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Another take on qualifications – have you thought about the Microsoft IT Academy?
If you’re running the ICT systems in your university, you may recognise that one of the gaps in using technology well (especially for students) is lack of IT skills to help them to make the most of the technology sitting on their lap. So although you Read More...
Newcastle event next week - Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 networking
Jonathan Noble has also let me know that there are still plenty of spare spaces at the free event at Newcastle University next Wednesday (the 8th), which will be looking at Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2 for education. And the agenda includes Read More...
Tech Ed – a week of developers and IT support teams in Berlin
This year Tech Ed is moving from Barcelona to Berlin. It’s also been squeezed into a single week – 7,000 developers and IT professionals descending on Berlin to enjoy a packed week full of technology. My first Tech Ed was only a few years ago, and I couldn’t Read More...
How will Windows 7 help universities – Part One – The Overview
Exams have just finished ( well, they have at Oxford, because it was on my local TV news station, who can’t resist shots of people in gowns with beaming smiles) . The wind down for the summer has hopefully started for some. But for many IT people in universities, Read More...
Professional Developers’ Day – March 23rd 2009
This is a blog post for the hundreds of developers in university IT development teams that didn’t get the chance to go to PDC (in LA) or Tech Ed (in Barcelona). Because this time, you’ve got to stand a chance – it’s in London, it’s only a day – and if Read More...
How Microsoft does IT: Managing Network Access Protection
The people that run our internal IT systems – Microsoft IT – regularly run workshops (both virtual and face-to-face events) when they share how Microsoft implements aspects of our IT systems, and especially the things we have learnt along the way. Next Read More...
Microsoft Technet Events
Not able to get to IT Forum?  There are plenty of events up and down the country coming up.  These are all deliverd by Microsoft technical professionals to a level 200 technical “how to” level for IT professionals and are FREE to attend.   Read More...
Campus Agreement – eLearning benefit
Something that has come up several times recently, especially since a recent UCISA event in Oxford is what education/learning material customers entitled to under the Campus Agreement.  The good news is, quite a lot actually and there is no bad news. Read More...
Tech Ed arrives again - 3rd to 7th November
Time to start being nice to the people that sign off your professional development budget? (I know, you always are…) Tech Ed (also previously known as IT Forum) is in Barcelona again this year on the 3rd to the 7th November, and the agenda and registration Read More...
Future Education Team online briefings
Over the next few months, we are going to running a series of briefings on specific aspects of ICT in education, relating to some of our newer technologies and their use in education. They are all running as Live Meetings, where you are able to watch Read More...
Software Asset Management - Phoenix events
A colleague has just told me about the free Software Asset Management events that Phoenix & Microsoft are running together, coming up in the next couple of weeks. Reading - Friday 19 October Edinburgh - Wednesday 24 October London - Tuesday 30 October Read More...
Free TechNet Events coming around the country
TechNet is pleased to announce the second series of technical events “TechNet on the Road” We will again be stepping away from PPT and concentrating on a demo-packed full day. We will be visiting 5 locations (Reading, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Read More...
MSDN - The Microsoft Developer Network - Free Events
If you have developers within your university, busily coding applications and systems for your intranet, then you may want to let them know about the free MSDN events coming up over the next few months. They're aimed at mainstream development engineers, Read More...
Microsoft Volume Activation Technology 2.0 - Training from partners
I received information from Viglen on a new training course that they are running, which is designed to demystify your options for activating Windows Vista volume licence keys. It will help you make the right decisions now, so that as more products (for Read More...
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