ISV Innovation Courses

Virtualization Technical Drill Down Part 6: Hyper-V: HA and Clustering

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on December 15th!

This session covers how to use the Failover Cluster Service to provide HA and Quick Migration with Hyper-V.

Virtualization Technical Drill Down Part 7: Hyper-V: Automating Tasks Through Scripting

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on December 15th!

This session shows how to use the available management API's to automate tasks in Windows Server Virtualization (Hyper-V).

Virtualization Technical Drill Down Part 3: Application Virtualization: Deploying/Managing Applications

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on December 15th!

This session demonstrates how to deploy applications to various targets and how to manage the streaming servers and content.

Virtualization Technical Drill Down Part 4: Application Virtualization: Troubleshooting/Monitoring

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on December 15th!

This session covers troubleshooting concepts and examples, as well as monitoring techniques.

Business Intelligence Fundamentals Part 11: Building your ISV Operational Applications

Thu, 2 Oct 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 24th!

This session covers Microsoft tools that can be used to support operational decisions, such as Reporting Services and SharePoint.

Business Intelligence Fundamentals Part 12: Building your ISV Tactical Applications

Thu, 2 Oct 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 24th!

This session covers Microsoft tools that can be used to support tactical decisions, such as Excel Services and Performance Point Monitoring and Analytics.

Business Intelligence Fundamentals Part 13: Building Your ISV Strategic Application

Thu, 2 Oct 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 24th!

This session covers Microsoft tools that can be used to support strategic decisions, such as Performance Point Planning. We will also discuss different Corporate Performance Management methodologies.

Business Intelligence Fundamentals Part 14: MS BI Stack

Thu, 2 Oct 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 24th!

This course will cover Microsoft’s Business Intelligence stack. We will start by looking at the relational and analysis engines, and then move on to looking at tools such as SharePoint, PerformancePoint, Excel, and Reporting Services.

Business Intelligence Fundamentals Part 15: Building your ISV Corporate Performance Management Application

Thu, 2 Oct 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 24th!

Corporate performance management is a very important component of how to measure overall strategy accomplishment. This session covers Microsoft PM vision and tools.

Virtualization Technical Drill Down Part 1: Application Virtualization: Installation and Configuration

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 24th!

This session demonstrates how to install Application Virtualization 4.5 and perform initial configuration tasks.

Virtualization Technical Drill Down Part 2: Application Virtualization: Creating Packages

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 24th!

This session demonstrates how to create application packages for streaming in Application Virtualization 4.5.

Virtualization Technical Drill Down Part 1: Hyper-V: Installation and Configuration

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 24th!

This session demonstrates how to install the Hyper-V role in Server 2008, including system requirements installation procedure. Also covered in this session will be Hyper-V base configuration.

Virtualization Technical Drill Down Part 2: Hyper-V: Managing Virtual Machines – Core

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 24th!

This session covers the core options for managing virtual machines in Hyper-V. These options include creating virtual machines, working with virtual networks, configuring resources, integration services, etc.

Virtualization Technical Drill Down Part 3: Hyper-V: Managing Virtual Machines – Advanced

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 24th!

This session covers advanced concepts for managing virtual machines in Hyper-V. Advanced concepts include backup and recovery, snapshots, resource limiting, and more.

Virtualization Technical Drill Down Part 4: Hyper-V: Centralized Administration through System Center

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 24th!

This session gives technical details of how System Center (SC) Virtual Machine Manager, SC Data Protection Manager, and SC Operations Manager can be used in conjunction to centrally manage Hyper-V servers.

Virtualization Technical Drill Down Part 5: Hyper-V: Configuring SC VMM

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 24th!

This session demonstrates how to configure and work with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) in order to centrally manage virtual machines across your enterprise.

Microsoft Virtualization Fundamentals Series Part 8: Comparing Hyper-V and VMWare

Fri, 3 Oct 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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This session compares architectural and feature differences/similarities between Hyper-V and VMWare ESX Server.

Microsoft Virtualization Fundamentals Series Part 7: Compete with VMWare

Fri, 3 Oct 2008

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This session will give sales people an understanding of how to sell Hyper-V against VMWare ESX Server.

Microsoft Expression Fundamentals Series Part 5: Media

Wed, 10 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 18th!

Microsoft Expression Media gives you a central repository for all of your media assets. Images, video, illustrations, sound files, fonts, HTML, documents—they’re no match for the organizational power of Expression Media. This session will show users how to organize, browse, search, and annotate your digital files with Expression Media.

Live Presenter Office Hour: Questions About Windows Server 2008 Virtualization

Fri, 3 Oct 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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This Q and A session will give you the opportunity to ask questions via a Live Meeting session. The topic during this hour will focus on the Microsoft suite of virtualization products, including Hyper-V, Virtual Server, Application Virtualization, System Center VMM, and more.

Microsoft Expression Fundamentals Series Part 4: Encoder

Wed, 10 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 11th!

Microsoft Expression Encoder gives designers, editors and producers the ability to generate gorgeous VC-1-encoded content wrapped in a Silverlight experience. Encode a wide array of file formats, produce live events, or run batch encodes from the command line to make your media ready for Silverlight. This session provides a detailed overview of Encoders functionality and gives users a clear picture of its power and usability.

Microsoft Virtualization Fundamentals Series Part 3: Introduction to Application Virtualization (Usage Scenarios)

Thu, 2 Oct 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 10th!

This session covers the usage scenarios for Application Virtualization and gives examples of business and technical benefits.

Microsoft Virtualization Fundamentals Series Part 4: Introduction to Presentation Virtualization (Usage Scenarios)

Thu, 2 Oct 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 10th!

