Southeast Asia SharePoint Conference

“Southeast Asia SharePoint Conference is COMING to Singapore from October 26 & 27! Please help to spread the word via your viral marketing and social media channels.

Interested speakers can also submit your topics via the Speaker Registration Survey. For more information, visit our conference web site - www.sharepointconference.sg.”

i am presenting at Microsoft Singapore's Community Technology Update, 19 Dec 09

http://mstechevents.sg/ViewEvent.aspx?eventId=279.

I have been confirmed for TechED Australia 2009

I will be serving my duties as a TLG (Technical Learning Guide). This is a role created for MCTs and MVPs and have been very popular and successful in many TechEds around the world.

The last time i did work as a TLG was in Orlando in 2007 and Boston the year before that.

If you going to be there, do check out the Technical Learning Centres and the many hands on labs and instructor led trainings. Also don't loose the chance of catching up on Microsoft certifications exams as it would be heavily discounted.

I am presenting at Singapore Windows User Group event

I will be presenting STEALTHbits's StealthAUDIT focusing on Exchange and Active Directory auditing.

Here is the full agenda. http://sgwindowsgroup.org/blogs/swug/default.aspx

i am presenting SQL 2008 sessions for Microsoft Learning.

“In this current economic situation, it’s a good time to go and renew your certification, get knowledge of new products and when the economy turns around you’ll be ready to jump into new opportunities, get a new job or progress in the one you already have.”

Live Meeting : Jumpstart SQL 2008 Skills - May 26, 2009 (12:30pm – 1:30pm Singapore time) : Register now if you are new to Microsoft SQL technology. (What time is this in my country?)

Live Meeting : Upgrade your SQL Skills - May 28, 2009 (12:30pm – 1:30pm Singapore time) : Register now if you plan to upgrade your SQL skills. (What time is this in my country?)

switching to Live Search for a week (as per requested by Mr. B)

During the MVP Summit 2008, Steve Ballmer challenged all MVPs to use Live Search as their default search engine for 1 week, and then give Microsoft their feedback. So let me see how it goes.

Speaking at Microsoft's TechFest 2008 in Singapore

Here is the link for the TechFest 2008. http://www.microsoft.com/singapore/techfest2008/speakers.aspx

I will talking about Microsoft SharePoint Office Server 2007 and it's BDC component. I will touch on dashboard, BI and other features related to BDC.

TechNite event in Bangsar Village II in KL on Aug 10th.

This was held in conjuction with TechED SEA 2008 in Kuala Lumpur.
Here are some pictures from the event.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12149942@N02/sets/72157607088812739/

/Sarbjit Singh Gill

Important MS events till end of the year

TechED 2008 EMEA
http://www.microsoft.com/emea/teched2008/

Microsoft Professional Development Conference 2008 (PDC 2008)
http://microsoftpdc.com/

SharePoint Connection 2008
http://www.devconnections.com/shows/FALL2008SP/default.asp?s=123

I am presenting at TechNet Security Series Seminar IV

My topic:
Session 2: Using Log Parser for Correlating Window’s log data for Forensics in Investigating Intrusions
Time: 3.20pm to 4.05pm

Synopsis: Microsoft has Application, Security and System event logs built into the OS from Windows®NT v3.51 forward. This session will dwell into understanding how this logs can be configured properly to audit success and failures of all security related events. Additionally, other services (IIS™, ISA™, Routers etc.) have their own logs that contain vital information independent of the OS.

Next, we will learn about what is Log Parser, how does it work and what can it do. Next we will walk through some scripts and even build some from scratch to identify many suspicious activities. Most of the time these activities are going to be followed by some sort of malicious activity. So next, we will attempt to find these indicators by checking the files and system services for “strange” activity. Finally, we will look at other “cool” Uses of the Log Parser.

Link to the event: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8861657

Heroes {Community} Launch

Heroes Community Launch 2008 is a joint product launch of the new family of Microsoft products - Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008, organised by your local User Group.

This event promises to be a deep dive on some of the most interesting topics of the products and you'll be guaranteed not to walk away empty handed! This time, we've lined up 3 tracks, covering IT Pros, Developers and a special interest track which cuts across both tracks.

Click here --> http://www.sgdotnet.org/events/heroes08/default.aspx to see details, agenda and registration.

Presenting at Server 2008 Launch Event.

http://www.microsoft.com/singapore/heroeshappenhere/default.mspx

Track 3: Windows Server 2008 Security & Compliance
Windows Server 2008 offers rich capabilities for securing your IT Infrastructure and proving tools to ease with compliance mandates. This session will discuss the Windows security and compliance features such as Network Access Protection, Right Management Services, and Active Directory Federation Service. subsystem, why auditing is important and how to configure an audit policy updated Windows Server 2008 event subsystem.

I will be presenting with Matthew Johnston, from Quest Software.

