ExpressRoute is a new way to connect your customers networks to Microsoft Azure—a direct pipe into Azure that opens up a number of new scenarios because Azure truly can be a secure, private, and very…

Jeffrey Snover stops by the CH9 stage to give us an update on all things new in the PowerShell world, talks about his philosophy of Just Enough Administration and the coolness that is the Cloud…

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Get the behind-the-scenes insight into new Microsoft Azure portal with some of the creators: Leon Welicki and Chandrika Shankarnarayan.

Are web apps holding you back from upgrading to the latest version of Internet Explorer? In this session, learn some troubleshooting tips and tricks, tried and tested approaches to troubleshooting…

I will take Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2013 (MDT) to its outer limits. Learn about the new features in MDT 2013 and how to customize it to fit your organization's needs. You can expect a lot of live…

Windows continues to innovate on its implementation of core operating system security. To achieve the conflicting goals of security and compatibility, it can be complex. How do you understand how it…

Come hear the master of Windows troubleshooting, walk you step-by-step through how he has solved seemingly unsolvable system and application problems on Windows. With all-new real case studies, I will…

With the bad guys now targeting phones, tablets, and other mobile devices, it’s important to know how to protect against hackers, thieves, and misfits. Join Andy Malone and learn more known hacker…

In this interactive session, we create an application in C# and XAML. Upon building the app there are multiple areas we explore, however the choice of where this session leads is up to the audience.…

In this mobile-first and cloud first world we take you on a journey, where you, the audience, participate in demonstrating what is possible when building a Universal application linked to the cloud.…

The new release of Windows Phone and Windows 8.1 dramatically expands the ways in which developers can build applications and games, by adding several new programming models, and also expanding the…

Windows app packaging and deployment just got even better. Come learn how! In this session, learn about the packaging, deployment, and storage features available in Windows 8.1 Update for Desktop and…

Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 have a converged push notifications platform and development model. In this talk we dive into great new things with the Tiles, Toast and background push notifications…

Learn how companies can publish their line-of-business apps for deployment to Windows and Windows Phone, and then manage the lifecycles of those apps. The two platforms haven’t yet converged on a…

This session provides a detailed overview on “Enterprise Secure Remote Access” in W10. In Windows 8.1, we added VPN for Windows, added new SSL VPN platform for 3rd party to develop their VPN client,…

The Windows platform has traditionally had many data loss prevention (DLP) options available to it, but it wasn’t until the mobile era that easy-to-deploy and cost-effective solutions would emerge.…

With the upcoming release of Windows 10, there will new and updated ways to deploy Windows. In this session, we’ll review new recommendations for upgrading existing devices using a simple in-place…

With the upcoming release of Windows 10, there will new and updated ways to deploy Windows. In this session, we’ll review new recommendations for upgrading existing devices using a simple in-place…

Credential theft has become a crisis for organizations worldwide and so far the industry has really just been “talking” about moving to better solutions. The solutions that have been made available so…

Disrupting the revolution of cyber-threats requires a platform with revolutionary security capabilities and Threshold is rising to the occasion. In this session we talk about technologies that can…

Disrupting the revolution of cyber-threats requires a platform with revolutionary security capabilities and Threshold is rising to the occasion. In this session we talk about technologies that can…

Windows 10 continues to add new and improved management technologies, to ensure that Windows continues to be the best – and most flexible – operating system to manage. In this session, we talk about…

Windows 10 continues to add new and improved management technologies, to ensure that Windows continues to be the best – and most flexible – operating system to manage. In this session, we talk about…

You can't even access the Safemode with F8 in Windows 8.1 so you can easily say things have substantially changed in OS troubleshooting! Come and join this session to see one of the world's leading…

This session focuses on ten best practices for OS Deployment. We cover items like reference builds, post OS-installation application installations, patching, and more.

If you want to really protect your Windows environment then you should know what is used by the cyber criminals. This session shows you the hacking tools of today, the damage they can inflict, and how…

Interested in security? Want to protect your data in the real world? See how Microsoft Windows addresses security as a whole system, one layer at a time. Explore methods of developing a secure…

Microsoft Office is the number one virtualized application for enterprise customers deploying Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V). In this session, join the App-V team as they walk you…

The uber-demo spaceship has landed... Join us in an hour (plus) live demo on how to build a Windows deployment solution, based on MDT 2013. Learn about the new features in Microsoft Deployment Toolkit…

Whether you call them "Metro apps," "Windows 8 Design-Style apps," "RT apps," or "modern apps," the new class of apps for Windows 8 and later tablets are not…

In this session, take a journey through the lifecycle of a Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0 package. From the birth of a sequenced package through deployment, streaming, configuration,…

Deploying Windows Phone 8.1 requires preparation and a supporting infrastructure. During this session we cover the common enterprise scenarios and design patterns for a Windows Phone 8.1 supporting…

The technology world is moving faster than ever, and the value of keeping up continues to grow. Join "The App Compat Guy" to discover the processes that organizations are using to keep up…

Do you still need to convince yourself, your colleagues or your boss that BitLocker is safe for enterprise use? Are you worried about DMA or Princeton attacks? Would you like to have one less password…

Learn why and how you should leverage the Windows 8.1 security technologies like BitLocker, AppLocker, UAC, Least Privilege and Remote Desktop Restricted Admin -mode. In this 75 minute bombardment…

Organizations are adopting Application Virtualization with App-V 5.0 for the positive impact or for lifecycle management. The end result from a user and administrator perspective is that the…

Windows To Go made its debut over a year ago with Windows 8. More and more enterprises are testing, trialing, and deploying Windows To Go across a wide range of scenarios like mobile workers or…

If your job duties include deploying Windows 8/8.1 and you would like to do this using the FREE tools provided by Microsoft, this session is for you. During the session we cover the basic steps to…

Enterprise Mode for Windows Internet Explorer 11 will provide improved Internet Explorer 8 compatibility, and tools to manage which web apps use it. This session is a deep-dive on deploying and…

Come check out the new version of Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) 2.5—from the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) for Software Assurance—it takes BitLocker to the next…

Virtual environments can offer huge advantages in cost savings, maintenance, etc. How can you realize these advantages using App-V and UE-V? Come on a deep-dive journey into best practices for…

Microsoft Kinect for Windows v2 offers improved capabilities to enable your own apps with human-centric-computing and Natural User Interfaces (NUI). This developer focused session introduces the new…

In the new digital era, we aim to show a set of technologies highlighting the user-friendly interfaces, the intuitive usage, the power of Microsoft online services, the full integration of each…

Microsoft Kinect for Windows v2 lets you use innovations you have seen from Xbox One to enable your own world with a megatrend, human-centric-computing. Natural User Interfaces (NUI) are at your…

