Herleson Pontes - IT Professional : IT Manager

TechEd Brazil 2009 - The biggest Microsoft event of LATAM!

herleson — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:11:00 GMT

Hi Friends,

It’s with great happiness that Microsoft Brazil announced the date of the biggest Microsoft event of LATAM: TechEd Brazil 2009! The event will take place on August 25th, 26th and 27th, at São Paulo.

We still don’t know more details about this great event, but we already know some topics that are confirmed: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization, Office and System Center.

The official site of TechEd Brazil 2009 is: http://www.teched.com.br/.

Get in touch with the latest news at this blog.

Regards,

MICROSOFT EVENT (Brazil) - Windows 7 Springboard Series

herleson — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:43:00 GMT

Hi Friends,

It's with great happiness that I invite all IT Professionals from Ceará and beneath states to attend a presentation about the new Microsoft client OS: Windows 7 Springboard Series. This presentation will be in Portuguese, and will happen on May 8th, at Faculdade Evolução in Fortaleza (Ceará, Brazil).

Windows 7 proposes a new way to use the computer, and will be a mark in the OS world. In this presentation, the professionals will see many new features of Windows 7 and its impacts in usability, security and compatibility. We´ll see what changed from XP and Vista, and how this new version of Windows brings great benefits in many areas, since users to IT Pros.

This great event will happen on May 8th, at 06:00PM (GMT-3), at Faculdade Evolução (Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil). This is a Live presentation, and the language is Portuguese. But don´t worry: we will be holding English events soon.

Ah, it´s good to remember that all Microsoft events hosted by us are TOTALLY FREE! And, at the end of each presentation, we´ll draw some gifts among the participants. In other words, you keep your knowledge up to date, don´t pay anything, and you can still win prizes!

So, what are you waiting for? Don't lose time: register now and assure your seat! The registrations are made by using the following URL: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032414781&Culture=pt-BR

And don´t forget: today (Thursday) we will share great news! You wanna know what is it? Visit my blog later and see by yourself!

I wait you there! It will be a fantastic event!

Regards,

MS Press Book: Forefront Threat Management Gateway Administrator's Companion - by Yuri Diógenes

herleson — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:43:00 GMT

Hi Friends,

It's with great happiness that I share with you a victory of a great friend of our state Ceará: Yuri Diógenes, cearense who works nowadays at Microsoft Corporation in US, will release its first book about firewall by MS Press: Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway Administrator's Companion. This book should be at the shelves of American's bookstores and sites on the second semester of 2009.

For those who aren't familiar with, Forefront TMG is the newest network security solution of Microsoft, acting as the firewall of your network. He's the successor of ISA Server. In the book, Yuri describes how install, set up and manage firewall servers, and also show many tips and best practices about networks and edge servers. Yuri's expertise in the topic is far assured: he works as Security Support Engineer in the Forefront team at Microsoft.

You can have a measure of this victory by knowing that he wrote this book with Jim Harrison, one of the most world important authorities in ISA Server and Forefront. This shows how your state and your country is well represented by professionals like Yuri.

If you wanna a little demonstration of what's coming in this book, access the URL: http://www.mstmgbook.org/. There you will learn more about the book and its authors, besides visit many links to sites and blogs about Forefront. It's awesome!

And remember: second semester of 2009! Write down now in your agenda, so you won't lose this important release!

To finish this post, I want to congratulate our friend Yuri, for this great victory. It's not only his victory, but a victory of all IT community from Brazil. CONGRATULATIONS, YURI!

Regards,

I´m back, and with many news!

herleson — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:02:00 GMT

Hi Friends,

First of all, I want to apologize about my missing in these last days. The classes of the Master degree course are really time-consuming, besides some Microsoft related activities.

Now, let´s go to the main point of this post: News!

Presentation Files: The PPTX files of my last events (Except Windows 7 presentation, which is still under construction) are available for download at the Portuguese version of this blog. All my presentations so far are in Portuguese. However, I´ll start to develop English presentations too, so keep your eyes open for news. The files added were:

Installing and Configuring a SQL Server 2008 Instance in a Windows Server 2008 Domain
Introducing Windows Server 2008 (Microsoft Partner Program – São Luis)
Introducing Windows EBS 2008 and Windows SBS 2008 (Microsoft Partner Program – São Luis)

Feel free to download these and other presentations available.

TECH Station - São Luis (Microsoft Partner Program): At the last Thursday (04/09), we were at the state of Maranhão presenting two Microsoft events at São Luis city. These events were hosted by Microsoft Partner Program, and more than 30 professionals attended. In the first presentation, we presented some new features of Windows Server 2008, such as AD, TS, IIS, etc. After this, participants learned about Windows EBS 2008 and Windows SBS 2008, with a great demo which took the participants´ breath away.

The greatest result of this event is the fact that, at the day of the presentation, it was at the beginning of Easter holiday and it was raining a lot. But none of these challenges were enough for São Luis professionals, who attended the presentations. I wish to congratulate São Luis community and thank the great reception. Thank you!