This session covers the usage scenarios for Terminal Services and introduces the new features introduced with the Windows Server 2008 version. No further technical detail on this topic will be covered in this track as it is covered as a part of Windows Server 2008 training.

Microsoft Virtualization Fundamentals Series Part 5: Server Virtualization Architecture

Thu, 2 Oct 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 10th!

This session covers the underlying architecture of Hyper-V and the Windows Hypervisor. Architectural comparisons to Virtual Server 2005 will be covered.

Microsoft Virtualization Fundamentals Series Part 6: Application Virtualization Architecture

Thu, 2 Oct 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 10th!

This session provides an architectural/technical understanding of how Application Virtualization works.

Compete – MySQL vs. SQL Server 2008 Series Part 3: Scalability

Fri, 3 Oct 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Part 3 of 3 will look at how the MySQL and SQL Server 2008 differ in how they implement scalability. We will look at what you can at the engine level and what you can do from an application development point of view.

Internet Explorer 8.0: Explore the New Features in IE 8.0

Mon, 29 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Internet Explorer 8 is the next version of the world’s most popular browser for Windows PCs and balances user experience, standards-support and developer platform investments to provide a window to the new Web – the Web of Online services. Come and learn more about the new features offered in Internet Explorer 8.0.

Compete – MySQL vs. SQL Server 2008 Series Part 2: Security and Business Intelligence

Fri, 3 Oct 2008

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Part 2 of 3 will focus on security and business intelligence. We will look at differences in both engines and discuss pros and cons choosing one engines solution over the other. We will also discuss business intelligence. It has already been documented numerous times that MySQL doesn’t ship with an OLAP engine, so this session will not focus on that but instead look at how the two engines can be used as a data warehouse repository.

Compete – MySQL vs. SQL Server 2008 Series Part 1: Products Overview and Comparison

Fri, 3 Oct 2008

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Part 1 of 3 will focus on a side-by-side comparison of SQL Server and MySQL features. We will also look at how licensing really works with both products and what type of support you can get.

Microsoft Expression Web Essentials Part 1: Standards-Based Sites

Thu, 2 Oct 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 4th!

Microsoft Expression Web features built-in support for today’s modern web standards. This session will drill down into Expression Web and get you up to speed on creating standards based sites.

Microsoft Expression Web Essentials Part 2: CSS-Based Layout

Thu, 2 Oct 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 4th!

With one of the most advanced CSS editors available today, Microsoft Expression Web is the perfect tool to help you explore the world of Cascading Style Sheets for precise control of layout and formatting.

Microsoft Expression Web Essentials Part 3: Rich Data Presentation

Thu, 2 Oct 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 4th!

Microsoft Expression web’s Drag and Drop editing gives you powerful tool s for integrating and formatting XML data into your sites. This session will get you started.

Microsoft Expression Web Essentials Part 4: Server Technology

Thu, 2 Oct 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 4th!

This session will teach you how to use Expression Web to add ASP.NET controls to an ASPX page and use Expression Web’s editing tools to set properties and appearance.

Microsoft Expression Fundamentals Series Part 3: Web

Wed, 10 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 4th!

Microsoft Expression Web delivers powerful design tools and task panes to design for ASP.NET, PHP and XML. With an industry leading CSS editor it’s never been easier to get a standards based website up and running fast. This session will familiarize users with the features of this powerful new tool.

Windows Vista Fundamentals Series Part 1: Why Upgrade?

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 3rd!

This seminar will answer the question of "why should I upgrade from Windows XP?" This will include a look at security, performance, deployment, manageability, and migration guidance. We will also briefly debunk some of the myths that are out there regarding Vista.

Windows Vista Fundamentals Series Part 2: What's New Since Release

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 3rd!

In this seminar we will introduce many of the enhancements to Windows Vista that have come along since its release. Topics include Service Pack 1 (SP1), device and application compatibility, MDOP, Deployment Toolkit, and more.

Windows Vista Fundamentals Series Part 3: Features Overview

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on November 3rd!

In this seminar we will discuss the key features in Windows Vista that benefit businesses and developers. Join us for a high level overview of all the things that make Vista the best desktop operating system for small, medium and large organizations.

Startup 101 Part 4: Blogging and your Social Network

Mon, 29 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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In the last few years how your startup communicates with and converses with prospective customers has changed radically. In this webinar, Bob will take a hard look at two moving targets: what can blogging do for your startup and how and why you as the founder can and should build and grow your online social network.

Startup 101 Part 3: Selling Business Software

Mon, 29 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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If your startup is selling business to business, what do you need to know about that? In this webinar, we'll look at two aspects of selling to business. First, we'll be talking about various ways Microsoft teams with partner software vendors - what to expect, who do you talk to, how to get started. Second, Microsoft is an enterprise business: how do you as a microISV or startup sell to it? We will be talking about how Microsoft - and other large organizations - do business with small companies.

Startup 101 Part 2: Money and Your MicroISV

Mon, 29 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Handling money in a business is a lot like handling electricity. Handled right, good things happen, the wheels turn and you don't get a nasty shock. In this webinar, Bob reviews what you need to know about receiving, tracking, spending and using money as a business. The objective is covering what you need to know to keep accounting boring and you out of trouble. Will tie into Microsoft Accounting Professional 2008 (see http://www.ideawins.com/) and possibly the Microsoft Professional Accountants’ Network.