This session covers the configuration steps required for a multi-forest architecture in which Lync is delivered as part of a partner hosted private cloud deployment, Exchange Online is delivered by…

In this session, we outline a process for troubleshooting performance issues with customer connections to Microsoft Office 365. Most of the time, finding the root cause of a performance problem will…

You are in the middle of discussions with the customer on deploying Lync. The networking department starts asking you questions like: How much bandwidth do we need to provide for Lync traffic in our…

This session covers the under-the-hood details of the Click-to-Run technology of Office 365 ProPlus and how it actually works. We go into the virtual file system and explain why apps can be run before…

This session covers how you can ensure your migration to Microsoft Office 365 will be successful with regards to keeping mail flow working and not seeing any non-deliverable messages! We look at…

Learn about the current landscape of Yammer user identity management. This session starts with a look at identity management and the roadmap for Yammer. We then dig into what can be achieved with the…

When deploying Lync Mobile with Enterprise Voice, users expect to be able to complete calls as expected, roam around the building as they do when using cellular roaming, and have pristine quality to…

Are your SharePoint Online pages slow? Do you understand what knobs you have to tune the performance of your own pages? Do you know how diagnose the performance on your pages? Do you ever wonder what…

This session walks through the integration aspects of SharePoint on premises and Yammer. We give you an overview on how to set up SSO and Directory Sync and focus on the various scenarios that…

Software Defined Networking (SDN) is changing the way enterprises think about their network infrastructure. In this session, we review the Microsoft strategy and investments in SDN, the applicability…

Project Server and Project Online provide you with a wide range of choices to develop and share reports across your teams. This demo-heavy session provides a comprehensive overview of the reporting…

Cloud computing has become a popular and successful computing model that enables organizations to reduce both their capital and operational expenditures, renew IT innovation, and gain the advantage of…

What separates the Microsoft Business Intelligence platform from the competition? Be armed with the Microsoft Office and SharePoint Server 2013 integrated analytics platform that allows your customers…

Microsoft Office 365 has datacenters all across the world and customers have offices all across the world. In between those is the Internet. Network traffic routing and bandwidth availability on the…

When you consider using cloud services for productivity, communication, and collaboration, trust in the cloud service provider is vital. To earn and maintain your trust in Microsoft Office 365, we…

This session discusses the best methods of performance monitoring and trending for Exchange 2013, including important thresholds to pay attention to. In addition, it covers suggested ways to tune the…

This session covers the very latest information about and best practices for database availability groups, mailbox database copies, high availability-related Managed Availability health sets, witness…

As Lync becomes an important part of the infrastructure, it is equally important to be able to quickly restore its availability in the event of an outage. Even a well-designed High Availability…

Mobile Devices are the first and only connected device for a billion people, and there no question that workplaces are evolving to become more focused on mobile computing. As businesses adopt a BYOD…

Lync-Skype connectivity v2 includes video calling, enterprise grade security mechanisms, and best-of-breed audio quality. We provide basic calling demonstrations on various platforms, including…

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

Just getting started with your Lync Voice deployment? Come join us as we explore the wide range of Lync voice telephony capabilities that you'll want to know about to make your deployment a success,…

Lync Server 2013 is developed as secure by design. This session covers how a secure infrastructure design can be archived with Lync Server 2013. Learn which aspects of Lync 2013 security need to be…

In this session, we discuss the difference between high availability and disaster recovery, and how Lync Server 2013 addresses these scenarios. This includes a deep dive into the Windows Fabric with…

The Microsoft Lync Engineering team regularly run All-Hands sessions with up to 1,000 online participants with speakers in four sites. Running these meetings requires a lot of the same procedures as…

User management and identity integration is easy in Microsoft Office 365. In this session, we explain identity management concepts and describe the three identity models that you can use. The three…

Is there rogue usage of consumer, non-approved file, sync and share technologies in your organization? Come to this session to learn how to get up and running fast with OneDrive for Business and…

FastTrack for Office 365 is a service benefit that provides enhanced onboarding assistance, delivered by Microsoft. FastTrack enables you to get started quickly with Microsoft Office 365 and easily…

Are you getting ready to deploy Exchange Server 2013? Join this session to learn how to deploy Exchange Server 2013 into existing deployments of Exchange 2007 or 2010. The session includes real-world…

Are you planning to move to Microsoft Office 365 from Exchange? Join this session to learn how Exchange hybrid can provide the capabilities to make a smooth transition to Office 365. The session…

Need to send a confidential email/document and protect your information? Struggling with spam, viruses or malware? Learn how Microsoft Office 365 can keep your data secure whether it is data at rest…

Accidently sent that important sensitive mail? Looking to save that Oops moment? Come get educated about how Office 365 Data loss Prevention works and learn how Microsoft is committed to bring this…

Security plays an important in Lync, and the basis for that is provided by certificates. By looking at how Lync uses certificates, we walk through the factors that are important to look out for when…

Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus can be packaged and deployed within a few minutes if you go with the default settings, but what about updating your deployment on a monthly basis? In this session, learn…

In this session, hear from a deep subject matter expert about how we do compliance in the space of Archiving, Auditing, eDiscovery, Retention, DLP, and devices. Join this session to see where we’ve…

In this session we provide a view of the new Exchange futures resources, including early demos of a few of these new capabilities. We cover Groups, Document Collaboration, Clutter, Compliance Center,…

Don't miss the opportunity to hear about Project and Portfolio management (PPM) in the Cloud and how it relates to your Microsoft SharePoint Online users. During this session, we talk about the…

When you consider using cloud services for productivity, communication, and collaboration, trust in the cloud service provider is vital. To earn and maintain your trust in Microsoft Office 365, we…

OneNote gives you one place to keep your notes and other content with you, anywhere, now that OneNote is across all platforms and devices. Write by hand, type, record, snap a picture, clip from the…

Does C2R really work with existing deployment tools? Let's spend 75 minutes showing Click-to-Run working within other deployment platforms. We know user self-installation isn't really what an end user…

Service Management excellence is at the core of the Microsoft Office 365 experience. This session is designed to show you the power of a multi-tenant cloud productivity service. This session gives you…

As a cloud service, Microsoft Office 365 continues to evolve as we develop new innovations in productivity and enhance existing services. In this session, hear about how we deploy and communicate…

Microsoft Office 365 Deployment for Small and Medium Business is a unique challenge; every environment is extremely unique and are often coming from a variety of backgrounds and starting points. This…

Enterprise Social is enabling organizations across the world to transform their businesses, to harnesses the power of their most valuable asset, their people, by connecting employees, customers, and…

All your work files are accessible from anywhere. Come to this session and learn about OneDrive for Business and everything it has to offer for your organization, from simple sharing and team…

