microsoft's global datacentre infrastructure. In this session hear some of the stories behind the scenes and learn about…

In this session we'll talk about what's changed with Windows 8.1 in regards to the operating system deployment processes and tools, digging into the technical details of these changes to understand…

In this developer-focused session, we cover an architecture of a new type of SharePoint solutions called 'Apps'. We cover a different deployment types – SharePoint hosted apps and Cloud Hosted apps…

Come and help us kick off the AvePoint theatre at TechEd Australia with Brian Farnhill as he tells a story about the hosting options for apps in SharePoint 2013. The tale of the little SharePoint…

After 20 years of TechEd, one thing remains true. Tech development shows no sign of slowing down, nor does our appetite for it. As we continue moving at an ever-faster pace, we'll explore just how…

What a difference a year makes. Hot on the heels of the release of Windows Server 2012 and System Centre 2012; we have the R2 releases of both of these products coming later this year. This year Jeff…

As the rate of change in tech ramps up, it's vital we're up to speed with the opportunities they present. But how do you find the time to do your day job and make time to research what's coming? This…