[SGVLUG] Free "Integrate Your IT Environment" seminar at Microsoft L.A. Office

[Stan Slonkosky]

Microsoft will have an "Integrate Your IT Environment," seminar at its
L.A. Office on the morning of June 25. It's free, but you need to
register at the web site listed below. Register early if you want to
go because these events sometimes fill up.

http://technetevents.com/interop/index.htm
 	
Is your IT Infrastructure fully dedicated to just one technology
solution? Chances are you work in a heterogeneous environment that
includes a variety of technologies from Microsoft®, Linux, MySQL and
Apple. Integration becomes vital in order for your core business
applications to maintain business flow and efficiency. How do you
achieve identity integration? Run Open Source Software (OSS) on
Windows Server® 2008? Ever wanted to leverage the power of SQL with
your PHP applications? This innovative roadshow will answer these
questions and many others to help get your integrated environment up
and running smoothly.
	
		
Session 1: 		Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Interop
with Linux and OS X

Do you have existing Linux workstations and servers? Are you buying
Apple notebooks for your personnel? If so, then you're probably
wondering how to secure and share information across your
organization. Join us for a session that demonstrates how to
authenticate and manage non-Windows operating systems. We'll explore
Active Directory (AD) extensions, management tools, security, file
sharing, desktop management and a number of other key challenges we
all face on a daily basis. Get set for some great demonstrations and
plenty of time for questions and answers.
Results
By attending this session, you'll learn:

    * How to authenticate Active Directory users that are using a
Linux workstation. Windows Server 2008 and Novell SUSE Linux
Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10 will be demonstrated.
    * How to manage SLED desktops using Active Directory Group Policy
Objects (GPO).
    * Information on non Microsoft management tools for Linux and Apple OS X.

Outline
This session will illustrate the following:

    * How to add a SLED workstation to a Active Directory (AD) domain
    * Authenticating Active Directory (AD) users on SLED workstations
at login time.
    * Pushing Group Policy Updates to a Linux workstation and
verifying the change took place
    * Reviewing the management capabilities for Apple OS X using third
party tools

Products Demonstrated:
Windows Server 2008, Active Directory, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise
Desktop 10, Centrify DirectControl
Session Level:
200
Session Prerequisites:
A basic understanding of directory services, authentication, and
desktop management.
Session 2: 		Running Open Source Software (OSS) on
Windows Server 2008

Are you afraid to run open source software on Windows Server 2008?
Fear no more; it's easier than you think. Come discuss running LAMP
(Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) on Windows Server 2008. Not interested
in Linux? No problem. You'll also learn how to run open source
applications with IIS7, MySQL and PHP. Along the way, we'll compare
and contrast the optimum maintenance, operation and monitoring of
these diverse systems and applications. This session will include
several informative demonstrations and you'll get plenty of time to
ask questions.
Results
By attending this session, you'll learn:

    * How to install and configure Apache on Windows Server 2008
    * How to install and configure PHP on Windows Server 2008
    * How to install and configure MySQL on Windows Server 2008
    * How to install and configure an application that uses PHP and MySQL
    * Discuss how to run solutions using the Microsoft virtualization
technologies

Outline
This session will illustrate the following:

    * Windows Server 2008 web services via Apache and IIS 7
    * Installation procedures for PHP, MySQL and Drupal
    * Management tools on Windows Server 2008
    * Migration considerations for OSS application

Products Demonstrated:
Windows Server 2008, IIS7, IE, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Drupal, Wordpress
Session Level:
200
Session Prerequisites:
A basic understanding of web servers, server operating systems, and
server applications.
Session 3: 		SQL Server 2008 and PHP Web Application Infrastructure

Do you want to take advantage of SQL Server's great new features for
your PHP sites? Join us for this session and learn how to make it
happen. We'll show you how to leverage your existing development
resources and PHP knowledge by simply changing the backend to
Microsoft SQL Server 2008. We'll walk through the necessary steps to
get PHP and SQL Server working together and you'll see how to enjoy a
successful deployment and post-deployment experience. You'll also
learn where to find the information you need when you deploy and scale
PHP on SQL Server, including details about security, performance,
backup, managing and monitoring. After the step-by-step deployment
instructions and some helpful working demos, we'll be happy to
entertain your questions.

-- 
Stan Slonkosky