As the amount of social, business, and private data grows in each of our lives, it is important to be able to find the data that matters and make meaningful decisions. In this session, learn about the…

Manage Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Office 365 like a pro! In this session we talk through the basics of Exchange and Office 365 PowerShell, then show you how automating common tasks like use…

Come see how we reimagined search and discovery across Microsoft Office with Delve (previously Codename "Oslo"), powered by the Office Graph. Delve enables you to work like a network, by…

Did you know that you can easily build and share dynamic data connected dashboards with Microsoft Visio and SharePoint? This session highlights the new investments in Microsoft Visio Pro for Office…

We all have stories to tell, both personal and professional. As the amount of information we have access to continues to grow, our need to easily capture, collect, organize, visualize, and share it is…

Usage of video in the Enterprise has grown quickly within the last 18-36 months. It's time for viewers to be more engaged and to have their experience be more personal. Join in for a deep dive on…

Meet Sway, a brand new authoring app from Office that joins Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Sway helps you easily create and share an interactive web-based canvas of your ideas, which looks…

Today, Microsoft Office is available on Windows desktop client, Mac, iPad, all phones (iPhone, Windows Phone and Android) and in the browser. Microsoft is committed to establishing the Office…

Today, IT departments have an unprecedented opportunity to transform their business by providing solutions that help people get things done more efficiently, from anywhere and with anyone. As IT, how…

Microsoft Office 365 is designed to meet the needs of business of all sizes, ranging from small businesses to large enterprises. Correspondingly, the IT admins who manage the service could range from…

There is no better time for being a developer than today. Companies today use software to differentiate from the competition, be more agile, and provide the best experience for customers. “Every…

Data is the new currency and businesses are hungrier than ever to harness its power to transform and accelerate their business. SQL Server and the broader Microsoft data platform, with the help of our…

With all of the talk in the industry about the cloud, it can be difficult to determine what is hype and what is real. It can be even harder to develop a roadmap for your datacenter that takes…

Delivering high-quality, modern applications requires modern application lifecycle management tools and processes. In this demo-packed session, learn about updates to the Microsoft application…

The rapid growth in the use of mobile devices combined with ubiquitous access to cloud services is changing the way that people use their personal technology to get work done. The Consumerization of…

Follow the setup Wizards, click, click, click… and you are done! But, what if it doesn’t work, or it started to work and then stopped. Come to this session and learn how to take a pragmatic approach…

The Azure Rights Management Service (RMS) enables customers to protect their sensitive information, enforce their organization’s information use policies, IT architecture, and mobility needs.…

Are you a Citrix customer evaluating how to deploy native mobile apps, virtualized apps, and/or virtualized desktop in Azure? This is the right session for you. In this session we cover starting with…

This session covers future improvements for deployment and upgrade in the next versions of System Center Configuration Manager, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and Windows. Learn how Microsoft is…

This session reviews what VDI is, how it is enabled and supported by the capabilities if Windows Server 2012 R2, options and alternatives for deployment (Remote App, Remote Desktop, pooled VMs versus…

When planning to deploy Windows desktops and applications in modern cloud and mobility environments, acceptable user experience is an important success factor. Unfortunately, traditional benchmarking…

Come and learn about our investments and focus areas for VDI in the next version of Windows Server.

This session dives into what you'll do at the server level to drive System Center Configuration Manager and Intune integration for mobile device management. The session includes subscription,…

Mobile device management is all about IT pros getting end users up and running as quickly as possible, while maintaining control over corporate resources. In BYOD scenarios, IT pros face additional…

Identity Management for customers' on-premises environments remains a significant area of focus. In this session we explore Identity Manager vNext and the areas we are investing in for the next…

One of the challenges of enabling work from anywhere is being able to make on-premises corporate IT resources accessible from the Internet while making sure that associated risk is controlled…

In this session, learn how to use Apple Configurator to bulk-enroll iOS devices, how to tightly control devices usage, and how to pre-provision apps and policies to devices. We walk you through how…

In this session, we cover Directory Integration between Active Directory and Azure Active Directory, including our investments and new functionality in Azure AD Sync, Azure AD Connect and how we are…

This session walks through the architecture of Remote Desktop Solutions (RDS) hosted in Azure, public, and private clouds. The discussion includes high availability considerations and capacity…

Work Folders allows you to leverage your investment in File Servers while simultaneously providing end users with anywhere access to their data from their work PC as well as their personal devices. In…

Using Azure Multi-Factor Authentication, adding a second factor of authentication to on-premises and cloud applications is easier than ever. Join this session for a technical breakdown of Azure…

Containers may be good for sandboxing data, but why should protecting corporate data require that your users sacrifice a great user experience? With Intune and System Center Configuration Manager, you…

Ready to drink from a fire hose? In this highly energized session, learn about insights, best practices and hear unfiltered thoughts about Desktop Virtualization, VDI, vendors, and solutions.…

The increasingly popular trends of 'BYOD (bring your own device) to work' and 'work from anywhere' expose corporate IT resources to greater risk. Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)…

The average user these days is often equally as IT savvy as a lot of the professionals that deliver IT. They expect technology to be seamless and to allow them to work anywhere, anytime. This includes…

There are many fantastic and useful community tools created to take an already great product in System Center Configuration Manager to a new level. We showcase many of these community tools during…

This session outlines the current and future plans for Intune and System Center Configuration Manager. We also provide a sneak peek into the newest enhancements for managing Windows, Windows Phone,…

In this session we cover our strategy across Windows Server, Windows PowerShell, Active Directory, Microsoft Identity Manager, and Microsoft Azure Active Directory for addressing the risks of…

This session gives a brief overview of using Azure RemoteApp for Mobility and BYOD scenarios where IT can enable users to access corporate data and applications while ensuring compliance. With Azure…

Today, people want to work anywhere on any device. How do you enable this, yet retain control and meet compliance requirements in both on-premises and cloud environments? Join us to learn more on the…

Bounded Context is one of the most critical patterns in Domain-Driven Design (DDD). While you shouldn't have to worry about your data persistence while you are modeling your domain, it is still…

Like with any framework, there are those who know how to use ASP.NET Web API, and there are those who KNOW how to use ASP.NET Web API. Want to be the second type of person? In this session we skip the…

Everything in the OWASP TOP 10 is covered in this session, including: Injections, Broken Authentication and Session Management, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Insecure Direct Object References, Security…

Employee apps need enterprise single-sign on, push notifications, as well as access to existing enterprise systems on premises. Azure Mobile Services allows you to quickly build and host an .NET Web…

Learn about the latest Microsoft operating systems and runtimes for building Internet of Things (IoT) devices, with a focus on maker-class hardware.

