Free Virtual Conference for State and Local Government

By mphacker on March 16th, 2012
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You”re already well aware of the challenges facing state and local government organizations (shrinking budgets, rising demand for services, requirements to measure and improve performance…), so let”s get focused on solutions.

Please join us for a two-day virtual conference, where we will explore technology solutions you can implement today that will help address your needs now and the future.

We will bring in government technology experts and representatives from state and local governments to share their insight into how making the right decisions now can be a game-changer for your organization.

On Day 1 (1:00 – 4:00 PM ET), we’ll cover these topics:

  • Revolution Next: How IT is Revolutionizing Government Services
  • Moving Beyond If, When, and Why: How to Support the Consumerization in Government IT
  • Stronger Connections: Using the Cloud to Build New and Stronger Links between Citizens, Agencies, and Services
  • Built for the Future, Ready Now: Choosing an Infrastructure that Gives You the Power of Cloud on Your Terms
  • Window of Opportunity: Preparing to Make the Most of Windows 8

On Day 2 (11:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET) we will offer a series of break-out sessions that will help you sharpen your skills across cloud technologies and solutions. We’ll take a look “under the hood” at products and services like Windows Azure, Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Microsoft Systems Center 2012, Microsoft Office 365, and Business Intelligence Tools to explore key features and help you build critical skills. Pick and choose the sessions you’d like to attend or stay for a full-day track — it’s up to you!

No travel budget? No problem.
Not only will we present solutions to many of the challenges you face, we’ve solved one of them — limited travel budgets — by making this a virtual conference you can attend from anywhere you have an Internet connection.

Mark your calendar and get registered today. This is an event you don’t want to miss.

Connect with Microsoft State and Local government today:

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Windows 8 Consumer Preview

By mphacker on February 28th, 2012

Windows 8 Consumer preview will be available for download starting tomorrow (2/29/2012).   Check out some of the Windows 8 coverage at NeoWin:

http://www.neowin.net/news/reminder-windows-8-consumer-preview-available-tomorrow

Windows 8 at BUILD

By mphacker on September 13th, 2011

Today is the start of the Microsoft BUILD conference in California where we will get the first real glimpse of Windows 8.  If you are not one of the lucky few who are able to attend you can still catch the keynote speeches today and tomorrow on the BUILD website.   The event starts at 9am PST, Noon central today.

Head over the the official BUILD website for additional details.

Note:  The links to the streaming player is not available yet, however I expect them to show up several minutes prior to the keynote.

Follow #bldwin on twitter.

Update 2:  Looks like the downloads are live!   Go to the Building Windows 8 Blog and grab the dev preview tonight!

Update:  Posted on the Building Windows 8 Blog:

You probably want to try out the preview release—and you can. Starting at 8PM today, Seattle time, you can download all of the code that attendees at BUILD received. This includes 32 or 64 bit x86 builds, with or without development tools. The releases also include a suite of sample/SDK applications and the SDK (please note these are merely illustrations of potential apps, not apps that we intend to ship with Windows 8). The ISOs are linked to from http://dev.windows.com. You download with a Windows Live ID (which you might want to use to test out some of the new roaming features).

Windows 8 UI Demo

By mphacker on June 2nd, 2011

 

Yesterday Microsoft previewed the new user interface for Windows 8.  Check out the very impressive video below:

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