Today, we find ourselves in Switzerland. It’s amazing to wake up to snow on the ground after a day of sunny and, surprisingly, warm weather in Milan (don’t worry…by the time, we got to our hotel the snow was gone). We also welcomed David Elfassy to our cadre of speakers while Ken fell victim to a 24-hour (we hope) bug.
DigiComp put together a great event for us, and the attendees were very excited by the new functionality in Exchange 2010, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Win7. For Exchange, they seemed particularly excited by high availability and mail tips; for Windows Server, it was BranchCache and Direct Access; for Windows 7, it was the problem steps recorder. A few of the attendees that I spoke to mentioned that they commuted over an hour to attend the event because they wanted to learn about Microsoft’s newest technologies, and most had taken the day off from work to be there. Two attendees even made a point to tell us that they were using a competing platform but were seriously considering Microsoft’s product based on the demonstrations that they saw at this event. Overall, it was awesome to see the energy that the attendees had around the new functionality in these products; it made me even more excited about them than I was (Windows 7, baby)!
DigiComp provided an American lunch of sandwiches with a USA flag in each one, and at break, we had cupcakes with USA flags (who can resist cupcakes?).
After the event, we went to Ambross for a Reception where a variety of meats and Swiss cheeses from different areas of the country were served. At this event, Oliver Muller, DigiComp’s Marketing and Communications Manager, mentioned that DigiComp was excited to have the bus stop in Zurich because it fit in nicely with the community events that they offer several times a year to showcase Microsoft technologies. Based on the turnout at this event, DigiComp seems to have the finger on the pulse of their community and is providing them with the learning opportunities that they need to be key influencers in their organizations.
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