Come and join this fast-paced session as we take you through our top ten tips and tricks for using Visual Studio. In this session, we demo some of the hidden and little-known gems in the recent…

Do you find it painful to set up infrastructure to run performance and load tests? Do you think load testing is an expensive affair? Do you have a need for testing your service with a large burst load…

Code and debugger maps help you understand and navigate through code when troubleshooting and designing new functionality. Come and learn how code maps help you: understand the flow of code when…

Project "Roslyn" is a complete renewal of the C# and Visual Basic compilers, exposing them as full fidelity APIs for everyone to use, and providing a great foundation for evolving the tool…

Join Microsoft’s “Lesser Scott" as he introduces you to new thinking around ASP.NET and the .NET Framework. What does ASP.NET look like in 2014 and beyond? In a world of NuGets and modular…

WebSockets has heralded the coming of the real-time web, enabling amazing new experiences in your web browser and connected device. But, new paradigms bring new challenges. What about clients that…

Azure Scheduler? Azure WebJobs? Mobile Services Jobs? There are several ways in which developers can schedule jobs on Azure. In this demo-heavy session, we explore and demo the different alternatives…

The cloud world makes great promises of massive and flexible scaling as your needs and business and usage grows. However developing web applications that run at enormous scale is not as simple as…

IntelliTrace (or Historical Debugging) is a magical tool built into Visual Studio that can display the entire execution history of your managed application. You can run IntelliTrace in a production…

Team Foundation Server has customizable workflows, enterprise level reporting, and incredible scalability. Visual Studio Online has elastic load testing, Application Insights and deep integration with…

Enterprise Application Integration or EAI solutions bridge systems with disparate data formats and communication protocols. Solutions increasingly need to connect on-premises systems with applications…

In this session, we build an ASP.NET MVC website from scratch using Visual Studio 2013 and show how you can use Microsoft Azure to build a better, more reliable, application. Learn about the different…

This session is born of the hard lessons learned from years of working with diverse companies using metrics to improve their software development processes. Come learn from our successes and be warned…

Support for Git was added into Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 and Team Foundation Server 2013. In this session, learn more about why you might want to use Git for your next project, what makes DVCS a…

With Release Management you can achieve true continuous delivery on any platform. This session demos how to use Release Management for continuous delivery in Cross-Platform environments including…

Entity Framework 7 will be a new release of EF and will build on the host of great features from EF6, such as async query and save, testability improvements, connection resiliency, custom Code First…

Microsoft Office 365 is an ideal business application platform providing a core set of services expected in today’s business apps like collaboration, presence, and integrated workflows, and a central…

This session walks through developing and running an enterprise web application on Azure Websites that integrates with Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Office 365 and other third-party services.…

A great developer experience has been a cornerstone of Azure Websites. We also go into depth about continuous deployment, unit testing and integration with customized web hooks. How to build custom…

You may think you have a decent understanding of what Dependency Injection (DI) is, but the truth is that to really write testable software you need to stop any hard class instantiation anywhere in…

Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2013 and Visual Studio Online bring a valuable set of new features and capabilities to agile teams. They provide a simple-to-use experience on top of a…

If you look inside the AngularJS source code, you will see a comment starting with "Insanity Warning". This comment is in regards to some of the code that handles Angular's databinding. Is…

As a developer, regardless of your programming language or the platform that you target, you use the debugger on a daily basis. Come to this all-demo session to learn how to make the most of the…

Join us as we explore top scenarios where your managed application might benefit from the speed and native power of C++. We look at elements of modern C++, key similarities and…

Learn about the latest features in Visual Studio 2013, including dozens of tips and tricks for building web applications using ASP.NET and Visual Studio 2013. Learn about the new HTML5 editor, new…

Cloud-based applications have unique challenges when it comes to identity management. In this session, join us for a deep dive in how to build web applications and web APIs on a variety of platforms…

Realize the dream of “write once and deploy everywhere” with the new Visual Studio extension for Multi-Device Hybrid Apps. In this session, we build an application deployed to Windows, Windows Phone,…

Today's data-driven apps are all powered by an easy-to-use backend. In this session, we take deep dive into one such backend: Azure Mobile Services. Learn how to connect your app to a .NET Mobile…

In this session, hear about real-world consulting experiences in scaling web apps including insights and best practices. Learn how to architect and develop applications on the ASP.NET stack so that…

So you know a bit about the Application Insights service but you want to know more. In this session we cover real-world scenarios to help you build available, performant and successful ASP.NET,…

The Microsoft Azure Portal is a great place to manage your cloud-based architectures, but in many cases (take Web-based SaaS systems that need to spin up customer websites based on user input as an…

The async support available now with .NET and Visual Studio makes it easier than ever before to compose the asynchrony in your apps. But are you doing so effectively? From reliability to reuse to…

ASP.NET Identity is a totally rewritten framework that brings the ASP.NET membership system into the modern era. ASP.NET Identity makes it easier to integrate different authentication systems such as…

When you use the Event Sourcing pattern in a .NET application, your data source just consists of persisted events. You don’t likely have a classic relational data store; all you store are events, and…

For today’s businesses, having a webpage and social media account is no longer sufficient to provide high-quality engagement and service for their customers. Businesses need to target the screen that…

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) developers, Microsoft Silverlight developers, Phone developers, and Windows developers all use XAML to build stunning user experiences. With the best platform,…

This session demos using Desired State Configuration (DSC) with Release Management for Visual Studio 2013 to tackle real-world deployment challenges. We start by presenting an overview of the key…

This session dives deep into the available scenarios when using the OneDrive for Business, Calendar, Mail, Contacts, and Sites services in the Microsoft Office 365 APIs. These Office 365 APIs can be…

This session is full of demos and real-life practices showing how the typical intranet or collaboration customizations can be achieved using app model patterns. We show different proven patterns to…

Apps for SharePoint and Apps for Office allow you as an enterprise developer to weave your existing enterprise solutions throughout the Office products that your users live in day to day. In this…

Visual Studio developers have two powerful options for developing multi-device applications: Cordova and Xamarin. Cordova support in Visual Studio enables you to ship mobile applications written with…

In the keynote you will hear some announcements for Microsoft Office 365 developers. Come to this session and learn how to implement these new capabilities in your Office 365 tenants!

