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BranchCache and Windows Server 2008 Migration

Monday, April 12, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (GMT)

London, London, City Of

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We are pleased to announce that the Windows Server User Group has the honour of hosting Redmond based Joey Snow,  Joey is a technical evangelist for the worldwide Developer and Platform Evangelism team at Microsoft focusing on Windows Server, IIS and SQL Server.


Joey will be providing a talk on:

BranchCache (Deep Dive)

BranchCache is a new Feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 that helps reduces the bandwidth consumed and improves end user experience while accessing intranet-based HTTP and SMB content. This session introduces challenges in network performance often faced by remote branch offices which accessing content stored in servers located in datacenters across trans-continental Wide Area Networks, and how BranchCache helps in addressing these challenges.

You will learn in depth how BranchCache works and see a demonstration of this new feature in Windows Server 2008R2 and Windows 7, as well as learn how to configure BranchCache.

Windows Server Migration (Deep Dive)

Presentations and live demonstrations on how the new Windows Server 2008 R2 migration tools can simplify the migration of Windows Server roles.

Joey will provide a detailed insight to the Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Migration Tools;  The session will include migrating file services, DNS and DHCP to Windows Server 2008 R2.
 

Joey’s Full Bio:

Joey Snow is a technical evangelist for the worldwide Developer and Platform Evangelism team at Microsoft (MS) focusing on Windows Server, IIS and SQL Server.  Based in Redmond, WA, Joey works closely with relevant MS Product Teams to evangelize new technology and products to the IT Pro community at large.

Joey shares his knowledge and expertise online – via TechNet Edge (http://edge.technet.com/) and his blog (http://blogs.technet.com/jsnow) - and is a frequent speaker at a number of MS- and industry-sponsored events.  He has been with MS for just under two years. 

Prior to joining Microsoft, Joey worked for more than 12 years as an IT Professional at a Fortune 500 company, serving in various IT roles ranging from the helpdesk to IT architecture and management. 

Outside of work you can find Joey spending time with his wife and two children and actively feeding his sports and music addictions.