Startup 101 Part 1: Your startup and the Law

Mon, 29 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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In this webinar, Bob Walsh talks with noted IT/IP attorney Gene Landy of Ruberto, Israel & Weiner, P.C. and author of the IT/Digital Legal Companion on developing the right legal mindset to avoid nasty issues with present employers, future employees and contractors, choosing the best legal structure for your fledgling startup and understanding the basics of trademarks, copyrights, EULAs and software patents when it comes to a microISV or startup. If you want your startup on the right side of the law, this is a must-see seminar.

SQL Server 2008 Developer Fundamentals Part 8: Working with SQL Server 2008 and Disconnected Clients

Tue, 9 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 27th!

This Web seminar will cover the fundamentals of how to design and work with Occasionally Connected Systems. The following topics will be covered:

• Occasionally Connected System Designs • SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 • Programming - SqlResultSet and DataSet • LINQ and future EDM Support • Server-Directed Synchronization • Sync Services • Using Sync Services with SQL Server 2008

SQL Server Upgrade (2005 – 2008) Series Part 1: SQL 2008 value-add and migration overview

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 27th!

Part 1 of 4 of this series will highlight why you would want to upgrade your SQL Server platform to SQL Server 2008. We will look at some of the new key features and move on to an overview of the migration process.

SQL Server Upgrade (2005 – 2008) Series Part 2: Migration Tools

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 27th!

Part 2 of 4 will look at tools provided by Microsoft that will help you analyze your current installation for potential migration issues. We will also discuss common challenges when migration from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008.

SQL Server Upgrade (2005 – 2008) Series Part 3: Migration Databases

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 27th!

Part 3 of 4 will show a detailed look of a database migration. We will go through all the migration steps using Microsoft migration tools covered in part 2.

SQL Server Upgrade (2005 – 2008) Series Part 4: Taking advantage of new features for your SQL Server

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 27th!

Part 4 of 4 will cover how to incorporate new SQL Server 2008 features after you have completed a migration. We will look at both relational and business intelligence features.

SQL Server 2008 Developer Fundamentals Part 5: Developing for SQL Server 2008 Using Visual Studio

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 27th!

This course will provide an overview of how to work with Visual Studio and SQL Server 2008. It will cover the fundamentals of how to work with Visual Studio 2008 Database Edition and how to create SQLCLR projects and work with debugging.

SQL Server 2008 Developer Fundamentals Part 6: SQL Server 2008 and ADO.NET Entity Framework Integration

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 27th!

This Web seminar will cover the fundamentals of how to work with the ADO.NET Entity framework. The following topics will be covered:

• Entity Data Modeling

• Mapping SQL Server to Objects

• ADO.NET and EntityClient

• The Entity SQL Language

• Object Context

• LINQ to Entities

SQL Server 2008 Developer Fundamentals Part 7: Communicating with SQL Server 2008 using HTTP

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 27th!

This Web seminar will cover the fundamentals of how to work with SQL Server HTTP programming. It will also highlight new features introduced with SQL Server 2008.

Live Presenter Office Hour: Questions About SQL 2008 Migration

Thu, 28 Aug 2008

Course Type: Live Q&A
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This one hour live session will allow you to ask questions about SQL Server 2008 Migration. The focus should be on challenges related to implementing SQL Server 2008.

Compete - Visual Studio 2008 vs. Eclipse Web Seminar

Thu, 28 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Eclipse is a leading open-source development suite. Having become the de facto standard for Java development, Eclipse is known for its highly extensible, modular architecture. It is common knowledge that Visual Studio 2008 is an industry leading tool for .NET development – what is less well known is that Visual Studio is also highly extensible. In this session we will explore the benefits of using Visual Studio 2008 to create high-quality software solutions.

Microsoft Expression Blend Essentials Part 4: Interaction

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 21st!

Triggers allow users to interact with your UI. In this session, you will learn how to add Property and Event triggers to your application.

Microsoft Expression Blend Essentials Part 5: Animation

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 21st!

In today’s world, grey boxes with grey drop-down menus just don’t cut it. Learn how Blend’s feature packed Animation controls can lift your application to a whole new level.

Microsoft Expression Blend Essentials Part 6: Data Binding

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 21st!

People need good applications, and good applications need data. Learn how designers and developers alike can tap into the power of Data Binding in Microsoft Expression Blend.

Microsoft Expression Blend Essentials Part 7: WPF & Microsoft Silverlight

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 21st!

You’ve heard of them both, but which one is for you? In this session we will uncover the differences in developing for WPF and Silverlight, and show you how Blend can help you down whichever road is right for your application.

Silverlight Fundamentals Part 6: Data

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 20th!

Storing, consuming and retrieving data is essential to any application. In this session you will see a variety of scenarios in which Silverlight can use local and remote data stores. Topics include isolated storage, XML, and relational data scenarios.

Silverlight Fundamentals Part 7: Animation

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 20th!

The Silverlight platform offers a complete solution for providing rich animation in your applications. In this session you will learn the fundamentals of animation in Silverlight – you will see how you can specify animations declaratively in XAML, you will understand the different types of animations, and you will learn how to create and control animations in code.

Silverlight Fundamentals Part 8: Media

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 20th!

Silverlight’s media support is a cornerstone of its platform. In this session you will see how rich media can be integrated into Silverlight applications. A complete media player will be demonstrated, and topics such as high-definition video, supported codes, and Silverlight Streaming will be discussed.

Silverlight Fundamentals Part 9: Interoperating with Web Technologies

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 20th!

Silverlight is a web technology that provides a richer user experience when compared with traditional web-based solutions. However, in some cases it may be necessary to interoperate with older web technologies such as HTML and JavaScript. In this session you will see how Silverlight supports full interoperability with these existing technologies.