Webcasts Technet (Brazil and US): In this month of April, we won´t present live events, but we´ll be at Microsoft Technet webcasts! More details in the next post.

100th Microsoft Event: It´s with great happiness that I share with you that, at May 15th, we will be presenting my Microsoft event number 100 with the community! It has been more than three years sharing knowledge and interacting with IT professionals throughout my country. It will be a special presentation, where we will talk about Dynamic IT and its components. We´ll have many surprises and a special moment at the end. More details SOON!

Regards,

MICROSOFT EVENT (LEVEL 300) - Installing and Configuring a SQL Server 2008 Instance in a Windows Server 2008 Domain

herleson — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:58:00 GMT

Hi Friends,

It's with great happiness that I invite all IT Professionals from Ceará and beneath states to attend a unique presentation, totally focused for professionals who manage SQL Server instances in Active Directory domains: Installing and Configuring a SQL Server 2008 Instance in a Windows Server 2008 Domain. This event will be presented by me and by my best friend Rafael Biserra, a recognized Windows Server administrator of SecrelNET.

One of the most common scenarios of SQL Server instance installation is in Windows environments with Active Directory Domain Service enabled. In this presentation, professionals will learn how to install and set up a SQL Server instance in a domain environment, some security tips and best practices. Also, we will present some important concepts of Windows Server and SQL Server. Throughout the presentation, we will set up a new SQL Server instance in a IT environment, while we explain the tips. This event is level 300, which means that the professionals who will attend this event must know some Windows Server and SQL Server basics.

This great event will happen on March 12th, at 06:30PM (GMT-3), at FANOR (Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil). This is a Live presentation, and the language is Portuguese. But don´t worry: we will be holding English events soon.

Beside this event, we will host four more presentations until the end of this month, including two events about Windows 7. Ah, it´s good to remember that all Microsoft events hosted by us are TOTALLY FREE! And, at the end of each presentation, we´ll draw some gifts among the participants. In other words, you keep your knowledge up to date, don´t pay anything, and you can still win prizes!

I wait you there! It will be a fantastic event!

Regards,

Microsoft Event - Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

herleson — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:57:00 GMT

Hi Friends,

Microsoft will present in February 28th, starting at 08:00 AM (Pacific Time), the first event about its newest OS: Windows 7. In this presentation, Joey Snow and Stephen Rose, Microsoft Windows Client managers, will share their knowledge about the new features and functionalities that this new version will bring to users and professionals. This presentation will be hosted in Irvine, CA and all seats are filled. But you can still attend this key event!

Microsoft is providing 300 seats in a Live Meeting session. In other words, you can watch this event live in your home or office! To attend, you only need to register using the following URL and you will receive information about how to access the Live Meeting room and watch the presentation.

It’s always good to remember that this event is TOTALLY FREE! The presentation will be in English. Below is the agenda of this event.

Better Together: Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
Is Vista Still Relevant? Windows Vista - The Path to 7
Welcome to Windows 7
- Task Bar/System Tray Improvements
- Aero Features
- System Improvements
- Control Panels and Features
- Desktop Improvements
- IE 8
- Under The Hood
Windows 7 Deep Dive
- Microsoft’s understanding of the needs of IT Pros when designing Windows 7
- Hardware Readiness
- Improved Applications
- Application Compatibility
- AIK
- VHD Images and Imaging
- DISM
- Dynamic Driver Provisioning
- Multicast Multiple Stream Transfer
- Streamlined Installation and File Migration
- USMT
- DHCP Hint
- Enterprise Application Compatibility
- Windows Troubleshooting Platform

So, what are you waiting for? Register now and confirm you seat! It’s only 300 seats for this online presentation. Registrations are made in the following URL: https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=135966.

Regards,

March – Microsoft Events are BACK!

herleson — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:31:00 GMT

Hi Friends,

After a good break, it´s time to return to our work! And nothing is better than meet other IT Professionals to share knowledge and news about Microsoft products. That why I announce, with great happiness, that Microsoft Events are back!

After two great events in the city of Teresina (State of Piauí), which I´ll blog later, Salvador (State of Bahia) and Fortaleza (State of Ceará) are the next cities where we will present Microsoft events. For the month of March, we scheduled at least five presentations: four in Fortaleza and one in Salvador.

In Fortaleza and Salvador, we´ll have three events about the newest Microsoft´s operational system: Windows 7. For those who aren´t familiar with, Windows 7 proposes a new way to use the computer, and will be a mark in the OS world. In this presentation, the professionals will see many new features of Windows 7 and its impacts in usability, security and compatibility. We´ll see what changed from XP and Vista, and how this new version of Windows brings great benefits in many areas, since users to IT Pros.

