Hyper-V 2008 R2 Days for the Microsoft Partner Community

Hyper-V 2008 R2 Partner Day: Practical Knowledge for Successful Deployments. Join me in:
- Redmond, Washington on February 6th - Register for Redmond Event
- Los Angeles (Gardena), California on February 13th - Register for Los Angeles Event
- Phoenix, Arizona on February 20th Register for Phoenix Event
- San Francisco, California on February 27th Register for SF Event

This is day of Live Builds; Instruction; Demonstration; and, Tips & Tricks on Hyper-V for fellow Microsoft partners who want to use Hyper-V within their practice. You will see deployment, optimization and management of Hyper-V, all with a focus for how to use Hyper-V within a Microsoft focused IT practice from a fellow practicing Microsoft partner. Watch & Learn as the Hyper-V Role is deployed on a Windows Server 2008 R2 and while Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 is installed.

This is not a Hyper-V versus VMware day.
This is not a hands-on day.
This is not a test preparation day.
This is an “I can do ‘that’” day.
This is a Partners sharing with Partners day.

The day will largely be driven by question from the attendees.

Here is a list of the topics we will be covering:

Hyper-V Versions

Hyper-V R2 Improvements

Deploying Hyper-V Role via:
• Windows Server 2008 R2 (Full Installation) with Hyper-V
• Windows Server 2008 R2 (Core Installation) with Hyper-V
• Hyper-V Server 2008 R2

Managing Virtual Machines:
• Hyper-V Manager
o Virtual Network Manager
o New Virtual Machine Wizard
o New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard
• Core Configurator Tool

Practical Tips & Tricks:
• Virtualizing Windows Small Business Server 2008
• Licensing & Hyper-V
• Backups
• Network Design when Virtualizing
• Performance Optimization

Overview of Advanced Topics:
• System Center Virtual Machine Manager
• Virtualizing Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services)
• Power Shell Hyper-V
• Managing Virtual Machine Storage
• Quick Migration
• Live Migration, Failover Cluster & Cluster Shared Volumes
• System Center Essentials and how it integrates into the System Center Virtual Machine Manager
• Hyper-V and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Schedule:
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Registration
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Morning Session
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM Lunch Break
12:20 PM - 1:50 PM 1st Afternoon Session
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Break
2:10 PM - 3:30 PM 2nd Afternoon Session
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Wrap Up

Thanks to those who joined me for the events in:
- Beaverton, Oregon on January 30th
- Irvine, California on January 23rd
- Menlo Park, California on Novemeber 21st