Selected highlights of public references and contributions to the IT Pro community:
| Community/ Volunteer/ Workshop | - | Articles / Books | - | Events / Speaking Engagements / Webcasts |
Events / Speaking Engagements / Webcasts
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IT&Dev Connections 2011 (Karlsruhe, Germany):
At the regional IT&Dev Connections 2011 conference, I had the pleasure to deliver in German on the topic
"Integrating Lync Server 2010 and Unified Messaging" (8 to 10 Jun 2011).
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TechDays 2011 (Basel, Switzerland):
At the Microsoft Switzerland's largest annual IT conference, I was invited to speak on the hot topic "Lync Server 2010 Deployment Best Practices" and
support the "Ask-the-Expert" UC booth (2 to 3 May 2011).
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TechEd Middle East 2011 (Dubai, UAE):
Conference speaker on the exciting topic of private cloud computing using the next version of System Center Virtual Machine Manager v.Next 2012 (8 to 10 Mar 2011)
; more here and
here.
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TechTalk: Lync Server 2010 (Zurich, Microsoft Switzerland): I was invited as a speaker on the hot topic "Lync Server 2010 - Technical Innovations and Implementation"
in German / Deutsch (30 Nov 2010).
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TechEd North America 2010 (New Orleans/LA, USA) as "Ask-The-Expert" on the Unified Communications platform together with the product group
(7 to 10 June 2010).
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Swiss TechDays 2010 as "Ask-The-Expert" on the Unified Communications platform (6 to 7 Mar 2010, Basel). -
Voted as one of the top 10 Best Speakers* at the very first Microsoft TechEd Middle East 2010 (1 to 3 Mar 2010, Dubai).
Delivered a Level 300 breakout session on Exchange 2010 Unified Messaging. Volunteered as Ask-The-Expert and conducted
several jam-packed, Instructor-Led Labs (ILL) on Windows Server 2008 R2, PowerShell v2, Active Directory and
Exchange 2010 in overflowed, standing only rooms.
More here,
here and
here.
* over 60 speakers, along side seasoned international speakers like Scott Schnoll, Scott Hanselman, Rafal Lukawiecki, John Craddock, etc. -
TechNet Webcast: Network Considerations for Deploying Communications Server 2007 R2 (Level 300) - MVP volunteer speaker
to deliver the very first Office Communication Server Series of TechNet webcast (Unified Communications) to start off the year 2010
(Microsoft Redmond TechNet Webcast team / Event ID: 1032439126, 2 Feb 2010).
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Role as key event organizer with Digicomp Academy for the very first Microsoft Evolution Day 2009 (Zurich Thu 3 Dec 2009). Powered by Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP), Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT) and
industry experts from the field. I also contributed as a volunteer speaker to deliver a record 110 minutes session on "OCS 2007 R2: Deployment, Management and Migration Best Practices".
More here and
here.
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Role as key event organizer with sponsors Digicomp Academy and Microsoft Switzerland for the Swiss Windows 7 Launch Party supported
by the Swiss IT Pro User Group (Zurich 27 Oct 2009).
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MCT Virtual Summit 2009 (18-19 Jun 2009): Volunteer speaker in the delivery of the "Train the Trainer 6419 Configuring, Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers" session in Chinese Mandarin.
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Hacking Day 2009, Switzerland (16 Apr 2009): Delivered in-depth sessions from Hacking 101 to Live Hacking Workshop (System and VoIP Hacking)
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TechDays 2009, Switzerland (1-2 Apr 2009): Unified Communications level 300 track on "OCS Direct SIP: Interoperability with IP-PBX"
- Network Security in a Virtualized Environment - guest talk at ETH Zurich (Tue 14 Oct 2008)
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Powershell and Exchange @ edge.technet.com (11 Jul 2008)
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Speaker on
Windows Server 2008 Security at Orbit-iEX 2008, Messehalle Zurich (20 May 2008)
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Speaker on
Virtualization and Security at Security Day 2008, Digicomp Zurich (29 Apr 2008).
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Microsoft Gulf TechDays 2007 Dubai speaker on Windows Server 2008 and Exchange Server/Forefront 2007 Security (4 to 5 Dec 2007).
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Microsoft Gulf TechNet & MSDN Roadshow speaker on Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Hyper-V (Windows Server virtualization) - Nov to Dec 2007. Read more
here.
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Microsoft TechDays 2007 (Switzerland) speaker on
virtualization
"L103 Porting Virtual Machines between Virtual Server R2 & Virtual PC 2004" (11 to 12 Apr 2007)
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Tech.Ed IT Forum 2006
Speaker on
virtualization,
"Ask-The-Experts" (Security, Virtualization), MS Evangelist.
Community/ Volunteer/ Workshop
- TechNet/MSDN Forum Newsgroup Moderator (Unified Communications - Lync Server 2010, OCS 2007 R2; TechNet; MSDN; )
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Founder of independent, non-profit, community driven
Swiss IT Pro User Group (1 Aug 2005 - with support and endorsement from
Microsoft Switzerland - TechNet Newsflash Nr. 8/2005 21. September 2005).
