An interview with Adam Cogan, Microsoft Regional Director, SSW Chief Architect, ALM MVP.

An interview about 'Microsoft Big Data' with Len Wyatt, Programme Manager, Microsoft,

We are thrilled to announce that the Keynote address of Microsoft TechEd New Zealand 2012 will include international speakers Jer Thorp and Paul Thurrott! TechEd MC Jesse Mulligan will be joined by…

A chat about Windows Azure with Wade Wegner, Aditi Technologies.

A chat with Ben Gracewood, Marker Metro.

Interview with Quin Nikel, Director, Office Division.

Interview with Michael Atalla, Director Office Division.

As you prepare for deployment of Windows Server 2012, you will need to understand the value of the new Server Manager. This demo-heavy session showcases the new scenarios Server Manager enables which…

Windows Server 2012 introduces two important new features, Storage Spaces and the Resilient File System (ReFS), that empower customers to build resilient, scalable, available, and high performance…

What’s the best way to deploy Windows Server 2012? This session overviews new deployment options for Windows Server 2012 from bare metal deployments to choosing full GUI, Server Core or Minimal Server…

Windows Server 2012 introduces a number of changes to Active Directory. This session will focus on the UI enhancements and will cover changes to DC Promotion, the Powershell History Viewer, the…

See how RDP with RemoteFX now powers a complete remote desktop or application experience with easy discovery, SSO, and support over WAN (including 3G) networks. Deep dive into protocol changes,…

Windows Server 2012 delivers innovative new capabilities that enable you to build dynamic availability solutions in which workloads, networks, and storage become more flexible, efficient, and…

This session will focus on the new IIS 8 features that are available in Windows Server 2012, including sand-boxing resources, scalability, and manageability. We'll also cover how IIS scales on modern…

This session will cover NIC Teaming in Server 2012, DHCP failover and a brand new feature to Server 2012, IP address Management (IPAM). During the session we will look at selecting the best teaming…

Windows PowerShell v3 is here, and it is delivering on Microsoft’s promise to make nearly everything in Windows manageable from the command-line. In this session we’ll look at the key new features of…

If you can only attend 1 session on Windows Server 2012 at TechEd NZ make it this one! Windows Server 2012 brings Microsoft’s experience building and operating public clouds to the server operating…

When everything works, Windows deployment is great. But what about when things break? In this session, we'll look at common causes and solutions for failed Windows 7 and Windows 8 deployments, looking…

With the coming release of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, new questions arise: How to deploy it? In this session, we will explore the changes in the tools and processes for deploying Windows 8,…

The latest version of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit has been released! Learn about all the new features and enhancements in this version, including Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 deployment;…

Join this session to get an in-depth overview of Windows To Go, a new feature in Windows 8 Enterprise that will offer new possibilities in mobile productivity through hosting an entire corporate image…

If you having anything to do with maintaining logon scripts in your organisation then this is the must attend session for you. See how you can eliminate your logon script by using the awesome power of…

Want to get more out of your Group Policy in your organisation? See how you can unlock the power of Group Policy in your organisation and reduce administrative overhead. This session will give you…

This session will cover all the new group policy features in Windows 8 and show you how it can make managing your environment much easier. See the improved performance analysis tool, see the new…

Picture this: your boss or customer had just called you into their office and said 'Our staff are wanting to connect their own devices to our network - what do you think?'. What is the first thing…

In this session we highlight the new features in Windows 8 Client and Hyper-V that enable VDI and Remote Desktop Session Host. We discuss how these changes positively impact what customers are doing…

The enhancements to Active Directory in Windows Server 2012 affect many core areas of the system including platform, deployment, virtualisation, authentication and management. In this session, hear…

Deploying Desktop Virtualization is becoming one of the top priorities for customers, but they want to understand which technology best addresses their pain points and where to start. Ever wonder if…

How peoples work has changed dramatically over the last few years. Today’s users have access to the latest technology in their personal lives, and increasingly have a say in what technology they use…

