TechTarget brings you Microsoft 's Steve Ballmer and Mark Minasi live on your PC

November 11, 6:40 PMMiami Technology Careers ExaminerFrancine Adams

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Take time out from Microsoft University and register for a live full day Microsoft virtual event. 

"Tech Target Media Virtual Event: Windows Essential Server Solutions Launch"

Wednesday, November 12, 2 008 from 10:30 AM - 7:00 PM EDT

Program the coffee pot tonight to kick off at 10:00 AM.  Order the extra large from Papa John's or Pizza Hut loaded with everything (yes, anchovies) and hunker down to get glued to the screen.  Turn off the cell phone, there will be a test afterwards.  Not really...but TechTarget will deliver Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer and several Microsoft executives live on your PC.  Sure there will be a sales pitch.  Microsoft is launching a new product line for mid-market businesses.  So what does that have to do with a college student, a consultant on the bench or a transient professional?   EVERYTHING!  You must keep abreast of the new technology, especially in a slowdown of the job market.  What's coming, what's hot and which products a business does not want to go near.  You want to know these things and you want to know why.   Do your own systems analysis.  Compare Microsoft's features to Sun Solaris or Linux.  Now for the best part of a 'live' virtual event. 

TechTarget reports:

You will also have the opportunity to hear from IT guru Mark Minasi who will provide expert tips on topics such as:

- How to  "go green" - reviewing power-saving tools

-Considerations for implementing virtualization, and how to consolidate applications

-Ways to cut back on storage and manage storage more aggressively

-Disaster recovery, backup, and security best practices

You may not get another opportunity in this lifetime to have a Q&A with  Mark Minasi in your pajamas.  He is an expert you may want to follow in your IT career.  Be there or be square!

 This is the 3rd in a series of articles created to encourage high school and college students to pursue careers in technology.