Another great event will be about MED-V: the new software of MDOP. Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) eases the deployment and management of virtual machines in Windows Desktops, while it provides access to virtualized environments, regardless their PC configurations. Compatibility problems are minimized and migrations between OS are fastened. In this session, which will happen in Fortaleza, the professionals will see how MED-V provides all this functionalities, simplify administrative tasks, turn you business highly available and integrate heterogeneous IT environments.

And, to finish March with the gold key, we´ll have our traditional Microsoft Certification event. In this event, directed to all professionals in the area of information technology (from users and technicians until administrators and architects), participants learned all about Microsoft Certification. We saw what are the existing certifications, prerequisites, the careers and the benefits of becoming a certificated professional.

Below are the list of events with dates and locations. You can register by clicking on the title of the presentation that you wish to attend (Events hosted in Brazil: GMT-3).

March 03rd – Undefined (Salvador):

Windows 7 Springboard Series – Salvador (07:00 PM)

March 10th – FANOR (Fortaleza):

Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (06:30 PM)
Windows 7 Springboard Series – Fortaleza (08:30 PM)

March 28th –Violeta School (Fortaleza):

Microsoft Certification - The road to success! (08:30 AM)
Windows 7 Springboard Series – Fortaleza (10:30 AM)

So? What are you waiting for? Register now and confirm your presence. Call your friends and learn more about Microsoft solutions.

We´re waiting for you!

Regards,

Preparation Guide - TS: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuring

herleson — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:49:00 GMT

Hi Friends,

Some days ago, we published here the release of the beta exam of the virtualization management solution of System Center suite: 70-403 (TS: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuring). This exam belongs to the MCTS (Technology Specialist) credential, and it can be taken by professionals for free.

You can read the complete post at: http://msmvps.com/blogs/herlesonpontes/archive/2008/09/16/1647976.aspx.

Today I bring to you the link with the preparation guide and a new. Microsoft pages are passing by modifications. Besides the changes at layout and menus, the Page extensions are changing from *.mspx to *.aspx, allowing the addition of more funcionalities later.

So, the link to the preparation guide of the exam 70-403 is: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-403.aspx.

Regards,

MCTS: Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Configuring

herleson — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:03:00 GMT

Hi Friends,

Some posts ago, we announced here that Microsoft released the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) and a promotion for the exam 70-656, that allow the first 500 IT Pros to take the exam through Prometric for FREE. The complete post you can read here: http://msmvps.com/blogs/herlesonpontes/archive/2008/08/21/1645413.aspx

]Also, I posted at my Portuguese blog that the MVP Cleber Marques (http://www.clebermarques.com/) created a set of articles about MDOP and the solutions that compose it in the Portuguese language. You can read more information about it at the URL: http://herleson.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!8ACB9B8FAEDBCB6F!1427.entry

And today, after almost one month of news about MDOP and its exam, I wish to share with you a great victory: I PASSED at the exam 70-656! I took it last Friday, and passed in an exam that requests a deep knowledge in Microsoft Application Virtualization (ex-called SoftGrid), beside the other solutions: AGPM, DEM, DaRT and AIS.

And there is more: I took a look at Microsoft site to see how many professionals passed in the MDOP exam so far (http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/certified.mspx) and I found out that only 74 professionals worldwide have passed until September 22, which means that I´m a MDOP CHARTER MEMBER!

I want to say thank you to my friend Cleber Marques, that prepared an excellent material about MDOP and share it freely in his site. This material was essential to obtain this certification.

I dedicate this victory to my only and forever wife, Priscila, who always supports me and helps me in all moments of my life. I LOVE YOU, MY PRISCILA!

Regards,

SYSTEM CENTER BETA EXAM - TS: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuring

herleson — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:29:00 GMT

Hi Friends,

Microsoft has just announced to public the beta exam of the virtualization management solution of System Center suite: 70-403 (TS: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuring). This exam belongs to the MCTS (Technology Specialist) credential, and it can be taken by professionals for free.

The coolest thing about beta exams is, if you approved in a beta, you win the credential when the final version of this exam becomes available. The only problem is that the result of beta exams, differently of final exams, is sent to you three or four months later.

The exam 70-403 is Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuring. This exam, developed for IT Managers and Enterprise Administrators, tests the professional’s knowledge in planning, implementing and maintaining virtual machines and servers, and also how VMM interacts with other System Center solutions.

The period of this beta exam starts next Tuesday (September 23rd), and will be available until October 24th.

If you want to take this exam, access Prometric website (www.2test.com) and schedule the desired exam. The code of these beta is in the format 71-XXX. On the last step (Payment), inform the promotional code (Promocode): VMM08. After you inform the code, the system will discount the whole value of the exam. Then, you confirm the appointment and get ready for the exam!

You can obtain more information about the topics that are covered by this exam at the link: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-403.mspx.

Beside the link above, I recommend the site of the MVP Cleber Marques, System Center specialist, that offers many documentation and articles about these solutions. The URL is: http://www.clebermarques.com/.

I will schedule mine as soon as possible. And you? Hurry up and get ready for this exam! The seats are limited.

Regards,