Tag: Tech Events 26 posts
TrainSignal often ventures out to some of the biggest conferences, forums, and other events in the IT industry. Not everyone can make to VMworld or TechEd, so we bring you exclusive coverage and interviews with experts.
TechMentor 2011 Interview: John O’Neill Sr.
By Chris Magiet ⋅ November 23, 2011 ⋅ 3:49 ⋅ Post a comment
20-year IT industry veteran John O’Neill Sr. is an educator, speaker, author and consultant. He gave us some insight into his current work and his Awesome Wild Stuff project in this interview from TechMentor.
TechMentor 2011 Interview: Ed Liberman
By Chris Magiet ⋅ November 22, 2011 ⋅ 2:07 ⋅ Post a comment
In this interview from TechMentor 2011, Ed Liberman talks about remote desktop services, virtualization, and R2 updates to our Server 2008 training.
TechMentor 2011 Interview: J. Peter Bruzzese
By Chris Magiet ⋅ November 18, 2011 ⋅ 6:20 ⋅ Post a comment
In one of our video interviews from TechMentor 2011, J. Peter Bruzzese talks about the challenges faced by admins with the popularity of new technology, like SharePoint. He also talks about the fun he had in Vegas after presenting his sessions.
TechMentor 2011 Interview: David Davis
By Chris Magiet ⋅ November 17, 2011 ⋅ 3:03 ⋅ Post a comment
David Davis continues to take his virtualization knowledge and training expertise to the road at TechMentor 2011. In this video interview, he talks about vSphere free tools, VCP-5, and new upcoming VMware training.
Concentrated Technology: Interview with Greg Shields at VMworld 2011
By Chris Magiet ⋅ October 11, 2011 ⋅ 8:17 ⋅ Post a comment
Greg Shields found time in between sessions at VMworld 2011 in Las Vegas to us about Concentrated Technology, an independent consulting firm that matches users with the right technology.
Spousetivities: The Fun Side of Tech Conferences
By Chris Magiet ⋅ October 6, 2011 ⋅ 5:41 ⋅ Post a comment
Crystal Lowe founded Spousetivities to get bored spouses out and about in a social atmosphere while at technology conferences. Now it’s fun for everyone.
Learn About the New Backup Academy from Veeam’s Doug Hazelman
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ September 27, 2011 ⋅ 8:17 ⋅ Post a comment
At VMworld 2011, Doug Hazelman from Veeam shared some exciting news with us, he told us about the new Backup Academy that Veeam has launched for IT professionals who want to improve their knowledge and skills of virtualized backups. Learn more.
VMworld 2011: My Favorite VMworld Sessions
By Ashraf Al-Dabbas ⋅ September 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment
VMworld is known for great speakers and great sessions. In this post Ashraf shares his favorite VMworld 2011 sessions, what he learned and what other virtualization professionals should be paying attention to this year. What was your favorite VMworld 2011 session?
VMworld 2011: Hands-On Labs
By Ashraf Al-Dabbas ⋅ September 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment
The hands-on labs at VMworld 2011 were a unique opportunity to experience VMware’s virtualization technology first hand. My advice to future VMworld attendees is to do as many labs as you can, as there’s no better way to learn than to do it yourself.
VMworld 2011: Solutions Exchange
By Ashraf Al-Dabbas ⋅ September 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment
The solutions exchange at VMworld 2011 is by far the liveliest part of the conference and where most of the action is. See why you shouldn’t waste your time on VMworld sessions, but instead spend more time learning about the different virtualization solutions and what people are doing.
Become an MCT at the 2011 MCT Summit North America
By Heather Ackmann ⋅ September 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment
The annual MCT Summit is where Microsoft MCTs gather to network and learn. This year’s event, happening October 19-21 in San Francisco, features a pre-conference Train-the-Trainer bootcamp for aspiring MCTs that will allow you to certify for a fraction of the cost and time.
My First VMworld: Day 1 at VMworld 2011
By Ashraf Al-Dabbas ⋅ August 31, 2011 ⋅ One comment
Ashraf’s journey at VMworld 2011 continues with sessions, labs, and networking events. Read about day 1 at VMworld from Ashraf’s perspective.
My First VMworld: Ashraf’s Journey to VMworld 2011
By Ashraf Al-Dabbas ⋅ August 29, 2011 ⋅ One comment
Last year, Ashraf was the lucky winner of a trip to VMworld 2011 in Las Vegas. The conference is finally here, and in this post Ashraf shares his first impressions of the conference and his journey to get here.
Interview with Greg Shields, Microsoft MVP & VMware vExpert
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 29, 2011 ⋅ 6:44 ⋅ Post a comment
Greg Shields is getting ready for his VMworld 2011 session on how to avoid the 16 biggest high-availability and distributed resource scheduler configuration mistakes. Check out Greg’s interview and see what he’s excited about this year and what you, as an IT pro, should be paying attention to in 2011.
Interview with Adam Carter (aka “Adam Bomb”) from TechNet Edge
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ May 19, 2011 ⋅ 3:17 ⋅ Post a comment
Adam Carter is a Technical Evangelist for Microsoft and part of the TechNet Edge team where he brings world of Microsoft to IT pros. In this interview Adam talks about Office 365 and more.
Live from TechEd 2011!
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ May 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment
The Train Signal crew is at TechEd 2011 in Atlanta this week and our goal is to share the event with you. Did you miss the keynote? Want to know what’s happening at this year’s TechEd? Keep reading…
Interview with Joey Snow from Microsoft’s TechNet Edge
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ May 16, 2011 ⋅ 5:48 ⋅ Post a comment
Check out this interview with Joey Snow, Technical Evangelist for Microsoft and TechNet Edge star, and learn more about Windows Azure and how you can master the cloud.
Train Signal at TechEd 2011
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ May 12, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments
The Train Signal crew will be at TechEd 2011 in Atlanta next week and we are brining the biggest tech event of the year to you! Join us for photos, videos and live coverage of the event throughout the week. This page will serve as a portal to everything TechEd.
2011 Charlotte VMUG: Videos Available Now
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ April 21, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments
The 2011 Carolina Summit VMUG in Charlotte was one of the biggest VMUG events of the year — and our goal was to bring the event to you! Check out the keynote presentations, panel discussion and the videos of several of the sessions from the event for free.
Interview with Setup and Deployment MVP Rhonda Layfield at Connections 2011
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ April 19, 2011 ⋅ 6:51 ⋅ Post a comment
Rhonda Layfield is known around the world for her expertise in Windows deployment. At this year’s Connections conference, Rhonda presented on a number of deployment related topics and in this interview shares her latest deployment news.