TechReady - Ready to Sizzle

Twice a year Microsoft puts on a Microsoft-only technical conference called TechReady. I’m fortunate enough to be able to attend this week. TechReady 9, as it’s called, is in Seattle and it looks like it’ll be a scorcher. The weather forecast is calling for a week of highs in upper 90s. Having spent nearly 6 years out here, I know first hand that this sort of heat is very rare in Seattle. But for all of us technology geeks that have descended on to Seattle what will really be hot this week is all the new technologies and products on display. This is a special TechReady in that we have SO many new products coming out soon. So for me, this particular TechReady is really all about getting ramped up on the next wave.

The announcement last week that Windows 7 has been released to manufacturing (ready to sell) and Windows Server 2008 R2 is released too will certainly generate some buzz and excitement. Exchange 2010 is also on the horizon. There have also been several announcements about Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 in recent weeks and we will no doubt be digging deeper into both these products over the course of the week. Since I focus my energies on Office and SharePoint I’m especially excited to roll up my sleeves and see the latest in action. Sorry, but I won’t be able to disclose any new info on SharePoint 2010. Check the official sites for updates and sign up for the SharePoint Conference in 11 weeks. At the SPC in Las Vegas SharePoint 2010 content will be hot off the presses!