Many streaming data scenarios require to collect, process, and aggregate events from widely distributed data sources, with high throughput and low latency. Examples are connected car diagnostics, web…

With the upcoming releases of BizTalk and Azure integration services this sessions covers the common usage scenarios that New Zealand businesses can implement to leverage these new capabilities,…

Most developers are familiar with the concept of scaling out their application tier; with SQL Azure Federations it is now possible to scale out the data tier as well. In this session we will deep dive…

You can count on one of three things failing: hardware, software, or people. One of the most important considerations when moving applications into the public cloud is how to plan for - and mitigate -…

Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg estimates 50 billion devices will be connected to the Web by 2020. That's seven devices for each human on the planet. Writing embedded software which has to interface to…

So, you’re building apps that span multiple devices and you’re curious about what the cloud can offer. Is it possible to deploy scalable web apps and services on Windows Azure? How about storing data…

Join us for a tour of the features that make up the new Windows Azure Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks offerings. Using demonstrations throughout, we will explain Virtual Machine storage…

UPDATE: Ryan CrawCour will present this session, in place of Mingfei Yan. In this session we will provide an overview of the latest release of Windows Azure Media Services. With this set of video…

Node.js is a platform for building fast, high-scale applications in JavaScript. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that allows developers to quickly and easily create everything from…

Do you have an existing client server or legacy application and are considering why and how you might leverage the opportunities the cloud has to offer? This is a real-world story of Vista's journey.…

Windows Azure Web Sites is a simple and powerful hosting platform that allows developers to easily build and rapidly deploy web applications on Windows Azure using their favourite languages,…

Hyper-V introduces some unique features that demands infrastructure designed to take full advantage of this new platform. Let HP and Microsoft show you how a reference architecture for Hyper-V will…

You’ve probably heard that Hyper-V has changed in Windows Server 2012 – a lot. We can’t tell you a lot about what we’re going to talk about but we can tell you that you’ll leave excited. At level 400…

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V brings a lot of new options for designing the virtual infrastructure. In this session we'll take a look at the new network and storage enhancements and look at the…

In this session we will explore architectural elements from Veeam that tightly integrate with Microsoft System Centre 2012 to extend its reach into VMware environments, helping provide a single pane…

With Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V networking is evolved and expanded to be optimized for all sizes of customers, public and private clouds. New features in Windows Server 2012 networking include SMB3…

To maintain optimal use of physical resources and to be able to easily add new virtual machines, you must be able to move virtual machines whenever necessary without disrupting business. In Windows…

Many customers do not have robust disaster recovery plans despite experiencing around six outages in a year. This is because current solutions for disaster recovery are expensive, complicated to set…

In this session we cover the changes to the Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V storage stack. We dive into the enhancements around the new virtual disk format, integrating new storage industry innovations…

Building & deploying applications with Virtual Machine Manager Service Templates

This session overviews some of the new and updated features for Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V, including Multitenancy, High Availability, flexibility infrastructure, and Scale and Density. It provides a…

This session focuses on technical best practices in deploying the Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Synchronization Service, Portal and Password management components. The recommendations presented…

Co-presented by Andy Prow and Kirk Jackson. With millions of devices with more features, and more apps with more functions, and more users with more needs, and more developers with more ideas, and…

Best practices in the Identity Management world come hard-won, and are often discovered only after going down paths that seemed perfectly reasonable at the time, only to find they don't scale or adapt…

Co‐presented by Andy Prow and Kirk Jackson. So we all know that we need to make sure our apps are secure. We all hear about hacks in the news, whether privacy breaches, denial-of-service attacks or…

How do you manage SharePoint without Farm access? What about managing user’s expectations if they no longer utilise helpdesk? How are social feeds impacting the service model? What happens if your…

Ever wanted to supercharge your enterprise collaboration and communication? Ever wondered if the paperless office is just a dream? Come and learn how a forward-looking financial services organisation…

This version of Office was built from the ground up to be the easiest version ever to deploy. It’s designed so your current add-ins and customizations just work. Powerful new Office telemetry tools…