SharePoint search has the power to index a variety of content. With SharePoint 2013, it has the ability to infer a variety of details about the content. In this session, learn more about the…

The Unified Communications Web API is the key API of the Microsoft Lync platform. It was created four years ago to be ready for the mobile and web world, and eventually be the central interface to…

Lync is an incredibly powerful product. Yet even more powerful if you start integrating it into your business and use communications to help you be more efficient. IT Pro or developer, this session…

Develop a new sales channel for your apps and services in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. The Microsoft Azure Marketplace brings the quality, choice, and strength of the Microsoft Azure partner…

With security attacks on the rise, protecting your applications and data is more of a necessity than ever before. We discuss some of the features provided by Visual Studio and the .NET Framework, such…

Come see an end-to-end view of the .NET platform in the new world of devices powered by cloud services. In this session, see the present and the future of .NET in key areas such as the runtime,…

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) overwhelmed us with the most powerful data binding ever released in a development platform. Now we know that rumors of its demise had been greatly exaggerated.…

Microsoft has been fostering open development and collaboration on the .NET platform, and with the creation of the .NET Foundation we are committed to a vibrant .NET OSS ecosystem. Come join a few of…

With the release of Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 and recent updates, we also got new releases of ASP.NET MVC with lots of great new features. The good news is, it won't fundamentally change anything…

API Management solutions help organizations expose and publish their backend services as APIs for external and internal consumption. Join us to find out more about the new API Management capability in…

Xamarin enables C# developers to become native iOS, Android, and Windows mobile app developers overnight. In this session, learn how to leverage your existing Microsoft .NET and C# skills to create…

Visual Studio Online (www.visualstudio.com) brings together Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server, and Microsoft Azure into an easy-to-consume cloud-hosted solution for application lifecycle…

Microsoft’s Developer Division, responsible for building massive software projects such as Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server, has been on a multi-year journey to transform itself from a…

It’s enticing to consider using Visual Studio Online (VSO) to manage your project. Easy to get started, no maintenance or infrastructure to worry about, and quick access for all users from anywhere…

Microsoft Patterns & Practices has published best practices to build maintainable Universal Apps. This includes prescriptive guidance around common scenarios, code samples demonstrating solutions,…

Creating cross-platform, application-scale JavaScript code that runs in any browser or in any host is very hard. TypeScript is a programming language that changes that situation. In this session, get…

Domain-Driven Design (DDD) is an approach to software design and development that focuses on the analysis of the business domain and uses ad hoc tools such as the ubiquitous language to split the…

Have you heard of the S.O.L.I.D. principles? You have? Good! Can you explain them all? And make your colleague understand them, and why they are useful? Okay, in that case, you should stay away from…

Most of us understand the benefits of using open source software (OSS) and libraries. Heck, even Microsoft embraces it, so why can’t you adopt it as well in your enterprise? Open source can be a…

This session introduces you to the Microsoft Office 365 Development platform. It introduces the main two approaches to developing using the App Model to make your customizations appear in the products…

See the compelling business reasons to leverage these new approaches, and learn where to get started.

Application Insights is a new service in limited preview that helps DevOps teams ensure their ASP.NET, Windows Phone, and Store applications are highly available, performing as customers expect and…

With the Business Intelligence Semantic Model in SQL Server 2014 there are two ways to create and deliver successful SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) projects: Tabular and Multidimensional. In this…

Now that you have your application migrated to in-memory OLTP Engine and you're getting good performance with your workload, your main focus is to keep it operational. This session walks through…

DAX is not only an expression language, but also a query language and, when it comes to performance, the xVelocity in-memory engine is second to none. Scanning fact tables and performing leaf-level…

Discover the benefits of deploying Hadoop in the cloud (no hardware to acquire, no hardware maintenance, unlimited elastic scale, and instant time to value). If you have already deployed Hadoop…

Azure Search is a new search-as-a-service solution in the Azure platform that allows developers to incorporate search capabilities into their applications without having to worry about the…

We have all heard about the Polybase feature of the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Parallel Data Warehouse, but what are the use cases for this technology? In this session we explore and demonstrate…

Big data is one of the hottest trends in technology that more and more companies embrace. As big data takes a more dominant position on every CxO’s agenda, most put all their big bets on the yellow…

As the de facto platform for Big Data Apache Hadoop has matured to occupy a central place in the next generation data architecture. Hadoop does not replace existing technologies rather complements…

Microsoft Azure is a hosted computing platform and infrastructure that enables building, deploying and managing applications and services such as Microsoft SQL Server 2014 through a global network of…

We have a number of experiences to share around customer migrations to SQL Server 2014 In-Memory OLTP through working with them in the TAP and Early Adoption programs. This session provide feedback…

In-Memory features are the flagship features of SQL Server 2014. In this session, we go over three areas of functionality which leverage in-memory database technology: In-Memory OLTP, In-Memory Data…

Learn about the AlwaysOn improvements in SQL Server 2014, their customer value, and see some demos.

Microsoft Power Query for Excel is a new set of experiences to empower business analysts and end users to discover, acquire, and transform data of any shape and size. Join the Power Query team in this…

In this session we go end-to-end to construct a machine learning web service using Microsoft Azure Machine Learning (ML). The session begins by reading in a data set from Azure blob storage and a…

Power BI offers many tools to explore a data model created in Power Pivot, such as Excel, Power View, and Q&A. You can improve the user experience and the accessibility of information by creating…

Azure DocumentDB is a NoSQL document database service that supports rich adhoc queries, transactional processing of JavaScript logic, and tunable consistency over schema-free JSON data. In this…

The Azure Data Factory is a new Azure service for data developers and IT to manage the information production required to deliver the trusted data assets for an organization. The service operates over…

Vast amounts of data are flowing at high velocity over the wire today. Organizations that can process and act on this data in real time can dramatically improve efficiencies and differentiate…

Join this session to learn about the latest investments in the performance and business continuity capabilities in Azure SQL Database. We cover in detail the newly introduced concepts and demonstrate…

Azure has been the choice of platform for many enterprises running their business applications. In this session, we discuss considerations for using Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services for Oracle…

Join this session to learn about the latest investments in business continuity and security for Azure SQL Database. We cover in detail the newly introduced concepts and demonstrate how and when to…

Come explore how to integrate SQL Server tooling in Visual Studio with Team Foundation Server to enable continuous integration and database unit testing. Getting SQL Server database projects to work…

The Microsoft Analytics Platform Systems (APS) is Microsoft's foray into on-premises big data appliance business. The appliance has evolved from simply a collection of on-premises servers to an…

The Microsoft Analytics Platform System (APS) has evolved from a simple collection of on-premises servers to an integrated hybrid (on-premises/cloud) big data appliance that enables customers to gain…

Power BI for Microsoft Office 365 delivers a compelling set of Self-Service BI tools and services for the discovery, analysis, and visualization of on-premises and cloud-based data. In this session we…

Online services are currently protected by several methods, from the software development lifecycle to operational processes for incident response. One of the main assets of online services is usually…

If you are a developer or a systems admin who has just been handed a Microsoft SQL Server database, and you've got no idea what to do with it—this session has some answers for you. We cover a variety…

