Premier Support Customers
Tech•Ed 2011 ticket
To pay using your Premier Support Hours please select the Premier Support ticket type and enter the Premier Support code given to you by your Technical Account Manager. You'll need 6 Support Assistance hours to register for a Tech•Ed ticket. If you have any questions around Support Assistance hours or your eligibility contact your Technical Account Manager.
Pre-Conference Technical Training Labs
Monday, August 29 - Tuesday, August 30
The Pre-Conference Technical Training labs offer an opportunity to gain hands-on experience on a current or newer version of a Microsoft technology by working through any of the available hands-on labs.
Don't forget to book your spot when you purchase your Tech•Ed 2011 ticket – you'll need 2 Premier SA hours to take part in Pre-Conference Technical Training.
Premier Pre-Day Seminars
Tuesday, August 30
The Premier Pre-Day Seminars are deep-dive sessions that aim to provide a unique field-based insight into deploying and managing a vital piece of Microsoft infrastructure. These seminars are a first for Tech•Ed and offer an opportunity to hear directly from many of our Premier Field Engineers on how to better prepare for and operate Windows Server 2008 R2, Office 365 or SharePoint Server 2010.
Don't forget to book your spot when you purchase your Tech•Ed 2011 ticket - you'll need 1 Premier SA hour to take part in the Premier Pre-Day Seminar. Alternatively, if you’re not a Premier Support Customer admission is $385 INC GST.
Seminars
- Windows Server Performance and Troubleshooting
Chad Duffey: Premier Field Engineer – Infrastructure. (Microsoft Certified Master - Directory Services)
9:30 am - 10:00 am Registration 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Advanced Windows Troubleshooting using Sysinternals and XPERF
This session aims to help you learn how to use an array of SysInternal and XPerf tools for diagnosis and resolution of many simple and complex problems.12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Active Directory Performance Deep Dive
A deep dive session into the internals of Active Directory with a focus on performance. Topics covered include advanced troubleshooting techniques for poorly performing applications, random authentication problems and general poor user experiences. Also included are:
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Key Notes Speaker and Tech•Ed Event Official Kickoff
- Unified Communications (Lync 2010 and Office365)
Ben Wolfe: Snr Premier Field Engineer – Messaging
Val Tuckett: Premier Field Engineer – Messaging. (Regional Lync “Early Adopter” Lead)9:30 am - 10:00 am Registration 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Migrating Exchange to Office 365 (Cloud)
This session will highlight some of the important considerations and best practices from the field to consider when planning and migrating to O365 Exchange Online.12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Lync 2010 – Critical things to know and do
This session is designed to help you understand what’s new in Lync 2010, environment design options, and how this translates into a deployment configuration structure and simplifies the setup process.
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Key Notes Speaker and Tech•Ed Event Official Kickoff
- SharePoint 2010 Deployment and Troubleshooting
Andrew Lynes: Snr Premier Field Engineer – SharePoint
Brendan Law: Premier Field Engineer – SharePoint9:30 am - 10:00 am Registration 10:00 am - 12:00 pm SharePoint 2010 – Automated Deployments with PowerShell
This session covers creating a SharePoint 2010 farm with PowerShell and how this can also be used in recovery scenarios.12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm SharePoint 2010 – Monitoring and Troubleshooting
The session will demonstrate the tools and techniques for identifying and resolving issues within a SharePoint 2010 environment. It will use both in-built SharePoint 2010 diagnostic tools and useful external tools for troubleshooting common SharePoint 2010 problems.3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Key Notes Speaker and Tech•Ed Event Official Kickoff