Manageability Insight Workshop | SMS & MOM
October 17 & 18, 2006
You are invited to an exciting opportunity to learn about Microsoft manageability technologies and to interact with Microsoft IT professionals. This workshop, brought to you by Microsoft IT Showcase, will demonstrate how Microsoft IT implements Systems Management Server (SMS) and Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM), Virtual Server, and Data Protection Manager (DPM).
Registration Process
Space is limited! Please work with your account manager to become registered and take advantage of this special opportunity. Registrations are due by September 15, 2006.
Session Details
What: Two-day workshop
When: October 17-18, 2006
Where: Microsoft Campus, Redmond, WA
Who: IT Decision Makers and Technical Planners
Cost: Please discuss the program fees and expenses with your Microsoft account manager
Program Objective
Meet with colleagues and Microsoft IT to share and discuss best practices and lessons learned using Microsoft management products.
Value to You
- Share Microsoft IT best practices on manageability using Microsoft management products
- Learn how Microsoft IT implements SMS and MOM to improve operational efficiencies and reduce costs
- Learn how easy it is to deploy and support SMS and MOM
Agenda Items
- How Microsoft does enterprise management using SMS
- How Microsoft uses SMS for desktop, server patch management and asset management
- How Microsoft IT monitors enterprise servers
- How Microsoft IT addresses key concerns: security, reliability, consolidation, and operations
- Microsoft IT’s deployment plans for Operations Manager 2007, Configuration Manager 2007, and Service Desk
- How Microsoft IT uses Data Protection Manager to optimize disk-based backup and recovery
- Right sizing and virtualization
Enterprise Management at Microsoft
Like any enterprise, Microsoft continues to demand increasing value from its IT infrastructure and investments. Using its own management products and the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF), Microsoft IT is tasked with establishing and maintaining a productive IT environment for employees that delivers effectiveness and impact, while at the same time reducing complexity and cost.
Microsoft IT uses Microsoft management products such as SMS and MOM running on Windows Server 2003 and the Microsoft Windows Vista™ operating system along with virtualization technologies, Service Level Agreement (SLA), and Operational Level Agreement (OLA) processes to:
- Increase productivity and reduce costs across the entire IT organization
- Achieve high availability, fast problem detection, and resolution across the enterprise
- Improve system compliance with business and IT policies
- Increase responsiveness to changing business demands
Thank you!
Microsoft IT Showcase team
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