Live Presenter Office Hour: Questions About Windows Server 2008 Development

Thu, 28 Aug 2008

Course Type: Live Q&A
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This Q and A session will allow you to ask questions in a Live Meeting session. Questions on any of the topics covered in the other developer sessions (including Apps for IIS 7, PowerSHell CmdLets, and Transactional NTFS) are appropriate during this session.

Live Presenter Office Hour: Questions about Customizing Visual Studio

Thu, 28 Aug 2008

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Dial in during this live, one-hour session to ask questions and discuss the customization features in Visual Studio 2008. It is recommended that you view Visual Studio 2008: Tips and Tricks for Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio: Visual Studio 2008 Extensibility before attending the session.

Live Presenter Office Hour: Questions About HPC Server 2008

Thu, 28 Aug 2008

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This Q and A session will give you the opportunity to ask questions via a Live Meeting session. The topic during this hour will focus on the Microsoft High Performance Compute Server 2008 (HPCS) and its' architecture and components.

Microsoft Expression Blend Essentials Part 1: Projects and Hierarchies

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 14th!

Microsoft Blend allows users to create complex UI’s, and with that comes complex projects and hierarchies. Learn how to navigate the structure that holds your application together.

Microsoft Expression Blend Essentials Part 2: Layout Controls

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 14th!

Microsoft Blend has a variety of robust content containers to help you create the perfect UI. Learn how these Layout Controls interact with content and with each other in your application.

Microsoft Expression Blend Essentials Part 3: Custom and User Controls

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 14th! What good is a UI if no one can use it? Bring your app to life with Blends Controls. Learn how to create and customize controls “out of the box”, or better yet, create your own.

HPC Server 2008 Introduction Series Part 1: Introduction to HPC Server 2008

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 13th!

Windows HPC Server 2008 can efficiently scale to thousands of processing cores and provides a comprehensive set of deployment, administration, and monitoring tools that are easy to deploy, manage, and integrate with your existing infrastructure. This session will serve as an introduction to high performance computing and the new HPC Server 2008. It will introduce the business need for HPC.

HPC Server 2008 Introduction Series Part 2: Technical Overview of HPC 2008 Architecture

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 13th!

This session will dive more deeply into the architecture and components that make up the HPC Server 2008 cluster. This inlcudes the node structure, job scheduling, automated deployment, failover clustering, MPI and more.

Visual Studio 2008 Basics: Visual Studio for Developers

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 13th!

Introduction to Visual Studio 2008, targeted to developers who are moving from a different IDE. Tools, windows, and basic development tasks (writing code, Intellisense, solution and project structure, debugging, etc.) will be covered.

Visual Studio 2008: Tips & Tricks for Visual Studio 2008

Tue, 30 Sep 2008

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Available On-Demand Starting on October 13th!

Visual Studio 2008 is a highly customizable development environment. In this session you will learn how to customize the environment to suit your development style – topics include profiles, layout, themes and plug-ins.

Windows Server 2008 Developer Part 4: Transactional NTFS (Developer)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 13th!

This session presents information on performing atomic operations in Windows Server 2008, which is the first MS server to support NTFS transactions for Encrypting File System.

Business Intelligence Essentials Part 1: Advanced SSIS

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 13th!

This course will cover advanced features of SQL Server Integration Services with a focus on new tasks introduced with the 2008 release. Topics such as caching and persistent lookups will be covered.

Business Intelligence Essentials Part 2: Advanced SSRS

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

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Available On-Demand Starting on October 13th!

This course will cover advanced features of SQL Server Reporting Services with a focus on new features introduced with the 2008 release. We will cover the new architecture and discuss how it will provide a more scalable environment.

Business Intelligence Essentials Part 3: Advanced SSAS

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 13th!

This course will cover advanced features of SQL Server Analysis Services with a focus on new features introduced with the 2008 release. We will cover enhancements to MDX and the SSAS engine.

Business Intelligence Essentials Part 4: Advanced Data Mining

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 13th!

This course will cover advanced features of SQL Server Data Mining Services with a focus on new features introduced with the 2008 release.

SQL Server 2008 Developer Fundamentals Part 1: Uncovering T-SQL on SQL Server 2008

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 13th!

This Web seminar will give an introduction of how to use T-SQL with SQL Server 2008. It will start with covering the basics and then move on to high-lighting some of the new syntax introduced with SQL Server 2008.

SQL Server 2008 Developer Fundamentals Part 2: Working with unstructured data in SQL Server 2008

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 13th!

This Web seminar will discuss how to best deal with data that is not fitted to be stored as a traditional relational data type. We will discuss Geospatial, XML, and FileStream data types.

SQL Server 2008 Developer Fundamentals Part 3: Working with asynchronous data in SQL Server 2008

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 13th!

This Web seminar will cover the fundamentals of how to use the SQL Server Service Broker with your applications. It will also highlight new features introduced with SQL Server 2008.

SQL Server 2008 Developer Fundamentals Part 4: Deploying managed code to SQL Server 2008

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on October 13th!

This Web seminar will cover the fundamentals of how to integrate managed .NET code with SQL Server. It will show how to write, deploy, and debug code.

Live Presenter Office Hour: Questions About New SQL 2008 Relational Engine Features

Thu, 28 Aug 2008

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This one hour live session will allow you to ask questions about SQL Server Relational Engine Features. The focus should be on challenges related to implementing SQL Server 2008.

Microsoft Expression Design Essentials Series Part 1: Vector Tools

Wed, 10 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 30th!

