MMS Day One
Ok, I get it. The Venetian is gargantuan. I think it's as far from my room to the conference center as it was last year in San Diego. I exaggerate a bit, but not much. I'm finally learning the lay of the land here - to get anywhere, you must go through the casino.
Nice swag bag with registration. A nice Ogio backpack, again this year sponsored by Intel. The most interesting thing in it was a copy of the Powershell book, which tells you something about what Microsoft is emphasizing lately. Giving away 4000 copies of Windows Powershell Step-by-Step is no small gesture.
I'm sitting in the Comm-Net area, where the self-paced hands-on labs and communications workstations are. I'm guesstimating there are twice the number of stations for both this year.
I think that the growth of Microsoft Management products is going to explode in the coming years, and this conference will only continue to grow. Once Service Manager hits the streets and Microsoft can offer the entire suite, it's anyone's guess how many will be signing up for this event.
No breakfast today and keynote is tomorrow morning, so I'm free until 10:30 or so. Off to the Alumni Lounge!