Managing projects with Microsoft Project in the 2013 release provides some innovative and exciting functionality. For an overview of what's new and how this can help to manage your projects, then this…

In this session, Debbie will demonstrate several business scenarios where Visio, SharePoint Server and dashboards for the 2013 release bring data to life! See the new features of Visio, SHARE and…

Okay, SharePoint Server 2013 is nearly here and it looks great. However, how do we go about upgrading our existing SharePoint environment to this new version? If you're not sure, or if you want some…

Developing applications for SharePoint Server 2013 that also leverages Azure provides an exciting and innovative approach. This session will lead you creating a SharePoint application that integrates…

Developing customisations for the new Office and SharePoint introduces some new concepts and approaches. This session will provide an overview as to what is new including the new application model and…

Social in SharePoint Server 2013 is a big investment area and has a lot of new functionality. This session will give a lap around what's new in SharePoint Server 2013 from a Social perspective…

Do you have grand visions of what you want your enterprise SharePoint offering to look like, but unsure how to get there or if it will really work? If so, come listen to how Microsoft manages their…

This session will be an introduction to SharePoint 2013 Search to highlight some of the important new features and changes to Search in SharePoint Server 2013 compared to SharePoint Server 2010. This…

Continuing on from "What's new in SharePoint Server 2013 - Part 1", this session will continue to explore the key differences in SharePoint Server 2013. Other architectural changes as well…

SharePoint Server 2013 is the latest version of the SharePoint product range. This session will give you an introduction as to what’s new and different from an architectural perspective. If you want…

Be one of the first in New Zealand to attend a demonstration of the newest versions of these powerful business products. The newest Exchange enables you to increase user productivity and keep your…

A new Office has arrived. It’s a powerful service that helps employees unleash their best ideas, get things done and stay connected on the go. Simply sign in for a personalised experience and all the…

Office Professional Plus 2013 and Office 365 PlusPlus are packed with many updates and new features to delight end users. But in this session we’ll highlight the aspects of the new Office that may not…

Discover the magic behind the new AppModel in Configuration Manager 2012, which enables administrators to deploy and manage applications on current and future versions of Windows, anywhere within your…

Configuration Manager 2012 is here – it’s no longer academic! In this session we work through a live, uncut, down-and-dirty, demo-driven migration from SCCM 2007 to SCCM 2012 – everything you need to…

Windows Intune simplifies how businesses manage their Windows PCs. It delivers cloud-based management and security capabilities using a single Web-based console. Intune enables IT to manage PCs from…

Love the idea of BYOD & VDI but hate the idea of managing it? Citrix and Microsoft have made it easy; we’ll review XenDesktop & XenApp integration with Microsoft System Center 2012 and how…

VMM 2012 introduces the concept of services into the IT world. This is great if you have a stateful application, but what about a stateless workload like MS SharePoint? SharePoint has a huge amount of…

In this session we provide a summary of the application monitoring capabilities enabled through System Center 2012 Operations Manager against Microsoft .NET and Java applications, covering the…

System Centre Orchestrator can the be central engine for many IT automation projects. All the secret sauce is in the Runbooks, and there are good ways and bad ways to write them. In this session,…

You’ve heard about all the new features in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager for the last two years, now you’re looking at deploying or upgrading. How do you approach the design? Is it the same…

Service delivery and automation with the System Center 2012 suite is about delivering IT services effectively and consistently. This session covers how the System Center 2012 suite of products…

System Centre 2012 can deliver the Private Cloud. Great. How do we integrate all those components to provide a sustainable Private Cloud infrastructure? In this session, you will find out how…

By now people know what the Kinect is, and some of its potential uses. But have you ever explored the underlying technical principals, how it works, and how you can use this to your advantage? This…

Roborazzi II is a party photographer. It is designed to take the chore of taking candid photos of your guests away from your guests, so that they can truly enjoy your hospitality and other fun…

.NET is traditionally thought of as a language for use in writing client-server applications. But have you ever considered using your existing C#/VB .NET skills to build something like a robot? The…

