Boston Area Windows Server User Group: Boston Area Windows Server User Group Welcome! Bay State Integrated Technology, Inc – Vista, Beyond the hype – Dan Stolts Altiris - Deployment Solution for Server and Recovery Solution for Servers - Michael Eisenberg


TechTips Live : TechTips Live Informal peer-to-peer problem discussion 10 minute limit per topic 6:00pm – 6:30pm The main meeting will begin promptly at 6:30.


Housekeeping: Housekeeping We exist under the Boston User Groups (BUG) Umbrella http://www.bostonusergroups.com WSUG is a 'special' UG to Microsoft – one of the top UGs in the country. You make us this way. Please let us know how to make the group more relevant to you. http://www.windowsboston.com Member of http://www.culminis.com/ TechTips – Email and BBS Please clean up after yourselves…..


Your Board Members: Your Board Members board@windowsboston.com Dan Stolts – President Pete Stagman – Vice President / BBS/e-mail George Perrine – Treasurer / Publicity Dan Ouellette – Secretary Lucien LaBrecque – Vendor/Group Incentives Director of Vendor Incentives, Contributions, Etc. including Books and Book Reviews Bob Chin – Membership Coordinator Rick Zach – Corporate Liaison Mike Scanlon – Database Administrator Clyde Johnson – Events andamp; Training OPEN POSITION – Web Master rsvp@windowsboston.com – RSVP for meetings


Microsoft: Vista, Office, IE, etc.: Microsoft: Vista, Office, IE, etc. Internet Explorer 7 RC1 Released for Windows XP SP2 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx Office 2007 - Microsoft Confirms Timeline for 2007 Microsoft Office System – RC1 - Technical Refresh - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b07a3387-01cf-4bc3-821a-0bb10e7a59faandamp;DisplayLang=en Vista – Release Schedule December RTM, Jan Retail Shelves


Administrivia: Administrivia Other User Groups Home Theater PC User Group – HTPCUG.COM Special Events Future… Perimeter Defense Day – More details to follow Windows Vista Load Fest (Q1 2007 [Tentative – pending release date]) Group policy fest / System Lockdown Day (21/14) Jobs, jobs, jobs TechTips (mailing list and BBS) Freebies andamp; Loot at the end of the show when you turn in an evaluation form


Shameless Plugs: Thank you: Shameless Plugs: Thank you North East Data Vault for hosting us. Microsoft for providing the facility. Pizza Courtesy of Altaris Astaro … for all their support Culminis for all their support – lots of freebees O’Reilly Publishing all for coming!


Promotions this month: Promotions this month 10 free hours of training for all members from Insider Training.... You now may go to www.insidertraining.com/insider, which is our hidden URL.  Please enter the following information to log into this site (please bookmark our hidden site and save your username and password for future use).  Username: windowsboston Password: insider Once in the hidden URL, you will have access to all our pricing/scheduling, tuition reimbursement/assistance programs, PDFs for all our courses and much more.  You're all set to view sample class recordings from Insider Training. To access the class recordings: After logging in to the URL listed above, click on the Demos button on the bottom left side of the screen.  Select a sample class to view by clicking on the links. 


Free Training; Technet Webcasts: Free Training; Technet Webcasts http://www.microsoft.com/events/itpro.mspx TechNet Webcasts get you How-to technical training from a host of Microsoft and industry experts. Attend a live or on-demand webcast from your office. TechNet webcasts are 60 to 90 minutes in length and feature interactive presentations, product demos and Qandamp;A sessions. Multiple new live webcasts are offered every day, and all content is available on demand The topics for this quarter – August 8, 2006 through September 28, 2006 – will cover the following Microsoft products: Windows Vista Exchange 12


Announcements: Announcements Perimeter Defense THIS MONTH – Sept 16, 2006 Location Microsoft MPR’s in Waltham MA Technetbeta.com – Technical Beta for Vista Free Biometrics Webcast on Sept 7th Hosted by Dan Stolts – Flyers available Intel Announces Restructuring - Expects to Reduce Costs and Operating Expenses by $2 Billion in 2007, by $3 Billion in 2008 The company's employee population will decline to approximately 95,000 by the end of this year, resulting from workforce reductions, attrition and previously announced actions. The workforce will decline to approximately 92,000 by the middle of 2007 – 10,500 fewer than the company's employee population at the end of the second quarter of 2006


Tonight’s Topics: Tonight’s Topics 7:00-8:00 – Windows Vista – Beyond the Hype… Experiences from the field – Bay State Integrated Technology, Inc – (Dan Stolts) [http://www.baystatetechnology.com] 8:00–9:00 - When Disaster Strikes! Recovering and Rebuilding Servers – Altiris (Michael Eisenberg) [http://www.altiris.com/]


Upcoming Meeting(s): Upcoming Meeting(s) September – Altiris - Deployment Solution for Server and Recovery Solution for Servers September 16th Perimeter Defense Day! October – Intel November - TBD Details available at www.WindowsBoston.com Check out other groups topics at www.BostonUserGroups.com


