So Christmas is over and the New Year has started, back to getting up in those cold dark January mornings; it’s not exactly the most fun you have ever had.
Well there is always something to brighten up your January; it’s been the stable diet of many a network manager, teacher and ICT coordinator for a number of years.
Of what excitement am I talking I hear you shout, well I talk of BETT of course, 4 days of ICT heaven whatever your role in ICT is.
What To Expect
If you are planning a trip to BETT this year, and you really should, then you can expect an exhausting but exhilarating day of ICT goodness and no visit to BETT would be complete without a visit to the Microsoft stand.
I am lucky enough to be involved with Microsoft at BETT again this year and will be working on the stand from Wednesday to Friday, ready to talk to all of you about what you can do with Microsoft products. My main focus this year is on the Private Cloud and how it can be used in Schools, colleges, universities and local authorities. Make sure you pop over to see me on the Private Cloud pod and say hello.
But that’s not all there is on the stand, we have some really great Microsoft staff on the stand, at least 2 Microsoft MVP’s (Alex Pearce & Myself) that I know of and also some very clued up educationalists, so as well as the Microsoft take on things, you will also get a real world view of how it ‘actually’ works in practice, here are some of the highlights for me.
- Public Cloud – Live@Edu, Office 365, InTune
- Private Cloud – Windows Server, Hyper-V, System Center
- Productivity – Exchange, Lync, SharePoint, Office 2010
- Windows Phone
- Kinect SDK / XBOX
The Theatre
As well as the chance to talk to people about Microsoft products and scenarios you could also have a bit of a rest while watching some of the most informative presentations you are likely to come across at BETT.
The theatre schedule is packed full of goodies from some personal friends and again great educationalists.
Check out the schedule here
And Finally
The last thing I wanted to highlight is the Microsoft at BETT 2012 website. Specifically setup to help you plan your day you really should take a look as it has links to the theatre schedule and some cool products bundled together by the UK Partners In Learning Network.
And absolutely the last thing to say to you all is Happy New Year and make sure you come and say hello at some point during BETT 2012
