Tech On Tap

The Tech on Tap Brewmasters – Derek, Jes, and Mark – are excited to announce v2.1, Enterprise Backup & Recovery, to be held on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Stone Cellar Brew Pub in Appleton, WI!

We are going back to Saturday for Tech on Tap (for now) and hope you can make it.  In addition, we have included Storage in the topics of discussion, since the backup needs to live somewhere it seemed like the right move.

For only $15, you’ll have a full day of training, networking, lunch, and drinks. You won’t find a better training value!

Enterprise Backup & Recovery: your business’s data IS the business. If you aren’t backing it up, managing the backups, and testing your restores, your business is in jeopardy. Join backup and recovery experts to learn how to safeguard your data, and talk with other local professionals about what tools and techniques they are using right now.

We have gotten a lot of people who noted to us that Google Chrome along with other browsers are saying that our site is infected with malware.

For a brief period of time, there was malware on the site. We are not entirely sure how it got there, but WordPress and all the plugins are up to date. We spent a fair amount of time cleaning that up. We believe that the malware is gone from the site, and have submitted to Google again for a malware review and we are waiting for a response.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please let us know. You can contact me at mark(at)techontap.org.

Thanks for bearing with us on this one..

~Mark

P.S. For the inconvenience, if you come to the next event, your first beer is on us.

We're just about ready to go on Tech on Tap v1.3 PowerShell and cannot wait to get rolling on Saturday October 13th. We have three speakers this time around and this blog post is to introduce you to the speakers and their sessions.

Steve Murawski is the Senior Windows System Engineer for Edgenet and a Microsoft MVP in PowerShell. In this role, he supports a dynamic infrastructure that pushes the boundaries of the Windows platform. Steven also leads two local user groups, the Greater Milwaukee IT Pro User Community and the Greater Milwaukee Script Club. He speaks regularly to local user groups and can be found at various conferences.

His session: Windows PowerShell – An Every Day Tool

Abstract – Windows PowerShell promises to be many things.. a shell, a scripting language, and an automation framework. All that is great, but unless it helps you in your day to day job, it's worthless. In this presentation, I'll show you how PowerShell as a shell is a great productivity enhancer and lives up to its promise. We will also touch on building re-usable tools that further enhance your productivity.

Adam Driscoll is a software developer and team lead for Quest Software, upcoming author, soon to be speaker and PowerShell enthusiast.

His session: PowerShell v3

Abstract – PowerShell v3 extends and improves its predecessor in hundreds of ways. In this session we will look at new features such as Windows Workflow integration, native cmdlets and CIM support. We will also examine the improvements to the help system, cmdlet discovery and some of the other core functionalities of the language.

Abstract – With the introduction of Windows Server 2012 comes a new version of PowerShell. Windows PowerShell 3.0 helps IT organizations manage more servers more easily than ever before. It also promotes consistency of configurations and processes, helps reduce errors, and improves overall service availability; it enables end-to-end automation. In this session we will start by looking at what makes PowerShell unique and useful and then move on to the basics on how to use this powerful command-line interface for day-to-day troubleshooting, configuration, and automating common tasks.

See you in just over one week…

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The Tech on Tap Brewmasters are excited to announce that v1.3 PowerShell will be held on Saturday, October 13, 2012, at Stone Cellar Brew Pub in Appleton, WI.

PowerShell is quickly becoming the must-know scripting language for working in a Microsoft Windows environment. It is used in Windows Server, Active Directory, SQL Server, and more. Join us as Steven Murawski and other PowerShell experts share their knowledge over pints of Stone Cellar’s famous brews!

Register today! 

Tech On Tap v1.2 SharePoint was a great event.  I wanted to take this opportunity to give my thoughts on how things went and to again thank all parties involed.