The Heart and Soul of Microsoft Expression Design, the numerous vector creation tools in Design allows users to bring their designs to life. Mastering these tools is essential for anyone using Expression Design for graphics creation. This session will take you in depth and explain the fine details of Designs vector creation tools.

Microsoft Expression Design Essentials Series Part 2: Exporting

Wed, 10 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 30th!

You’ve created the perfect UI design. Now what? Creating graphics is important, but exporting them is where Microsoft Expression Design really shines through. Whether it’s traditional bitmaps or the power of XAML you’re after, this session will show you everything you need to know about exporting assets from Expression Design.

Windows Server 2008 Technical Drill Down Part 1: Deployment and Configuration

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 29th!

This session will demonstrate deployment enhancements/options for Windows Server 2008. It will also cover initial configuration steps, such as adding roles and features.

Windows Server 2008 Technical Drill Down Part 2: IIS 7.0

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 29th!

This session will demonstrate how to manage web sites and applications using IIS 7.0. Emphasis is on the new IIS Manager tool and PowerShell.

Windows Server 2008 Technical Drill Down Part 3: Presentation Virtualization

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 29th!

This session will cover enhancements to Terminal Services in Server 2008. Topics include new management tools, TS Gateway and TS Remote Apps.

Windows Server 2008 Technical Drill Down Part 4: Failover Clustering

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 29th!

This session will demonstrate how to build a failover cluster in Windows Server 2008. Enhancements to failover clustering are highlighted.

Windows Server 2008 Technical Drill Down Part 5: Identity and Access Management

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 29th!

This session will go into more technical detail on identity and access management services available in Server 2008. These include AD DS, RMS, ADFS, certificate services, etc.

Windows Server 2008 Technical Drill Down Part 6: Protecting the Network

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 29th!

This session will cover the improvements in Server 2008 related to securing the network. These include NAP, wireless security, network policies, etc.

Windows Server 2008 Technical Drill Down Part 7: Troubleshooting

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 29th!

This session will cover common troubleshooting tasks, procedures, resources and tools for Windows Server 2008.

Windows Server 2008 Developer Part 1: Application Development on Windows Server 2008 Overview

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 29th!

Windows Server 2008 is an enterprise-grade operating system suitable for virtually any server environment. In this session you will see a number of ways in which developers can write code to leverage the power of Windows Server 2008. Topics include Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, Windows Powershell, and Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0.

Windows Server 2008 Developer Part 2: Developing Apps for IIS 7.0

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 29th!

This session covers new features in IIS 7 which are of interest to application developers, including the new integrated pipeline, writing managed modules and handlers, extensions to the management UI, and request tracing.

Windows Server 2008 Developer Part 3: Developing PowerShell CMDLETS

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 29th!

This session introduces the new shell environment and scripting language, covering basic commands, pipelining, scripting, and creating new CMDLETS commands.

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) in Visual Studio 2008 Part 1

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 22nd!

This session highlights Visual Studio Team System 2008 from the perspectives of business analysts and project managers. Topics include defining a vision statement, requirements gathering, and project management best practices.

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) in Visual Studio 2008 Part 2

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 22nd!

This session highlights Visual Studio Team System 2008 from an Architect’s perspective. Topics include value-up architectural design and best practices.

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) in Visual Studio 2008 Part 3

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 22nd!

This session highlights Visual Studio Team System 2008 from a developer’s perspective. The power of value-up software development is showcased using the code quality tools provided by Visual Studio Team System Developer Edition.

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) in Visual Studio 2008 Part 4

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 22nd!

This session highlights Visual Studio Team System 2008 from a tester’s perspective. Value-up testing is demonstrated using the automated and manual testing tools of Visual Studio Team System Test Edition.

Visual Studio 2008: Extensibility

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 22nd!

Visual Studio is a highly extensible development environment; this seminar focuses on how developers can create and deploy a custom plug-in for Visual Studio.

Visual Studio 2008: Visual Studio Overview

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 22nd!

High-level look at the product family, from the free Visual Studio Express Editions to the Visual Studio Team System. Matches different developer scenarios with a product or set of products.

Visual Studio 2008 Fundamentals: Application Lifecycle Management

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 22nd!

Application lifecycle management is about seeing the “big picture” when it comes to software development. This session highlights the business-case scenarios for Application Lifestyle Management and Value-Up Software Development, and demonstrates how Visual Studio Team System provides the best tools for the job.

SQL Server Upgrade (2000 – 2008) Series Part 1: SQL Server 2008 value-add and migration overview

Fri, 22 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 22nd!

Part 1 of 4 will high-light why you would want to upgrade your SQL Server platform to SQL Server 2008. We will look at some of the key new features and move on to an overview of the migration process.

SQL Server Upgrade (2000 – 2008) Series Part 2: Migration tools

Fri, 22 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 22nd!

SQL Server Upgrade (2000 – 2008) Series Part 3: Migrating databases

Fri, 22 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 22nd!

Part 3 of 4 will show a detailed look of a database migration. We will go through all the migration steps using Microsoft migration tools covered in part 2.

SQL Server Upgrade (2000 – 2008) Series Part 4: Migrating DTS packages to SSIS

Fri, 22 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 22nd!

Part 4 of 4 will focus on how to migrate SQL Server 2000 DTS packages to SQL Server 2008. Common challenges will be addressed and we will look at a migration example.

Windows Server 2008 Fundamentals Part 2: Solid Foundation

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

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Available On-Demand Starting on September 22nd!

This session will give a fairly technical introduction to the new features in Windows Server 2008 that contribute to it being a more solid and manageable platform. Topics include Server Manager, Server Core, failover clustering, PowerShell, WDS and more.

