July 2009 - Posts

• I am a CONFIRMED speaker for TechDays 2009 in Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa

  Well, I got my wish! I will be presenting 2 sessions in total throughout the different cities. The 2 presentations are: SCVMM 2008: Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) and Management Integration (Toronto and Ottawa) AND Monitoring UNIX/Linux with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 (Montreal and Ottawa) Here are the session abstratcts: SCVMM 2008: Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) and Management Integration Session Abstract: This session covers management integration for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 via PowerShell and the Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) feature. PowerShell enables remote management of Hyper-V and automates some of the management tasks from a deployment and operations perspective. PowerShell can be used to automate across the different System Center tools to dynamic balance and backup. PRO integrates Operations Manager 2007 and Virtual Machine Manager 2008 to provide host-level and application-aware optimization of virtual machines. Learn how PRO tips can allow administrators to dynamically balance and optimize their servers at the physical, virtual, and workload levels. Monitoring UNIX/Linux with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Session Abstract: - Any datacenter or IT environment generally has a number of hosts running applications on UNIX and Linux platforms, and these will often be an important component in one or more IT services being delivered to internal or external customers. This session presents the new and enhanced heterogeneous monitoring capabilities of Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, and will show you how to help assure both the health and performance of the applications running across your Windows, UNIX, and Linux servers. You will learn about the Operations Manager Unix and Linux component architecture, module details, and management pack components. Demos will include how to Configure, Discover and monitor (both baselining and logfile monitoring) UNIX and Linux clients, as well as tuning the Management Pack and producing reports on UNIX and Linux clients.   TechDays Toronto takes place September 29, 30. TechDays Montreal takes place December 2, 3. TechDays Ottawa takes place December 9, 10. Posted Jul 17 2009, 06:23 PM by Rantings of an IT Pirate

• TechDays 2009 presentations are finalized

  Microsoft has made public that the presentations for TechDays 2009 are final.  Here is the link below: http://blogs.technet.com/canitpro/pages/techdays-2009-servers-security-and-management-final-draft.aspx Like in 2008, I have offered to present in Toronto, Montreal and my home base Ottawa. I am honoured to have been a part of the content selection for this event as the Security and System Management track co-owner. I am interested in presenting mainly in System Center.  Hopefully, I will be selected to present on VMM and SCOM R2. Fingers crossed! Posted Jul 15 2009, 12:59 PM by Rantings of an IT Pirate