reasons to attend it/dev connections 2013

Rod Trent et al. 2013 | Windows IT Pro

A (Non-Exhaustive) List of Reasons to Attend

IT/Dev Connections 2013

Content Diversity!

Content Diversity!Connections provides something for everyone,

covering tracks like:

• SQL Server• Development• SharePoint• Windows• Exchange• And more

A Laid Back, Informal Setting

A Laid Back, Informal SettingDevConnections is a place where you can talk directly with the speakers and industry leaders, ask them questions, and resolve any inquiries you have before moving on to the next session

Program Flexibility

Program Flexibility

You can spend the week at DevConnections targeting your forte

technology, but also jump tracks and learn new things to help bolster your

professional life

Thoughts from the Windows IT Pro Editors

"I think one major reasons to attend DevConnections is that we provide extensive independent content on Microsoft technologies. When you go to a Microsoft conference, you can expect some of the technical content to be slanted to help bolster Microsoft’s mantra and mission. But when you go to DevConnections, you’ll find industry experts who don’t aren’t afraid to point out some of Microsoft’s flaws from an IT or developer perspective." - Blair Greenwood, Assistant Editor

"I think one major reasons to attend DevConnections is that we provide extensive independent content on Microsoft technologies. When you go to a Microsoft conference, you can expect some of the technical content to be slanted to help bolster Microsoft’s mantra and mission. But when you go to DevConnections, you’ll find industry experts who don’t aren’t afraid to point out some of Microsoft’s flaws from an IT or developer perspective." - Blair Greenwood, Assistant Editor

"By attending SQL Server Connections, SQL Server pros are able to meet and learn from the industry experts they have come to follow and respect. SQL Server community members consistently report that Connections allows them to learn the skills needed to meet the increasing demands placed on SQL Server performance in the workplace." - Jayleen Heft, Editorial SEO Specialist

"I would go to IT/Dev Connections because for SharePoint people it’s a more intimate experience than attending a massive, 5,000-8,000-person SharePoint conference. This means you can focus in and really absorb the best sessions from SharePoint gurus such as Dan Holme, Scot Hillier, and Asif Rehmani. Plus, SharePoint admins and devs don’t work in a vacuum—and with IT/Dev Connections you can bring along your Exchange and Windows admins or your Web devs, too." - Caroline Marwitz, SharePoint Content Manager

"For me, […] , it's a way to sit down in a more intimate setting than something like TechEd, and get to know and learn from the "celebrities" in the field. It's at once in a lifetime intensive learning opportunity and a way to get personalized insight from the best minds in IT/Dev. Plus, Las Vegas offers a rare opportunity to consume In-N-Out Burgers." - Jason Bovberg, Senior Editor

"I would go to IT/Dev Connections because for SharePoint people it’s a more intimate experience than attending a massive, 5,000-8,000-person SharePoint conference. This means you can focus in and really absorb the best sessions from SharePoint gurus such as Dan Holme, Scot Hillier, and Asif Rehmani. Plus, SharePoint admins and devs don’t work in a vacuum—and with IT/Dev Connections you can bring along your Exchange and Windows admins or your Web devs, too." - Caroline Marwitz, SharePoint Content Manager

"DevConnections’ material really focuses on what these professionals need today, not tomorrow, or ten years

from now." - Blair Greenwood, Assistant Editor

"The ability to cross tracks if you need to know a little bit about SQL Server or SharePoint or Exchange, etc. is a huge value for any event. And, if attendees decide to cross tracks, they'll hear from the best resources in each track. What other conference

can you attend and hear from people like Paul Thurrott, Mary Jo Foley, Johan Arwidmark, Jeff Gilbert, Mark Russinovich, Keenan Newton (SharePoint), Dan Holme

(SharePoint), Greg Taylor (Exchange), Mark Minasi (Windows), Itzik Ben-Gan (SQL Server), Stacia Misner (SQL Server), Miguel de Icaza (Developer), Rachel Appel

(Developer), Daniel Egan (Developer) at the same event?" - Megan Keller, Editorial Director

"DevConnections’ material really focuses on what these professionals need today, not tomorrow, or ten years

from now." - Blair Greenwood, Assistant Editor

Not To Mention…

Trust us… it’s a difficult argument to refute…

Come see us at Mandalay Bay at the IT/Dev Connections Event September 30 through

October 4, 2013

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