Microsoft Directions Tour Reminder
So I found out that the Directions Tour still hasn’t filled up in it’s many locations. If you haven’t registered for this I recommend taking a solid look at it. This is a free series of sessions targeted to helping you utilize and discover the power/benefits of Microsoft technology for your organization. You also get the latest edition of Directions on Microsoft Enterprise Software Roadmap for free for attending!
http://www.microsoft.com/canada/smb/RoadmapTour/default.aspx Register Now! 
Here is the tour schedule to check what is available near you:
| Mar 24 | Winnipeg | Still Available |
| Mar 26 | Edmonton | Still Available |
| Mar 31 | Calgary | Still Available |
| Mar 31 | Montreal* | Still Available |
| Apr 2 | Vancouver | Still Available |
| Apr 2 | Ottawa | No longer available |
| Apr 7 | Mississauga | Still Available |
| Apr 9 | Toronto | Still Available |
| Apr 15 | Halifax | Still Available |
*Please note this event will be presented in English Only. Simultaneous translation will be made available.
I also outlined the sessions before here: http://sharepointkb.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/microsoft-directions-tour-canada-wide/ but just in case I will repeat them again.
TOUR AGENDA (Toronto Agenda)
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Time |
Content |
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0800 – 0830 (30 min) |
Arrivals, Registration, Continental Breakfast |
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0830 – 0900 (30 min) |
Session 1: Innovating through Adversity: Optimizing IT in today’s Economy
In this session, we’ll discuss the current business environment and the role of Information Technology. We’ll discuss a simple maturity model developed by Microsoft with Gartner that will help build a roadmap to optimized IT investments with goals of savings, productivity, or opportunity.
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0900 – 1000 (60 min) |
Session 2: Maximum Agility: Helping to reduce costs while maximizing efficiency with your core software foundation
We’ll discuss: - Building a roadmap towards core software foundation optimization. - The role virtualization plays in IT cost and productivity goals, along with optimal virtualization scenarios. - System management and security capabilities that can help manage, protect, and secure your environment in an optimized manner. - Products and tools for establishing an optimized desktop. - Best practices in establishing a cost-effective and highly productive core software infrastructure.
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1000 – 1010 (10 min) |
BREAK |
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1010 – 1120 (70 min) |
Session 3: On the Road to Peak Productivity: Driving business productivity through integrated innovation
In this session we’ll discuss: - Building a roadmap towards a software foundation that is optimized to drive business productivity. - Speeding collaboration, searching, and process flow through portals. - Minimizing costs and maximizing efficiency through online meetings and unified communications. - Cost-effective online service options for business productivity. |
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1120 – 1130 (10 min) |
BREAK |
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1130 – 1215 (45 min) |
Session 4: Optimizing Operations: Maximizing potential through business-critical operations automation
In this session, we’ll discuss how Microsoft Dynamics® CRM and ERP solutions can help your company: - Increase operational efficiencies through automation, resulting in the ability to respond rapidly to the changing demands of your business. - Increase employee productivity with familiar tools, thereby reducing training time and increasing potential ROI. - By leveraging existing IT investments, as these solutions fit with your current systems, and will therefore help to maximize return on your current investments.
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1215 – 1245 (30 min) |
Wrap Up |
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1245 – |
Light lunch (optional for attendees) · Speakers available for additional Q&A |
Hope you have the opportunity to take advantage of this,
Richard Harbridge
Tags: Directions Tour, Free Learning, Microsoft Technology
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