So, now we have less than a month until TechEd Europe 2012 kicks off! In April I wrote about some tips for TechEd and Amsterdam. In the meantime some people wrote me with additional request or other helpful tips. I will list them here: Internet One option is Droam, which delivers a Mifi device on which 5 Wi-Fi devices can connect. You’ll have to ...

As a TechEd Alumni and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), sometimes interesting opportunities cross your path. When the opportunity presented itself to staff at Microsoft TechEd North America 2012, I didn’t need to think twice. As a consequence, I will be travelling to Orlando, FL on June 9 and returning to the Netherlands on June 16. ...

Edit 30/05/2010: Also check this follow up post More tips for TechEd Europe 2012 and Amsterdam We have just a few week until TechEd Europe. This will be my fourth TechEd (2008 Barcelona, 2010 Berlin, 2011 Atlanta). I know that for first (or second) time visitors it can be an overwhelming experience. So, to get the most out of it, some ...

Faithfull Twitter followers probably already know, but my employer made it possible for me to attend TechEd Europe 2012 (June 26-29) in Amsterdam (and the Microsoft Exchange Conference 2012 (MEC, September 24-26) in Orlando! For me this TechEd is a bit more special than others I’ve attended (Barcelona, Berlin) because I was born in Amsterdam and ...

*** See my followup here Exchange, Load balancers and recommendations:  At TechEd North America 2011 Andrew Ehrensing (Solution Architect form Microsoft) presented the session “Load Balancing with Exchange Server 2010” (EXL307) for which the video and slides can be found here. It was an excellent session, a lot of useful information even if ...

As you may know, I’m at TechEd North America at the moment in a cloudy and surprisingly chilly Atlanta (GA). For a live feed, follow my twitter account @dmstork. I already arrived a few days early but wanted to use my time to check out the neighborhood and do some shopping, dining etc.. Now that sunday and monday are over and my first session ...

While I was at Tech·Ed Europe, last month, I ran into Philip Weitnauer, who was shooting interviews for TechNet Edge. He asked me a couple of questions on TechNet, namely the TechNet Forums, TechNet TechCenters, TechNet Edge and the TechNet Wiki. Philip posted the (edited) video on TechNet Edge, earlier this week.  Sander ...

Below you’ll find links to the videos of all Active Directory-related sessions of Tech·Ed Europe 2010: Note: These videos and related materials, like PowerPoint slides, are available free.     SIA321 Explore Secure Collaboration Using Identity Federation in Forefront UAG Speaker(s): Michel Biton   SIA320 Impact of ...

Tonight is our last night in Berlin. Dave and I enjoyed a nice dinner (no Remy Martin XO, this time!) and enjoying cigars on the way back to the hotel. This has been a fun week!

Contrary to popular believe, I’ve been attending a couple of sessions at Tech·Ed. While my calendar was filled with dinners and parties every night and I haven’t seen my hotel bed before 3 AM, I did attend a couple of 9 AM sessions. Most of my sessions revolved around identity, identity federation and more mainstream Active Directory topics. ...