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This workshop aims to assist universities with deploying Microsoft Windows 7 in their organisation. A certified Microsoft trainer will cover a range of topics relevant to such implementations on Day 1. Day 2 will be devoted to each university present outlining their plans and/or experiences to date; two case studies will be used to set the scene.
A dinner will be hosted on Thursday evening to foster networking of attendees.
DRAFT PROGRAM
Day 1 – Thursday 13 October 2011
08.30 – 09.00
Registration
09.00 – 10.30
MS topics
*
10.30 – 11.00
Morning Tea
11.00 – 12.30
MS Topics
*
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
13.30 – 15.00
MS Topics
*
15.00 – 15.30
Afternoon Tea
15.30 – 17.00
MS Topics
*
* More detail on MS Topics to be covered are included on P.3
Day 2 – Friday 14 October 2011
09.00 – 10.30
Case Studies (from two members)
10.30 – 11.00
Morning Tea
11.00 – 12.30
University presentations/discussion
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
13.30 – 15.00
University presentations/discussion
15.00 – 15.30
Afternoon Tea
15.30 – 16.00
University presentations/discussion
16.00
Close
Note:
All universities attending should be ready to have a representative outline their planning, progress and experiences with deployment of Windows 7 at their site(s). This need not be a lengthy presentation (typically 10 - 15 mins) but should cover the basics:
• No. of sites
• No. of PCs
• Current software environment
• Planned timing of deployment (or when started)
• Progress to date
• Tools used, or planned to be used, for migration
• Issues
• Any uncertainties you have
When
Thursday, October 13
Friday, October 14
Lunch
Lunch, morning and afternoon tea will be provided
Registration
Thursday 8.30am
Where
Room 714
Level 7, V Block
Gardens Point campus, QUT
Click here for Campus Map
Carparking/transport
Since QUT Gardens Point campus is located in the city centre parking is limited. For information about parking in the city and other transport alternatives, see the
QUT parking and transport options web page
or visit
www.translink.com.au
. The campus is
also easy to access by
City Cat and Ferry Services.
Cost
Attendance is free but you are asked to confirm your acceptance by emailing
sturner@arinex.com.au
or phoning (07) 3226 2827.
Travel
QUESTnet will provide a subsidy of up to $450 per attendee, for up to two delegates per member organisation. Member organisations are listed at
http://www.questnet.net.au
Subsidies are not provided for non-member organisations. Please contact ConferenceIT if you require assistance with travel arrangements.
Accommodation
Attendees are responsible for their own accommodation arrangements. Nearby venues include
:
Royal on the Park
- Cnr Alice and Albert Streets, Brisbane City
M on Mary Apartments
- 70 Mary St, Brisbane City
Quay West Suites Brisbane
- 132 Alice Street, Brisbane City
The Sebel Suites Brisbane
- 95 Charlotte Street, Brisbane City
Riverside Hotel South Bank
- 20 Montague Road, Southbank
Central Hillcrest Apartments
- 311 Vulture Street, South Brisbane
Sapphire Resort
- 5 Brereton Street (corner Boundary Street) South Brisbane
or go to:
http://www.wotif.com/
RSVP
Friday, 7 October, 2011 (all email reservations will be acknowledged)
Register
To register phone Steven on 3226 2827 or email
sturner@arinex.com.au
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Microsoft Topics covered by Freddie Louwrens will include:
MAP & ACT
The MAP utility will help universities to determine which of their workstations are capable of running Windows 7.
I will cover what is required to run it and how to implement it within an organization.
ACT will help to determine which of the current applications and to a lesser extent websites will run successfully on Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8.
I will also discuss how to create patches that could fix some issues such as applications that requires administrative rights when running it or when ActiveX controls might be blocked on Windows 7 / IE 8
App-V & MED-V
Universities can utilise App-V for several reasons such as to allow several of the same applications (but different versions) to run on the same workstation or to assist universities to control which applications gets installed on a workstation.
I will discuss how to deploy app-v applications either using the App-V server or by means of SCCM 2007.
I will also discuss how to sequence an application and how to add add-ins and other middleware applications to the sequencing.
MED-V will help again where applications cannot run on Windows 7.
A virtual environment will thus be created on Windows 7 from where the applications can run in.
This will be seamless to the clients and they will not even be aware that the application is running in a virtual environment.
This can also be controlled from a central location which allow Admins to update the image with new apps/patches and then delta will be send down to the client workstations.
RemoteFX/VDI/RDS
RemoteFX enhances both RDS (Remote Desktop Services) and VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) as it allows for better graphics display.
In addition it also allows clients to utilise more graphic intense applications in a RDS environment or if VDI will be utilised in a VDI environment.
I will discuss what requirements are needed from both a hardware and software perspective.
I will also discuss some recommendations around RemoteFX.
There might be several requirements for VDI in some of the universities.
I will discuss the different types of VDI deployments (Personal Virtual Desktop vs. Pooled Virtual Desktops) that an organisation can implement within their environment.
I will also discuss requirements around implementing it and if RDS might not be a better option.
RDS aka Terminal Services can provide universities a good option to centralise specific applications and restrict which people can see and access which application.
I will discuss the different RDS roles (session broker, gateway etc.) and how they can benefit a university to give clients access from anywhere in the world.
MDT/SCCM & SCUP
There are several ways to deploy Windows 7 within an organization using either MDT, WDS or SCCM.
I will give a high level overview about each of these technologies and how to go about creating and deploying an image.
SCUP (System Center Updates Publisher) is an add-on to SCCM and cannot be utilized by itself.
With this product, Administrators will be able to either use or create their own catalogs where they can either update hardware (BIOS, drivers etc.) or software applications from different vendors.
I will cover what is required to configure it and deploy updates.
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