Data is rapidly growing. We're dealing with data of all shapes and sizes being generated faster than ever before. Apache Hadoop is a platform that has emerged to help extract insight from all that…

Microsoft Azure Machine Learning (MAML) is a service on Windows Azure which a developer can use to build a predictive analytics model using machine learning over data and then deploy that model as a…

In this session, we cover the expanding NoSQL landscape on Azure and go into a bit of depth into DocumentDB, Microsoft’s document database-as-a-service. This session is intended for those that are new…

Azure enables you to easily cloud-enable and deliver self-service batch and High Performance Computing (HPC) applications. Instead of setting up and managing a cluster, Azure helps you to provision…

In this session we explore in detail the different options to deploy Power BI as part of a Microsoft Office 365 deployment. What are the best practices to get as much value as possible as an admin, a…

Join this session to learn about the best techniques to derive business insights using Microsoft BI tools connecting to the SAP ERP and SAP BI Platform. We outline best approaches to connect to the…

In this session, we take a deep dive into Power View, Microsoft’s interactive data visualization experience. Through some cool demos, learn how to create beautiful, interactive Power View reports…

Come to this session to learn about the latest investments in the Azure relational database service, SQL Database. We demonstrate the value proposition of SQL Database with Basic, Standard, and…

The Internet of Your Things is here. Architects, Developers, Analysts and LOB IT want to understand the architecture required to realize the art of the possible with big data insight, and the value of…

Azure Pack (WAP) for Windows Server enables the Microsoft Cloud OS vision by providing a consistent datacenter platform and DevOps scenarios regardless of target cloud environments. This session…

When asked what to do about corporate hacking, Ex NSA Director Michael Hayden replied, “Man up and defend yourselves." Within a few years, Edward Snowden rocked the world by disclosing…

As we move into the Cloud OS space with the new Azure Pack it will be important that your existing systems can integrate into the Cloud OS stack to provide end-to-end delivery and management of these…

This session covers the brand new innovations in the Operations Manager dashboard infrastructure that allows you to build custom dashboards for any audience.

Protecting your Virtual machines is more than just “backup." There are many things you can do with your data protection and thanks to the virtualization capabilities of Hyper-V you have many…

Containers are here to stay and Docker is the de facto container ecosystem for Linux today because of the huge ecosystem of dockerized portable application images in Docker Hub enabling rapid…

Windows Server 2003 reaches end of support on 14 July, 2015. Are you prepared? This demo-intensive session covers the tools and the processes that enable you to migrate various workloads and…

By now you’ve seen the announcement of the new Microsoft Cloud Platform System (CPS) and are excited about what it does and what it has to offer. In this session we cover the network architecture, the…

It is pretty clear that we have a smart new generation who understand how to get around computer systems—some are doing it just for fun, while others are doing it with a slightly more sinister intent!…

The TOR Network started life as a military project to bring an anonymous voice to the oppressed. But over the years it has been twisted into a dark place where criminals and hackers lurk and trade in…

Since the end of TrueCrypt, one of the alternatives for data security is BitLocker. Discover the new enterprise implementation of BitLocker, called Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring…

Mark provides an overview of several Sysinternals tools, including Process Monitor, Process Explorer, and Autoruns, focusing on the features useful for malware analysis and removal. These utilities…

If there is a weakness in your IT security system, wouldn't it be better to find it before someone else does? The worst thing is that even a small scale security breach could leave your business in…

OK, so an attacker got into your infrastructure, used server’s misconfiguration, created themselves an account and… Exactly! And what? Or maybe you would like to know where to gather information about…

Acquiring and analyzing physical memory as done by forensics professionals is a crucial skill to understand how an operating system works or worked during the incident. For hobbyists, working with…

Microsoft Azure enables you to create solutions composed of services running in your own data center as well as in the public cloud. Forming a hybrid cloud solution, these services can be integrated…

We have talked to hundreds of IT professionals in the top enterprise IT organizations in the world who are either deploying or in the planning phase to build a private, public, or hybrid cloud. In…

Delivering truly highly-available systems is a key requirements for all IT solutions today. Designing and building these systems requires careful planning from the ground up, with complexity…

Windows Server 2012 R2 allows enterprises and service providers to build a true, end-to-end software defined datacenter using the powerful capabilities and technologies within the Microsoft stack. In…

Starting with Windows Server 2012, Microsoft offered a complete storage stack from the hardware up, leveraging commodity JBODs surfaced as Virtual Disks via Storage Spaces, hosted by Scale-Out File…

Are you paying attention to DevOps? Adoption of DevOps practices can greatly improve your company’s deployment efficiency. PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) helps teams take the management…

This session focuses on the Plan, Develop, Release and Operate phases in the DevOps movement. As you move towards Microsoft's Cloud OS, IT pros and developers need to understand the dynamic…

Come to this session to learn how Windows Server data deduplication can be used to support large-scale deployments of VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) and Microsoft System Center Data Protection…

Come learn PowerShell the way PowerShell was meant to be learned—exploring Windows from the console. In this session, Distinguished Engineer Jeffrey Snover starts with the Get-Help cmdlet and shows…

Last year, we announced the general availability for Azure infrastructure services (IaaS). Since then, we have continually innovated and added new and existing features to the IaaS platform. In this…

Learn about the functionality and processes that are available to enable you to move your private cloud deployments to Windows Server 2012 R2 and beyond, with zero downtime. Understand the options…

Join this session as we explore how the @Building_Clouds Team authored a Cloud Platform System (CPS) ready Azure Pack (WAP) Multi-Tier Service based on VM Roles to deploy production-ready Active…

Delivering business continuance involves more than just high availability, it also includes disaster recovery. In this session we discuss the new Storage Replica feature introduced in Windows Server…

This session focuses on the implementations and experiences of StorSimple customers and how they are using the solution for hybrid cloud storage. This session discusses why customers were looking to…

This session introduces the 8000 Series hybrid storage arrays for StorSimple including enhanced data management, consolidated management in Microsoft Azure Portal with the StorSimple Manager, and…

Windows Server and System Center manage storage in your private cloud and integrate your storage with value-add services running in Microsoft Azure. This session covers the latest investments in…

In this session, learn about Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) and how you can fight efficiently against Zero-Day exploits. Learn how EMET works and see examples of how global companies…

This session illustrates how customer needs for monitoring are changing and how Microsoft is investing in System Center Operations Manager and System Center Advisor to address these updated customer…

Do you want to look at your entire application as a unit, create a template for your app and deploy it automatically for your dev/test environment? Do you want to make sure dependencies across your…

In this session, learn how the new Azure Automation service enables you to automate the creation, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of services in your Microsoft Azure environment using a highly…