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Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Ignite - MVP invitation
to participate at the Lync Server 2010 Ignite with deep technical content covering
different workloads from deployment, management, voice, conferencing, high availability to
and monitoring (Barcelona, 27 Sep 2010 to 1 Oct 2010)
- Macedonian Exchange User Group - Event: Communications Server "14" First Look (Wed 11 Aug 2010)
- PowerShell Script Club - Worked with Marc van Orsouw aka /\/\0\/\/ to organize the very first PowerShell Script Club event that is part of the Special Interest Group (SIG) of the monthly Swsss IT Pro User Group (3 Dec 2009 Zurich).
- Exchange Server 2010 "E14" (Beta) Ignite (12-15 May 2009 @ Düsseldorf, Germany): Workshop covering a wide variety of topics, hands-on labs and online content (BPIO).
- Microsoft Interact 2009 (14 Apr 2009 @ Virtual Event): exclusive invitation-only program that is aimed at IT professionals deploying and managing unified communications in enterprise organizations.
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Lead collaboration of Swiss IT Pro User Group volunteers with geekmania 2009 organising team to support this annual event in Luzern (4-6 Feb 2009).
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Swiss IT Pro User Group (www.swissitpro.ch)
- Managing OCS 2007 R2 with PowerShell (1 Sep 2009)
- Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Deployment Best Practices (3 Feb 2009)
- Unified Communications: Virtualization of core Microsoft Technologies and Security (2 Dec 2008)
- Upgrading IIS and SharePoint to Windows Server 2008 (3 June 2008)
- Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Deployment (6 May 2008)
- Technical Overview of Windows Server 2008 (3 Jul 2007)
- Windows PowerShell Interaktiv - Einstieg in das neue Windows Scripting Interface (5 Jun 2007) -
United Arab Emirates IT Pro User Group (techiesonly.com)
- Technical Overview of Windows 2008 (15 Aug 2007)
- Windows PowerShell Interactive - Step up to the new Windows Scripting Interface (20 Jun 2007)
- Introducing Exchange 2007 and more (27 May 2007) -
MCT Proctor and "Ask-The-Experts" (Windows Server 2008, security and Hyper-V host based virtualization) @ TechEd EMEA IT Pro Barcelona 3-7 Nov 2008.
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Tech.Ed IT Forum 2006 "Ask-The-Experts" (Security, Virtualization) and MS Evangelist.
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Role as MCT Proctor (MS Identity Integration Server - MIIS), "Ask-The-Experts" (MS Vista), Hands-on labs, MS Evangelist.
- Volunteer member of a small team in the translation of "Hacker Highschool - Security Awareness for Teens" (Lesson 12 Internet Legalities and Ethics) for ISECOM, Institute for Security and Open Methodologies (Jul 2005)*
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Role as MCT Proctor (Windows, Desktop Management), "Ask-The-Experts" (MS Identity Integration Server - MIIS), Hands-on labs, MS Evangelist.
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Role as MCT Proctor (Server Infrastructure), Hands-on labs, MS Evangelist.
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Role as MCT Proctor (Security, Windows Server System), "Ask-the-Experts", Hands-on labs, MS Evangelist.
Articles / Books
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Simple-Talk Article: An Administrator's First Look at PowerShell in Communications Server "14" (29 Jul 2010)
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TechNet NextHop - Direct SIP: Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.1 (Dec 2009)
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Microsoft White Paper: Deploying Certificates in Office Communications Server 2007 R2 / RTM (29 Aug 2009)
- contributing MVP technical reviewer
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Simple-Talk Article: Moving to Office Communications Server 2007 R2 - Part II (24 Aug 2009)
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Simple-Talk Article: Moving to Office Communications Server 2007 R2 (5 May 2009)
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Book: Managing VMware Infrastructure with Windows PowerShell
- contributing technical reviewer (2008/2009)
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Simple-Talk Article: Build Your Own Virtualized Test Lab (5 Jan 2009)
- Exchange & Outlook Pro VIP Feature: More About Using PowerShell to Manage Exchange Server 2003 (15 Apr 2008)
- Windows IT Pro Magazine Feature (print): Extending Virtual PC with Virtual Server (Nov 2007)
- Exchange & Outlook Pro VIP Online Feature: Manage Exchange Server 2003 Using PowerShell & WMI (9 Oct 2007)
- mcpmag.com Online Feature Article: A Step Beyond Exchange Management Shell Primer (13 Aug 2007)
- Exchange & Outlook Pro VIP Feature Article: Lessons from the Field: Moving from Exchange 5.5 to 2003 (27 Feb 2007 - subscription required for full access)
- mcpmag.com Online Feature Article: Scripting Basics for Virtual Server 2005 R2, Part II (14 Feb 2007)
- mcpmag.com Online Feature Article: Scripting Basics for Virtual Server 2005 R2 (17 Aug 2006)
- The Culminis EMEA Compass - August 2005: "Security Active Directory - Server Operators Group Limitations". Originally published at leedesmond.com's Tech Tips (Jul 2005).
- mcpmag.com Online: EXAM REVIEW 70-285: Design Exchange with Confidence! (29 Sep 2005).
- Insurance & Technology: Long-Distance Relationship - SSL VPN security with Microsoft, Juniper, CheckPoint and Sygate (20 Dec 2004)
- san.org What Works Webcast: What Works in Securing Remote User Computers (Scan and Block): A Case Study (25 Oct 2004)
- Case study: Protecting Mobility with Sygate and NetScreen (Sep 2004)
- Windows NetBIOS Protection: Closing The Door Ajar @ Home (Aug 2004)