| Session Abstracts |
| Keynote Address |
| Lessons Learned from Running Exchange at Microsoft |
Speaker: Konstantin Ryvkin
Modeling, planning, provisioning and storage management represent challenges facing any Exchange administrator. But these challenges can multiply incrementally as an environment reaches critical mass, especially in an environment as challenging as Microsoft’s, and involving early adoption of pre-release versions of Exchange. Just ask Konstantin Ryvkin, the person responsible for architecting 200,000-seat Exchange infrastructure that forms the nerve centre of the Microsoft network. Drawing on Konstantin’s deep experience with Microsoft I.T., this keynote address will focus on core aspects of what it takes to plan, build and run a large-scale distributed Exchange environment such as Microsoft’s. Konstantin will share best practices from recent experiences, lessons learned, and will allow ample time for an open microphone to answer your toughest questions! |
| An Inside Look at Microsoft's Development of Exchange |
Speaker: David Espinoza
Come and learn about how Microsoft develops Exchange and the lessons we learn from Microsoft’s Technology Adaptor Program (TAP). Designing and building a complex world class messaging and collaboration system used by millions of users each day involves an extension early adaptor program. The Exchange TAP is designed to validate future versions of Exchange by having customers test and do production deployments of pre-release builds of the next version of Exchange. This gives participants the opportunity to provide design feedback to the Exchange product development team. The TAP program is how we incorporate early deployment experiences into product feedback. The TAP program pre-release feedback, testing and adoption give our products unmistakable real-world relevance, and gives our pre-release customers and partners a distinct competitive advantage. Come learn how you can take part in the TAP program and get a behind the scenes look at the development process. Who knows, that next cool feature may be your idea! |
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| Exchange I & II |
| Microsoft Exchange 2007: Designing a Bulletproof Architecture |
Speakers: J. Peter Bruzzese
The design aspect to Exchange is so fundamental to your deployment planning that a bad design inevitably leads to a bad implementation. Attendees considering a deployment will learn the key factors to consider before deploying Exchange 2007. Those who have already deployed will be able to review their design based on industry best practices to ensure the best Exchange environment possible. We will address Exchange storage architecture, high availability design, server roles and their proper placement, preparing for anti-spam and anti-virus design, disaster recovery design, and much more. |
| Microsoft Exchange 2007: VSS Backups with Windows Server 2008 |
Speaker: Michael B. Smith
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 removed the venerable ntbackup and replaced it with Windows Server Backup, which lacks the capability of generating backups and restores for Exchange. Customers have been left scrambling for a third-party backup solution. During this session you will learn how to achieve all of the functionality of ntbackup using Windows Server 2008’s Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)-based backup and recovery, PowerShell scripting, and some help from the Windows Server SDK. No third-party backup solution required! |
| Microsoft Exchange 2007: High Availability from 5000 feet |
Speaker: Michael B. Smith
In this session, we'll discuss the various high-availability options that are available for Exchange; including Clustered Continuous Replication (CCR), Single Copy Clusters (SCCs), Local Continuous Replication (LCR), and Standby Continuous Replication (SCR). What are the options, and what factors need to be considered in making a decision? Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of the pros and cons of each, along with the impact each has on server performance and on the underlying network. |
| Microsoft Exchange 2007: Migrating Exchange Public Folders to SharePoint |
Speakers: Ilse Van Criekinge
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 represents the first release in which Microsoft has “de-emphasized” public folders. In this session we will review the most common features customers have come to rely on in public folders, including replication, client permissions, offline access, mail-enabled public folders, dumpster availability, and manageability. We will then consider the feasibility of using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server as a replacement, and discuss ways of migrating data from Public Folders to SharePoint. Finally, we will take a look at Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) notably Exchange Online and SharePoint Online and will provide a primer of functionality for customers considering making the move to the cloud. |
| Microsoft Exchange 2007: Geoclustering with Windows 2008 |
Speaker: Jonathan Smith
Want to know how to set up Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008 and configure Geoclustering? Even though setting up Exchange cluster has become much easier since the launch of Exchange 2007, we are now going to talk about setting up a unique cluster that spans more than one geographical location. This session will give a better understanding on the setup and configuration needed to deploy Exchange 2007 Clustered Continuous Replication (CCR) Geoclusters as well as the gothcas and pitfalls to avoid during setup. |
| Painless Transitions from Microsoft Exchange 2003 to Microsoft Exchange 2007 |
Speaker: J. Peter Bruzzese
Exchange vernacular is ever changing, with words like upgrade, migrate, transition, and co-existence all having a new place in the world of Exchange 2007 deployment. If you have an existing Microsoft Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 environment and want to jump to Exchange 2007, learn the keys to success in this fast-paced and step-by-step transition discussion. We’ll start with an Exchange 2003 organization, make all the preparations for the first Exchange 2007 server, install that server, move over mailboxes and public folders and end with the decommissioning of the Exchange 2003 side to the organization. Best of all, we’ll do it in 75 minutes or less. |
| The E-Discovery Easy Button: Finding It and Using It |
Speaker: Keri Farrell
The challenges of e-discovery for the IT organization are numerous and include risk, cost, capture, access and dealing with multiple, competing interests. Between understanding the issues, knowing where data resides, and preparing for meet and confer, your IT teams will have to implement retention policies, control access to ESI, and ensure that data can be located and accessed in a timely manner. This session will explain different e-discovery technologies for Unified Communications, show where the technology gaps exist and will provide the closest thing to an E-Discovery Easy Button you’ll ever see. |
| Exchange Server 2007: What’s New in The Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) and Information Store (IS) |
Speaker: Brett Shirley
In this session we will peel back the hood of the Microsoft Exchange Information Store (IS) and of the Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) to take a look at what’s new in Exchange Server 2007. We will focus on two areas — changes that increase the robustness and reliability in the engine and changes that affect the protection of the data underneath. We will explore changes that increase the performance, scalability and make the reduction in I/Os per Second (IOPS) possible. |
| Microsoft Exchange 2007: Unified Messaging |
Speakers: J. Peter Bruzzese
There are three sides to utilizing Unified Messaging (UM) in Microsoft Exchange 2007. First, you must have the right hardware in place, no matter if you’re using a legacy PBX or are starting from scratch. Second, Exchange 2007 must be configured to work with dial plans and the auto-attendant. And third, you must plan for deploying this technology out to your users. Planning to use Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 R2? Then plan on implementing devices to interact with Office Communicator and UM? This session will discuss some of the latest technologies on the market that will make your UM deployment more productive. |
