Top Reasons You Can’t Miss Tech·Ed 2009

We all need a solid return on any expense. And Tech·Ed 2009 isn’t just helpful – it’s essential! There is no better place to pinpoint the tech strategies and solutions that can impact this year’s bottom line.

  • What IT professionals can learn more about

    • MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 - Learn about Microsoft’s next-generation operating system

      Come and hear about the advancements Windows 7 brings to user productivity, security, and PC management – all of which save businesses time and money.

    • MICROSOFT OFFICE and new ways to maximise business productivity

      This year’s Office System track will help you deploy, adopt and develop on business productivity applications. Learn about deploying Microsoft Office to your users, building pervasive Microsoft Office SharePoint solutions and managing your work with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio. Understand how the Microsoft Business Productivity Infrastructure can help you deliver exciting services to your users, combining the best of the desktop with the best of the Web.

    • DEPLOYMENT – maximise your existing IT infrastructure and do more with what you’ve got

      In economic times like these, it’s important to get maximum value out of your existing IT infrastructure. What you learn at Tech·Ed 2009 can help you ensure that your infrastructure works as efficiently and productively as possible.

    • HOSTING for economies of scale

      Learn how to take advantage of Microsoft’s hosted services to help scale your IT department’s communications and collaboration offerings, as well as help lower your hardware, management and power costs.

    • VIRTUALISATION that helps leverage existing investments

      Get an in-depth understanding of today’s low-cost virtualisation technologies and how they can help you make the most of your current software and hardware investments.

    • UNIFYING to reduce costs and help increase efficiencies

      Truly unified communications create a single communication infrastructure. With this, you can reduce costs for PBX enhancements while improving productivity through unified inboxes and rules that help workers manage interruptions.

  • What Developers can learn more about

    • STREAMLINING your way to cloud applications

      Find out how the Microsoft Azure Services Platform helps reduce the need for up-front technology purchasing, enabling Developers to quickly and easily create applications that run in the cloud.

    • SECURITY that helps cut application support costs

      Microsoft’s Forefront technologies can secure your IT environment faster and help you write more secure code to eliminate application support costs. Tech·Ed 2009 offers the perfect opportunity to learn more.

    • QUALITY for your projects

      Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) takes software development from an individualistic pursuit to an engineering team sport. Learn how ALM with Visual Studio Team System™ unites all project teams from Project Managers, Software Developers, UX Designers, and Software Testers to Deployment Professionals. Understand what It takes to deliver projects in a timely manner with predictable outcome within a given budget and higher quality, resulting in improved User Experience (UX) for your customers. If you are interested in continuous quality improvements for your project’s process cycle and outcome, you cannot afford to miss Tech·Ed 2009 …

There are many other reasons, too. Attendees have the unique chance to choose from 13 Technical Tracks with 150 breakout sessions and over 100 hands-on-labs. All are incredible opportunities to expand professional networks – before, during and after the event.

Tech·Ed 2009 will help you bring new insights and practical solutions back to your organisation.