I am woefully late in sharing this announcement. But then again I am woefully behind on blogging (I have at least four or five training resources to announce, let alone my normal musings; I blame it on Microsoft's midyear). Hopefully it is better to be late than to skip the announcement altogether. So without further ado, here are our winter event schedule...

TechNet Events Presents Windows Azure, Hyper-V and Windows 7 Deployment
First, we start with our TechNet Events for IT professionals of all types. Get the inside track on new tips, tools and technologies for IT pros. Join your TechNet Events team for a look at Windows Azure™ and learn the basics of this new online service computing platform. Next, we’ll explore how to build a great virtual environment with Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Hyper-V™ version 2.0. We’ll wrap this free, half-day of live learning with a tour of easy deployment strategies for Windows® 7.

Topics include:

• The Next Wave: Windows Azure
• Hyper-V: Tools to Build the Ultimate Virtual Test Network
• Automating Your Windows 7 Deployment with MDT 2010

TechNet Events Schedule

MSDN Events Presents Visual Studio 2010, .NET Framework 4.0 and SharePoint Development
Next is our MSDN Events for developers and architects. Join your local MSDN Events team for a lively tour our latest version of Visual Studio and the .NET Framework. We’ll start with an overview the IDE and explore how you can use the latest features to develop great applications in a flash. Next, we’ll look at the newest changes to the .NET Framework and how you can leverage them today. Finally, we end the day by looking at the new tools in Visual Studio that will supercharge your SharePoint development.

Topics include:

• What's new in Visual Studio 2010 
• What's new in .NET Framework 4.0
• SharePoint Development using Visual Studio 2010

MSDN Events Schedule