Sarbjit Singh Gill

Microsoft's UC Event: INTERACT2008

https://www.interact08.com/Logistics.aspx?

at TechEd South East Asia 2007

My first session for today was about choosing the correct SQL 2005 Server Edition. There is a lot more to choosing the correct edition of SQL 2005 compared to database size, or no of CPUs supported or number of user connections.

i am on runasradio.com

Catch me in my interview (PODCAST style) hosted by Richard Campbell from Dotnet Rocks.

Microsoft Webcast on August 15th: Creating a Global Human Resources System Foundation with SharePoint Server 2007

Microsoft Webcast on August 15th: Creating a Global Human Resources System Foundation with SharePoint Server 2007

Here is the link to register:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032346073&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

My Speaker IDOL Video from TechEd USA 2007, Orlando is online

The video clips from the Speaker Idol finals to the http://www.virtualteched.com/ web site – you’ll find a link to your clip at the top of the left News & Happenings column (the videos are also posted on the Video Highlights page).

Scroll down look for me as one of the finalist.

I am presenting at TechEd South East Asia 2007 in Kuala Lumpur

Here are my breakout session. I think this is my 3rd or 4th year presenting at TechEd SEA.


Session : Choosing the Right Edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Track : EDM
Synopsis : SQL Server 2005 is available in a number of editions to best match the demands of business applications. But, one of the common mistakes is choosing the wrong edition of SQL Server to support your business. In this session, you can learn about the differences between various editions of SQL Server along with a detailed description of the exclusive features in each edition. This session provides practical usage scenarios and benefits of each edition along with demos. Learn how to choose the right edition of SQL Server to support you data requirements; whether it is a small personal database, a large enterprise application, a scalable solution or a mobile application.


Session : Why Upgrade to SQL Server 2005
Track : EDM
Synopsis : Do you know what benefits you can deliver to your organization just by upgrading to the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database engine? Attend this session to find out. Even if you do not use any of the new features in SQL Server 2005, such as database mirroring and table partitioning, or writing stored procedures in Microsoft .NET languages, you can still reap great benefits. This session introduces the many new features in SQL Server 2005 that you can utilize, without rewriting your applications or undertaking any new development efforts. We provide many examples where you can improve your system's performance, concurrency, and availability simply by upgrading.


Session : ISA 2006 – Publishing Exchange 2007 and SharePoint 2007 using ISA 2006 new Features.
Track : OFC
Synopsis : Microsoft® Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 is the security gateway that helps protect your mission-critical applications from Internet-based threats. ISA Server enables your business to do more, with secure access to Microsoft applications and data. Secure your Microsoft application infrastructure by protecting your corporate applications, services, and data across all network layers with stateful packet inspection, application-layer filtering, and comprehensive publishing tools.

http://www.microsoft.com/malaysia/techedsea2007

SEA 2007 is coming in Sept

Tech•Ed SEA 2007, Microsoft’s premier & largest annual conference in the South East Asia region, focuses on newly released products such as of Microsoft Office along with content about upcoming releases such as Windows Server code name "Longhorn". For four days in September, you can get technical training, information and resources to help you build, deploy, secure, mobilize, and manage solutions.

Tech•Ed SEA 2007 features:

• More than 120 breakout sessions
This year’s event will feature even more speakers from Microsoft Corporation allowing you to hear about your favorite technologies from the sources who develop them. Create a personal learning program from 6 technical tracks with more than 120 breakout sessions.
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• Hands-on experiences
Tech•Ed offers opportunities to evaluate products both from Microsoft and from 250 of our most important industry partners. Additionally, based on attendee feedback from last year, we will be more than doubling the number of Instructor Led Lab sessions as well as introducing a whole host of new self-paced Hands On Lab content.
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• Networking with your peers
Walking around Tech•Ed are more than 2,000 minds just like yours. 2,000 IT pros and developers to meet. 2,000 opinions to consider. Add to the mix Microsoft product team members and industry gurus and you will immediately see why a Tech•Ed crowd is like no other.
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Tech•Ed is a one-of-a-kind experience!

LAUNCH EVENT: "YOU'RE IN CONTROL"

It is here, the launch event event to see how you can use Microsoft System Center and Microsoft Forefront to manage and secure your IT infrastructure and turn it into a strategic asset that enables agility within your organization.

I will be presenting the session on System Center at 2:30pm - 3:15pm.

Below is the event details and the url to the event site: http://www.microsoft.com/singapore/technet/takecontrol/default.mspx

EVENT DETAILS
9 May 2007, 8am - 5:30pm

OMB Auditorium,
Level 7,
One Marina Boulevard,
Singapore 018989

HIGHLIGHTS:
• Latest insights from technology experts
• Valuable resources and software trial versions to evaluate yourself
• PLUS, A SNEAK PREVIEW OF WINDOWS LONGHORN SERVER IN ACTION!

ALL THIS AND MORE!
• Stand to win an Xbox 360 in our lucky draw!
• Free evaluation CD of Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager 2007
• Free CD of Windows "Longhorn" Server Beta 3
• And an exclusive TechNet mystery gift for all!