Windows Server 2008 Fundamentals Part 3: Built for the Web

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 22nd!

This session will give a fairly technical introduction to how Windows Server 2008 is enhanced to support web applications. Topics include IIS 7.0 and its modular design, new IIS Manager, cross site deployment, health management, and more.

Windows Server 2008 Fundamentals Part 4: High Security

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

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Available On-Demand Starting on September 22nd!

This session will give a fairly technical introduction to the security enhancements contained in Windows Server 2008. Topics include security configuration wizard, Network Access Protection (NAP), Read Only Domain Controller, enhanced Group Policies, Active Directory enhanced services, and more.

Windows Server 2008 Fundamentals Part 5: Virtualization

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 22nd!

This session will give a fairly technical introduction to Windows Server Virtualization and the new Hyper-V role. No additional technical detail on this topic will be covered in this series since a separate training curriculum around virtualization exists.

Windows Server 2008 Fundamentals Part 6: Server Licensing 101

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

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Available On-Demand Starting on September 22nd!

This session will cover Windows Server 2008 editions and licensing options. Included here is a discussion on licensing for Server Virtualization.

Partner Corner: How to migrate your customer’s web application from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008

Thu, 21 Aug 2008

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In this partner discussion, Tim Kashani, founder and President of IT Mentors, and George Ghali, Director of Custom Development with Slalom Consulting, will talk about their work with upgrading SQL Server 2005 solutions to SQL Server 2008. The real-world example that will be discussed is the Microsoft ISV partner web site that was migrated with zero downtime. Challenges and solutions will be discussed in this one-hour session.

Microsoft Expression Fundamentals Series Part 1: Design

Wed, 10 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 16th!

Microsoft Expression Design is a powerful vector creation tool that allows user to design cutting edge graphics. By taking advantage of Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) designers can now create and share graphics with the confidence that their designs will look exactly as they envisioned them, quickly and without compromise. This session will give users the information they need to quickly get up to speed with Expression Designs feature rich environment.

Microsoft Expression Fundamentals Series Part 2: Blend

Wed, 10 Sep 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 16th!

Microsoft Expression Blend is the go-to application to bridge the gap between design and development. Users can create graphic elements in XAML, or import them from Expression Design and create robust, next generation UI’s for the Web and WPF. This session will give users the information they need to dive into layouts, interaction, controls, animation and other elements of Expression Blend.

Silverlight Fundamentals Part 1: Introduction to Silverlight

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 15th!

Silverlight 2 is a next-generation plug-in technology for building Rich Internet Applications. This session provides a high-level overview of how Silverlight works, the tools used to build Silverlight applications, and the benefits of using Silverlight technology. Several Silverlight applications will be demonstrated to provide a perspective on the type of applications that can be built using Silverlight.

Silverlight Fundamentals Part 2: Architecture

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 15th!

In this session you will learn about how Silverlight 2 works from an architectural and technical perspective. You will examine the new Silverlight project templates in Visual Studio 2008 to see exactly how the various components fit together and how Silverlight applications are deployed to end users.

Silverlight Fundamentals Part 3: Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 15th!

Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) is the fundamental language of Silverlight applications. In this session, you will gain a clear understanding of how XAML works and see the benefits of using a declarative approach to user-interface design.

Silverlight Fundamentals Part 4: User Interface

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 15th!

Silverlight 2 includes support for rich, vector-based graphics and a full library of re-usable user interface controls. In this session, you’ll learn about how the Silverlight renders user interface graphics and how you can leverage the rich set of built-in controls. You’ll also learn how to use styles and templates to customize the look-and-feel of your Silverlight applications.

Silverlight Fundamentals Part 5: Custom Controls

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 15th!

Silverlight’s user interface model is highly extensible. In this session, you will learn how to create your own reusable controls to bring a highly customized look to your Silverlight applications.

Data Warehousing – Dimensional Modeling

Thu, 21 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 15th!

This course will act as an introduction to dimensional modeling techniques. We will look at common practices for creating scalable data warehouses and discuss how to solve common challenges such as slowly changing dimensions.

Data Warehousing - Data Cleansing and Transformations

Thu, 21 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 15th!

This course will focus on common ETL challenges. We will look at how having an understanding of ETL and how to implement best practices is important when building a successful data warehouse

Data Warehousing – Data Loading

Thu, 21 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 15th!

This course will cover the basics for how to best load data into your data warehouse in an efficient manner.

Data Warehousing – Reports

Thu, 21 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 15th!

This course will cover the basics of how to design both operational and non-operational reports using your data warehouse environment. We will introduce how SQL Server reporting services can help you design, manage and deploy reports.

Overview of Microsoft’s BI Platform and How to Solve Problems

Thu, 21 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 15th!

This course will look at common challenges that a lot of organizations face with reporting, data aggregation, performance management, and collaboration. We will discuss how the Microsoft BI platform can help you solve these problems.

SQL Server 2008 Tips & Tricks Webinar Series Part 1: Relational Engine Tips & Tricks

Fri, 22 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 8th!

Part 1 of 4 of this series will focus on the relational engine. We will discuss a variety of topics that will help you better manage and tune you in to SQL applications. Tips and tricks about query tuning and optimization, indexing, etc. will be covered.

SQL Server 2008 Tips & Tricks Webinar Series Part 2: Integration Services Tips & Tricks

Fri, 22 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 8th!

Part 2 of 4 of this series will focus on Integration Services. We will discuss some of the key improvements to SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and then focus on how to best implement a performance strategy.

SQL Server 2008 Tips & Tricks Webinar Series Part 3: Reporting Services Tips & Tricks

Fri, 22 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 8th!

