Get the facts about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) and Windows SharePoint Services in one information-packed day. Produced by Office SharePoint Pro and Windows IT Pro, the event will address many of the most common business uses of SharePoint, and will be relevant for companies of any size or vertical market. Independent SharePoint experts will present practical, real-world information -- and provide take-away, ready-to-use solutions. The presentations will address many of the most common business uses of SharePoint, and will be relevant for companies of any size or vertical market. Each presentation will end with a question-and-answer session. You'll come away from this event with a good understanding of how to deploy and implement MOSS and SharePoint Services effectively in your organization.

What You Will Learn

• How to install, configure, and build sites with Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0
• How to move forward into a new era of document management
• How you can integrate Office apps and SharePoint, including document libraries, Excel and Access integration, slide libraries, and taking files offline with Outlook
• How you can use MOSS 2007 and what it can do for your organization
• How to back up, and restore, a SharePoint implementation
• How workflows allow you to align and support your business processes with SharePoint

Who Should Attend

• SharePoint pros
• IT generalists
• IT directors/managers responsible for SharePoint deployments

What You Will Get

• An information-packed day of technical content presented by independent SharePoint experts and information about third-party tools and solutions from technical representatives of key SharePoint vendors
• A 12-month print subscription to Windows IT Pro magazine
• Lunch and snacks
• Various special offers from partner sponsors
• A SharePoint Pro Live! T-shirt
• Opportunity to win special prizes, including a Bose Sound dock
  

To register visit: www.windowsitpro.com

Interested in what your peers are raving about? From New York to San Francisco, "Backup School" has educated hundreds of storage pros like you and left them with tips and techniques that have made their backup processes easier and less time consuming. Apply now for the FREE "Backup School Hits the Road" seminar featuring keynote speaker W. Curtis Preston.

Backup is the one topic that continually plagues storage-focused IT professionals. And Advanced Backup School is all new for 2008, with updated information about what real customers are doing to solve their backup challenges today. Among other changes, this year's backup school will incorporate detailed statistical information pulled directly from over 100 Fortune 1000 companies. Preston, V.P. of Data Protection at GlassHouse Techologies, will still preach the basics while also going into in-depth detail on the newest issues, technologies, and solutions surrounding backup.

To register visit techtarget.com.

According to Gartner, Midmarket IT spending is forecasted to increase by 5% in 2008.
Fueling this growth are new demands on midmarket CIOs. Their midsize organizations require the same critical IT challenges as their Fortune 500 counterparts. But with limited staffing, these CIOs must employ creative workarounds to fit their budgets.

That's why midmarket CIOs value their invitations to Midsize Enterprise Summit so highly. It's the one event that offers world-renowned Gartner research tailored to the needs of medium-sized organizations -- as well as firsthand access to the top technology providers with midmarket solutions.

The Summit features an invitation-only audience of Senior IT Executives from midsize businesses - including CIOs, IS Directors and Senior Vice Presidents of IT - who qualify to attend based on company size, IT budget level, and decision-making authority. They are joined by the world's leading technology providers who will present their midmarket solutions.

To register visit: www.midsizeenterprise.com

Enormous changes are sweeping IT Infrastructure, Operations & the Data Centre. Virtualisation. Mass mobility. Shifting business goals. Consolidation. Business Continuity. Environmental issues. And that’s just a few. The more things change, the more they stay the same. The demands on Infrastructure continue to grow. Not only do you need to deliver faster and cheaper IT infrastructure, you need an agile organisation that can respond and adapt to rapidly changing business needs and technology innovation. More and more, CIOs are focusing on operations and infrastructure management, partly because it is the largest component of the IT budget, but also because customers are so vocal when service quality fails to meet their expectations.

IT operations and infrastructure management professionals must now turn their focus to run their organisations as a business for the business. On 6th and 7th of May, Gartner's Infrastructure, Operations & Data Centre Summit will show you the path toward business orientation and transformation, delivering IT will achieve that elusive and always-wanted goal of business alignment. That means in-depth, up-to-the-minute research and recommendations on virtualisation and consolidation, disaster recovery and business continuity, power and cooling challenges, and much more. It means identifying actionable strategies to help you align IT with your company's core business goals. Join us for the latest insights through a series of compelling keynotes, new research, case studies and peer discussion forums, that will give you the strategies and tactics to deliver efficient, business aligned IT.

For more information about the event and to register visit: www.gartner.com/ap/datacentre

Storage Decisions was a hit this year thanks in part to over 500 highly qualified delegates that were hosted in Chicago. Some highlights from this year included:

• 50+ of the top storage vendors in the country on hand
• Emerging Technology Showcase offered a look at some of the up-and-coming technologies available
• Over 30 break-out sessions featuring the top independent experts in storage today
• 5 specific conference tracks focused on Executive, Data Protection/Backup, Architecture, Engineering and Disaster Recovery
• Meet the VARs session gave tips and advice on getting the most from resellers

To register visit: techtarget.com

Join Microsoft®, CommVault® & Sun® For a Seminar in a City Near You!

Do you want to save costs, increase IT value and put the right information into the hands of decision makers? Attend this seminar to learn about the new Windows® Server 2008, Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 — and how you leverage that value with CommVault Simpana® 7.0 software and Sun hardware. Experts will present and show live demos about how you can use these new features and functionalities to empower your enterprise.

Register Today.

Join Microsoft®, CommVault® & Sun® For a Seminar in a City Near You!

Do you want to save costs, increase IT value and put the right information into the hands of decision makers? Attend this seminar to learn about the new Windows® Server 2008, Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 — and how you leverage that value with CommVault Simpana® 7.0 software and Sun hardware. Experts will present and show live demos about how you can use these new features and functionalities to empower your enterprise.

Register Today.

Join us May 19-22 at Mandalay Bay for EMC World, the ultimate educational forum for all customers, partners, and others interested in EMC and our industry. Gain unparalleled access to EMC's entire portfolio of software, platforms, solutions, and services. .

To register visit: www.emcworld2008.com

Join Microsoft®, CommVault® & Sun® For a Seminar in a City Near You!

Do you want to save costs, increase IT value and put the right information into the hands of decision makers? Attend this seminar to learn about the new Windows® Server 2008, Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 — and how you leverage that value with CommVault Simpana® 7.0 software and Sun hardware. Experts will present and show live demos about how you can use these new features and functionalities to empower your enterprise.

Register Today.