Perimeter Defense Day - Full Day Traininghttp://www.windowsboston.com/PerimeterDefenseAd-Dec2005.htm: Perimeter Defense Day - Full Day Training http://www.windowsboston.com/PerimeterDefenseAd-Dec2005.htm 9:00-10:30 What is the perimeter? –        Where is the perimeter these days anyway? – Wireless, Remote VPN, Laptops, Home                  connectivity, remote assistance, users checking home email from work, etc.  –        Defense in depth! Why we cannot JUST defend the perimeter –        VPN, Virus, Trojans, Wireless (including bluetooth), vulnerability scanning, patching, social                      engineering, permissions, RAS, RDP, HTTP, password security, multifactor authentication,                  security policies, GPO's, OWASP, Root Kits, etc.,  Security is far more than just systems –                  You have to look at physical security too!  Backup 'Planning', Disaster Recovery                  'Strategy' –        This is a pig picture look at security (gloss over lots of stuff) – Show the scope is far too much to                   cover in a single day while giving TONS OF TIPS!!!!! 10:30 - 11:15 Why Bother - Reasons why companies need to take security seriously. This should                                include examples of 'bad press' and regulatory compliance HIPPA, SOX, ETC. 11:15 – 11:45 How to sell it - Get management to open the wallet, Don't forget Y2K – your manager hasn't 11:45-12:15 Vulnerability Scanning?  Wireless…  OR OWASP? OR  ????? 12:15-1:00 – Working Lunch – Vendor Presentations   Breakout Session 1: 1:00 – 2:00 Lecture   Track 1: Hardening: Windows Server 1:00 – 2:00 Breakout Track 2: Hardening: Exchange, ISA, IIS 1:00 – 2:00 Breakout Track 3: Hardening: Unix/Linux   Breakout Session 2: 2:00 – 3:00 Lecture   Track 1: Appliances: – It takes more than a single Device… Defense in depth 2:00 – 3:00 Breakout Track 2: Appliances: – Compare Perimeter Devices (Astaro, Sonicwall, Cisco Pix,                    LinkSys, DLink, Etc) 2:00 – 3:00 Breakout Track 3: Appliances: – Astaro Loadfest? OR Enterprise Protection – Devices, Software                    and Strategies OR RootKits 3:00 – 3:45 Lecture   What Hackers/Crackers know that every administrator should know – How they                    take advantage of exploits / How to prevent them – check the CD for more information! 3:45 – 4:30  The future – Next OS's IPv6, etc – Short look into the future 4:30 – 5:00  The Loot – Overview of the goodies, Drawings 5:00 – 5:30 – Cleanup and clear out!


Windows Vista Load Fest Full Day Training / Software Load : Windows Vista Load Fest Full Day Training / Software Load Date: (Q1 2007 [Tentative – pending release date]) Time: 8:30 registration, 9:00am Start … Raffle 4:00pm Price: Members and Guests: Not admitted Premium Members: Free Pizza Included – Complements of


WSUG Membership Levels: WSUG Membership Levels Regular Membership - Free Notification of upcoming events and meetings Eligibility for drawings at monthly meetings Premium Membership - $25/year Full subscription to Windows IT Pro Magazine ($50 value) Advanced notification of limited events Eligibility for NFR software drawings Other discounts that we may arrange Premium Sponsor Membership - $50/year All of the above, plus Listing in the WSUG Yellow Pages


Book Review: Book Review Lucian Lubrec – Manages Books and book reports… Anybody read any good books lately? Even if you did not get the book from us, we would love for you to do a short book report. Book reports posted online and done live. If you do not do the book report… you MUST return the book.


Bay State Integrated Technology, Inc.508-947-1478Dan Stolts: Bay State Integrated Technology, Inc. 508-947-1478 Dan Stolts Windows Vista pre-RC1 (5536) Beyond the hype – Experiences from the field! Your feedback is encouraged


Introduction - Dan Stolts: Introduction - Dan Stolts President of Bay State Integrated Technology, Inc. based out of Lakeville, MA (http://www.BayStateTechnology.com) President of CIO Outsource (CIOOutsource.com) 20+ years in the industry 13+ years as professional consultant User Group Community Leader and Volunteer Company Services – Full Service Technology Consulting Firm IT Infrastructure, Network Design, Systems Hosting, System Builds, Custom Programming, Security Audits and Remediation, BCP Planning, Much More!


Vista RC1 DialogExperience / Results from the field?: Vista RC1 Dialog Experience / Results from the field? Driver Support Still a HUGE problem! Backup! Some great stuff, some the Pits! Search – Outstanding! Performance – Very good, even with the beta flags turned on. Turning off some of the UI will improve system performance! Application Support – Lookout! Security – Access Control – Leave it ON! Need a performance boost – add a USB Drive! Will it be ready for Dec?


Local User Groups – Free Services to the local IT Community: Local User Groups – Free Services to the local IT Community Details available at www.WindowsBoston.com Check out other groups topics at www.BostonUserGroups.com