  | Architecture
You already know a lot about different products and technologies, but how do you make them work together to solve business problems? How can you create applications and infrastructures that solve today’s challenges—without just choosing technology for technology’s sake? The Architecture track offers broad architectural perspectives that span many products, technologies, and solutions. We can help you further—or begin—your career as an architect by providing the background, patterns, and real-world guidance you need.
The purpose of this track is to help you coordinate your knowledge of multiple products, technologies, and solutions to meet the business needs of your organization. Further your career and solve tomorrow’s architectural problems today with the knowledge you’ll gain from the Architecture track. | |  | | |
| Database Platform
The content presented in the Database Platform track is rich in content and demonstration. Product experts will show you where and how they have extended the enterprise capabilities of SQL Server. They will showcase architecture, development, deployment, administration, integration, security, analysis, reporting, new 2008 features, and more. | | | | |
| Developer Tools and Languages
Your knowledge of development languages and proficiency with the tools you use to create software are the core of your skill set. The Developer Tools and Languages track is packed with deep technical training that covers the best of Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 and Visual Studio 2008. Get in-depth information on building mission-critical software using .Net development languages such as C#, and new functional languages like F#. Amplify your application development impact with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) best practices using Visual Studio Team System. Acquire the skills that you need to make an immediate impact in your organization while preparing for future versions of Visual Studio. Learn how Microsoft uses Team Foundation Server to build products you use today.
Key products and technologies covered: Visual C#, F#, Visual Basic, Visual Studio, debugging, LINQ, XAML, and ADO.NET. | | | | |
| Management
Managing today’s increasingly complex IT infrastructures requires integrated solutions that cross multiple disciplines. In the past year, Microsoft has released a suite of new tightly integrated management products in the System Center suite. Together these provide powerful features to help plan, install, configure, and monitor your critical applications, services, servers, and network. | | | | |
| Mobile and Embedded
Enhance your technical skills in the development and implementation of Microsoft® Windows® Embedded operating systems and the mobility platform. Learn how to easily build reliable, powerful, and intelligent smart connected devices utilizing our end-to-end development tools, support, and resources. This track also provides in-depth training on Microsoft’s mobility platform. Get in-depth coverage on how Windows Mobile, along with Microsoft products such as Exchange Server and the Microsoft Office system, work better together to enable robust mobile messaging, unified communications and solutions. | | | | |
| Office and SharePoint
Deploying the 2007 Microsoft® Office system is a multi-faceted process that touches many aspects of your business. Tech·Ed 2008 for IT Professionals will help you plan, execute, measure, and track successful Office deployments by giving you the latest information and best practices for deploying, configuring, securing, and maintaining Microsoft Office SharePoint® Server 2007 and 2007 Microsoft® Office system client suites. For Developers, we go in depth into the Office File Formats and Office Development Issues. | | | | |
| Security
Security threats have become increasingly sophisticated, while networks have become more complex. In this track, learn how to better protect your enterprise with information from experts on architecting and managing a more secure integrated infrastructure. Learn about security features in the Windows® platform as well as Microsoft security products that can help you protect your network. | | | | |
| SOA and Business Processes
Service orientation is a methodology for encapsulating, developing, maintaining, and deploying standalone and connected applications. Each resource, whether an application, a sub system, device, or even an individual class can be exposed as a service and composed into new dynamic applications, all based on industry standards. Complementing the methodology is an impressive array of Microsoft technologies covered in this track, from the well established Microsoft® BizTalk® Server, Windows® Communication Foundation, and Windows Workflow Foundation to the emerging technologies of Windows Cardspace™ for identity management and BizTalk Services for peer connections. In the SOA and Business Processes track, learn about the relevant enhancements in the .NET Framework 3.5, BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and essentials best practices, all from the top speakers and experts in our industry, sharing their perspectives, real-life experience, and the road ahead. | | | | |
| Unified Communications
Discover how Microsoft Unified Communications delivers rich, intuitive, and seamless software that enhances productivity and collaboration by streamlining how people communicate across diverse modalities of communications, such as e-mail/calendaring, unified messaging, voice and presence and instant messaging. Products that will be covered are Exchange Server 2007 and Office Communications Server 2007. | | | | |
| Web and User Experience
In this track, we not only bring you all the latest information on cutting-edge Web technologies, but we also deliver the User Experience knowledge that covers the gamut from the Windows® desktop to mobile devices to cross-browser and cross-platform on the Web. Get the latest information on Windows Presentation Foundation, XAML, Microsoft® Expression® Studio, and Microsoft Silverlight™, as well as all the in-depth ASP.NET, ASP.NET AJAX, and Windows Live™ Platform. So, whether you are interested in taking your ASP.NET development to the next level, or finding out how you can use your .NET development skills to build rich experiences that run in the Safari browser on the Mac, the Web and User Experience track is for you. | | | | |
| Windows Client
Interested in learning more about Windows Vista®, Service Pack 1, Virtualization, and Microsoft® Desktop Optimization Pack? Find out how these technologies deliver value to your organization; discover how you can accelerate your desktop deployment efforts; and get tips and tricks for easier implementations. | | | | |
| Windows Server Infrastructure
This is a marquee year for Windows Server with the release of Windows Server® 2008. Windows Server 2008 gives customers the most flexible and robust set of tools for IT professionals to manage and control their IT infrastructure. Additionally, it is the most secure Windows Server ever, with a hardened security platform that provides secure policy-based access to the network and ensures sensitive information is not compromised, enabling businesses to host the most mission-critical applications and workloads. | | | | |
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