It was a very sad day for a lot of us when Microsoft decided to pull the plug on the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS), an event that had served us in the Systems Management community well over the years and of which I personally have many fond memories (and through which I made a great deal of good friends).

So imagine my delight when I heard that MMS was being revived but with a difference – no not the Microsoft Management Summit but the Midwest Management Summit (so yes MMS ;-))

This is a brand new event taking place 10th – 12th November being organised by the Minnesota System Center User Group which includes some of my dear friends and fellow MVPs.

However, this “new” MMS is very different to the old one. For a start it’s going to be limited to just 500 attendees to give you a chance for focused networking plus also more time to speak to the speakers to get your questions answered (rather than competing with several thousand folks).

The other big difference is the majority of the speakers are MVPs (~60 at last count), or those with real world, hands on experience with the System Center Suite such as ConfigMgr, OpsMrg, Scorch, PowerShell and many, many more.

But there’s more – You can still register for MMS before the prices go up this Friday, October 17^th.  Wait until after Friday and you will have to pay the higher conference fee and prevailing hotel room rates.

It’s shaping up to be a great event so get booking now before it sells out (which it inevitably will).

To find out more goto:

https://mmsmoa.com/

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Mark your calendar’s for this one folks, should be great:

https://global.gotowebinar.com/join/notFound.tmpl

Webinar Registration

Want a chance to pick Wally Mead’s brain on some of the hottest topics in IT today? Then mark your calendar for this free live webcast on March 28th!

You’ll get to hear SolarWinds’ Head Geek and 8-time Microsoft® MVP Lawrence Garvin interview the beloved SCCM Guru to talk about:

• Configuration Manager SP1 enhancements
• Managing BYOD with Windows Intune
• Exciting educational opportunities at MMS 2013

You’ll even have a chance to ask Wally a question of your own. Just submit it with your webcast registration form, and listen in to see if Wally picks your question to answer during the live event.

About Wally Mead:
Dubbed the “SCCM Guru,” Wally Mead has been with Microsoft for more than 20 years. He’s worked with Systems Management Server and Configuration Manager for 17 of those years, starting with SMS 1.0 where he helped in the development of Microsoft Official Curriculum on SMS and Configuration Manager. He currently serves as a senior program manager in the Configuration Manager Product group, where he works with TAP customers, presents at conferences, creates hands-on labs and virtual images, moderates SCCM TechNet forums, and manages the Configuration Manager community for the product group.

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Microsoft has announced that there will be another “Best of MMS UK” event on Tuesday 21st May, full details and registration links below. There are only 200 spaces so if you want to ge best register fast as this sold out last year. Hope to see you there..!!

We can’t wait to see you at the Best of MMS UK 2013.

We recently announced the availability of new solutions to help enterprise and SMB customers manage hybrid cloud services and connected devices with greater agility and cost-efficiency. System Center 2012 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Azure and Windows Intune are key solutions that deliver against our Cloud OS vision to provide our customers & partners with a modern platform to address their top IT challenges. We will be hosting the Best of Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) UK 2013 on Tuesday 21^st May 2013 at Microsoft London, Cardinal Place, 80-100 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5JL. This 1-day event will provide you with the opportunity to attend the “best” sessions from MMS 2013 interact with our sponsoring & exhibiting partners, and understand the next step forward in our Cloud OS vision, strategy and roadmap – with two tracks for you to choose from: ·         Infrastructure, application & cloud management for transforming the datacentre ·         Desktop & device management for empowering people-centric IT This is an opportunity you won’t want to miss! Register now to secure your place – only 200 places available. Infrastructure, Application & Cloud Management TRACK: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=F4-F4-58-19-FB-B6-4A-B7-CD-56-68-9D-2D-35-12-7E&Culture=en-GB&community=0 Invite Code: 03C987   Desktop & Device Management TRACK: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=F4-F4-58-19-FB-B6-4A-B7-9C-DA-7E-6D-AF-6E-70-C5&Culture=en-GB&community=0 Invite Code: 602315

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Just received notification that the MMS 2013 session catalog is now available.

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Great news if you haven’t registered for this year’s MMS yet, Microsoft has extended the Early Bird discount of $300 until the 13th February as detailed on the Server & Cloud Blog: Attendees are eager to learn about sessions at MMS this year. We’re happy to announce the session catalog will be available on February 6th! Check the MMS site then to get full detail on over 140 technical training sessions offered at MMS with content delving into the 300 and 400 level. We have also extended the early-bird registration pricing, a savings of $300, to February 13th. We are also pleased to announce that Brad Anderson has been confirmed as our keynote speaker for 2013! We will have one keynote presentation this year, taking place on Monday, April 8th, in the Event Center, which is a change from past years schedules that included two days of keynotes. Register Now at: Original post: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/hybridcloud/2013/02/04/early-bird-registration-has-been-extended-for-mms-2013/

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I’ve just been notified that registration for MMS 2013 is now open. As MMS 2012 sold out in record time you don’t really want to be hanging about and end up missing out. More information at:

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Just received this so head on over complete the survey and win a prize..!!

The MMS 2013 Content Survey is Now Open   Planning for the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS 2013) is underway and we’d like to hear from you! The success of MMS is based on aligning the conference to your training goals and objectives.  By completing the MMS 2013 Content Survey, you have the opportunity to help shape the event’s approach and training content. If you are considering attending MMS 2013, please take a few moments to complete the MMS 2013 Content Survey. Your answers will be kept confidential, and are used only as part of a statistical analysis to help allocate session and lab slots where they are most needed. When the survey closes on Monday, November 26th, two entries will be randomly selected to receive a prize. If you would like to be entered into the drawing, simply enter your email address where indicated on the survey. Supplied email addresses will only be used for winner notification and will not be stored or used in any other way. Thanks in advance for helping us make MMS 2013 your IT event of the year! The MMS 2013 Event Team

You have received this email because you subscribed to the MMS Email Notification System via the email address [email protected] to receive updates about the MMS 2013 event, or you asked to be notified about future management events when registering for a previous MMS. If you no longer wish to receive emails about MMS 2013 please reply to this message with a subject line of “Remove”.     Microsoft respects your privacy. Please read our online Privacy Statement.   Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 USA

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Thanks to my friend and fellow MVP Kent Agerlund for making me aware that the dates for next year’s Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2013 have been announced: 8th – 12th April in Vegas If you use any of the System Center products (including Solution Accelerators such as MDT) then this is one event you are not going to want to miss. To sign up for more information as it becomes available head over to the MMS 2012 site where there is a signup on the right hand side of the home page:

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Following on from previous post there are also actual “in person” events in the following locations in May:

• Manchester – 8th May
• Reading – 10th May
• London – 17th May

The agenda is as follows: 08.30-09.30 – Registration 09.30-10.00 – Microsoft’s Private Cloud: Built For The Future, Ready Now 10.00-10.30 – What’s New in System Center 2012 10.30-11.00 – Break 11.00-12.00 – Infrastructure & Fabric Management 12.00-13.00 – Lunch 13.00-14.00 – Service Delivery & Automation 14.00-15.00 – Application Management 15.00-15.30 – Break 15.30-16.30 – Desktop & Device Management 16.30-17.00 – Networking & Close

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