This TechEd Europe 2014 session covers how Operations Manager as a platform has been extended with Microsoft Azure Operational Insights Preview (previously known as System Center Advisor), a next…

Monitoring infrastructure is a crucial function in any datacenter. Due to the complexities involved, IT administrators have traditionally either requested services from consultant firms or bought…

Microsoft Cloud Platform System (CPS) is an end-to-end cloud solution from Microsoft and Dell. This solution is designed from the ground up for redundancy, high availability, performance, and scale.…

Tiered Storage Spaces enable you to have affordable, reliable, high performance storage using commodity SSDs and HDDs. In this session, learn what Tiered Storage Spaces are and how to deploy them in…

In this session, we show how IT professionals can extend Azure Site Recovery and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2 (VMM) to build Disaster Recovery Solutions for Hyper-V VMs using existing…

Learn how a customer integrated their custom portal with Azure Pack in order to offer cloud services to their customers using entirely the Cloud OS Stack (Windows Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012…

Mark shares insights gained on the high-scale battlefield from Microsoft Azure and large Azure customers that can help you create more manageable, highly available, and scalable applications. He goes…

You may have noticed that System Center Orchestrator 2012 R2 has a new partner in automation, Service Management Automation. What exactly is Service Management Automation (SMA) and how does it align…

This technical session discusses Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V and Failover Clustering design, infrastructure planning, and deployment considerations for your highly-available datacenter or private…

Join us to understand how System Center Data Protection Manager (SCDPM) and Windows Azure Backup are stepping up to address the challenge enterprise customers and service providers face when…

The Azure Pack enables the Microsoft Cloud OS vision by providing a consistent datacenter platform and DevOps experience regardless of target cloud environments. This session focuses on the…

Building complex and comprehensive line-of-business apps with WinRT and Modern UI gets more and more relevant. In this session we dig into architecting and implementing such applications. Learn how to…

This session focuses on the advances made in the network infrastructure management services in the next version of Windows Server, to operate cloud datacenter networks. The session will have details…

It's one thing to hear about and see a great demo of a Hyper-V feature. But how do you put them into practice? This session takes you through some of those elements of Hyper-V that have made for great…

Organizations of all sizes are now able to afford Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS) powered by Azure Site Recovery (ASR) with InMage Scout. This session provides the business and technical…

System Center Virtual Machine Manager is the beating heart beat in every Private Cloud Implementation, and introduces us to the cloud abstraction. In this session, learn how you should design your…

Azure Pack provides powerful capabilities for building a private cloud. It allows you to leverage the learnings from the large-scale deployment of public Microsoft Azure itself. There are many moving…

This session discusses Windows Server 2012 R2 Software Defined Storage for your private cloud, running Hyper-V over SMB against a Scale-out File Server, including key features and capabilities such as…

If you've heard about Hyper-V Network Virtualization and are excited about it, come to this session to see how it works in theoretical and practical aspects with Windows Server 2012 R2 and Microsoft…

Storage Quality of Service (QoS) was introduced in Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2, and delivered storage performance limits and reservations to virtual machines. In this session we introduce the…

Starting with a technical overview of our World Cup success, we walk through the setup a live streaming workflow for a live mid-tier event or enterprise webcast and also leverage our content guard…

In this session, we show how Hosting Service Providers can build premium Disaster Recovery offerings using Microsoft Azure Site Recovery. DR is a premium business opportunity and we show examples of…

Do you manage Hyper-V backup applications? Do you build backup solutions for Hyper-V? If so, this session is a "must-attend" for you, because Hyper-V is completely reinventing backup and…

System Center Virtual Machine Manager is the foundation for Microsoft’s Private Cloud. This session outlines the new investments in Virtual Machine Manager and covers the Microsoft-recommended way to…

In today's modern datacenter, heterogeneity is common with regards to Operating Systems, virtualization solutions as well as the software stacks that run on them. In this session, we explore the…

Learn how Azure Site Recovery enables seamless use of Azure IaaS as a zero CAPEX Disaster Recovery Site for your on-premises datacenter. We demonstrate the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of this…

Automation includes a balance of power and trust. Leveraging a combination of Service Management Automation (SMA) and PowerShell Just Enough Admin (JEA), you can deploy an operations platform where…

In this demo-heavy session we present in depth the most significant capabilities of Azure Active Directory Premium, the advanced hybrid identity and access management cloud solution of Microsoft.…

Leverage the capabilities of Service Manager and its expandability to support your on-premises and hosted cloud solutions. Come and hear the System Center Service Manager product team talk about…

Operating a cloud-based application, from small business apps to social apps at web scale, is one of the most challenging transitions that customers and cloud service vendors have to implement when…

Compliance and patch management is super important, even for Linux and UNIX computers. Starting with System Center 2012 SP1, you can deploy and update software on Linux and UNIX servers using…

In this session, learn about and see the capabilities of the newest addition to the Microsoft Azure Service Bus messaging infrastructure: Event Hub. Event Hub allows ingestion of application…

Trust and cost are the two drivers of cloud computing. Reducing cost is in the nature of cloud services, but what about trust and security? You’ve heard the hype about Windows Azure & Office 365,…

Overview of the joint portfolio of SQL based solutions, with a particular focus on the CS300 Analytics Platform and the OLTP offerings.

This session outlines various reference architectures defined and validated by Dell and Microsoft and running in Customer Production Deployments. We review each option and benefits with regards to…

Software Defined Networking (SDN) does to networking what virtualization did for computing, and will be central to the Software Defined Data Center (SDDC). SDN allows for greater flexibility in a data…

In this session, we take a look at a number of tools, from both Microsoft and Partners, that can enable you to migrate your workloads from your VMware vSphere platform, over to Hyper-V, or Microsoft…

The technical preview for the next release of Windows Server has been released, but what can you do with it? Why do you care? Come to this session to get the nitty gritty details of all the new stuff…

In this session, learn about the automation capabilities in System Center Orchestrator, the Azure Pack and Microsoft Azure. As we move into the modern datacenter with the Azure Pack and Microsoft…

It is impossible to prevent a determined adversary from breaking into a company. Therefore, is the next best thing is early detection of a malicious invasion that allows defenders to minimize the…

How well designed and implemented is your Public Key Infrastructure? Enterprises around the world use Microsoft Windows based Public Key Infrastructure for digital certificates. However, most…

Pass the Hash (PtH) is one of the most widespread and damaging attack techniques affecting our customers. Microsoft’s Pass the Hash workgroup has continued to work on mitigations in many forms…

Machine learning is one of the newest tools in a Data Scientist’s arsenal. In this session, you will learn key architectural principles and frameworks for creating practical approaches to solving the…

Don't fear the worst happening. Every business needs a coherent disaster recovery (DR) / business continuity solution that is tried and tested. With the vast array of options and technologies on the…

Microsoft Azure (and its "cousins" in the public cloud) change the way architecture investments and strategies work. This session walks you through the impact of Azure as the new “normal”…

In this session we examine a number of best practices, patterns, and profiles for cloud adoption.

