Microsoft Management Summit 2003

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Microsoft Management Summit2003
10 Reasons to Attend the

• Mandalay Bay Resort Casino,Las Vegas, NVMarch
  18th 21st 2003

Please Note All information provided in this
slide deck is preliminary and subject to change.
The latest information about the event will be
available on the MMS 2003 web site at
www.mms2003.com from Jan 24th 2003.
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So why attend MMS 2003?The top 10 Reasons

1. To learn from experts from the IT community and
   from Microsoft during the 66 scheduled breakout
   sessions
2. To learn about Microsofts future plans for
   management during keynotes by Microsoft
   executives
3. To learn how Microsoft manages desktops, servers
   and applications from Microsofts own IT team
4. To learn about the new Solutions for Management
   offering from Microsoft and how it will help you
   bring ITIL standards to your environment
5. To work in a lab environment with current and
   future products and technologies, with or without
   instructors from Microsoft
6. To ask members of the Microsoft product teams and
   key Sponsors questions about your specific issues
   at the Ask the Experts session and throughout
   the event
7. To learn about industry trends and initiatives
   from a key management analyst
8. To learn about Microsoft partner solutions which
   extend and enhance the manageability of Windows
   and enable cross-platform management
9. To meet your colleagues and peers from around the
   industry to share tips and ideas generated while
   managing Windows environments like yours
10. Finally, to bring back a set of new skills, tips
    and solutions to your organization which will
    improve the reliability and performance of the
    infrastructure supporting your business today.

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1. Learn from Experts

• 66 breakout sessions in 5 parallel tracks over
  3.5 days
• Up from 42 sessions in 3 tracks last year
• Speakers include
• Microsoft product team members
• Industry experts
• Other customers with ideas and tips to share
• Topics to be covered include
• Microsoft Solutions for Management (4 sessions)
• SMS 2.0 (12 sessions)
• SMS 2003 (7 sessions)
• MOM 2000 (10 sessions)
• Application Center 2000 and SSM (5 sessions)
• Windows Management Technologies (12 sessions)
• Includes WMI, Active Directory, Group Policy,
  ADS, MACS, SUS, Windows Installer, Windows
  Security, Terminal Services
• Sessions on extending Microsofts solutions by
  Event Sponsors
• Full session agenda to be announced Jan 24th 2003

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2. Learn about the Future

• 4 Keynote sessions during the event
• Hear Microsofts new VP of Management,Kirill
  Tatarinov, talk about the goals of the Windows
  Management Business Group
• Listen to Microsoft Executives describing the
  plans for Microsofts products
• Understand how future developments will help
  simplify your IT infrastructure
• Learn how ITIL standards can be applied to a
  Microsoft Windows environment

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3. Learn how Microsoft Manages

• Learn from the Microsoft Operations and
  Technology Group (OTG) how they mange Microsofts
  dynamic IT environment
• Listen to Rick Devenuti, Microsofts CIO,
  describe how new and un-released products are
  rolled out to 50,000 users worldwide with minimal
  overhead
• Hear tips and tricks from the Microsoft OTG SMS
  and MOM teams

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4. Learn to Achieve Operational Excellence

• Improve the manageability of your Windows
  platforms with Microsoft Solutions for Management
• Achieve operational excellence in managing
  Windows Services and Applications
• Optimize the delivery of new applications to your
  organizations desktops
• Build a secure core infrastructure utilizing best
  practices in Patch Management for Windows clients

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5. Learn in the Labs

• Over 400 lab PCs offering practical hands-on
  lessons in management technology
• Both instructor-led and self-paced lab sessions
  throughout the week
• Lab topics include
• SMS 2.0, SUS Feature Pack, SMS 2003, MOM 2000, AC
  2000
• WMI, WMIC, RIS, SUS, Group Policy, MACS
• Lab slots bookable in advance
• Open lab sessions after 5pm
• allows attendees to complete unfinished labs
• avoid lab/breakout session conflicts

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6. Ask Microsoft

• Multiple opportunities to ask questions of
  Microsoft staff
• Microsoft Product Team and Field staff available
  throughout the event
• Ask-the-Experts evening event with themed topic
  areas in a relaxed atmosphere
• Microsoft booth staffed throughout the Expo
• Opportunity to book up to two 30 minute 11
  sessions with any speaker during the event

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7. Learn about Industry Trends

• One keynote session will be presented by a key
  management analyst Cameron Haight of Gartner
• Hear about recent industry developments and
  future trends
• Learn how the .NET initiatives will impacting the
  IT community in the near and long term

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8. Learn about Industry Solutions

• The event is sponsored by several key industry
  players
• 3rd Party hands-on lab sessions will be offered
  throughout the event
• Sessions presented by sponsors will describe how
  Microsofts technologies and products can be
  extended and enhanced
• Meet key exhibitors during the evening Expo
  reception and the following day to learn how to
  build complete IT solutions on Windows

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9. Meet your Peers

• The usual mix of attendees from the IT community
  ensures many opportunities to meet and share
  ideas
• Dedicated Alumni lounge area to meet colleagues
  from previous conferences
• Several sessions presented by fellow Microsoft
  customers on real-world scenarios and solutions

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10. Grow Your Skills
At MMS 2003, Microsoft program managers and
industry experts will teach you how to get the
most from your Windows-based management
solutions.

• Deepen your knowledge. Get the latest,
  comprehensive technical content in over 66
  breakout sessions, 4 keynotes, and multiple
  hands-on labs.
• Deliver better performance to your organization.
  Learn from the pros, share ideas with your peers,
  and bring home the latest tricks and techniques.

If you attend one event this year, make itMMS
2003!
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MMS 2003 at a Glance
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Keynote
Keynote
Keynote
Registration
Keynote
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Exec Track
Labs Open
Expo
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Labs Open
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Labs Open
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Exec Track
Labs Open
Registration
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Labs Open
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Breakouts
Labs Open
Breakouts
Breakouts
Welcome Recepn
Expo Recepn
Expo
Ask the Experts
Closing Recepn
Note CommNet will be open during all breaks,
when a Wireless LAN will also be available