The international SMB MVP Community Roadshow is coming to Microsoft San Francisco office on Saturday, February 18^th, 2012 for a special all-day event – and you are invited!

This is your last chance to hear first-hand from your peers in the field how they are implementing the New SMB Stack from Microsoft and see it actually demo’d on current shipping HP Hardware. This is not a canned sales pitch, this is a live demo by some of the SMB MVP’s on real world scenarios they are deploying today.

Topics to be covered include:

·        Windows MultiPoint Server

·        HP SMB Server Hardware

·        SBS 2011 Standard/Premium/Essentials

·        Swing Migration

·        Best Practices

There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion on real-world application of technology important to the SMB space.

Breakfast and lunch are included – and this is a FREE event, but you must register to attend.  Attendance is strictly limited to 90 attendees.

Register at: http://mvptour2011.sbsmigration.com/event_selector.php?event_id=1 78

Meeting Topic: Deploying IPv6 in a Microsoft Enterprise Network

The presentation is focused on the basic deployment items that system and network administrators need to pay attention to for Enterprises networks that are primarily Microsoft focused. Topics covered include default IPv6 behavior of different Windows OS’s, when transition technologies are enabled, what Microsoft products will use IPv6 and deployment guide modifications for Exchange, DirectAccess, Forefront UAG and TMG. In addition, if time allows, some design challenges around DHCP and DNS and how Windows 7 will behave vs Apple OSX or Linux implementations.

Presenters Bio’s:

Ed Horley is a Principal Solutions Architect at Groupware Technology in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ed is actively involved in IPv6 serving as the co-chair of the California IPv6 Task Force http://www.cav6tf.org/ and additionally helping with the North American IPv6 Task Force.

Ed is a current Microsoft MVP (first awarded back in 2004) and has spent the last 15 years working in networking as an IT Professional. Contact him at ed (@) howfunky.com or check out his blog at http://www.howfunky.com/

Giveaway: Regular raffle item

REMINDER: RSVP so we know how much pizza to order! Food arrives between 5:30 and 6pm.

Location:

Microsoft, San Francisco Office
835 Market Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94103

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- Doug, Ed and Jennelle

Meeting Sponsor: OpenDNS

Sponsor Presentation: Securing your DNS
OpenDNS is the favorite and most-trusted reliable DNS + security solution of network admins everywhere.  Through DNS-based malware and botnet protection and cloud Web content filtering that requires no appliance or complicated setup, OpenDNS is the only service that protects every device in your company, everywhere it travels.  OpenDNS today serves more than 1% of all global Internet traffic and is the choice of Fortune 50 companies, 1 in 3 schools and tens of thousands of SMBs.

Many network admins go to great lengths to secure their networks using costly security appliances, all the while leaving a critical network layer – the Domain Name System - unprotected.  This discussion explores the way malware and botnets leverage the DNS to infiltrate your network and cause damage that costs you both time and money.  And also how you to easily secure your DNS layer and smartly stop command center communication between malware and your network, rendering the malware harmless.  Secure your DNS and block malware and botnets once and for all, before they ever even infect computers on your network, and cut off malware that’s already infected your network at the knees.  Protect every device at your company, everywhere it travels.

Presenters Bio’s:
David Ulevitch is the founder and CEO of OpenDNS, the world’s largest DNS + security organization, today making the Internet safer on every device, everywhere it travels for more than 20 million people around the world, including Fortune 50 companies, 1 in 3 schools in the United States and tens of thousands of SMBs.  A 2011 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and a Business Week Magazine “Most Promising Entrepreneur Under 30,”  Ulevitch and his company have singlehandedly changed the way Internet security is handled, allowing a less-invasive and more cost effective approach that facilitates access to good content while blocking access to bad content like phishing, malware and botnets.  As a seasoned technologist and renowned security and DNS expert, Ulevitch is looked to as a thought leader by technology professionals in the United States and around the world.  Ulevitch is a graduate of Washington University in St Louis, Mo.

Giveaway: Regular raffle items – OpenDNS is giving away goodies including the elusive OpenDNS hoodie, which IT pros have heard of but never actually seen in real life

REMINDER: RSVP so we know how much pizza to order! Food arrives between 5:30 and 6pm.

Location:

Microsoft, San Francisco Office
835 Market Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94103

Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook!

- Doug, Ed and Jennelle

Owen DeLong’s IPv6 presentation:

A lot of folks were interested in Owen’s presentation so we have that available for download now here.

We have also put together a 2010 Feedback Survey. If you can take a moment to fill it out we would appreciate it.

A quick reminder to follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook!

- Ed

Meeting Agenda:

Infoblox:
We will be welcoming Chad Scott, Solution Architect with Infoblox who will be going over their  DNS/DCHP/IPAM solution plus their newest solution of NetMRI from the recent acquisition of Netcordia .

The first solution centrally manages and automates DNS/DHCP/IPAM for commercial  enterprises and government entities around the globe. Infoblox pioneered the appliance model for managing DNS and DHCP and is the leading vendor for integrating DNS/DHCP/IPAM in real-time on hardened appliances (and virtual machines). The Infoblox solution delivers critical functionality for high availability, delegated administration, integrated IP address management, full network audit logs, Anycast , DHCP failover, DDNS, automated DNSSEC, and full integration with Microsoft DNS/DHCP. Infoblox appliances are also available as virtual machines for VMware ESI and ESXi servers, Cisco ISR 2800/3800 series routers and Riverbed Steelhead appliances.

The second Infoblox solution, NetMRI, is a network management product focused on network change and configuration management (NCCM) for layer 2 and 3 devices (switches, routers, firewalls). It enables you to automate network change, see the impact of changes on network health, manage network configurations and meet a wide variety of compliance requirements. Offering physical and virtual appliance deployment options, NetMRI audits multi-vendor infrastructures, identifies anomalies early and speeds resolution and automates network changes.

Windows Phone 7:
To top the meeting off we will be having Kenny Spade, Academic Developer Evangelist with Microsoft presenting on Windows Phone 7, yes, this will be a sneak peak prior to the official launch date. This will be a demo event so you will get to see the handset and OS in action.

As normal, we will have a Q&A plus general discussion about recent conferences and tech news announcements.

Presenters Bio’s:

Chad Scott has 10+ years experience in Internet technologies. His most recent employers include Lucent Technologies, IronPort, VMware. He now works with Infoblox as a Solutions Architect, developing fault-tolerant, robust DNS/DCHP/IPAM solutions for customers all over Northern California, Nevada, and Hawaii.

Kenny Spade is an Academic Developer Evangelist in the Northern California Academic Region for Microsoft Corporation. His blog can be found here. Looks like he has been to busy to post or tweet lately, maybe our event will give him a reason to do both?

Giveaway: Regular raffle items – sorry no Windows Phone 7 – don’t even ask!

REMINDER: RSVP so we know how much pizza to order! Food arrives between 5:30 and 6pm.

Location:
Microsoft, San Francisco Office
835 Market Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94103

Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook!

- Doug, Ed and Jennelle

Meeting Agenda:

We will be hosting a general meeting. PacITPros member Sam Bowne will be presenting a recap of items that came out at Defcon and Blackhat. In addition, Doug will be talking about security items related to the recent Microsoft Zero day exploits that have come out.

Fun stuff: Regular raffle items

REMINDER: RSVP so we know how much pizza to order! Food arrives between 5:30 and 6pm.

Location:
Microsoft, San Francisco Office
835 Market Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94103

Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook!

- Doug, Ed and Jennelle