This session will demonstrate the possibilities of how a financial services organisation can innovate and improve the customer interaction and engagement across the channels and business lines. We…

Microsoft will spend over 10 billion dollars this year on R&D, as part of an ongoing quest to push the boundaries of what is possible through the “magic” of software. This provides a unique…

Lync 2013 can leverage capabilities deployed on your network to enhance the call quality and user experience. Attend this session to learn about deployment guidance for Lync over Wi-Fi networks, an…

Lync 2013 has optimized the meeting experience. Learn about how to make meetings more personal with multiparty video, more productive with OneNote and PowerPoint integration, accessible from a wide…

Lync 2013 has improved the voice experience. Learn about Voice in the cloud, including IP phone support and Hybrid voice providing on-premises interoperability with Lync Online. Learn about network…

During this session, we will cover new and improved capabilities of Lync 2013 in the core workload, mobile access, scaling, security, manageability, and ease of operations. This includes architectural…

Lync 2013 includes new options for deploying and migration. This session will transfer knowledge about the homogenous setup flow to include new roles and features, new hardware and software…

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…

Exchange Server 2013 includes improvements in the area of archiving and compliance. This session covers features such as in-place archiving, in-place hold, eDiscovery and more.

Data loss prevention (DLP) is an important issue for enterprise message systems because of the extensive use of email for business critical communication that includes sensitive data. This session…

This session covers the Exchange Server 2013 upgrade and Exchange Server 2010 and Exchange Server 2007 coexistence process, including best practices for planning and performing successful upgrades.…

Exchange Server 2013 has been redesigned and boasts a new architecture that is different from all previous versions. This session covers the new server architecture in Exchange Server 2013. Part 2…

Exchange Server 2013 has been redesigned and boasts a new architecture that is different from all previous versions. This session covers the new server architecture in Exchange Server 2013. Part 1…

Outlook 2013 and Outlook Web App are bringing users new ways to be more productive and enjoy their communications experience. Come see why our new investments will bring the Outlook experience to…

Unified Communications and Collaboration just stepped up a gear with Lync Server 2013. Hear all about and see the latest features of Lync 2013 in action, covering Presence, IM, Voice, Video, and…

Join us as we dive deep into Dynamics CRM 2011 and show you some advanced techniques you can leverage as a developer to build clever solutions on top of CRM 2011.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 has proven its abilities in storing and smartly displaying relational data using views, charts, and dashboards. But what if the relationships have deeper meaning? How can…

Metro is Microsoft's next step into the future, both for desktop, tablet and mobile apps. Learn how to use Metro best practice in conjunction with CRM to deliver the next generation of apps to your…

Attend this session to walkthrough the upgrade process from CRM 4.0 to CRM 2011 On-Premises or Online. Discover how you can leverage the new features in CRM 2011 with the upgrade. This session will…

We’ll take a look at the new Microsoft Dynamics CRM Mobile platform including: configuring access and managing devices for your workforce; customising forms and security; what you need in order to use…

In the last year, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 was released - with Retail embedded inside! Join us to see how Dynamics AX gives you the seamless integration between Point of Sale devices and back office.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 will be the first of Microsoft's ERP Products to be in the Cloud. Join us for a preview of this product, to be released later this calendar year, to have a look at the new…

Every developer will, at some point, be faced with multi-threaded code. This inevitably means race conditions, data corruption, and deadlocks. In this session, we’ll take a deep dive into what’s…

Programming the Windows 8 Runtime with C#, Visual Basic or F# feels a lot like programming for the .NET platform. But under the covers, your .NET code is talking to an entirely new platform, with an…

Node.js, HTML5, Windows 8 Apps, PhoneGap - it seems like JavaScript is everywhere these days! If you have never really paid much attention to it (or managed to get by with a bit of copy-and-paste?)…

Love TDD but not MSTest? Sick of inheriting ‘legacy’ code with no tests and no way to easily write them? Come and see how Visual Studio 2012 has put the developer back in control of the TDD cycle.…