Part 3 of 4 of this series will focus on Reporting Services. We will discuss some of the key improvements to SSRS and then we will focus on tips and tricks to best design reports that are intuitive to use and that perform well.

SQL Server 2008 Tips & Tricks Webinar Series Part 4: Analysis Services Tips & Tricks

Fri, 22 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 8th!

Part 4 of 4 of this series will focus on Analysis Services. We will discuss some of the key improvements to SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) and then we will focus on how to best build and manage performance cubes.

SQL Server Admin Fundamentals Series Part 1: SQL Server Administration

Fri, 22 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 8th!

This Web seminar will cover the basics for how to best administrate SQL Server. Topics such as database and table creation, procedures, functions, and common database properties will be covered.

SQL Server Admin Fundamentals Series Part 2: SQL Server Availability

Fri, 22 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 8th!

This Web seminar will cover how to manage SQL Server high-availability features such as mirroring, replication. New features introduced with SQL Server 2008, such as the Resource Governor, will be discussed as well.

SQL Server Admin Fundamentals Series Part 3: SQL Server Scalability

Fri, 22 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 8th!

This Web seminar will cover how to manage SQL Server scalability. Topics such as data compression, data warehouse engine enhancements, and locking strategies will be covered

SQL Server Admin Fundamentals Series Part 4: SQL Server Security

Fri, 22 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 8th!

This Web seminar will cover how to configure and manage SQL Server security. Topics such as execution context, user and schema separation, encryption, auditing, and backup encryption will be covered.

SQL Server Admin Fundamentals Series Part 5: SQL Server Policy Framework

Fri, 22 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on September 8th!

This Web seminar will cover how to configure and use the Policy Framework that was introduced with SQL Server 2008. The Policy Framework will help administrators better work with often mundane admin tasks.

Introduction to the Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team System 2008 Team Suite

Tue, 5 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting August 25th!

Developer-focused overview of Team Foundation Server and the Visual Studio Team System Team Suite. Coverage of setup, architecture and processes surrounding Team Foundation Server. Examples of basic source code management and Team Suite-specific tools.

Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server

Tue, 5 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting August 25th!

Learn how to implement Team Foundation Server as a source code repository and project management tool. Topics include version control, check-in/check-out, branching/merging, work items, and more.

Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team System 2008 Architecture Edition

Tue, 5 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting August 25th!

Introduction to the system, application and software design/modeling tools found in the Team System Architecture Edition.

Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team System 2008 Database Edition

Tue, 5 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting August 25th!

Overview of database development work using the tools and guidance in Team System Database Edition.

Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team System 2008 Development Edition

Tue, 5 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting August 25th!

Overview of the developer tools found in the Team System Development Edition; includes code coverage tools, performance tuning, and unit testing.

Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team System 2008 Test Edition

Tue, 5 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting August 25th!

Introduction to the tools found in the Team System Test Edition focusing on, the various types of tests (Web tests, load tests, etc) and how they are implemented.

Dimensional Model (UDM)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on August 25th!

This course provides an overview of the Unified Dimensional Model. We will discuss how the UDM is beneficial to us when creating aggregations and reports to be deployed into various environments.

SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on August 25th!

This course provides an overview of SQL Server Analysis Services 2008. We will look at core new features and also do comparisons between SSAS 2005 and SSAS 2008.

Data Mining

Thu, 21 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting on August 25th!

This course provides an overview of data mining. We will look at common scenarios when using data mining is useful. We will also cover the basics for how to use SSAS 2008 data mining tools.

Microsoft Virtualization Fundamentals Series Part 1: Overview of the Microsoft Virtualization Vision

Fri, 1 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting August 12th!

This session will cover the basis of Microsoft's virtualization vision. This session will serve as introduction to each virtualization product: Server Virtualization, Application Virtualization, and Presentation Virtualization and the purpose of each. It will also introduce the benefits of management using System Center.

Microsoft Virtualization Fundamentals Series Part 2: Introduction to Server Virtualization (Usage Scenarios)

Fri, 1 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting August 12th!

This session covers the different products for server virtualization (Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server, Virtual Server 2005, Virtual PC) and the usage scenarios for each. Usage scenarios include Server Consolidation, Disaster Recovery, Branch Office, High Availability, Development and Testing, and more.

Windows Server 2008 Fundamentals Part 1: What's New In Windows Server 2008

Fri, 1 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting August 12th!

This session will cover at a fairly high level the top new improvements in Windows Server® 2008 and the benefits they bring for businesses. Topics include improvements in security, web, architecture, management and virtualization, among others. Other sessions will deep-dive into the various technological improvements that are introduced here.

Introduction to SQL Server Integration Services 2008 (SSIS)

Tue, 5 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting August 12th!

This course will cover how to use SQL Server Integration Services 2008 (SSIS) to manage an Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) process. We will start by looking at the fundamental components that make up SSIS and then move onto designing packages using Business Intelligence Development Studio. We will look at solutions to common ETL challenges such as slowly changing dimensions. Topics covered are:

• Reviewing ETL Fundamentals

• Introducing SSIS Components

• Designing ETL Packages

• Slowly Changing Dimension Transformation

Introduction to SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 (SSRS)

Tue, 5 Aug 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Available On-Demand Starting August 12th!

