So I just got back from three days of technical training in San Francisco at the Microsoft TechMentor Conference. I learned a lot about Server 2008, Vista SP1, and TONS of other stuff. My favorite speaker and author was there, Mark Minasi , and my second favorite speaker was Greg Shields. I recommend picking up any and ALL of Mark's books.

Here is a link to ALL the session slides and audio clips!

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The following classes were the ones I took and recommend them all!

Windows Administration Section

• Fundamentals of Failover and Load Balancing Clusters
• Active Directory Fundamentals
• System Recovery: The Good, the Bad, the Lifesaving
• What's New in Vista/Server 2008 Administration

Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks

• The Best Free Tools for Windows Server Troubleshooting
• Inside Vista's First Service Pack

Practical Security

• Intro to Hacking and Countermeasures
• Repel the Crackers - Best Practices in Securing Windows Passwords
  
• Inside Windows Logons
• Windows Vista: The Hidden Truth

Windows Server Technologies

• Unveiling What's New and Exciting in Server 2008's Terminal Services
• When and Where to Use Virtualization
• Hardening Windows Server 2008 and Active Directory

Also Recommend but did not attend:

• Troubleshooting Windows Crashes and Hangs
• Migrating from XP to Vista: Don't Fear, Stop Waiting, Here's Why!
• Windows Server Backups: New Tricks for an Old Need
• Active Directory: Group Policy Fundamentals
  
• Terminal Server Fundamentals
• IIS 7.0 Fundamentals
• Become a Disk Management Guru with Vista and Server 2008
• Intro to USB Stick: Remote Communications and Portable Applications
• USB Stick: Network Analysis
• USB Stick: Penetration Testing
• Current Wireless Attacks and Countermeasures
• Social Engineering
• Active Directory in Windows Server 2008 - Designing, Integrating, and Implementing
• Best Practicies in Managing the New Windows Event Log
• Managing DNS in a Server 2008 Active Directory Environment