Designing and implementing your application’s API is important, how do you support an ever increasing range of devices? The ASP.NET Web API is a new framework in ASP.NET MVC 4 for creating and…

There are numerous tools and practices developers use to write better backend code. But often the high standard of development falls down when it comes to front-end development. Today's modern web…

How much of the power of Visual Studio do you exercise on a regular basis? Visual Studio is much more than a turbo-charged copy of Notepad, much more than a mere syntax highlighting text editor. In…

Modern web development is becoming increasingly complex. Using modern techniques and libraries, you will learn how using higher level programing principles and patterns apply to JavaScript development…

Last year, TechEd NZ attendees were introduced to the Accidental Team Foundation Server Admin. This year, we're updating the Accidental TFS Admin to equip them with the skills and knowledge needed for…

You’ve heard about the brand new Team Foundation Service that brings together Team Foundation Server and Windows Azure, and now it’s time to find out how to get started. In this talk we start you off…

As the .NET framework has evolved, improvements have enabled new and more powerful ways to get our jobs done with less effort. But how do we find out about these new techniques? It's very easy to keep…

If you're a web developer, you know how crucial it is to get your JavaScript right. You'd also know how clumsy JavaScript can be. Thankfully there's CoffeeScript, which is a neat language that…

They say time is money, but so is the ability to present real time, engaging experiences for your users. Shipping with the next ASP.NET stack, SignalR presents an opportunity to build real time…

There's no arguing the value of unit tests these days, but the real juicy action is often in the integration of two or more components. In this session, we'll take a look at what a good integration…

This session leads you through 20 steps to achieve a 'Modern Architecture Review' that demonstrates how to perform an architecture review on a big project no longer needs to be daunting. We will…

The arrival of web services and cloud computing requires developers to find ways to keep their applications responsive while dealing with remote, slow resources. The Windows Runtime doesn't allow…

Software development continues to make great advances and so does Visual Studio. Come learn about the trends impacting software development and how you can take advantage of them with Visual Studio…

SQL Server 2012 has introduced several new window functions and enhanced support for window aggregate functions by introducing window order and frame clauses, support for offset functions. In this…

Do you have data warehouse queries that run too long? Adding a columnstore index can provide a tremendous performance boost. Do you know why? Do you know when to create a columnstore index and how to…

This session explores ten extraordinary Integration Services 2012 topics. These topics may not be well known or understood by the SSIS developer or administrator, and yet could influence the way your…

With SQL Server 2012 we now a choice of two data stores available in Analysis Services. This session will compare the two options; BISM Multidimensional, formerly known as UDM with xVelocity In-Memory…

SQL Server 2012 brings a whole bag of powerful new T-SQL features that will make your T-SQL development a breeze. How did you do your paging so far? Got mad at the lack of proper support? Not any…

In this session, learn about the DPC (Database Private Cloud) Reference Architecture and how it can be used to consolidate thousands of databases on a single scalable platform. The session will drill…

This session introduces the upgraded features of SQL Server 2012 Master Data Services (MDS) and the new service, SQL Server 2012 Data Quality Services (DQS). MDS is a solution for master data…

This session presents an overview of the SQL Server 2012 High Availability and Disaster Recovery capabilities. Coverage is provided of alternate design patterns for DR and HA with SQL Server 20012.…

Enterprise Information Management (EIM) is an industry term for managing your data for data integration, quality, and governance - and is an important part of the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 release.…

You’ve heard the hype about Big Data, Hadoop, and so on… How does this relate to you? This session will describe how the Hadoop ecosystem relates to the ETL, Data Warehousing and BI that you are…

The challenge: to leverage SQL Server 2012 to deliver BI Models of electricity network assets valuation and performance measures that can be interrogated via a range of visualisation and analysis…

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are important measurements that influence behavior and allow an organisation to evaluate whether they are meeting targets for specific objectives. This session begins…

