Xtremely Technical Seminars

If I was asked to name an industry expert on Active Directory, one of the names that would come to mind consultant is John Craddock of Kimberry Associates, who I have seen present with Sally Storey many times on behalf of Microsoft. John has formed a new company called XTSeminars (Xtremely Technical Seminars) and I’m pleased to see that John and Sally are working with another speaker whom I hold in high regard – Rafal Lukawiecki of Project Botticelli.

XTSeminars are a business venture – and as such the events are chargeable; however, based on previous events I’ve seen John and Sally present, I have absolutely no issue in recommending them – as they suggest:

Attend one of the seminars and not only will you rapidly get the real details but also an XTSeminars workbook packed with useful tips and techniques and a DVD with narrated videos of all the demos. Attend the seminars as a sponge and absorb the knowledge. All for a fraction of the cost of working with a lead consultant!

Definitely worth a slice of the training budget for anyone looking to improve their in-depth technical knowledge of key Microsoft technologies.

Free SharePoint enterprise search training

Last autumn, I attended some technical training on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 Enterprise Search, led by Martin Harwar. I just got an e-mail from Martin to say that he has recorded over 18 hours of free technical training about enterprise Search with SharePoint technologies. Based on my experiences of attending the course, it’s worth checking out for anyone looking to learn (or refresh) their MOSS knowledge.