Admin2008 Day 1
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There are enough opening session remarks already blogged. But here is what I gathered from talking to attendees all week. Even though we are entering Domino 8.0.1, most have not made the full move to Domino 8 and are here to learn even more about it. Even with all the press and online info, they still want to see live demonstrations on everything you can think of.
As usual I am not disappointed with the variance of types of issues they face on a daily basis. From unique requirements to unique issues, they bring it all to the table. There are happily not many at all they run R5, most are stuck in the 6.5.x and 7.0.x realm. So the move to 8 is an important step that they are undertaking and by us including the entire Notes Domino 8 Upgrade Seminar (still some cities left to attend) into Admin2008, they more than get their money worth.
The troubleshooting SMTP session I had first was a nice group that needed to understand the finer points of debugging and where to even begin. After a quick Internet access issue, we were up and moving. Then the real fun started as the Sametime plug-in and Administration session was up next. A room full of Sametime 3.1 to 8.0 users and servers. We dug deep in some areas while giving a glazing on others that I cover in sessions later this week to show them how it all fits together.
Right after a quick lunch I had a packed room for Leveraging the Messaging Enhancements in Domino 8. The room was rowdy, fun and had great questions about the new features and implementation. From message recall (booooo) to the new OOO as a service, they got it all.
Lastly was Sametime Gateway, one of my personal favorites as you know. Smaller group that was already filled to the brim with knowledge, but they all wanted to get it working. So we went hard through the configuration. One person stated later that they broke so many rules I was teaching they are startling over.
To finish it was 'beat the geeks' then a sponsor party. Nothing finer than a hundred geeks crammed into a room late in the evening.
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On Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 by Chris Miller