The event went pretty well as I watched the speakers get into their content, I was excited to learn as much about SharePoint as possible.  What I was hearing around the room from both attendees and speakers that there was great content and conversation all around.  I do wish there had been a bit more time for networking between attendees and speakers, although I realize that some of the speakers had to head out to other engagements, a bit more time overall for discussions would be good.

I did see a good number of side conversations with presenters taking place which is definitely good.  I am pleased with the way the day turned out overall and am sure there will be some things to improve for next time.

And now for the Thank Yous.

My fellow brewmasters, Jes and Mark for a job well done.

The Stone Cellar BrewPub also did a fantastic job hosting the event for the second time.

The Sponsors: Dell, Idera, and Oracular – without your support, and time this would not be possible

The Speakers: Chuck Heinzelman, Rob Bogue, Rick Fischer, and David Peterson: The presentations were outstanding in my opinion, thank you all for spending a Saturday presenting at Tech On Tap.

All of the attendees:  I know the weather was very nice yesterday and sitting inside listening to technology presentations hindered opportunities to enjoy the weather, I am glad all of you made the decision to attend v1.2 SharePoint and hope that there were many takeaways.

I am sure there will be more notes and other blog posts about this event coming soon.  We will also have the presentations online as soon as they are compiled and uploaded.

And last but not least, watch this blog for more information on the next Tech On Tap scheduled for October 13 2012 covering Microsoft PowerShell.

About Chuck:

Chuck Heinzelman is a Senior Program Manager with the BPD Customer Experience team at Microsoft. He has been involved in the SQL Server community for over 10 years. He is a founding member of the Wisconsin SQL Server User Group, a frequent presenter at the PASS Community Summit, and a long-time PASS volunteer. When not working with technology, you can find him working on his 112 year-old house and learning from his son and daughter.

About Chuck’s presentation:

SharePoint, SQL and Kerberos – What Now?

Wouldn’t it be great if every system that we stood up could be self-contained?  Everything – including the domain controller – running on one server makes life quite easy.  But then someone wakes you up and you realize that outside of a demo environment this architecture is as far from reality as possible.  To get all of your systems working together you not only need to know SharePoint and SQL Server, you need to understand Active Directory, SPNs and Delegation.  During our time together, we will:

§  Start with a system where everything is configured but nothing is happy from an authentication standpoint

§  Diagnose the different issues that we are having

§  Correct the problems so that our system – and our end users – are happy

About David:

David is the SharePoint Administrator for Trek Bicycles Corporation in Waterloo, WI. With his 8+ years of experience, David focuses on using SharePoint and related technologies, to improve or alleviate organizational pain points. David has also begun concentrating on the Business Intelligence features of SharePoint. Prior to Trek, he was a consultant to State Farm Mutual Insurance Companies in Bloomington, IL.

About David’s Presentation:

Demystifying PowerPivot from the SharePoint Admin’s Perspective

PowerPivot can appear to most as black magic and witchcraft, but it’s actually a really ingenious, game-changing product. During this session we’ll walk through the basics of PowerPivot, how to use PowerPivot within SharePoint, some of the fundamentals behind the architecture, and then walk through a PowerPivot use case scenario. Along the way, David will share anecdotes, tips & hints, SharePoint war stories, and the occasional movie quote.

About Rick:

Rick Fischer is a SharePoint Architect/Engineer at Oracular, a WI based IT consulting firm. His attitude towards any technology is, “I don’t know it all, but I will figure it out”. He finds technology fascinating due to its vast ever-changing nature. There is so much to investigate that he likes to say, “Every day I come to work, I find out I know less”. This attitude along with his perfectionist streak has taken him from being an educator with a BS in Education to being a MCITP in Server 2008 and MCTS for SharePoint 2007 and 2010.

Since good isn’t good enough, he has plans to pursue his Masters in Technology — if he gets time away from work, hunting, fishing, camping, maintaining his 4300sq ft. garden and helping every friend and neighbor that seems to call with computer problems!