Notifications extend the reach of your app to the desktop and device, but with a large user base timely delivery can be challenging without the right tools. In this session we’ll review the…

UPDATE: Nick Harris will present this session, in place of Mingfei Yan. Video streaming traffic is growing incredibly rapidly, and you won’t want to miss the chance to deliver video content to the…

Live Tiles are all the new rage and talk of the world in WP7 and with Windows 8 release just around the corner they are going to become even more important to your software. Your users are going to…

Metro-style apps within Windows 8 are more are about the user being able to naturally navigate the user experience. So how do we extend the experience beyond simple look and feel? The use of sensors…

iPhone, Android, Windows Phone 7, so many choices, so many platforms. If you want an app for each device it means writing different code for every platform. But what if you could write one app, using…

Windows 8 provides a platform for you to create touch-based, immersive applications for consumers and business users alike. For developers, the building blocks of these applications are controls.…

HTML and JavaScript are first class citizens when it comes to building Windows 8 Metro apps. In this session Don Smith will use plenty of example code to show you the ins and outs of building Windows…

Are you intimidated by the default XAML templates in Windows 8? You don't need to be. Do you want to know how Windows 8 XAML compares to WPF and Silverlight? Using async/await to keep your UI…

This session will provide an overview of some of the new capabilities coming in the next version of Windows Phone and why you need to get excited about it now.

Windows Apps and the new Windows UI has a set of five guiding principles to help you make the best choices when designing your app. These principles are the foundation for building great Windows apps.…

Interaction is where people meet machine and defining which tasks work best depending on the interface is what is needed in today’s applications. Fingertapps use the concept of the interaction…

Can you build the foundation of a metro application in one weekend? Can you take this foundation and put it into the App store in less than a month? Absolutely. If you are looking at building an App,…

NV Interactive has transformed their award winning web design studio into a successful team that builds world class apps for Windows 8 using HTML5, CSS and JavaScript. In this session you'll learn how…

Windows 8 is here! This session will take.NET developers through their first few nervous steps in this exciting new world and will address the initial questions you might have: What is metro and what…

Whether mobile, web, Windows client or server app; whether banking software or social app; whether internal corporate users only or open to all on the internet; your apps will be attacked. So, how do…

Today, everything is mobile, connected, interactive, immediate, and fluid. To gain competitive or service advantage in the face of these new customer and constituent patterns, requires technology be…

The largest provider of electricity meters and metering services in Auckland is Metrix. Metrix is currently deploying a range of Smart Metering and communication devices throughout the region. To…

Some folks say that the primary value of Enterprise Architecture comes from “Business Alignment.” But what exactly does that mean? Don’t worry if you don’t know - many business leaders don’t have a…

If you met a business architect, what would you talk about? What would they do for you? What question would you ask them? The new field of business architecture provides a growth opportunity for IT…

Many consultants and architects are finding that their careers are starting to 'top out' - there seems to be a glass ceiling that is difficult to break through. Competition for more senior roles is…

Working for a company that develops software and hardware products that are sold in markets all around the globe can have its challenges. At Gallagher our projects span support for legacy products…

Come and see the latest features in Visual Studio & Team Foundation Server. This talk will show everything new in the ALM stack. From storyboarding through unit testing & code reviews to…

Come and see the exciting Scrum enhancements in Visual Studio 2012 and TFS 2012. We will look at the pros and cons of new features and enhancements, and see what has improved since the VS 2010. We…

This session will take a look at how you combine the individual Microsoft System Center products and supporting technologies to create a holistic datacentre solution for you or your customer. Mark…

Join this session to see how you can leverage Visual Studio 2012 and Windows Azure Mobile Services to add structured storage, push notifications and integrated authentication and in literally minutes…

Now more than ever there is a demand to have business data available anywhere in a ‘relevant’ and secure manner. This is a session on the benefits of implementing a lightweight Microsoft .Net middle…

NOTE: Unfortunately due to a technical issue, the first 40 minutes (approximately) of this sessions was not captured. We apologise for any inconvenience. The slides for the missing section can be…