You already know the ingredients: Hyper-V, System Center, Microsoft Azure, and Visual Studio. Now, using real-world customer examples and a comprehensive demo, learn how to weave these technologies…

Building solutions for global availability and scalability requires architects and developers to think differently at all layers in typical application architectures. In this session, learn about all…

Dynamic distributed applications can make System Center the key to streamlining your IT Operations Programs. Microsoft partnered with BlueStripe to deliver complete, multi-tier application management…

In today's modern datacenter, heterogeneous environments with Windows Server, Linux and FreeBSD are more common than not. Being able to run all of your virtualized workloads on a single hypervisor…

Microsoft has vast experience in running global scale cloud solutions like Azure. With the introduction of a new product family “Microsoft Cloud Platform System” (CPS), we are bringing those learnings…

Azure Storage is a highly scalable, available, and durable cloud storage system that stores 30+ trillions of objects and serves 3+ million requests per second on average. It provides…

In this session, you'll learn the fundamentals of Azure security, including threat defense, network security, access control, and data protection as well as the commitments Azure makes to safeguard…

Join Mark Russinovich and Mark Minasi for a lively discussion as they share their views on the cloud computing disruption and what it means for IT pros and developers. Mark Russinovich brings his…

Are you a Windows Server administrator now tasked with managing Linux servers as well? Are you interested in consolidating your hypervisors and management tools for both Windows and Linux workloads?…

This session provides an overview of networking technologies in Microsoft Azure with a special focus on newer networking features that have been added to the platform. Topics covered include Azure…

Come and get a tour of the leading features and capabilities of Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks, which collectively make up the Azure Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offering.…

Join us for a bird's-eye view of software defined compute as we enter the next release of Windows Server. See how Microsoft envisions using Hyper-V as it relates to our overarching vision of software…

This session provides a comprehensive overview of networking enhancements upcoming in the next release of Windows server, targeted towards enterprises, and service providers (including telecom…

Networks in modern datacenters are populated with a large and increasing variety of proprietary hardware appliances. Hardware cycles inhibit the rolling out of new revenue generating services, and…

The storage industry is going through strategic tectonic shifts. In this session, we walk through and recap Microsoft’s Software Defined Storage journey – how we got started, what our customers are…

Learn how to improve your data management efficiency by enabling a single, Windows Centric Data Management software solution to give administrators and users better and more knowledgeable access to…

It’s your data—regardless of whether it’s stored on premises or in Azure. Learn more about how Azure helps enforce data privacy and integrity throughout the information lifecycle. This session details…

We are excited to share the new, Microsoft Azure Portal Preview – reimagined, redesigned, and remade for you. Join us for this journey into the future of Ops in a DevOps world, integrating Microsoft…

Controlling who can access Azure resources and controlling what users can do within and across multiple Azure subscriptions has been a challenge. The solution is Azure Role-Based Access Control…

Microsoft Azure now provides the right services for enterprises. But what scenarios are most interesting to enterprise leaders, and why? Which of these do most enterprises want to start with, why do…

Public cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure are the future of datacenters. Microsoft is a major player in this area, but there are plenty of competitors. In this session, David Chappell provides an…

Leveraging the public cloud in conjunction with on-premises is key for the enterprise IT. Come and learn how to build hybrid scenarios with Azure in this session. We cover typical hybrid scenarios…

This session starts with a brief overview of the threat landscape, highlighting the standard possible vectors of attack that IT organizations leveraged by attackers. With that grounding, it drills…

Organizations are realizing that traditional network-based security measures are woefully inadequate to protect corporate data in a world where the workforce likes to work from different locations, on…

You’d be forgiven for thinking that wider adoption of cloud services will mean that Infrastructure specialists will no longer be needed in IT. While it is true that some traditional IT functions are…

Jeffrey Snover stops by the CH9 stage to give us an update on all things new in the PowerShell world, talks about his philosophy of Just Enough Administration and the coolness that is the Cloud…

Guest: Steve Teixeira, Raymond Laghaeian, Seth Juarez

Guest: Scott Hunter, Brady Gaster

Ben Armstrong, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft talks about virtualization and how it technically compares to containerization and Docker. [01:36] - How is containerization different than…

Guest: Kevin Pilch-Bisson

Craig Ashley from the Windows team helps us to understand how Windows 10 is going to respond to education, looking at some of the unique ways Windows can enable learning, but also how those features…

The Cloud Platform System (CPS) was recently announced providing a partnership between Dell and Microsoft to deliver Azure-like cloud services in a customer's own datacenter. Join Symon Perriman as…

Guest Paula Januszkiewicz

Chris Hallum takes us through the new security enhancements in Windows 10 and how they help enterprises to respond to modern security threats.

Michael Neihaus, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Windows, takes us through management in Windows 10 and the changes Microsoft is looking to introduce.

Brad McCabe, Group Product Marketing Manager for Windows takes us through what Windows 10 means for enterprises.

Get a recap of the top announcements heard here at TechEd Europe for the IT Pro audience and hear our fun highlights with the entire Edge Show team: David Tesar, Simon May, Symon Perriman, and Rick…

Guest: Bryon Surace

It's not Friday and we still don't know where our IT guys are, but Patch and Switch are LIVE from TechEd Europe in Barcelona. Two IT guys (Patch and Switch) talk about whatever comes up. What's the…

Rick Claus sits down with Julia White to talk about all things Office / Office 365. There were some very cool announcements that took place at TechEd Europe around enterprise management, device…

Come ask your questions and learn from security experts: Paula Januszkiewica, Jeff Jones, and Hasain Alshakarti. Our focus will be on cloud and internal security, but all questions are welcome.

Guest: Jeff Woolsey

Azure Web application proxy was announced during the keynote. Simon May gets some time with the product team to understand what the impact is for IT Pros and enterprises and what new scenarios are…

Guest: Corey Sanders

Simon asks Joe Belfiore some of the questions that are top of mind for IT pros around Windows 10. What's new for familiar UX, data protection, apps and more.

Jason Zander takes to Channel 9 live to talk about his Keynote presentation and to take questions from the Channel 9 Audience.

Rick Claus sits down with Mark Russinovich, CTO of Azure, to discuss the formalization of his role, his new title change and updates to Azure.

Rick chats with our 2014 Imagine Cup World Champions, Team Eyenaemia from Australia

Join us for the TechEd opening Keynote with Microsoft’s Jason Zander, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Azure and Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President of PC, Tablet and Phone, Operating Systems…