This course will act as an introduction to SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 (SSRS). We will start by covering the SSRS architecture and then move onto designing and deploying reports using Business Intelligence Development Studio, Report Builder, and Report Designer. We will also look at new SSRS 2008 features. Topics covered are:

• Reporting Fundamentals

• Introducing SSRS

• Basic SSRS Report Design

• Introducing Report Interactivity

• Extending Reports with Custom Logic

Scripting in Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007

Fri, 9 May 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 is a server application that you can use to manage a large number of virtual machines. This seminar provides examples of Microsoft Windows PowerShell scripts for Virtual Machine Manager and will illustrate how you can build tools to manage the servers, virtual machines, and resources in your virtual environment.

Build Applications for Virtual Server and Desktop

Fri, 9 May 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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This seminar is for developers who are creating client applications that automate the deployment and operation of virtual machines for use with Virtual Server 2005. Learn what capabilities exist and how you might develop applications to leverage them.

Build Applications for Hyper-V

Fri, 9 May 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Standards-based Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) interfaces and APIs in Hyper-V enable independent software vendors and developers to quickly build custom tools, utilities, and enhancements for the virtualization platform. This seminar will show you how.

Microsoft Virtualization for ISVs: The Business Need

Fri, 9 May 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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In part one of our Microsoft Virtualization seminar series for ISVs we will discuss the business need for virtualization products. This will focus on a discussion of what the business driver might be for an ISV to develop custom applications on top of the virtualization technologies. In addition, virtualization technologies are a perfect mechanism for delivering trial versions of products as well as distributing products as an “appliance”.

The ISV Developer Community Presents: Composite Rich Internet Applications

Tue, 13 May 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Join Microsoft’s Murray Gordon and Gunther Lenz for an informative webinar on the Composite Rich Internet Applications. In this one-hour web seminar, Murray and Gunther will explain what a Composite Rich Internet Application is, why it matters, and when it makes sense to use. We will show you a working example of how you can combine the advantages of a rich internet application (RIA) using Silverlight while adhering to the composite application paradigm using the Prism framework.

Register today so you'll be set to:
• Understand the composite and rich internet applications paradigm
• Learn how Prism and Silverlight together support complex apps with rapidly changing requirements
• Understand the benefits and risks
• See a working example demonstrating key capabilities
• Know how to implement rich interactive applications using Silverlight and Prism
• Identify next steps to move forward with Prism and Silverlight
• Download the source code to further explore and extend the demo
Who should attend:
• Enterprise and commercial software architects and developers evaluating Silverlight as the foundation for their next projects.
• Software development managers and team leads responsible for managing the development of rich internet applications.

Don't miss this chance to learn about the future of composite rich internet application development, from two preeminent experts in the field. Register today to reserve your space, and feel free to forward this invitation to others on your team who could also benefit.

Building with Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM

Tue, 13 May 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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First, a few fast facts about the Microsoft Dynamics™:
• As a product team we have over 26 years experience developing business applications.
• Microsoft Dynamics™ has over 300,000 customer installations worldwide.
• We serve customers through a partner ecosystem of close to 9,600 partners worldwide.
• In Q1 FY08 Microsoft Dynamics™ became a $1billion dollar business for Microsoft on 25% revenue growth.

In this web seminar you will learn:
o Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM Target Market
o Overview of Platform
o Methods of building with Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM system
o Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM Roadmap
o Innovating with Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM

Building with Microsoft Dynamics™ ERP

Tue, 13 May 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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In this web seminar you will learn:
o Microsoft Dynamics™ ERP Target Market
o Overview of Platforms
o Methods of building with the Microsoft Dynamics™ ERP systems
o Microsoft Dynamics™ ERP Roadmap
o Delivering Value Through Innovation

Best Practices in Building a Pipeline of Channel Partner Prospects

Mon, 2 Jun 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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Build a Successful Channel

As a special benefit to Microsoft US Gold Certified, Certified, and Registered ISV partners, Microsoft is sponsoring a series of four best practices webinars facilitated by The York Group, to help ISVs jump start and invigorate your channel development efforts. You will learn everything you need to either build a channel from the ground up or improve the performance of your current partners.

Best Practices in Building a Pipeline of Channel Partner Prospects

During this session you will learn best practices for:
• Defining the partner profile
• Identifying prospects
• Develop a partner value proposition
• Conducting initial contact and qualification
• Getting a commitment

Presenter: Harald Horgen

Presenter BIO: Harald Horgen is an acknowledged expert in the field of helping technology companies expand into new markets, and with over 25 years of experience he has learned what it takes to succeed in the global market. As the President of The York Group, an international business development organization with offices and partners in more than 24 countries, Harald speaks from experience. He has been personally involved in setting up channels in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. He has worked with clients of all sizes, from small start-ups to industry giants such as Microsoft, Dell and Intuit.

Overview of Microsoft Dynamics™

Tue, 13 May 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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In this web seminar you will learn:
o Microsoft Dynamics™ Overview and Ecosystem
o Growth Strategy - Build horizontal functionality and extend vertically thru ISVs
o Why we need Dynamics ISVs
o Why ISVs partner with Microsoft Dynamics™
o MSPP + Business support to Microsoft Dynamics™ ISVs

Software – Plus – Services an Overview for ISV’s

Tue, 13 May 2008

Course Type: Web Seminar
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The Microsoft Software-Plus-Services model blends locally installed, full-package software with Internet-delivered or hosted applications. The idea? Augment organizations’ on-premise software investments with components, add-on technologies, and complete applications—hosted by you, or Microsoft. Join us to learn more about:
1. What is Microsoft’s Software + Services (S+S) platform strategy?
2. What impact this has on technology and business models?
3. Why S+ S is an additive model to SaaS, SOA and Web2.0?
4. What new opportunities does the platform shift mean for software developers and architects?
5. Examples of companies using this new paradigm to grow their business.