About Rick’s Presentation:

Are You Drowning in a Sea of Data? InfoPath, SharePoint, and Workflows Can Help You Swim To Safety!

Why and How to Start Swimming?

With all the data in the world, managing paper forms, compiling data and following business processes may seem impossible! The digital world has offered solutions that may provide some solace and management capability, however, they only go so far. Taking the step to leverage a toolset that has the ability to not only collect, but also store data and conform to business processes with automation offers a new beginning.

The WHY has now been answered, but the HOW is still to be seen….

The opportunity is here to see how InfoPath offers the collection medium, SharePoint can provide the repository to store the data, and Workflows can automate and enhance the business processes that are already in place.

About Rob:

Robert Bogue, MS MVP Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, MCITP:SharePoint Administrator, MCTS, MCT, MCSE, MCSA:Security, etc., has contributed to more than 100 book projects and numerous other publishing projects. Robert’s latest book is The SharePoint Shepherd’s Guide for End Users. You can find out more about the book at http://www.SharePointShepherd.com. Robert blogs at http://www.thorprojects.com/blog You can reach Robert at Rob.Bogue@thorprojects.com.

Robert Bogue, MCITP, MCT, MCTS, MCSE (NT4/W2K), MCSA:Security, A+, Network+, Server+, I-Net+, IT Project+, E-Biz+, CDIA+ is the president of Thor Projects LLC. Thor Projects LLC provides SharePoint consulting services to clients around the world. Robert has contributed to more than 100 book projects and numerous other publishing projects. Robert’s latest book is The SharePoint Shepherd’s Guide for End Users. You can find out more about the book at http://www.SharePointShepherd.com. Robert has been pleased to be a part of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) program for the past 9 years. Robert is also a Microsoft Patterns and Practices Champion and has been a team member for the SharePoint Guidance. Robert is also the author of the Microsoft Learning course for Professional SharePoint developer’s (10232) and lead author for the Microsoft SharePoint ECM Implementer’s Course. Robert is the president of the SharePoint Users Group of Indiana (SPIN, www.spindiana.com). Robert blogs at http://www.thorprojects.com/blog You can reach Robert at Rob.Bogue@thorprojects.com.

About Rob’s Presentation:

Claiming to Get Forms-Based Authentication

Not everyone has an account in your active directory. Sometimes you need to work with people outside the organization. Whether you’re working with customers, vendors or partners, you’ll need to figure out how to implement authentication for them. In SharePoint if you chose Forms Based Authentication (FBA) you’ll need to learn about Claims because FBA is built on claims. You’ll also have to deal with forgotten passwords and how you manage content on the page and have login code at the same time. In this session you’ll see working code which you can use to build your own FBA-based solution.

We are happy to announce the registration is now open for Tech on Tap v1.2: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010!

Microsoft SharePoint is everywhere, in organizations of all sizes. If it is in yours, or your company is considering implementing it, you won’t want to miss Tech on Tap v1.2 – SharePoint!

Tech on Tap is a unique one-day training event. A diverse group of IT professionals will get together at a brewpub to discuss SharePoint in-depth, have advanced training sessions, and of course, taste some beer!

We are still finalizing some of the session presentation details, but head over here to see who the presenters will be. Also, keep an eye out in the next week or two for updates on the speakers and their presentations.

Event Details:

Event Date: Saturday, June 9th, 2012
Event Time: 10:30am – 4:30pm
Event Location: Stone Cellar Brew Pub

What’s included:

• Four great sessions by SharePoint experts
• Lunch
• Some of the great Stone Cellar Brew Pub beers
• Networking time with fellow technology professionals

We would love to have you at this event!

If you can make it, all you have to do is click the button below and submit a little bit of info. Register soon, there is limited space available for this event. If you have any questions about the event, please drop me me a line. I can be reached at mark@techontap.org.
 

Just a reminder: Since there is beer involved, all Tech on Tap events are 21 and over only. You may be asked to verify your age on the day of the event.